2002 Winter Olympics - Host City Selection

Host City Selection

Salt Lake City was chosen over Quebec City, Canada, Sion, Switzerland, and, Ă–stersund, Sweden on June 16, 1995, at the 104th IOC Session in Budapest, Hungary. Salt Lake City had previously come in second during the bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics, awarded to Nagano, Japan, and had offered to be the provisional host of the 1976 Winter Olympics when the original host, Denver, Colorado, withdrew. The 1976 Winter Olympics were ultimately awarded to Innsbruck, Austria.

2002 Winter Olympics bidding result
City Country Round 1
Salt Lake City United States 54
Ă–stersund Sweden 14
Sion Switzerland 14
Quebec City Canada 7

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