With the
XXV Winter Olympic Games running from 6 to 22 February 2026, Valtellina
will get its first experience as a host site for the Olympic spectacle as both Bormio and Livigno will be in the spotlight, each deciding several
events.
Handpicked for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, Livigno is selected
as host for the freestyle and snowboard
events (male and female). This high-altitude hotspot will see 26 medals handed
out in the official podium celebrations, too.
The
Livigno Snowpark in the Mottolino ski area will be the stage for the half pipe,
slopestyle, big air, snowboard cross, ski cross and parallel giant slalom.
Elsewhere, the Livigno Aerials and Moguls park in Carosello 3000 will determine
the world’s greatest mogul and aerial athletes.
Bormio
will be the host town of the Alpine skiing (men only) and ski mountaineering,
which will be making its debut appearance in the Olympics.
OLYMPIC
ALPINE SKIING ON THE STELVIO RUN
Known worldwide for its
technical nature and spectacular scenery, the Stelvio run has been a staple on
the World Cup calendar and previously hosted the World Alpine Skiing
Championships in 1985 and 2005. This year, the 3,186 metre long piste that
drops 987 metres with a maximum gradient of 63% will be decisive at the
upcoming Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The following Alpine skiing races will
take place here:
Speed disciplines: downhill and super-G;
Disciplinary techniques: slalom and giant slalom;
Combined event: Alpine combined (one fast run plus one
technical run).
There
will be 5 medals up for grabs, with Downhill being the first on the
calendar on February 7, 2026.
SKI
MOUNTAINEERING
Making
its Olympic debut, ski mountaineering ranks as one of the fastest-growing
winter sports. Since 2010–2011, participation figures have more than tripled
(33,000 in 2010/11–94,500 in 2019/20). The Italian national ski mountaineering
team includes a host of local Valtellina-born and based athletes, which
reflects just how much this valley adores the discipline and how well suited
the landscape is to the sport.
The
racing in Bormio will culminate in three medal ceremonies: Sprint (male and
female) and the Mixed Relay.
