In addition to visiting Salt Lake Valley landmarks, the IOC delegation will also visit Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow Nordic Center during their trip from April 9 to April 13.
The concept map released by the IOC does not list all venues, but indicates the group may also visit Park City Mountain and Deer Valley, including the resort's new home in Wasatch County along U.S. 40. It shows.
The trip will give members of the IOC's Future Hosts Committee an opportunity to see Utah's Olympic venues up close before voting on whether to recommend moving the Games back to Salt Lake City.
In a call with journalists this week, IOC Director of Future Olympic Games Jacqueline Barrett spoke about the value she sees in Utah.
“Salt Lake and Utah State were very enthusiastic and eager to host it again, and I think that shows that it was obviously a very successful tournament and a great experience,” Barrett said. Told. And give that opportunity to a new generation of young people and athletes. ”
Olympic Games Secretary-General Christophe Dubi was asked about the Utah Legislature's efforts to fund a new baseball stadium and arena in Salt Lake City. Dubi said the IOC would consider new venues, but said that was no excuse to build more venues.
“We are willing to be opportunistic and flexible if it makes sense because these venues have been built in the intervening years…but the investment in these venues and the need for the Olympic Games… Let's not create a connection between the two,” Dubi said.
After next month's visit, the IOC's Future Hosts Commission will be tasked with submitting a report to the IOC Executive Board, which will decide whether to hold elections for the IOC General Assembly to award the Games. .
The IOC General Assembly is scheduled to vote on whether to award the Olympics on July 24, or Pioneer Day, the eve of the Paris Summer Olympics.
