SALT LAKE CITY – Those looking to bring the Winter Olympics back to Utah pitched yet again in front of the leaders of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, showing how the area is practically ready to host the Games now.
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Utah’s Olympic Oval in Magna continues to be home to “the fastest ice on earth”.
At the weekend, US speed skaters set a new world record in the men’s team pursuit and won a gold medal in the ISU World Cup.
“It’s a concrete example of how these venues have been managed and maintained and are at an international level,” said Catherine Raney, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.
The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games insists that the 2002 Winter Games facilities be repeated despite 40% more competitive sport.
“Of course there are always small renovation needs, and we have taken this into account in our budget that we are still putting together. But we have everything we need to host the Games, ”said Fraser Bullock, Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.
After the 2002 Games, a $ 76 million foundation will keep facilities up to date to continue world-class competition. This is one of the perks that bidders talked about during Monday’s hour-long meeting with the IOC.
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“What they set out for us was the procedure, the new procedure, to apply for the Olympics,” said Bullock.
The meeting was supposed to take place in Switzerland but was held virtually due to COVID-19 concerns.
It remains unclear exactly when the local committee plans to apply for games in 2030 or 2034, but that decision will likely be made after the Beijing Games next year.
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