Audit: Utah’s Olympic facilities need $39M in upgrades
By Lisa Riley Roche, KSL
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah needs to spend more than $39 million to ready the ski jumps, speedskating oval, bobsled track and other Olympic facilities for hosting another Winter Games, according to a legislative audit released Tuesday.
“Maintaining Olympic assets is essential for an effective Olympic bid,” the legislative auditor general’s report stated, recommending that the state support ongoing improvements and upgrades to the former 2002 Winter Games venues.
The report, delivered to the Legislative Audit Subcommittee, was written before this month’s announcement that an Olympic exploratory committee is being formed to look at bidding for the 2026 or 2030 Winter Games.
