Template talk:2026 Winter Olympic venues

Requested move 16 February 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. There seems to be an overwhelming favorite in the current title scheme, and so WP:CONSISTENT controls; but if there's a desire to change that pattern, I would encourage a broader RM or RfC. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:32, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

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• Template:2026 Winter Olympics venues → Template:2026 Winter Olympic venues
• Template:1932 Winter Olympics venues → Template:1932 Winter Olympic venues
• Template:2022 Winter Olympics venues → Template:2022 Winter Olympic venues
• Template:2016 Winter Youth Olympics venues → Template:2016 Winter Youth Olympic venues
• Template:1908 Summer Olympics venues → Template:1908 Summer Olympic venues
• Template:2008 Summer Olympics venues → Template:2008 Summer Olympic venues
• Template:2012 Summer Olympics venues → Template:2012 Summer Olympic venues

– "Olympic" should be singular when using the phrase "Olympic venues", right? The applicable articles and sub-categories in Category:Olympic venues, the applicable navboxes in Category:Olympic venues navigational boxes, and the rest of the navboxes in Category:Winter Olympic venues navigational boxes and Category:Summer Olympic venues navigational boxes use the singular "Olympic". Zzyzx11 (talk) 22:03, 16 February 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:04, 24 February 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. CNC (talk) 17:26, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

• I don't understand why the venues of the 2026 Winter Olympics should not be called the "2026 Winter Olympics venues". But if that's the more common form, then consistency is desirable. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 01:43, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

  This is why I put this up for an RM discussion, because I'm not sure what the common spelling actually is, and I do not want to start a move war. As I basically stated, List of Olympic venues and all the applicable articles use the singular "Olympic". And I also originally thought this could be a WP:ENGVAR issue (the current consensus on these articles is to use the variety of English of the host country: the 2002, 2010 and 2028 articles use North American English and the MDY date format; while the 2024 and 2026 pages use European English and the DMY date format). But the issue of whether to use the singular "Olympic" or plural "Olympics" cuts across those varieties of English. Zzyzx11 (talk) 17:25, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

• Oppose, 'Olympics' is the standard and common spelling of the games. This RM specific, see 2026 Winter Olympics, which includes the 's'. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:13, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

  Again, it does not appear to be the case when specifically using the phrase "Olympic venues", like in List of Olympic venues. On the other hand, ignoring specifically the word "venues", I guess you could make the case it should be plural for a full "YYYY Summer/Winter Olympics X" phrase like 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and 2026 Winter Olympics medal table, and 2024 Summer Olympics torch relay and 2026 Winter Olympics torch relay. All I ask for is consistency so we are not going from the singular Template:2024 Summer Olympic venues to the plural Template:2026 Winter Olympics venuesTemplate:2026 Winter Olympics venues and then back to the singular Template:2028 Summer Olympic venues. Zzyzx11 (talk) 22:04, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

  Yes, when the full name is used, including the year, the 's' seems the common name. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:52, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Multi-sport events has been notified of this discussion. Vestrian24Bio 12:47, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Olympics has been notified of this discussion. CNC (talk) 17:25, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment: Tricky. I think there's a subtle difference. In List of Olympic venues, Olympic is an adjective, and the page is about venues that are Olympic, i.e. that were used in Olympic games. But in 2012 Summer Olympics venues, Olympics is a noun, and the page is about venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics. I'd say 2012 Summer Olympic venues would be slightly wrong, as it would mean Olympic venues that were used during the summer of 2012. — Chrisahn (talk) 00:39, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.