Bids for the 1944 Winter Olympics

The selection process for the 1944 Winter Olympics consisted of three bids, and saw Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, be selected ahead of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Oslo, Norway. The selection was made at the 31st IOC Session in London, Great Britain, on 9 June 1939. The games were ultimately not held due to the Second World War.^[1] Cortina d'Ampezzo was ultimately awarded two Winter Olympics in 1956 and 2026.

Bids for the
1944 (1944) Winter Olympics

Overview
V Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Cortina d'Ampezzo Runner-up: Montreal Shortlist: Oslo
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	38th IOC Session, London
Map of the bidding cities
Missing location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision	9 June 1939
Decision
Winner	Cortina d'Ampezzo (16 votes)
Runner-up	Montreal (12 votes)

Results

IOC voting^[1]

City	Country	Round 1
Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy	16
Montreal	Canada	12
Oslo	Norway	2