 Provisional logo | |
| Location | Utah, United States |
|---|---|
| Opening | February 10, 2034 |
| Closing | February 26, 2034 |
| Stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
Winter Summer 2034 Winter Paralympics | |
The2034 Winter Olympics, officially theXXVII Olympic Winter Games, and branded asUtah 2034,[1][a] is an upcoming internationalmulti-sport event scheduled to take place in the U.S. state ofUtah, United States, from February 10–26, 2034.
The Future Host Commission of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) initially nominatedSalt Lake City[2] as its preferred candidate on November 29, 2023. The bid was approved on July 24, 2024, during the142nd IOC Session in Paris, and the games were eventually branded toUtah 2034 in November 2025 to better reflect the surrounding areas also hosting venues.[1] They will be the fifth Winter Olympics, and tenth overall, to be hosted by the United States; having previously hosted the2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City will joinSt. Moritz,Lake Placid,Innsbruck, andCortina d'Ampezzo as the fifth city to have hosted or co-hosted multiple Winter Olympic Games. This will also be the first Olympics held in the United States that will be branded under a host U.S. state instead of a city.
Under the new bidding process established under Olympic Agenda 2020, the Future Host Commission of the IOC engages in ongoing, non-committal "continuous dialogue" with parties that are interested in hosting a future Olympic Games. The Commission then recommends preferred candidates to be invited to "targeted dialogue" with the IOC Executive Board. In addition, a "host" can now consist of multiple regions or countries rather than just cities.[3][4][5]
On November 29, 2023, per the recommendation of the Future Host Commission, the IOC Executive Board invited theUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to targeted dialogue, withSalt Lake City named the sole preferred candidate for the 2034 Winter Olympics.[2][6]
During the142nd IOC Session inParis on July 24, 2024, Salt Lake City was elected as host of the 2034 Winter Olympics, via areferendum to the 95 IOC delegates.[7]
| Region | NOC name | Yes | No | Abs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City |  United States | 83 | 6 | 6 |
The IOC insisted that Utah agree that it may "terminate Olympic host city contracts in cases where the supreme authority of theWorld Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in the fight against doping is not fully respected or if the application of the world antidoping code is hindered or undermined." This was intended to undermine theUnited States Department of Justice's criminal investigation into theallegations that the World Anti-Doping Agency failed to sanction and covered up drug use by Chinese swimmers.[8][9] The Chinese have accused thewestern mainstream media, in particularThe New York Times, ofatrocity propaganda against the Chinese athletes.[10] However, IOC presidentThomas Bach has attempted to alleviate concerns that the city could lose its second Olympics if organizers do not fulfill an agreement to play a peacemaker between anti-doping authorities. Bach downplayed the gravity of the termination clause that the IOC inserted into Utah's host contract in July.[11]
The2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City had left a strong legacy, with venues constructed for the Games (such asUtah Olympic Park) having continued to host international events and world championships; in the 2013–14 period, Utah hosted 16 winter sports events, contributing $27.3 million to the state economy.[12][13][14] TheUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee stated in 2022 that it was "already in dialogue with the IOC, not yet for a specific year but as part of their evolving process" over the possibility of Salt Lake City hosting a future Winter Olympics; the Committee had named Salt Lake City its preferred candidate for a future U.S. Winter Olympics in 2022, citing its existing infrastructure.[15][16]
A report by the Future Host Commission estimated that the Games will cost $3.9 billion.[17]
The Games will utilize nearly all the venues originally constructed for the 2002 Winter Olympics,[18][19] but with some differences:
In early-April 2024, organizing committee presidentFraser Bullock stated that he would not rule out the possibility that facilities built fornew or relocated professional sports teams in Salt Lake City (such as the proposedPower District Stadium, intended for a possibleMajor League Baseball team) could also be used, noting that the exact venue plans may evolve as the Games draw closer.[21]
Later that month, it was announced thatUtah Jazz ownerRyan Smith had acquired the hockey operations of theArizona Coyotes of theNational Hockey League (NHL), and would relocate them to Salt Lake City as the Utah Hockey Club (nowUtah Mammoth). As part of the relocation, US$900 million was earmarked by the city to renovateDelta Center and construct a sports and entertainment district around the arena by October 2027.[22] On October 8, 2024, ahead of Utah Hockey Club's first home game, Smith announced that Delta Center would host ice hockey, with theMaverik Center hosting figure skating and short track speed skating instead. Bullock stated that he was caught off-guard by Smith's early announcement of the plan, but that he was "very excited to partner with Ryan and the NHL."[23][24]
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice–Eccles Stadium | Opening and Closing Ceremonies | 51,444 | Existing |
| Delta Center | Ice hockey (main venue) | 16,070 | |
| Maverik Center, West Valley City | Figure skating | 10,100 | |
| Short track speed skating | |||
| Utah Olympic Oval, Kearns | Speed skating | 7,500 | Existing, renovated |
| Block 85,Downtown Salt Lake City[20] | Snowboarding (big air) | 30,000[18] | Temporary |
| Freestyle skiing (big air) | |||
| Salt Palace | Curling | 6,500 | Existing |
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowbasin Resort | Alpine skiing | 19,000 | Existing |
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Hollow | Biathlon | 15,000 | Existing, renovated |
| Cross-country skiing | |||
| Nordic combined | |||
| Utah Olympic Park Track | Bobsleigh | 12,000 | |
| Luge | |||
| Skeleton | |||
| Utah Olympic Park Jumps | Ski jumping | 15,000 | |
| Nordic combined | |||
| Utah Olympic Park | Snowboarding (cross/parallel) | 8,000 | Existing |
| Freestyle skiing (cross) | |||
| Deer Valley | Freestyle skiing (aerials/moguls) | 12,000 | |
| Park City | Snowboarding (halfpipe/slopestyle) | 15,000 | |
| Freestyle skiing (halfpipe/slopestyle) |
| Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaks Ice Arena | Ice hockey | 10,000 | Existing, renovated |
The Games were originally billed asSalt Lake City—Utah 2034 upon the approval of the bid, as the changes implemented by Olympic Agenda 2020 allow regions to be credited as Olympic hosts as opposed to only cities. On November 24, 2025, a new provisional emblem was unveiled, shortening the branding of the Games to simplyUtah 2034; organizing committee CEOBrad Wilson explained that the new branding was meant to be more inclusive of the surrounding regions hosting the Games alongside Salt Lake City, stating that he "want[ed] everyone in Utah to feel like they're a part of Team 2034, whether they live in our amazing capital city or whether they live inVernal orLayton." Salt Lake City mayorErin Mendenhall felt that it "hurt" for the city to not be part of the branding, but that Salt Lake City "always will be" an official Olympic city, and that she wanted the Games to "uplift the state".[1]
On March 13, 2025, the IOC announced thatComcast would become a "strategic partner" of the organization, which will include the renewal ofNBCUniversal'slong-running broadcast rights to the Olympic Games in the United States through 2036 under an agreement valued at US$3 billion, and see Comcast partner with the IOC on various technological initiatives, including co-developing new digital advertising opportunities, and assistingOlympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) with in-venue distribution and its Olympic Video Player service.[25][26] NBCU was reportedly additionally motivated, and willing to pay a slightly higher price than its previous contract, by the 2034 Winter Olympics being hosted by the United States.[26]
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Citations
China's Foreign Ministry responded to The New York Times' and ARD's earlier reporting by calling it "false information."... Wang Guan wrote in The Global Times that the "Western sports sphere" is collectively "hyping up the so-called doping incidents of Chinese swimmers at the Paris Olympics" to "kill our reputation."... CHINADA called out The New York Times for "disrupting the order of the swimming competitions of the Paris Olympics, disturbing the Chinese athletes and ultimately undermining their performance at the Paris games."
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