16th Winter Olympics
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| Host city |  City Centre
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| Participating NOCs | 53 |
| Opening ceremony | 5 April 2022 (OOC) |
| Closing ceremony | |
The 16th Winter Olympics were an international winter multi-sport event held in Liventia, with competitions taking place in City Centre, the Altimarus North Coast Region, and Lox Land. A total of 53 national Olympic committees took part in the Games, including two NOCs as part of a combined delegation.
Qualifying events were held for the first time since the 11th Summer Olympics in Aeropag. The defending Olympic champions in each event (if entered), the reigning world champions in ice hockey (in both genders), and one host NOC entry per event, received automatic qualification. The top-performing athlete from each NOC also qualified if no one else from that NOC did. Host nation Liventia won the most gold medals (13) and total medals overall (40).
Host selection
| Bid | Votes |
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| City Centre
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12 |
| Re-open bids | 1 |
| Total | 13 |
City Centre's bid won the vote for hosting rights unopposed. The vote was held according to the process specified by the Olympic Charter.
Participating NOCs
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Qualification events
Qualification events were held for the first time in the Winter Olympics, with six nations holding the events in the period leading up to the opening of the Winter Olympics. Unlike in the 11th Summer Olympics, the qualification events were not categorised on the region-to-region basis.
Liventia and the defending Olympic Champions were automatically qualified. In cases where all the athletes in a participating delegation failed to qualify, the highest-placing athletes of the delegation were advanced to the Winter Olympics proper. Qualification events were not held for the demonstration sports.
Qualifications took place in the following countries:
- Aboveland - Speed Skating, Cross Country Skiing
- The Licentian Isles - Curling
- Liventia - Biathlon, Bobsleigh/Skeleton, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, Speed Skating, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding
- New Gelderland - Biathlon, Curling, Ice Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined
- Quebec and Shingoryeo - Bobsleigh/Skeleton, Luge, Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating, Speed Skating, Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping
- Schutzenphalia and West Ruhntuhnkuhnland - Biathlon, Bobsleigh/Skeleton, Luge, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined, Snowboarding
The Games
Medal tally
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Liventia (LEN) |
13 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| File:Flag of Gelderland.svg New Gelderland (NGD) | 12 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
 Electrum (ETM) |
11 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
 Srednjaci (SRE) |
10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
 Aboveland (ABL) |
8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
 Diarcesia (DCS) |
8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
 Kelssek (KSK) |
7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
 Quebec and Shingoryeo (QUE) |
6 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
 Alezian Union (ALE) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
 Waisnor (WSN) |
5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Venues
A number of venues were re-used from City Centre and Neverend's hosting and cohosting of the VII, VIII and XIII Winter Olympics. Lox Land Island were used for hosting of the sailing events of the VIII and XIV Summer Olympics.
City Centre Zone
- National Olympic Stadium – Ceremonies, medal plaza
- National Curling Centre of Excellence – Curling
- Mount Konshua Ski Centre – Ski jumping, Nordic combined, freeski big air, snowboard big air, snowboard parallel giant slalom
- Michael Harley National Indoor Arena – Men's ice hockey (groups, semis, medal finals) (medals awarded on-site)
Neverend Zone
- Stade Grande Olympique – Medal plaza
- Neverend Ferrandieu Ski Resort – Alpine skiing, ski cross, snowboard (except big air and PGS)
- Ferrandieu Ski Sports Centre – Freestyle skiing (except big air and ski cross)
- National Sled Centre – Bobsleigh, skeleton, luge
- James Thornton Centre – Men's ice hockey (groups, early playoffs), women's ice hockey (medal finals) (medals awarded on site)
Altimarus North Coast Region
- Coville – Snow volleyball
- Coville Curling Club (Coville) – Speed skating (medals awarded on-site)
- Boister Arena (Boister) – Women's ice hockey (including playoffs, up till semis)
- Montrefier Outdoor Sports Centre (Montrefier) – Biathlon, cross-country (medals awarded on-site)
- Montress – Men's bandy
Lox Land Island
- Schimpol Indoor Centre – Figure skating, short track speed skating
- Island Cricket Arena (Schimpol; open-air temporary rink) – Women's bandy, Medal plaza