When are the next Olympics? Countdown starts for the summer games

With the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics closing on Sunday, Feb. 22, the global sporting calendar pivots toward the next chapter: March’s Winter Paralympics in the same Italian venues and, beyond that, a decade of Games that will twice return to U.S. soil.

Los Angeles will be the first American host city in the sequence, staging the 2028 Summer Olympics from July 14-30. Those same venues will welcome the Summer Paralympics two weeks later, Aug. 15-27, giving southern California a 43-day stretch of nonstop world-class competition.

The 2030 Winter Games head to the French Alps, Feb. 1-17, followed by the Winter Paralympics, March 1-10. Brisbane, Australia, will make its debut as an Olympic host in 2032, running July 23-Aug. 8 and closing the continent’s gap since Sydney 2000. Its Paralympic counterpart will follow Aug. 24-Sept. 5.

Salt Lake City, host of the 2002 Winter Olympics, returns for a second turn in 2034, Feb. 10-26, with the Winter Paralympics set for March 10-19. The Utah capital becomes the third U.S. city on the upcoming docket, ensuring American audiences will witness both summer and winter editions within six years.