Utah going after the Winter Olympics once again......

[cougjunkie]

Governor Herbert is making a push for Utah to bring back the Winter Olympics in either 2022 or 2026.

[FN Phat]

Maybe I can get on one of the many infrastructure jobs that are sure to come!

[Green Monstah]

They need to be more careful about paying off IOC officials and selecting prostitutes who can keep their damn mouths shut this time around.

[Pelado]

They need to be more careful about paying off IOC officials and selecting prostitutes who can keep their damn mouths shut this time around.

That closes out a valuable line of service.

[DrumNFeather]

Governor Herbert is making a push for Utah to bring back the Winter Olympics in either 2022 or 2026.

At least Mitt will have a job if he loses the election...

[TripletDaddy]

At least Mitt will have a job if he loses the election...

He can volunteer to help direct traffic at crowded events.

[LiveCoug]

As cool as that would be, I just can't see it happening. A city hosting an olympics only 20 years apart? It has happened before (St. Moritz in '28 and '48), but times are different now. Innsbruck hosted twice in 12 years ('64 and '76) but that was only because Denver backed out in '76 and Innsbruck stepped up as a quick replacement.

I'd say Denver and Reno/Tahoe have a better shot to be the US candidate. I definitely think Utah will host again at some point, but maybe not until 2042 (that seems so weird to type....) at the earliest.

[DrumNFeather]

As cool as that would be, I just can't see it happening. A city hosting an olympics only 20 years apart? It has happened before (St. Moritz in '28 and '48), but times are different now. Innsbruck hosted twice in 12 years ('64 and '76) but that was only because Denver backed out in '76 and Innsbruck stepped up as a quick replacement.

I'd say Denver and Reno/Tahoe have a better shot to be the US candidate. I definitely think Utah will host again at some point, but maybe not until 2042 (that seems so weird to type....) at the earliest.

I thought there was some movement a while back to have a handful of cities rotate the winter games due to the costs of updating facilities etc...specific to the winter games. Did that ever happen?

[LiveCoug]

I thought there was some movement a while back to have a handful of cities rotate the winter games due to the costs of updating facilities etc...specific to the winter games. Did that ever happen?

Never heard that. It makes some amount of sense. There really aren't a ton of cities in the world that are close to world class winter sports and large enough to host an international event of this nature.

I find it kind of sad that we will have 2 winter olympics in a row where the host city doesn't even get snow. We all know how crappy Vancouver is, and now Sochi (even though it is in Russia!) has an average high temperature of 55 degrees in February. There are freaking palm trees in Sochi. That isn't right.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Herbert is a legit name for a governor. I had no idea Utah had such a good gubernatorial name leading the way. Go SLC Olympics of some future year!

[Portland Ute]

As cool as that would be, I just can't see it happening. A city hosting an olympics only 20 years apart? It has happened before (St. Moritz in '28 and '48), but times are different now. Innsbruck hosted twice in 12 years ('64 and '76) but that was only because Denver backed out in '76 and Innsbruck stepped up as a quick replacement.

I'd say Denver and Reno/Tahoe have a better shot to be the US candidate. I definitely think Utah will host again at some point, but maybe not until 2042 (that seems so weird to type....) at the earliest.

You are right. Times are different now. We are in the midst of the great recession.

Having viable infrastructure already in place and a way to pull off the games without exobitant expense may well be a big factor.

Reno/Tahoe? I sure hope if it goes there they call it the Lake Tahoe games and do as little as possible in Reno. Reno is a dump and would be embarrassing.

[Portland Ute]

Never heard that. It makes some amount of sense. There really aren't a ton of cities in the world that are close to world class winter sports and large enough to host an international event of this nature.

I find it kind of sad that we will have 2 winter olympics in a row where the host city doesn't even get snow. We all know how crappy Vancouver is, and now Sochi (even though it is in Russia!) has an average high temperature of 55 degrees in February. There are freaking palm trees in Sochi. That isn't right.

I gather there is also some concern with Sochi regarding civil unrest and/or terrorism?

It's a terrible choice. Who the hell thought that was a good idea? If you have palm trees, you should not be eligible. Period.

[falafel]

Reno/Tahoe? I sure hope if it goes there they call it the Lake Tahoe games and do as little as possible in Reno. Reno is a dump and would be embarrassing.

Reno's not that bad. But its tiny.

[hostile]

Reno's not that bad. But its tiny.

Several of the resorts around Tahoe were considering shutting down this season due to lack of snow. Not sure if it happened.

[LiveCoug]

Reno's not that bad. But its tiny.

Tiny? About the same metro population as Nagano and Sochi...

Before Nagano, Olympic host cities were REALLY tiny. Lake Placid, Squaw Valley, St. Moritz......