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BID PROFILE AND FACT SHEET - 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC BIDS
Bid: 2010 Winter Olympics
When IOC Chooses Winner: July 2, 2003, Prague
Bid Status: Vancouver was elected on the second ballot 56-53 over PyeongChang.
2010 Bid Timeline:
February 4, 2002 - Deadline for NOC's to submit bid city applications to IOC
May 31, 2002 - Deadline for applicant cityquestionnaires (a 'bid book executive summary' used to help short-list applicants). Cities must submit 50 copies in English and French along with US$100,000.
August 28, 2002 - IOC will announce short-list of candidates, those who meet minimum requirements and become official candidate cities
September 9-14, 2002 - Meetings between candidate cities and IOC in Lausanne to discuss phase 2 of the Bid Process, Rules and Procedures.
October 31, 2002 - $500,000 fee due to IOC from short-listed candidate cities.
The Evaluation Commission was appointed on October 24, 2002. The team will analyse the candidature files that the three candidate cities will have submitted by January 2003 and make inspections on site before issuing a report in May 2003.
Chairman: Mr Gerhard HEIBERG (NOR)
Executive Director: Mr Gilbert FELLI (SUI)
IOC representatives: Mr Chiharu IGAYA (JPN), Mr Peter TALLBERG (FIN), H.R.H. The Prince of ORANGE (NED)
IF representatives: Mr Oskar FISCHER (GER) FIS, Mr Roy SINCLAIR (GBR) WCF
NOC representatives: Mr Tsunekazu TAKEDA (JPN), Mr José Luis MARCO (ARG)
Athletes' representative: Ms Pernilla WIBERG (SWE)
Experts: Mr Olav MYRHOLT (NOR) Environment, Mr Grant THOMAS (USA) Former OCOG, Mr Rémy CHARMETANT (FRA) Former OCOG, Mr Rick LUDWIG (USA) Finance
Granada, Spain (The Spanish NOC selected Jaca instead). Muju, South Korea (Kangwon Province was chosen instead by the KOC) Munich, Germany (Will bid for the 2012 Summer Games instead)
Announced 2014 Bid Cities:
Annecy, France
Sofia, Bulgaria - (reported by NOC on February 16, 2002)
Potential 2014 Bid Cities (in planning stages):
Grenoble, France - (Mayor Declared February 26, 2002) Harbin, China - (Announced plans to re-bid on November 1, 2002 - after 2010 elimination) Innsbruck or Salzburg, Austria - (currently under study after meeting July 23, 2003) Jaca, Spain - (Announced plans to re-bid shortly after 2010 elimination) Lake Placid, USA - Quebec, Canada - (Joint bid announced January 8, 2003 by N.Y. Gov. George Pataki) Lake Tahoe, USA - (Feasibility study considered for 2014 or 2018, February 25, 2002) Lillehammer, Norway - (Feasibility study underway for 2014, December 6, 2002 from GamesBids.com) Östersund and Ĺre, Sweden - (February 2003 Swedish report) PyeongChang or Muju, South Korea - (after PyeongChang bid came three votes short for 2010) Tromsoe, Norway - (Reported May 12, 2003 by GamesBids.com) Feasibility Study (Norwegian .PDF)
Potential 2018 Bid Cities (in planning stages):
Denver, USA - (Feasibility study considered for 2018 or perhaps a Summer Games. Reported July 16, 2003) Salt Lake City, USA - (Utah Sport Commission announced interest - reported July 21, 2003)
Bid: 2010 Winter Olympics
