The
2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the
XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in 2018, and is an international
winter sportA winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter. As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow or ice, but informally it can refer to sports played in winter that are also played year-round, such as basketball. The main winter sports are ice hockey and figure skating, sledding...
s athletic event that has yet to be organized by the
International Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on 23 June 1894. Its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees....
(IOC). The organization, under the leadership of
Jacques RoggeJacques Rogge, Count Rogge is a Belgian sports functionary. He is the eighth and current president of the International Olympic Committee .-Biography:...
, received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of
AnnecyAnnecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva....
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
in the French Alps, Munich, Germany (host of the
1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
), and
PyeongChangPyeongchang County is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South...
,
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
, a two-time previous bidder, are vying for the hosting rights to the event.
The
2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the
XXIII Olympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in 2018, and is an international
winter sportA winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter. As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow or ice, but informally it can refer to sports played in winter that are also played year-round, such as basketball. The main winter sports are ice hockey and figure skating, sledding...
s athletic event that has yet to be organized by the
International Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on 23 June 1894. Its membership consists of the 205 National Olympic Committees....
(IOC). The organization, under the leadership of
Jacques RoggeJacques Rogge, Count Rogge is a Belgian sports functionary. He is the eighth and current president of the International Olympic Committee .-Biography:...
, received three bids on October 15, 2009. The cities of
AnnecyAnnecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva....
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
in the French Alps, Munich, Germany (host of the
1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
), and
PyeongChangPyeongchang County is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South...
,
South KoreaSouth Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest...
, a two-time previous bidder, are vying for the hosting rights to the event. This is the lowest number of bidding cities since the
1988 Winter OlympicsThe 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary, Alberta and opened by the 23rd Governor General of Canada: Jeanne Sauvé....
. The winning bid will be announced on July 6, 2011 at the 123rd IOC Session in
DurbanDurban is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. It is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous as the busiest port in Africa. It is also a major centre of tourism due to the city's warm subtropical climate and...
,
South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...
.
Calendar
- 31 July 2009 — IOC to officially invite bid applicants from NOCs.
- 15 Oct. 2009 — Application Deadline
- 2-5 Dec. 2009 — Applicant City Seminar - IOC Headquarters - Lausanne, Switzerland
- 15 March 2010 — Application Files Due
- Late-June 2010 — Candidate City Selection
- 11 Jan. 2011 — Submission of candidature files and guarantees
- Feb. - March 2011 — Evaluation Commission Site Visits
- June 2011 — Evaluation Commission Report Released
- 6 July 2011 — Winner Announced at 123rd IOC Session - Durban, South Africa
Applicant cities
2018 Candidate Cities
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AnnecyAnnecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva....
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Annecy 2018 |
At first, the FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
Olympic Committee (CNOSF) was quite reluctant in bidding for a Winter Games, preferring to focus on a bid for the 2024 Summer OlympicsThe 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, are an international athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee...
. However, four cities (Annecy, GrenobleGrenoble is a city in south-eastern France situated at the foot of the French Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The proximity of the mountains make the city named "Capital of Alps."The history of the...
, NiceNice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 347 060 inhabitants in the 2006 estimate...
and PelvouxPelvoux is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-eastern France.Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.-External links:* *...
) expressed interest in hosting the 2018 games. On September 24, 2008, the Olympic Committee announced it had granted these wishes and would bid in 2011. Annecy was elected as the official candidate city by the French NOC on March 18, 2009. The FOC acknowledges its tough competition, but it intends to learn from the failure of Paris to secure the Summer Olympics recently with victory in Annecy.
Annecy's logo features the French AlpsThe French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes.The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include :...
, specifically Mt. Blanc, as well as suggesting the letter "A" for Annecy. |
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MunichMunich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg...
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Munich 2018 |
Munich hosted the 1972 Summer OlympicsThe 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was then West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, and would be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. BerlinBerlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city and the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union...
and HamburgHamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the sixth-largest city in the European Union...
were considering a summer games bid for 2024 or 2028, but the German Olympic Committee is putting the Munich bid first. Salzburg failure to capture the 2014 bid, Germany feels it has a better chance and would prefer the Olympics sooner rather than later. Munich has a strong ally with IOC vice president Thomas Bach, who could swing the vote to Munich, even though the 2014 Games will have been held in Europe as well. Nevertheless, Munich is already considering a bid for 2022The 2022 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games is an event that the International Olympic Committee has yet to organize. The winning bid will be announced in the Summer of 2015.-Asia: Harbin, China...
if this bid fails.
Munich is stressing an environmental approach and will use existing venues in Munich (some from the 1972 Games), and existing venues in the Bavarian mountain resorts of Garmish-Partenkirchen (location of the 1936 Winter OlympicsThe 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
) and Schonau am Konigssee.
The slogan of the game is "Die Spiele im Herzen" (The games in the heart). Its logo is a stylized M, reminiscent of the Bavarian mountain silhouettes and the awnings in Munich's Olympic Park. Ice skater superstar Katarina WittKatarina Witt is a German figure skater. In Germany she was commonly affectionately called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often....
is promoting the bid. |
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PyeongChangPyeongchang County is a county in Gangwon province, South Korea and the third largest county in the country. It is located in the Taebaek Mountains region, and is home to a number of Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. The county is around 180 km to the east of Seoul, the capital of South...
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PyeongChang 2018 |
After narrowly losing twice in bidding for the 2010The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, will be held February 12-28 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler nearby...
and 2014 Winter OlympicsThe 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is an international winter multiple sports event that will be held from February 7 to February 23 2014. The host city, Sochi, Russia, was elected on July 4 2007, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in...
, Governor Jin-sun Kim of the GangwonGangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
province announced in September 2007 that PyeongChang will definitely bid a third time. He quoted increased knowledge of the bid process and the still high enthusiasm of residents (87.7% of Korean and 77.3% of Gangwon residents) as signs to keep trying. The city officially announced its bid in January 2009.
According to one IOC member, PyeongChang will need to find a new angle for its third bid, as its theme of bringing peace to the Korean peninsula runs the risk of sounding stale if stressed for a third time. Pundits describe PyeongChang as "an Olympic Games host city without a scheduled date. They began to prepare by building a ski jump tower, a biathlon venue, and a new ski resort designed to accomodate the Olympic family and Olympic athletes." Their campaign is "considered to be the one to beat" |
Cities which indicated interest, but did not bid
AlmatyAlmaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,348,500 , which represents 9% of the population of the country....
,
KazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country situated in Eurasia that is ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also the world's largest landlocked country. Its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe...
Almaty bid for the
2014 Winter OlympicsThe 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is an international winter multiple sports event that will be held from February 7 to February 23 2014. The host city, Sochi, Russia, was elected on July 4 2007, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in...
, but did not make the short list.
BukovelBukovel is a village located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of western Ukraine. It is one of the most popular ski resort in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains and is situated southwest of the city of Yaremche....
,
UkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev is both the capital and the largest city of...
The Ukrainian government announced in 2006 that Ukraine’s popular Bukovel ski and snowboard resort was expanding in expectation of a bid.
Bursa,
TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey
, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe...
In the western
AnatoliaAnatolia is a geographic region of Western Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Caucasus to the northeast, the Iranian plateau to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west...
mountains, some events would be at the Uludağ National Park.
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
Santiago,
ChillánTermas de Chillán is a town located 82 km east of the Chilean city of Chillán. It has a ski center and three hotels.-Ski center:The ski resort is located 1,650 meters above sea level and has 11 lifts serving 28 marked trails, and a total of 35 km runs over 10,000 hectares of...
, and
TemucoTemuco is the capital of the Araucanía Region, Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language, meaning "temu water"; "temu" is a tree used by Mapuches for medicinal purposes. The city is located 670 km south of Santiago...
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PucónPucón is a Chilean city and commune administered by the municipality of Pucón located in the Province of Cautín, Araucanía Region, 100 km to the southeast of Temuco and 780 km to the south of Santiago, Chile....
were three possible sites for a bid from Chile.
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
Li ZhanshuLi Zhanshu is a Chinese politician. Li is the current Governor of Heilongjiang province in northeast China.Li Zhanshu was born in Hebei province in 1950. He became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1975.-Politics:...
, governor of
Heilongjiang Province' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
expressed interest for
Harbin' , is a sub-provincial city and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. It lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, host of the
2009 Winter UniversiadeThe 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.-Selection:Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum...
, or possibly
ChangchunChangchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is a sub-provincial city. The name originated from the Jurchen language. As of 2007, Changchun has a population of 7.46 million,...
. Xinhua reported neither city will bid due to a number of reasons including weak infrastructure.
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
GapGap is a commune in south-eastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies 2,406 feet above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
looked at the idea of a bid, but withdrew it in
September 2008September 2008 was the ninth month of the leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 30 days on a Tuesday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2008....
. The cities of
GrenobleGrenoble is a city in south-eastern France situated at the foot of the French Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The proximity of the mountains make the city named "Capital of Alps."The history of the...
,
NiceNice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille, France, and Genoa, Italy, with 347 060 inhabitants in the 2006 estimate...
, and
PelvouxPelvoux is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in south-eastern France.Pelvoux was bidding to be the French candidate city for the 2018 Winter Olympics.-External links:* *...
also expressed interest to the French Olympic Committee, but were passed over for Annecy.
GenevaGeneva, is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie...
,
SwitzerlandSwitzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 states named cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities...
Geneva planned to launch a bid pending a public referendum, but the city decided to bid in
2022The 2022 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games is an event that the International Olympic Committee has yet to organize. The winning bid will be announced in the Summer of 2015.-Asia: Harbin, China...
instead. The Swiss Olympic Committee did not support the bid.
Quebec CityQuébec , is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in the province – after Montreal, about to the southwest...
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Quebec City expressed interest, although it would be only eight years after the 2010 Olympics held in
VancouverVancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city is bounded by English Bay, Burrard Inlet, the Fraser River, the city of Burnaby, and the University Endowment Lands. Vancouver is named after Captain George Vancouver, a...
, Canada.
QueenstownQueenstown is an international resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin lake formed by glacial processes that is shaped like a staggered lightning bolt, and has spectacular views of nearby...
, New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
A 2007 report indicated the
New Zealand Olympic CommitteeThe New Zealand Olympic Committee is the body in New Zealand responsible for selecting Athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games; see New Zealand at the Olympics and New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.While a founder member of the...
is suggesting a bid for a combined
QueenstownQueenstown is an international resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin lake formed by glacial processes that is shaped like a staggered lightning bolt, and has spectacular views of nearby...
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DunedinDunedin , , is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Otago. It has the largest council boundary area of any New Zealand city, and is the hub of the fifth-largest urban area...
bid,
SofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city by population in the European Union, with 1.4 million people living in the Capital Municipality...
, BulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria borders five other countries: Romania to the north , Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south...
Vessela Lecheva, BOC chairwoman announced plans to have at least one project for a multifunctional hall in Sofia to improve chances after three failed bids. Sofia is considering a bid for the
2016 Winter Youth OlympicsThe 2016 Winter Youth Olympics is a major international sports and cultural festival to be celebrated in the tradition of the Youth Olympic Games during the Winter of 2016....
.
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
A bid was investigated by the
Swedish Olympic CommitteeThe Swedish Olympic Committee is the Swedish National Olympic Committee . The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run the "Elitprogrammet".The committee has 35 Olympic national federations members and 12 by the IOC national...
.
Tromsøis a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø....
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
Tromso beat
Trondheimis a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The city of Trondheim was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
and the joint-bid
Oslois the capital and largest city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the town was largely destroyed by a fire in 1624. The Danish–Norwegian king Christian IV rebuilt the city as Christiania . Oslo, then an alternative name, became official again in 1925...
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Lillehammeris a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal...
. The bid cost became contentious in Norway, National support was also low, with only 38% in favor of the bid; however bid head Petter Rønningen cited polls showing stronger support. Finally the application was withdrawn due to a lack of support.
Upper CarniolaUpper Carniola was a kreis of the historical Habsburg crown land of Carniola from 1849 till 1919 and is nowadays a traditional region of Slovenia. The center of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.-External links:* . About the...
,
SloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north...
BohinjBohinj is an alpine valley and a municipality in the north-west of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps. It is recognisable by its periglacial lake, Lake Bohinj ....
mayor Franc Kramar proposed a bid with seven other mayors in Upper Carniola region.
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Denver,
ColoradoColorado is a U.S. state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. It may also be considered to be part of the Western and Southwestern regions of the United States. Colorado entered statehood in 1876 and was nicknamed the “Centennial State”...
(previously chosen to host the
1976 Winter OlympicsThe 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4-15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
, but eventually declined the games),
Reno-Places:United States*Reno, Nevada*Reno, Indiana*Reno, Ohio*Reno, Pennsylvania*Reno, Lamar County, Texas*Reno, Parker County, Texas*Reno County, Kansas*Reno Township, Michigan*Reno Township, MinnesotaCanada*Reno No...
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Lake TahoeLake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. It is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America...
,
NevadaNevada is a state located in the western region of the United States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there...
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CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
, and
2002The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States...
host Salt Lake City,
UtahUtah is a western state of the United States. It was the 45th state admitted to the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80 percent of Utah's 2,736,424 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering around Salt Lake City. In contrast, vast expanses of the state are nearly uninhabited, making...
. expressed interest. The USOC declined to bid, focusing on the unsuccessful
Chicago 2016 Olympic bidThe Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics was the unsuccessful campaign by the city of Chicago—with the support of municipalities in the tri-state area of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin—to be selected by the International Olympic Committee as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.On...
instead, and will not bid until at least the
2022 Winter OlympicsThe 2022 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games is an event that the International Olympic Committee has yet to organize. The winning bid will be announced in the Summer of 2015.-Asia: Harbin, China...
.
ZaragozaZaragoza, also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community and former Kingdom of Aragon, Spain...
,
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
There were initiatives to present Zaragoza. However, the mayor announced they would reserve the bid for the
2022 Winter OlympicsThe 2022 Winter Olympics, formally called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games is an event that the International Olympic Committee has yet to organize. The winning bid will be announced in the Summer of 2015.-Asia: Harbin, China...
,reasoning it would be unlikely for Europe to be awarded due to the unofficial continental rotation policy, giving the failure of
MadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous city by urban area in the European Union after Paris and London.The city is located on the river...
’s bid for the
2016 Summer OlympicsThe 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee...
as an example.
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Eliminated candidates