Only Salt Lake City has bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, but it may get the nod for 2030 if the IOC thinks its tight deadlines are too much for France, Sweden and Switzerland.
If the IOC’s tight timelines create problems for France, Sweden and Switzerland, well-prepared Utah may be asked to step in.
Sweden, Switzerland and France are contending for the 2030 Games. As opposed to Salt Lake, which has been planning its bid for more than a decade, all three launched their bids earlier this year. They stepped forward after the IOC postponed advancing any country to the “targeted dialogue” stage — where contracts can be signed — for that edition when bids by both Vancouver, Canada, and Sapporo, Japan, hit stumbling blocks.
By the end of March, the host must have its host city contract and all governmental guarantees in place. The Games are expected to be awarded in July, days prior to the start of Paris 2024. That could be pushed back, however, if the IOC enters into “targeted dialogue” with France for one of the editions. According to IOC bylaws, hosts of future Olympics cannot be named during meetings held inside their country.
Salt Lake City and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee would prefer to host the Winter Games in 2034 to put more spacing between it and the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles and allow more breathing room for domestic sponsors. However, Utah’s organizing group has long said it will be “ready and willing” to host in 2030 if called upon.
Yet awarding both the 2030 and 2034 Games next year has its benefits. The IOC has said it believes awarding the 2034 Games next year would give the Future Host Commission more time to evaluate a. It believes a rotation system could keep the Winter Olympics viable in the face of climate change. The results of two studies conducted for the IOC found that only 10 sites will have enough snow and enough established facilities to host the Winter Games beyond 2040.
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