(Salt Lake City, UT) — A total of 19 athletes with ties to Utah took home medals in the Olympic games that wrapped up yesterday in Italy. In team events, Utah athletes had a part in three gold medals, one silver and one bronze. An all-Utah team took home gold […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Salt Lake City is more than ready to host the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2030 or 2034. That’s what Governor Spencer Cox and Mayor Erin Mendenhall told reporters this week. Mendenhall said there’s strong public support to bring the games back to the […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)-A study of the worldwide Olympic bureaucracy’s finances concludes there’s far more money available for athletes than what they receive, and that they would be best served by the sort of collective-bargaining arrangement that’s common in pro leagues. The study, a collaboration between the Global Athlete advocacy group […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Salt Lake City may shift its focus to bidding for the 2034 Winter Olympics rather than the Games occurring four years earlier following the announcement last month that Sapporo, Japan, will bid for 2030, organizing committee members said Wednesday. A newly unveiled organizing committee will do a […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP)-The IOC is in talks with three possible bidders to host the Winter Olympics in the future. Former Winter Games hosts Salt Lake City and Sapporo were confirmed along with 1992 Summer Games host Barcelona. The Catalonian city would spread events across the Pyrenees region and look for […]
DONGGUAN, China (AP) — No gold. No medal. No more winning streak. The U.S. reign atop international basketball has ended — this time, thwarted by France at the World Cup. For the first time since 2006, the U.S. sent NBA players to a major international tournament and won’t win gold. […]
DENVER (AP) — Denver voters have resoundingly approved a ballot measure requiring the city to seek their consent before spending public funds on any future Olympics bid. Colorado Politics reports that 79% of voters OK’d the measure, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal election. Organizers put Initiative 302 on the ballot […]
