Tag: Winter Olympics

Salt Lake City is the only viable candidate for the 2030 Winter Olympics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZeTRaSi16M The Swiss National Olympic Committee is looking into the possibility of hosting...

Former New Zealand Olympic Committee vice-president Bruce Ullrich thinks New Zealand should bid for the Games. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wluo6A6adnI When a discussion of where a Winter Olympics should...

New York State wants to make it a winter destination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29QdAW8nE3E New York State recently spent $200 million in an attempt to make Lake Placid a...

BEIJING (AP) — The first so-called modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens. But the inaugural Winter Olympics were not held until 1924...

The next available Winter Olympics.is in 2030. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqJmNrcyCqE It appears that Ukraine really wants to host a Winter Olympics and that Ukrainian officials are ready to...

All you need is cash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slsoKfjG2oE The 19th century American showman Phineas T. Barnum probably never said “there’s a sucker born every minute” but whoever came...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — An ear-to-ear smile. No regrets. And another medal wrapped around her neck. What a refreshing sight it was to see...

No slam dunk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRIUPY656g There are a number of people in Salt Lake City and in Utah who think the 2030 Winter Olympics is theirs for the asking....

TV will be important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8pWxcijOs On May 10, 2001, Vince McMahon announced that his football creation, the XFL, was closing up shop. There are...

It appears that the backers of the 2026 Sapporo, Japan Winter Olympics bid really don’t want to go ahead with the bid. The Sapporo backers may want to try to land the 2030 Winter Games but there really isn’t much of an explanation as to why the group is seeking a delay.