[2][3] On 10 March 2018, the mayor of Turin, Chiara Appendino, confirmed on her Facebook page[4][non-primary source needed] that a bid to host the Games on the 20th anniversary of the 2006 Winter Olympics was being explored.

[6] The following week, municipal council gave the green light to start the procedure for the establishment of a "Torino 2026" association.

The not-for-profit entity will have the task of overseeing the analysis and research necessary to evaluate the feasibility of an eventual candidature of Turin to host the Winter Olympics.

[7] On 29 March 2018, two days before the deadline for cities to join the dialogue stage, it was confirmed that CONI would bid to host the 2026 Games in Milan and Turin and a letter of intent had been sent to the IOC.

A decision on which city leads the potential Italian bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be made on either 1 August or 17 September 2018.

The logo's green, white and red spires reflect the Italian flag, with the design asserted to show the unity between Milan and Cortina.