Tahoe-Reno may benefit from Chicago’s failed Olympic bid
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun
Representatives of the Reno-Tahoe Winter Sports Coalition hope to learn within weeks how Chicago’s failed bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games would affect efforts to attract the Winter Olympics to Nevada and California.
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, chairman of the coalition, said it’s too early to tell how (Friday’s) decision to award the 2016 Games to Rio de Janeiro would play out locally.