Salt Lake City announced as ‘preferred host’ of 2034 Olympic Games
Nov 30, 2023, 8:36 AM
7 Feb 2002: Daito Takahashi of Japan practices in the K90 individual nordic combined event during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Salt Lake City is the preferred host city for the 2034 Olympic Games.
The 2034 Games will be a Winter Olympics event.
During a previous IOC meeting, Salt Lake City was the only bid in the running for 2034, and there was no mention of Sapporo, Japan or Vancouver, Canada, cities that had previously expressed some level of interest.
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— Salt Lake 2034 (@SLC2030) November 29, 2023
On Wednesday morning an account on X called @SLC2030 posted the eyes emoji, creating excitement across the state.
Back in May of this year, Governer Spencer Cox told Hans and Scotty on KSL Sports Zone that he was “99 percent” sure Utah would host another Olympic games.
"99.9 percent." – @SpencerJCox on his confidence level in getting the #WinterOlympics back in Utah in 2030 or 2034@KSLSportsZone @KSL5TV
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) May 9, 2023
2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics
Salt Lake City played host to the 2002 Olympic Games and must have made its mark the IOC. In 2022, the city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Games. The celebration included discounted skate nights at local rinks, lighting the Cauldron at Rice Eccles Stadium and a winter sports festival in Park City, Utah.
From that celebration it was clear; Utahns are still excited about the Olympics.
From the intense patriotism to the ‘Miracle On Ice’ team lighting the cauldron, Olympic memories live on in the State of Utah.
Olympic Venues In Utah
Many of the competitive venues used for the 2002 Games are still in use today and serve as essential training grounds for future winter athletes.
The Olympic Oval in Kearns is a hot spot for speed skaters and the Olympic Park in Park City hosts bobsleders, luge hopefuls and more.
RELATED: Competitive Venues Still In Use From Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
The state of Utah is primed and ready for another Winter Olympics.
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