IOC lines up French Alps, Salt Lake City to host 2030, 2034 Winter Olympics
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favouring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.
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![Salt Lake City Olympic committee president Fraser Bullock, left, and mayor Erin Mendenhall, right, celebrate at City Hall on Wednesday following the announcement by the International Olympic Committee of Salt Lake City as a "preferred host" of the 2034 Winter Games. The IOC also lined up the French Alps as the 2030 host. A man and woman cheer while standing at a podium.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7043770.1701284804!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bullock-mendenhall-112923.jpg)
Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favouring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.