As expected, the 2034 Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City, site of the 2002 Winter games. The announcement was made in Paris as the Summer games got underway there.
Back home in SLC, a 3 a.m. public watch party gathered to see the broadcast from Paris, awarding both the Olympics and Paralympics.
According to ABC News, the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake in an 83-6 vote.
The capital city of Utah was the only candidate after the IOC gave Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights last year in a fast-tracked process.
The campaign team presenting the bid on stage to IOC members included Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Alpine ski great Lindsey Vonn.
We’re already hearing from Utah resorts which will be hosting events once again.
Snowbasin emailed me that they were selected as the official Alpine Skiing venue, after previously serving as a venue for Downhill, Super-G, and combined races in 2002.
As I hear from other resorts, I’ll add the intel here.
See you on the slopes.
I’m already booked to return this upcoming 2024/25 season to Snowbasin, Deer Valley, Alta, and other resorts within 30 minutes of SLC.
ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter is a journalist with 25+ years of experience as a newspaper and magazine writer, radio & TV news producer & reporter, and author of guidebooks and smartphone apps – all focusing on travel, automotive, the environment and your rights as a consumer.
ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter currently serves as President of the International Motor Press Assn. (IMPA).
ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter also is a member of the North American Travel Journalists Assn. (NATJA) and the North American Snowsports Journalists Assn. (NASJA).
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