{"id":2307279,"date":"2024-07-24T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salt-lake-city-selected-as-host-for-2034-winter-olympics-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:41:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:41:04","slug":"salt-lake-city-selected-as-host-for-2034-winter-olympics-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salt-lake-city-selected-as-host-for-2034-winter-olympics-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt Lake City selected as host for 2034 Winter Olympics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsalt-lake-city-selected-as-host-for-2034-winter-olympics-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307279&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rmed\u2064 as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/company-ceos-condemning-ga-voting-law-amid-boycott-pressure\/\" title=\"Company CEOs condemning Ga. voting law amid boycott pressure\">host city<\/a> for the 2034 Winter \u2063Olympics. | AP Photo\/Christophe Ena<\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1806192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.washtimes.com\/upi.com\/story\/php\/2002\/2\/adcca4b7dc3aced5e01963c0a7adcaa6.jpg?h=224&amp;q=90&amp;o=36&amp;c=92&amp;f=jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\"><\/figure>\n<p>The selection of Salt Lake City to host the 2034 Winter Olympics comes after \u200cthe IOC overhauled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-south-carolina-school-district-paying-nearly-500k-to-left-leaning-education-company\/\" title=\"South Carolina School District Pays Almost 0k to Left-Leaning Education Firm\">bidding \u200dprocess<\/a> for the games. The \u2063changes, approved by the IOC \u200dbefore last year\u2019s Tokyo Summer Olympics,\u2064 allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-diplomatic-boycott-china-says-u-s-officials-applied-for-visas-to-genocide-olympics\/\" title=\"What &#039;Diplomatic Boycott&#039;? China Says U.S. Officials Applied for Visas to Genocide Olympics\">future host cities<\/a> to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-value-guns-more-than-people-you-dont-know-debunking-colin-josts-ignorant-comments-on-gun-control\/\" title=\"Republicans \u2018Value Guns More Than People You Don\u2019t Know\u2019: Debunking Colin Jost\u2019s Ignorant Comments On Gun Control\">chosen based<\/a> on agreed-upon criteria rather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-signals-more-significant-drawdowns-from-strategic-reserve\/\" title=\"White House Signals More &quot;Significant&quot; Drawdowns From Strategic Reserve\">competitive bid process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake City\u2019s selection involves a partnership between\u2062 the state\u2063 of Utah and a private organizing committee. The games will be held across multiple venues in Salt Lake City, Park City, and other locations in Utah.<\/p>\n<p>The 2002 Winter Olympics in \u2063Salt Lake City were \u200bovershadowed by a bribery scandal\u200c involving committee members and were the subject of an \u2064investigation\u2064 by the \u200cU.S. Department\u200c of Justice. However, the games were ultimately successful and widely regarded as well-organized and well-received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--[if IE 9]><script nonce=\"7f44359c682912bfd8c5a7\" type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery.js?ver=3.5.1'><\/script>\n\n\n<script nonce=\"7f44359c682912bfd8c5a7\" type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/jquery\/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.3.2'><\/script>\n\n\n<![endif]--><!--[if lte IE 8]><script nonce=\"7f44359c682912bfd8c5a7\" type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us.capital\/dist\/js\/polyfill.min.js'><\/script>\n\n\n<![endif]--><script nonce=\"7f44359c682912bfd8c5a7\" type='text\/javascript' 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?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a 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years after the International Olympic Committee selected the capital of the Beehive State to host the 2034 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Winter Olympics\">Winter Olympics<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Months after the IOC opted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2451568\/salt-lake-city-one-step-closer-to-hosting-2034-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"enter\">enter<\/a> a &ldquo;targeted dialogue&rdquo; with Salt Lake City for the 2034 games, a vote of the committee Wednesday in Paris made the selection official by an 83-6 vote. Salt Lake City previously hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Salt Lake City and Utah are long-time friends of the Olympic Movement, and we are confident that they will organise exceptional Olympic and Paralympic Games, just as they did years ago,&rdquo; IOC President Thomas Bach said Wednesday. &ldquo;The legacy of 2002 is tangibly and passionately alive in Utah. The legacy of 2034 starts today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">IOC president Thomas Bach holds the board Salt Lake City during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. Salt Lake City was confirmed as host for the 2034 Winter Games by International Olympic Committee. (AP Photo\/Natacha Pisarenko, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) celebrated the selection on Wednesday after years of efforts to return the Winter Games to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Olympics and Paralympics represent so much more than competition. At its core, the Olympic Movement is about building community and celebrating excellence, things we do really well in Utah,&rdquo; Cox said in a statement. &ldquo;More than 80 per cent of Utahns and 100 per cent of our elected leaders supported our Olympic bid. We&rsquo;re ready to host another Olympic Winter Games, and we can&rsquo;t wait to welcome the world back to Utah in 2034.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back at home Utahns are celebrating the Olympics returning to our state in 2034 in downtown SLC. Utah is ready. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LetsGo<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QtRTTEgaip\">pic.twitter.com\/QtRTTEgaip<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (@GovCox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovCox\/status\/1816066695385210883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A crowd gathered in the Salt Lake City early Wednesday morning celebrated the decision, which brings the winter games back to the U.S., for the first time in decades.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/salt-lake-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Salt Lake City<\/a> and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement are deeply connected through values &ndash; our commitment to diversity, love for our youth and the tireless work to preserve our environment. These principles are shared through the lens of sport,&rdquo; Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t imagine a better partnership than the one we continue to forge with our Olympic partners,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the celebration, officials relit the 2002 Olympic cauldron at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The stadium, which hosts the University of Utah&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>football<\/a> team, has been proposed to host the opening and closing ceremony for the 2034 games, as it did for the 2002 games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The cauldron is lit in Salt Lake City! &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7FNnvc4Zxa\">https:\/\/t.co\/7FNnvc4Zxa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mayor Erin Mendenhall (@slcmayor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slcmayor\/status\/1816061522969518341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The bid from Salt Lake City plans for the games to utilize all existing or temporary venues, after past Olympic hosts have decried the cost of building new venues for hosting the games.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The logo for the 2034 Winter Olympics is unveiled on the Salt Lake City and County Building after Salt Lake City was announced as the host city, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (AP Photo\/Spenser Heaps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the IOC meeting on Wednesday, officials also awarded the French Alps the 2030 Winter Olympics, under the condition of support from the French government &mdash; which will be formed in the coming months following the parliamentary elections earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Paris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/France\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>France<\/a>, will host the Summer Olympics beginning this week, with the opening ceremony scheduled for Friday. At the closing ceremony in August, Paris will hand over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, California, which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the selection of Salt Lake City as the host of the 2034 Winter Olympics, it will mark the fifth time the United States will host the Winter Olympics, having previously done so in Lake Placid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/New-York\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a>, in 1932 and 1980, Squaw Valley, California, in 1960, and Salt Lake City in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The United States last hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1659144\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1659144\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rmed\u2064 as the host city for the 2034 Winter \u2063Olympics. | AP Photo\/Christophe Ena The selection of Salt Lake City to host the 2034 Winter Olympics comes after \u200cthe IOC overhauled the bidding \u200dprocess for the games. 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