Salt Lake City first in U.S. to seek 2030 Winter Olympic bid
By Associated Press
Salt Lake City on Wednesday became the first U.S. city to announce its intentions to bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics as this year’s games get ready to kick off in South Korea.
The city’s Olympic exploratory committee concluded after a monthslong analysis that Utah could host the Winter Games again without losing money thanks to existing venues and the budget expertise of a team that put on the 2002 event.
Salt Lake City could face competition from Denver and Tahoe-Reno, which are considering bids. Internationally, cities weighing the move include Sion, Switzerland; Calgary, Canada; Stockholm, Sweden; and Sapporo, Japan.
