Winter Olympic Games 2030 Bid Process

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

  On 7/24/2024 at 10:20 AM, Josh said:

Wonder how uncompetitive their curling and hockey teams will be…  

 

You can tell I’m not a big fan of either (given they’re both already hosting a summer Olympics six years prior), I would’ve much rather preferred Switzerland and Stockholm. 

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Still more than the 3 previous hosts...

[Benolympique 2,398]

2030 !! We are back !

Edited July 24, 2024 by Benolympique

[Federer91 2,901]

Awful... Where are Sweden and Switzerland. Can the IOC and bACh get any more pathetic 

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[Josh 11,107]

  On 7/24/2024 at 10:33 AM, De_Gambassi said:

Still more than the 3 previous hosts...

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Russia is good at men’s hockey.

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[Griff88 1,971]

IOC and OCA on the race for who's going to announce hosts for 2038 first, for now IOC is leading

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

  On 7/24/2024 at 10:52 AM, Josh said:

Russia is good at men’s hockey.

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2018-2026 I mean.

[copravolley 325]

  On 7/24/2024 at 10:35 AM, Federer91 said:

Awful... Where are Sweden and Switzerland. Can the IOC and bACh get any more pathetic 

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I once read information that Sofia wanted to organize the Winter Olympics but I don't remember what year it was. Do you remember? Was this a realistic proposal and would it be possible to organize the winter games in Bulgaria?

Edited July 24, 2024 by copravolley

[Ros 243]

  On 7/24/2024 at 11:32 AM, copravolley said:

I once read information that Sofia wanted to organize the Winter Olympics but I don't remember what year it was. Do you remember? Was this a realistic proposal and would it be possible to organize the winter games in Bulgaria?

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As I remember there was an idea for hosting youth Winter Olympic Games. We had two unsuccessful bits for the WOG 1992 and 1994. I think there aren't chances to organize even YOG

[Monzanator 4,611]

Who knows maybe one day we'll revive the improbable Poland & Slovakia winter OG bid!

 

We still have one road from Kraków to Zakopane but it has multiple lanes now 

[copravolley 325]

  On 7/24/2024 at 11:47 AM, Ros said:

As I remember there was an idea for hosting youth Winter Olympic Games. We had two unsuccessful bits for the WOG 1992 and 1994. I think there aren't chances to organize even YOG

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bids_for_the_1994_Winter_Olympics

 

The election was made in 1988, so it was still during the times of the Bulgarian People's Republic. I have no idea what the winter sports infrastructure was like in the 1980s but if Sarajevo could do it in 1984, why not Sofia? Only the legacy from those games in 1984. for Sarajevo - today's Bosnia, are zero, and the facilities are devastated or no longer exist. In the case of Sofia, it would probably be similar if she had won those Olympics - especially remembering the poverty and corruption of the 1990s in Bulgaria.

 

By the way. I wonder why the USA doesn't want to organise winter OG in Anchorage- Alaska, like in 1994, but is still focusing on Salt Lake City? Costs too high?

Edited July 24, 2024 by copravolley