2024 Winter Invictus Games

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Rimso-Nordfolden 2024 Winter Invictus logo.png
Emblem of the 2024 Winter Invictus Games
Host cityRimso and Nordfolden, Scovern
MottoOmfhavn det umulige
Faðma hið ómögulega
("Embrace the impossible")
Nations44
Athletes2,937
Events118 in 10 sports (18 disciplines)
Opening17 February 2024
Closing5 March 2024
Opened by
StadiumRentenbank Arena
Winter
Novokharbatsk 2020
Summer
Verlois 2022 Sindae 2026

The 2024 Winter Invictus Games, officially the XIII Winter Invictus Games (Mescon: XIII. Inviktiske vinterlege, Vestelian: XIII. Inviktiske vinterleker, Frellandic: XIII. Vetrarinvíktileikarnir) and alternatively known as Rimso–Nordfolden 2024 for promotional purposes, will be the thirteenth edition of the Winter Invictus Games. They will be held jointly in Rimso and Nordfolden, Scovern, between 17 February and 5 March 2024.

Rimso–Nordfolden was chosen as the host location at the meeting of the International Invictus Committee (IIC) in Alikianos, Piraea in 2019. It is the second time Scovern has hosted the Winter Invictus Games, after Helganes 1984. A total of 118 official events will be held across nine venues, with the opening and closing ceremonies held at the Rentenbank Arena in Rimso.

Bids

Bidding for the 2024 games began in 2015. Rimso, Invertwinc, New Morwall and Tolbury were selected as candidates, while Visnagrad and Rahu did not make it past the planning stage.

Selection of candidate cities

The quality of bids was assessed in 2017 at the 119th IIC conference in Rongzhuo, Shangea. Cities were given a score out of ten in various categories by IIC representatives.

Table of quality and feasibility scores given by the IIC in 2017
Criteria Rimso Invertwinc New Morwall Tolbury Visnagrad Rahu
 Scovern  Caldia  Rizealand Template:Country data Estmere  Tengaria  Alsland
Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min Max
Games concept and venues 7.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 6.5 9.0 6.5 8.5 5.0 7.0 6.5 7.0
Invictus village 8.0 9.5 7.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 7.5 8.5 6.5 8.0 6.5 7.5
Broadcast and media centre 7.5 9.5 7.0 9.0 8.0 9.5 7.0 8.5 6.0 8.0 7.0 8.0
Sports experience 8.0 9.5 8.0 9.5 9.0 10.0 8.5 9.5 7.0 8.0 7.5 9.0
Environment and meteorology 7.5 9.0 6.5 8.5 5.5 7.0 8.0 9.5 6.0 7.5 8.5 9.5
Accommodation 8.5 10.0 7.0 8.0 6.5 8.0 7.0 7.5 4.5 5.5 6.0 7.0
Transport 8.0 10.0 6.0 7.5 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.5 6.0 5.0 5.5
Medical services and doping control 7.5 9.5 7.5 9.5 7.0 9.0 7.5 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0
Safety and security 8.5 10.0 8.5 10.0 7.5 9.0 8.0 8.5 5.0 7.0 8.5 9.5
Telecommunications 7.0 9.0 7.5 9.0 7.0 9.0 7.5 9.5 7.0 9.0 7.5 8.5
Energy 6.0 8.5 4.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 6.5 7.5 6.0 8.0
Government and public support 8.0 9.5 8.0 10.0 7.5 9.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 7.5 5.0 6.5
Finance and marketing 7.5 9.0 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 6.5 6.0 7.0

Host city selection

The host city was selected from the four candidate cities at the 121st IIC conference in Alikianos, Piraea, in 2019.

2024 Winter Invictus bidding results
City Nation Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Rimso–Nordfolden  Scovern 35 43 55
Invertwinc  Caldia 28 33 42
New Morwall  Rizealand 21 21
Tolbury–Witburgh Template:Country data Estmere 13

Venues

Locations of the host cities in Scovern

Rimso

Nordfolden Invictus Winter Park

The Games

Opening ceremony

Official program

Bandy and ice climbing are making their debut as part of the official program at these Games. The Games will include 118 events contested in 10 sports (18 disciplines):

Demonstration sports

One demonstration sport, sled dog racing, will be featured at the Games. Demonstration sports are not included in the official medal count or in national records. Top-three finishers receive commemorative medals.

Participating National Invictus Committees

Forty-four nations are participating in these games, nine more than competed in 2020. Penduk is making its Winter Invictus debut.

Participating National Invictus Committees (44)
National Invictus Committees that participated in 2020 but not in 2024

Calendar

The calendar for the games was finalized on 6 September 2022.[7]

OC Opening ceremony Event competitions 1 Event finals CC Closing ceremony
Games day -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Events
Date 17 Feb. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 Mar. 2 3 4 5
Ceremonies OC CC N/A
Aventine skiing 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Bandy 1 1 2
Biathlon 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 11
Bobsleigh 1 1 1 1 4
Cross-country skiing 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 12
Curling 1 2 3
Figure skating 1 1 1 1 1 5
Freestyle skiing 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 11
Ice climbing 1 1 1 1 4
Ice hockey 1 1 2
Luge 1 1 1 1 4
Noivage 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Scovernois combined 1 1 1 3
Short track speed skating 1 2 1 1 2 2 9
Skeleton 1 1 2
Ski jumping 1 1 1 1 1 5
Snowboarding 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 9
Speed skating 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 12
Demonstration sport
Sled dog racing 2 2
Daily medal events 6 7 10 8 7 7 8 8 8 5 7 8 8 7 7 7
Cumulative total 6 13 23 31 38 45 53 61 69 74 81 89 97 104 111 118

Medal table

Marketing

Concerns and controversies

Media and broadcasting

National broadcasters

See also


References

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