Members of the winning delegation shouted "Italia Italia " as the decision to host the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics was announced on Monday by IOC President Thomas Bach.<br />Italy's northern cities,... Milan and Cortina, won the right to host the 2026 Winter Games after beating its only other contender Stockholm.<br />The announcement marks the Winter Olympics' return to Europe, with the event having been hosted by Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018,... and Beijing staging the Games in 2022.<br />Skating sports and ice hockey will be held in Milan,... while most alpine skiing events will take place in Cortina,... a city which has experience of hosting the Winter Olympics in 1956.<br />
