Bids for the 2034 Winter Olympics explained

Winner:Salt Lake City
Decision:24 July 2024
Paralympics:Yes
Main:Yes
Votes1:83
Session:142nd IOC Session
Paris

The selection of the host for the 2034 Winter Olympics saw a new process being introduced from 2019. The bidding process saw the Salt Lake City and the state of Utah in the United States, chosen as the preferred and expected host that was officially certified by the IOC before the 2024 Summer Olympics on 24 July 2024 in Paris, France.

Bidding process

The new IOC bidding process was approved at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The key proposals, driven by the relevant recommendations from Olympic Agenda 2020, are:[1] [2]

The IOC also modified the Olympic Charter to increase its flexibility by removing the date of election from 7 years before the games, and changing the host from a single city/region/country to multiple cities, regions, or countries.

Future host winter commissions

The full composition of the Winter Commissions, overseeing interested hosts or with potential hosts where the IOC may want to create interest, is as follows:[3]

Dialogue stages

According to the Future Host Commission's rules of conduct, the new IOC bidding system is divided into 2 dialogue stages:[4]

Continuous dialogue

Non-committal discussions between the IOC and interested parties (City/Region/Country/NOC interested in hosting) with regard to hosting future Olympic events.

During the Olympic Summit on 9 December 2022 the IOC informed to remain in "Continuous Dialogue" with several well-developed projects by parties that have expressed interest in the Olympic Winter Games 2030 and with whom intense collaboration is ongoing. The Summit was also informed that the Commission is looking into challenges and opportunities facing future Olympic Winter Games, such as the impact of climate change. A number of proposals which could have an impact on future elections were discussed, including rotation of the Games within a certain pool of hosts, minimum climate conditions and existing infrastructure criteria.

Upon the request of the Commission, the IOC Executive Board decided to give the Commission more time to study all these factors to make the best possible decisions about future hosting, including a revised 2030 election timeframe.[5]

Targeted dialogue

Targeted discussions with one or more interested parties (called preferred host(s)), as instructed by the IOC Executive Board. This follows a recommendation by the Future Host Commission as a result of continuous dialogue.

Following a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games, the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 29 November 2023 invited the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) into "Targeted Dialogue" towards hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2034 in Salt Lake City.[6]

Host selection

Salt Lake City was confirmed as host of the 2034 Winter Olympics at the 142nd IOC Session on 24 July 2024 in Paris, France. As per the new format of choosing future Olympic Games host cities from the IOC's Agenda 2020, the vote was in a form of a referendum to the 95 IOC delegates.[7]

+ 2034 Winter Olympics host city election
CityNOC nameYesNo
Salt Lake City8366

Bidding parties

Stakeholders

Stakeholders are those cities or regions that have expressed potential interest in hosting the Games.

Potential bids

In December 2022, the German Olympic Sports Confederation announced they would explore a bid for Munich to host the 2034 Winter Olympics and the 2036 Summer Olympics (although for the latter, Berlin would eventually be preferred for the German bid). If this bid was successful, this would be the second time an Olympic event would be held in Munich, with the city previously hosting the 1972 Summer Olympics. [21] Munich previously bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, losing to Pyeongchang.

On 19 February 2023, Peter Kaiser, the governor of Carinthia, announced that plans for a joined bid by the Austrian state of Carinthia, alongside Italian Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Slovenia.[22] A similar bid had been proposed for the 2006 Winter Olympics, eventually losing to Turin. The prepartions for the bid were later confirmed by the Slovenian minister of sports, Matjaž Han.[23] On 25 March, Italian politician and head of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Region, Massimiliano Fedriga confirmed these plans.[24] On 11 April 2024, Peter Kaiser announced that a joint bid would be prepared for the 2028 Winter Youth Olympics. If selected, these Winter Youth Olympics would work as a test for an eventual hosting of the Winter Olympics.[25]

Developments

Bid details

Bid PartyCountryNational Olympic Committee<-- ! scope="col" Logo -->Bid Committee Website StatusMain article
Salt Lake City United StatesU.S. Olympic Committee (USOPC)https://slc-ut2034.org/Stakeholders

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Future Olympic Games elections to be more flexible. 2 May 2019. International Olympic Committee.
  2. Web site: Evolution of the revolution: IOC transforms future Olympic Games elections. 26 June 2019. International Olympic Committee.
  3. Web site: IOC Members Kristin Kloster Aasen and Octavian Morariu lead Future Host Commissions. 3 October 2019. International Olympic Committee.
  4. Web site: Future Host Commissions: Terms of Reference. 3 October 2019. International Olympic Committee. 14 January 2020. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627190340/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2019/10/Future-Host-Commission-Terms-of-Reference-with-Rules-of-Conduct-ENG.pdf. live.
  5. Web site: Declaration of the 11th Olympic Summit . 13 December 2022 . International Olympic Committee . 21 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621191450/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/declaration-of-the-11th-olympic-summit . live .
  6. Web site: The French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah invited into respective Targeted Dialogues to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030 and 2034 . 29 November 2023 . 9 December 2023 . International Olympic Committee . 7 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207035739/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/the-french-alps-and-salt-lake-city-utah-invited-into-respective-targeted-dialogues-to-host-the-olympic-and-paralympic-winter-games-2030-and-2034 . live .
  7. https://x.com/iocmedia/status/1816061472851587370
  8. Web site: 2023-11-29 . SLC named preferred host for '34 Winter Olympics . 2024-01-26 . Sports Business Journal . en . January 26, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240126033059/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/11/29/salt-lake-city-named-preferred-host-2034-winter-olympics . live .
  9. News: Roche . Lisa Riley . Schwarz . Hunter . 8 February 2012 . Committee will explore new '22 Olympic bid for Salt Lake City . dead . Deseret News . Salt Lake City . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211041346/http://www.deseretnews.com:80/article/705398966/Committee-will-explore-new-22-Olympic-bid-for-Salt-Lake-City.html . 11 February 2012 . 23 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Roche . Lisa Riley . 15 December 2018 . Another Olympics in Utah? Salt Lake City selected as possible 2030 U.S. bid pick . Deseret News . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215034639/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900046657/salt-lake-city-is-us-pick-to-try-for-2030-olympics.html . dead . 15 December 2018 . 23 July 2024.
  11. Web site: 12 February 2020. Salt Lake City and Utah set up committee in preparation for bid to host another Winter Olympics. insidethegames.biz.
  12. News: Roche . Lisa Riley . 12 February 2020 . Utah leaders take next step in bringing back the Olympics . live . Deseret News . Salt Lake City . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213013518/https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/12/21134758/utah-2030-2034-olympic-bid-committee-bullock-crane/ . 13 February 2020 . July 23, 2024.
  13. Web site: 12 June 2021. Four-time Olympian Catherine Raney-Norman Named Chair of Salt Lake City Olympic Bid Efforts.
  14. Web site: 12 February 2020. Salt Lake City mulling 2034 Winter Olympics bid. 14 June 2021. ESPN.com.
  15. Web site: 11 June 2021. Committee To Decide On 2030 Or 2034 Bid For Olympics Return To Utah. 12 June 2021. KSLTV.com.
  16. Web site: Salt Lake City decision on 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics could be made after Beijing 2022 . 5 October 2021. insidethegames.biz.
  17. Web site: IOC set to visit Salt Lake City for 2030 Winter Olympics bid inspection . 25 April 2022. insidethegames.biz.
  18. Web site: TSX REPORT: IOC TV rights payments to federations revealed; Salt Lake City ready for 2030 bid; Qatar contracting influencers to come to World Cup . 3 November 2022 . 5 November 2022.
  19. Web site: KUTV . Victoria Hill . 2023-11-29 . Olympic Committee recommends Salt Lake City as preferred host for 2034 Winter Games . 2023-12-10 . KUTV . en.
  20. News: Roche . Lisa Riley . 12 June 2024 . Utah is now one vote away from hosting the 2034 Winter Games. Here’s what just happened . Deseret News . Salt Lake City . 24 July 2024.
  21. Web site: Braden Keith . 2022-12-13 . German Olympic Committee approves start of 2034, 2036 Olympic Bid Exploration . 2024-02-20 . Swim Swam.
  22. Web site: Olympia 2034: Der grenzenlose Traum des Lindwurms . 2024-04-17 . DER STANDARD . de-AT.
  23. Web site: red . kaernten ORF at . 2023-09-11 . Olympiabewerbung mit Slowenien . 2024-04-17 . kaernten.ORF.at . de.
  24. Web site: 2024-03-25 . Italy, Austria and Slovenia: joint bid for Winter Games after 2034? . 2024-04-17 . www.insidethegames.biz.
  25. Web site: 2024-04-11 . Euregio-Treffen: Olympia-Fahrplan der Dreiländer-Bewerbung Kärntens fixiert . 2024-04-17 . www.kleinezeitung.at . de.

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