Salt Lake City awarded 2034 Winter Olympics

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Sounds like it was a mere formality...

Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday.

The capital city of Utah was the only candidate since the International Olympic Committee gave Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights last year in the process that was fast-tracked for 2034 and led to U.S. being awarded the games.

The campaign team presenting the bid on stage to IOC members included the Governor of Utah Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn. Back home, a 3 a.m. public watch party gathered to see a broadcast from Paris.

Salt Lake City's final approval in a vote by those members will bring back the Winter Games 32 years after first hosting in 2002.

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40629500/ioc-awards-2034-winter-games-salt-lake-city

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1. Possible problem

They better hope they actually have snow on the ground.

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2. And France got the 2030 games.

Interestingly, both were the only candidates for those Games

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/24/g-s1-13027/france-salt-lake-city-utah-winter-games-bid-2034

French Alps is chosen for the 2030 Winter Olympics, 2034 goes to Salt Lake City

"Both cities were the only candidates for each Games and comes as the IOC has struggled to find cities and countries willing to shoulder the expensive infrastructure improvements, high security costs and venue construction required by the IOC. Climate change has played a role too — especially for the Winter Games — by shrinking the number of realistic hosts."