saireea Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Which US city do you think has the best shot at hosting the Olympics next? What are your picks for the Winter and Summer Olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Tulsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I agree. Tulsa...for both Summer and WINTER!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I'l third that. TULSA - TULSA - TULSA!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuigiVercotti Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Bismarck ND for SOGs and El Paso for OWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanisMinor Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Birmingham, Al for SOG. Tulsa, for WOG - I think they're going to build an artificial ski slope down the Oral Roberts "prayer hands" monument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 I vote Nome, Alaska for Summer N Key West, Florida for winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 Minneapolis-St Paul for both. Twin cities for twin hostings. And I hear they have a few shopping malls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Detroit Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Well, Detroit for Summer(Ford Field, the Big House, even Spartan Stadium/Silverdome!) For the main stadium. No need to waste money to build one. Everyone has to bow down and give Winter Olympics to Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garett714 Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Las Vegas is perfect for an Olympics in August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Las Vegas is perfect for an Olympics in August! IF YOU WANT TO BURN YOURSELF TO DEATH!!! Plus with all the gambling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Plus with all the gambling... But gambling and sports go together hand-in-hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachie Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ill be serious. I would love to see a NYC Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanisMinor Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Ill be serious. I would love to see a NYC Olympics. The next US SOG is so far away, that a host of other cities may be viable contenders by then: Miami, Houston, Seattle, Washington, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattperiolat Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 In all seriousness, I'd like to see Chicago take another crack at the Games, maybe this time with a permanent stadium in mine and the USOC and IOC happy again, they might grab it. Beyond that... San Francisco or a return to Los Angeles would be my next choices. And, yes, I'm also one of the people who honestly do believe Minneapolis/St. Paul could host a SOG. As for the WOG, either Denver or the Reno/Tahoe joint bid would be the most obvious candidates to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsa Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 For summer i hope to see San Francisco or Miami, maybe Boston, this 3 cities could be strong bid. And for winter Denver, Reno lake Taho or even Anchorage will be good. But in the reality, when USA come back in the race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 And, yes, I'm also one of the people who honestly do believe Minneapolis/St. Paul could host a SOG. Yes, Minneapolis COULD host (with a 'compelling' bid that is, & not some cheap, thrift-store kinda plan that they would like to go with), but so could literally dozens N dozens N dozens of cities around the world. But not even a fraction of them are going to actually host. Y would the IOC go to the 16th ranking metro area wise in the U.S. when they've never been beyond the top 5 (other than Atlanta, N even then they ranked #10) of any nation that's hosted. Don't C the IOC doing that in the least. Minneapolis (along with many, many, many other cities around the world are just deluding themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 The next US SOG is so far away, that a host of other cities may be viable contenders by then: Miami, Houston, Seattle, Washington, etc. Hmmmmm, still, I don't see the IOC going to somewhere like Houston (or to a lesser extent, Miami). Atlanta left a bitter taste in their mouth & most likely would view those cities (or any like them, especially Houston) as a "Atlanta part 2" Games. Don't think the IOC would relish such a scenario, regardless if they only come here for the money or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garett714 Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Personally, I'd rather see Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, or even Boston. What do you guys think about Washington, D.C.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanisMinor Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hmmmmm, still, I don't see the IOC going to somewhere like Houston (or to a lesser extent, Miami). Atlanta left a bitter taste in their mouth & most likely would view those cities (or any like them, especially Houston) as a "Atlanta part 2" Games. Don't think the IOC would relish such a scenario, regardless if they only come here for the money or not. Not today, but in 27 years' time, which is when the host for '44 will be chosen, who knows how competitive those cities may be? Personally, I'd rather see Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, or even Boston. What do you guys think about Washington, D.C.? I don't see Boston as viable. It is small and not growing fast enough, and really doesn't have the space for a Games, in my opinion. Can Boston do it? sure. Is it the best the US has to offer? not by a long way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTimeOnly Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Obviously, SAN FRANCISCO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Even if some of those mid ranking cities mentioned above do grow fast and furious over the next 20-30 years, it will come down to their competition. And a lot of those middle ranked US cities are perceived internationally as bland, banal and boring with cookie-cutter skylines and stadiums surrounded by suburb sprawl. Hard for that to compete against a Tokyo or a Paris or a Buenos Aires...especially considering they could have had NYC or San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted October 16, 2010 Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 ^Absolutely agree. And growth is something many, many global cities will experience, too, in the next couple of decades, & not just the mid-tier U.S. cities. And canis, I was also talking about way later down the road, not tomorrow. And I still don't see Houston. I would say Boston would be more appealing regardless. Boston surely has more international appeal than Houston does. I just don't see the IOC biting with any 'Texan' city (N especially after Atlanta). Houston is *not* 'the best the U.S. has to offer', if that's how you're going to categorize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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