US EditionCrans-Montana set to host Olympic ski races in Switzerland bid for 2038 Winter Games
- On Monday, the Switzerland 2038 association presented a countrywide venue plan at a Bern press conference; if Switzerland wins the bid, the 2038 Winter Olympics would return after 90 years.
- Built around existing first-class sports facilities, organisers say the bid is supported by Ten cantons and 14 municipalities and led by the Switzerland 2038 association founded in November 2023.
- Organisers mapped the 120 or so competitions across Geneva, Lausanne, Crans-Montana, Engelberg, Zurich, Zug, Lugano, Lenzerheide and St Moritz; Geneva Palexpo will host speed skating and curling, while Lausanne is prioritized for the opening ceremony and figure skating.
- The Crans-Montana resort, already in the headlines, suffered a fatal New Year's Day bar fire and will host the Alpine Ski World Championships next year plus World Cup events before the Milan–Cortina Games starting February 6.
- The Swiss Olympic Committee is negotiating with the IOC, with no deadline set, following prior domestic contests like Sion's 2026 bid and the 2030 Swiss bid.
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Winter Olympics and Paralympics of 2038 are expected to return to Switzerland. The Swiss Olympic Committee has issued a statement confirming that it is in a privileged dialogue with the International Olympic Committee for the Games of 2038. It means that Switzerland can promote its candidacy exclusively until the end of 2027. The proposal provides that the events will be "decentralized" in different regions of Switzerland. And among the location…
Until 2027, the association "Switzerland 2038" has time to present a suitable project to the IOK. Switzerland has no competition.
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Crans-Montana set to host Olympic ski races in Switzerland bid for 2038 Winter Games
Crans-Montana is set to host Alpine ski races at the 2038 Olympics as organizers of the Switzerland bid detailed their plan of venues.
On Monday, details of possible 2038 Olympic Games have been announced in Switzerland.
Crans-Montana is expected to host the 2038 Winter Olympic Alpine Ski events, as announced on Monday by the organizers of the Swiss candidacy by presenting their project of sites.
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