Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed host cities

13.02.2023 - 23:53 cbc.ca

Considering the dearth of candidates to stage the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs, the International Olympic Committee may have to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts.

A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang, South Korea in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe. "There are talks.

It is a challenge with climate change and infrastructure to be able to find venues for the Winter Olympics," retired Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

Vonn is on the bid committee for Salt Lake City's candidacy for the 2030 or 2034 Games. Most of the rotating hosts would have hosted the Olympics previously, or have most of the venues already built. "A rotating venue option is on the table in which certain altitude standards would be in place and it would have to have mostly pre-existing structures and it would limit the cost for the venues and it would limit the chances of climate change affecting the competitions in a negative way," Vonn said. "I know that's been discussed.

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