Salt Lake City-Utah officially submitted its bid to host the 2034 Olympic Winter Games at an event held at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City. A momentous presentation was made last Thursday at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City to present the bid to host the 2034 Olympic Winter Games.
The event was attended by the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, as well as young athletes, to officially present Utah’s bid at a Strategic Board Meeting for the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Olympic Winter Games.
The bid submission marks a milestone in the process of bringing the Winter Games back to Utah 32 years after hosting the 2002 Winter Games. Four-time Olympian and committee co-chair Catherine Raney Norman noted the support of Utah Governor Spencer Cox. “A couple of months ago we were at a press conference and the governor said this is kind of Utah’s golden age,” she said.
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“For us, our job is to make sure that we have the best games possible and that we take advantage of all the different assets that we have,” the former figure skater said. “Today was a really important and decisive step in continuing to present Utah as a candidate for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.”
Several sports-related bills are currently making their way through the Utah legislature, including proposals related to baseball, hockey and the Utah State Fairpark. Raney Norman said these plans could strengthen the Olympic bid. “No matter what happens, the next few years are going to be really dynamic and our job is to make sure we deliver the best Games possible,” the key official concluded.
“This is a moment we will always remember as a special time to launch our bid for the Games and hopefully receive an award in just a few months,” said Fraser Bullock, President and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games.
Governor Spencer Cox expressed his pride in the aspiring athletes and the sports culture that has been built in Utah since the state hosted the 2002 Winter Games. The governor believes it will “make Utahns proud” and the polls back him up. According to the Deseret News-Hinckley Institute of Politics, more than 80% of Utahns support the bid.
