Sweden's potential bid for the 2030 Winter Games just got a big boost, along with some encouragement from the leader of the committee trying to bring the Olympics back to Utah.
for the 2030 Winter Games just got a big boost, along with some encouragement from the leader of the committee trying to bring the Olympics back to Utah.
Salt Lake City is also bidding for the 2034 Winter Games and has stated a preference for waiting four years to bring another Olympics to the state because of the financial hurdles of competing for sponsors with Los Angeles, host of the 2028 Summer Games. "We are hoping there is a strong, viable host for 2030, which would allow us to focus exclusively on our bid for 2034, our preferred choice. Sweden, or perhaps another bidder, could be a great 2030 host," he said.
He said "Sweden's positive public support" as evidenced in the new poll means the Nordic nation "meets a key step in becoming a future host. We wish them the very best of success."The winter sports powerhouse has failed more than a half-dozen times to land a Winter Games, most recently losing a bid for 2026 to Milan and Cortina, Italy; and dropping out of the running for 2022 due to a lack of public support.
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