Robert Livingstone, GamesBids.com, Oct. 15, 2023 The long wait for Salt Lake City in its bid to host its second Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2034 could be over by next July, and it’s likely good news for Utah’s capital, the only bidder...
IOC agrees to dual award for 2030, 2034 Olympics. Sweden, Switzerland and France are still in the race for 2030 but Salt Lake City is the only competitor for 2034 Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, Oct. 15, 2023 It looks like there’s no competition...
Climate change, IOC’s sustainable initiatives severely limiting the field of hosts for 2040 and beyond. Julie Jag, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 13, 2023 The assessment that International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach gave Friday regarding the number of places around the world that could...
Salt Lake City only candidate mentioned for 2034 hosting duties Matt Traub, Sports Travel, Oct. 16, 2023 The International Olympic Committee has approved a dual award for the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, another step toward the eventual return of the...
Here’s why Utah bidders are still optimistic Salt Lake City has the only 2034 bid, while 3 others — Sweden, Switzerland and France — are vying to host in 2030 Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, Oct. 16, 2023 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach...
A future MLB stadium could be the medals plaza site. Downhill’s destination still undetermined. Julie Jag, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 16, 2023 A big-air skiing ramp in Pioneer Park. A ski mountaineering course at City Creek Park. Medals ceremonies and concerts inside an MLB...
If the IOC’s tight timelines create problems for France, Sweden and Switzerland, well-prepared Utah may be asked to step in. Julie Jag, Salt Lake Tribune, Oct. 16, 2023 Salt Lake City now stands alone as a candidate to host the 2034 Olympic Games. Two...
Upcoming decision by the IOC would set Park City area on a 10-plus year trek toward opening ceremony Jay Hamburger, Park Record, Oct. 15, 2023 The International Olympic Committee on Sunday said Salt Lake City is the only current candidate to host the Winter...
TownLift, Oct. 15, 2023 IOC Director of Communications, Mark Adams was quick to clarify when asked if there were other candidates for the 2034 games responding with 'The ones that are public you know about, but as you know with our...
Patrick Burke, Inside the Games, Oct. 15, 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) members have approved a double award of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on the first day of the Session here. Granting further time for the Future Host Commission for...
Salt Lake City bidders wanted to see ‘positive signal’ the wait to host again would soon be over Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, Oct. 13, 2023 International Olympic Committee leaders gave a green light Friday to awarding both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games...
Rachel Axon, Sports Business Journal, Oct. 13, 2023 Salt Lake City's chances of bringing the Winter Olympics back to the U.S. in 2034 received a boost today with the IOC's exec board supporting a recommendation to grant a dual award of the 2030 and...
Dual award will be huge boost for Salt Lake City's bid Matt Traub, Sports Travel, Oct. 13, 2023 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the Olympic body aims to confirm hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games at its meeting on...
IOC approves the selection of 2030 and 2034 hosts at the same time, and the decision may be made soon Jay Hamburger, Park Record, Oct. 13, 2023 The International Olympic Committee has approved the awarding of the Winter Olympics of 2030 and 2034 at...
First-ever family housing would ideally be next to Athletes Village at the University of Utah, bid leader says May 24, 2023 If there’s another Olympics in Utah, organizers are planning to not only provide housing for the world’s athletes, but also for their families. What...
Bid book nearly completed ahead of busy fall anticipated May 24, 2023 Organizers working to bring the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games back to Salt Lake City unveiled their vision for a future Games during their latest board meeting, focusing on elevating the local...
Partnership leverages local expertise on clean energy and climate solutions May 5, 2023 The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games (SLC-UT) is partnering with Utah Clean Energy, one of Utah’s foremost experts on clean energy and climate solutions, to help achieve Utah’s ambitions...
The strengths of what Utah offers its residents, particularly in areas like the economy and education, are why it was ranked the No. 1 state in America in U.S. News & World Report’s Best States rankings for 2023. May 2, 2023 It’s safe to say that...
Utah’s demographic, social, and environmental factors favorably position the state to host another successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, according to a report released today by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. April 27, 2023 This new study supplements a previously released report that found...
The Park City Council has unanimously approved a guarantee letter confirming its support for Salt Lake City's potential hosting of either the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic Games. Owen Lloyd, Inside the Games, April 12, 2023 Park City, which lies 32 miles southeast of...
Level of support up with decision on 2030 and 2034 Winter Games coming Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, Feb. 8, 2023 Utahns still really want to host another Olympics, according to a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll. Support for bringing a Winter Games back to...
Some Olympics breathe their last at the closing ceremony. In Utah, they may never end. Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail, Feb. 3, 2023 There is a spot near the centre of the Utah Olympic Oval, on the carpet just behind the “I” in...
$5 million donation from Eccles foundation will also pay for diversity initiatives Julie Jag, Salt Lake Tribune, Aug. 18, 2022 A $5 million birthday gift from a fund run by Spencer F. Eccles, who turned 88 this week, will pay off the Utah Olympic...
A new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll showing nearly 80% of Utahns back the bid to host another Winter Games is making news on several Olympic news outlets covering the three-way race between Salt Lake City; Sapporo, Japan; and Vancouver, Canada. “If Salt...
Olympians are front and center of the 2030 Salt Lake City Olympic bid in hopes of making the Games more athlete-centric. Peggy Shinn, SKI Magazine, June 21, 2022 The committee aiming to bring the Winter Olympics back to Salt Lake City in 2030 or...
May 17, 2022 (Salt Lake City) –The hosting of another Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Utah in 2030 would make a significant economic impact to the state, generating jobs, income, and economic output. An analysis by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute shows...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games will be “climate positive” from 2030 onwards. In addition, the IOC will create an “Olympic Forest”, which will contribute to the UN-backed Great Green Wall project in Africa and...
Utah one step closer to hosting another Games, possibly in 2030 Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News, Dec. 15, 2018 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is closer to getting another Olympics Friday after the U.S. Olympic Committee selected Salt Lake City to bid on behalf...