Bids for the 1944 Winter Olympics explained

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.

Results

IOC voting! City !! Country !! Round 1

	Italy	16
	Canada	12
	Norway	2

Notes and References

1. Web site: Past Olympic host city election results . . 17 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022022/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html . 24 January 2011 . dead .