Salt Lake City officially named 2034 Winter Olympics host by IOC

Paris • Go ahead, throw on that old volunteer jacket, dust off the red beret and shine up those vintage pins.

The Winter Olympics will be in Utah once again.

“Finally,” said Fraser Bullock, the CEO and president of the Salt Lake City bid committee, “we’re back!”

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee’s general assembly voted 83-6 to award the state the 2034 Games. It has long been considered an inevitability, given a public approval rating consistently measured near 80% and the plan to reuse all the facilities from the 2002 Games. However, the bid unexpectedly came under fire for actions the United States has taken in its independent investigation of a doping scandal surrounding China’s swimmers.

Until the final tally came in, local bid committee members were holding their breath

Then, they couldn’t hold back their tears.

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