mr.bernham Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 The USOC has hinted at the possibility of a 2026 bid, discuss here. The rumored cities forming domestic bids so far include: - Anchorage - Boston - Bozeman - Denver - Reno - Salt Lake City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's going to be Salt Lake or Reno. Forget Denver and the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's going to be Salt Lake or Reno. Forget Denver and the rest. Denver would have the whole '76 stuff that will hurt them, but at the same time they have a good international name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Another thread on this? Really?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekekelso Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Another thread on this? Really?! Considering that London 2012 is still a hot topic around here, I figure we got at least another 14 years to talk about 2026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 You forgor Lake Placid! An existing ski jump complex, sliding track, biathlon/cross country course, the freestyle skiing jumps and alpine skiing course. Then of course you have the fabled Herb Brooks Arena! The High School is ready to be upgraded for use as the main press center. All you need is to make the venue around 20,000 sqm+. Do you believe in miracles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 You forgor Lake Placid! An existing ski jump complex, sliding track, biathlon/cross country course, the freestyle skiing jumps and alpine skiing course. Then of course you have the fabled Herb Brooks Arena! The High School is ready to be upgraded for use as the main press center. All you need is to make the venue around 20,000 sqm+. Do you believe in miracles? No.. but I believe in homes for the criminally insane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 - Boston i want to talk about boston again, because everyone hates it for a summer olympics. the mountains are three hours away, they seem to need a stadium, the city is considered too "dense" by GB experts (lol), it was featured on a lot of mediocre 90s television, some idiot pointed out that boston isn't suitable because it doesn't "have asian flights" direct or something, no one in the city seems to want it. okay, well, now that i got that out of my system, let's talk about denver. it's fresh, it's kind of the olympic bad boy--the quiet, nonchalant guy you talk yourself into wanting to go on a date with who cancels at the last minute cause he just, like wants to hang at home and no, you can't come over too, so in a fit of lonely desperation you call up that really tall guy with pockmarks that you hook up with sometimes--and it feels like a modern WOG host. anyway, salt lake city 2026 / LA 2032 is not going to be what gets us over the finish line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 No.. but I believe in homes for the criminally insane The concept of using a correctional facility for the athletes village seemed strange at the time (as well as during the Games clearly plain and dull by most athletes), but it contained everything an Olympic Village needs within a self contained complex which was secure and walled off from the public. There was no real need at the time for a conventional style Olympic Village (which would be converted to public housing) for Lake Placid and this would ensure a high security venue for athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I don't think Salt Lake City should be considered, especially after the scandal and Hosting recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I don't think Salt Lake City should be considered, especially after the scandal and Hosting recently. The Scandal pales in comparrison to Denver that gave the games back...four years AFTER they got them. Salt Lake City got new leadership and went on to host one of the best Winter Games with one of the best Winter Games legacies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 The Scandal pales in comparrison to Denver that gave the games back...four years AFTER they got them. Salt Lake City got new leadership and went on to host one of the best Winter Games with one of the best Winter Games legacies. by 2026, 50 years will have passed... most of the denver electorate would have been either too young to vote at the time or not born yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Denver is always a point of contentions around here bcuz of 1976, but here you have a GB's member who wasn't even around near the time of the whole debacle & knows the history already. So who's to say that it won't register in the voting minds that weren't around then either. It'll at least be in the background, & like Baron always says, it's competitors will find an indirect way to make it a fly in the ointment of any bid of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 The Scandal pales in comparrison to Denver that gave the games back...four years AFTER they got them. Salt Lake City got new leadership and went on to host one of the best Winter Games with one of the best Winter Games legacies. Does it really? You're barely old enough to even remember the Salt Lake scandal? And if you're going to cite end results, the IOC was just fine with their solution for the `76 Winter Olympics, despite the predicament they were left in. If you're going to punish Denver for the sins of their fathers, do so with some context. That was 40 years ago. A much different time and place, despite claims to the contrary that think that the city of Denver and the state of Colorado are the same now as they were then because there's a few hippie environmentalists. Despite the claims of some people (well, 1 in particular) that Denver is the biggest blight on the IOC in their history, they deserve a look IF they can prove they have a bid worth looking at. Of course, all this presumes the USOC is even interest in a Winter 2026 bid and that remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 2022 would've been a good time to test out that Denver theory. Too bad in a way that they didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 2022 would've been a good time to test out that Denver theory. Too bad in a way that they didn't. Hindsight being 20/20, yes 2022 might have been an opportunity for the USOC to take a shot at a Winter Olympics without compromising its long term aspirations of landing a Summer Olympics (which probably isn't happening until at least 10 years later anyway). Of course, this presupposes that the USOC has a city and a bid they're confident in running with and that seems like less than a given in most of these discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 I just can't see Denver winning the games in the predicament the IOC faces now, especially when Salt Lake is ready to host and has so many venues already built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 SLC has so many venues because they hosted a decade ago. that's doesn't make it a compelling host for the next US games. besides, the US has money to burn -- especially colorado and their new reefer cashcow. plus, don't some of the US winter athletes train in colorado anyway? there is potential for vast off-season use, like park city sees. and i don't think you can speculate about the reliability of denver because of 1976 anymore than you can speculate about security concerns in a modern munich olympics because of 1972. sometimes you do learn from your mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Why should SLC suffer because some decided to bribe? It will be led by a different group of people most likely and bribery is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony E Loves Architecture Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Salt Lake City Hosted 12 years ago. Let another City Host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacre Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I really wish Seattle was in a position to host. It has existing big (and new) stadiums downtown for the ceremonies and bandy, the 62 world's fair site (also near downtown) has multiple arenas (and a stadium) that need to be replaced, and the distance to the mountains is the same (Crystal Mountain) or closer (Snoqualmie Pass) than Vancouver to Whistler. It is also a shorter flight to both Europe and Asia than another other American west coast city. And unlike Utah or Colorado, Washington State doesn't have much of a winter tourism industry that would be disrupted by the games. Unfortunately money and politics means there is no chance of a Seattle bid. Boston or Denver would be better choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team USA Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Would love a WOG in Tahoe and Reno but without political backing and funding and public support No way. I have no idea where there be ceremonies and they won't build a stadium for a one time use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Would love a WOG in Tahoe and Reno but without political backing and funding and public support No way. I have no idea where there be ceremonies and they won't build a stadium for a one time use Mackey Stadium. Little small by usual Winter Olympic standards (current capacity is 30,000) so it would need an expansion, but that's your ceremonies stadium right there. No need to build something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 If, say, Krakow wins 2022, being simultaneously a new frontier and european host, 2026 would be perfect for a repeat/traditional country specially for North America. The 250th anniversary of the independence might help with public support. As for Denver, with a good team of people behind it, even the '76 withdrawal can fit the general bid narrative as an emotional selling point: 'every champion doubts itself, but he never gives up. you can always try again etc. etc.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenina Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm in favor of Reno/Tahoe. I have relatives in Reno. I don't think Denver has a shot. They'll always have the stigma of '76 hanging over them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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