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USA Today reports:
The Winter Olympics are officially returning to the United States. More specifically, the Games are coming back to Utah.
International Olympic Committee members voted Wednesday to formally award the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City, making Utah’s capital a repeat Olympic host more than three decades after it served as the site of the 2002 Olympics. It will be the fifth time the U.S. has hosted the Winter Games.
“We are ready. Everything is in place,” Fraser Bullock, the leader of Salt Lake City’s bid committee, said in a presentation at the IOC session Wednesday.
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Welcome home! Salt Lake City-Utah named the official host of the XXVII Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2034!!! pic.twitter.com/dotq0lngMB
— Mayor Erin Mendenhall (@slcmayor) July 24, 2024
WE DID IT!! 🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸🎉
The votes are in and the Olympic & Paralympic Games are OFFICIALLY coming back to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2034!!#SLCUT2034 pic.twitter.com/tuLbllWjBf
— Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 (@SLC2030) July 24, 2024
We’re so excited to welcome the Olympic Winter Games back to Salt Lake City in 2034. We can’t wait to cheer on Team USA on home soil! #SkateSaltLake34 pic.twitter.com/TSnikecBYb
— U.S. Figure Skating (@USFigureSkating) July 24, 2024
The Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are coming back to Salt Lake City in 2034! Congratulations to all those who worked to make this happen, especially Fraser Bullock and state leaders. I look forward to cheering on @TeamUSA as they compete in the Beehive State in 2034! pic.twitter.com/wWIELGe0zm
— Senator Mitt Romney (@SenatorRomney) July 24, 2024
We are thrilled that the Winter Olympics will be returning to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2034. Congrats @SLC2030, @SLCmayor , @UtahGov, and @TeamUSA! #SLCUT2034 pic.twitter.com/ZHkJdG2Imm
— Department of State (@StateDept) July 24, 2024
It’s official. #SLCUT2034
The best in the world will return to Salt Lake City, Utah for the 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Games. ⭐️‼️ pic.twitter.com/pnpurmTf9u
— U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team (@usskiteam) July 24, 2024