Salt Lake City Gets Shot at Olympic Redemption With 2034 Games
- French Alps also picked as host for 2030 Winter Games
- Courchevel, Meribel will host blue-ribbon skiing events
Macron speaks during the French Alps' bid for the 2030 Winter Games during the 142nd session of the International Olympic Committee in Paris on July 24.
Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty ImagesThe French Alps and Salt Lake City were picked as the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Games by the International Olympic Committee, with the US city given another shot at avoiding scandal.
The result was not a surprise, after the two venues had already been designated as the IOC’s preferred candidates, part of a new process introduced to avoid the beauty-parade style of selection that had been criticized both for wasting money and encouraging potential corruption.