PARIS — Salt Lake City will once again host the Olympic Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally awarded the United States the right to host the 2034 Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
The Utah capital had been the only contender to host the Olympics since the International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights in an expedited negotiating process last year to secure the 2034 Games.
The campaign team, which presented its bid onstage to IOC members, included Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and alpine skiing legend Lindsey Vonn. A local audience gathered at 3 a.m. to watch the broadcast from Paris.
If Salt Lake City ultimately approves the vote by those members, the Winter Olympics will return 32 years after the first games in 2002.
