AustralianFan Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 The Vancouver Sun are reporting quite negatively about the chances of the bid …. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Mex Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 4 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: They may -- but that is NOT how the IOC names their Games. It is by the host city(s) -- NOT the region or province. The Canadian Olympic Committe should know that. (Oregon22 was only used because Eugene is such a small town and Oregon is better known around the world. World Games 22 (an IOC-affiliated entity) was so named so as not to confuse it with another Birmingham 22.) I mean, who cares about BC 30? Before Christ 2030? Doesn't make sense. If this bid comes to success it will probably be known as "vancouver 2030" I believe its easier for marketing issues, also it'd be contradictory to sell an "indigenous bid" and then splat all over your face BRITISH-COLUMBIA, the epitome of colonialism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Chris_Mex said: If this bid comes to success it will probably be known as "vancouver 2030" I believe its easier for marketing issues, also it'd be contradictory to sell an "indigenous bid" and then splat all over your face BRITISH-COLUMBIA, the epitome of colonialism Unceded Indigenous Territory 2030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) Wow, that report makes it sound like this bid hasn't got long left... time to seriously back Hamilton 2030 as springboard for Toronto 2036/40? They'd surely be a very strong candidate for one of those, especially if Europe only has Madrid with its problems for 36. I just hope Toronto can stay the course when they bid - this is their big chance. (Vancouver was an amazing host for 2010 obvs, but both Sapporo and SLC are due a second go first - and it's another province's turn ) Edited July 18, 2022 by yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted July 19, 2022 Report Share Posted July 19, 2022 Sounds like this 'bid' also needs to throw in the towel already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted August 23, 2022 Report Share Posted August 23, 2022 Early winter is December. Cutting it fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted August 24, 2022 Report Share Posted August 24, 2022 I think they could get support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted September 13, 2022 Report Share Posted September 13, 2022 “For the 2030 Winter Olympics, only Salt Lake City, Sapporo and Vancouver are candidates. And against the corruption backdrop, Vancouver’s reconciliation bid, being led by the Musqueam, Tsleil Waututh, Squamish and Líl̓wat First Nations, is probably looking pretty good to the IOC.” “It’s still not clear that Vancouver’s $4-billion proposal will make it to the starting line, let alone finish first.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 “The damage is thought to have occurred last weekend.” "On Saturday morning, staff at the Vancouver Convention Centre discovered the Vancouver 2010 Cauldron was vandalised," a statement from the convention centre said.” “It added: "We are currently working with the VPD who is leading the investigation, as the investigation is still ongoing we will not be commenting further." “The outdoor cauldron, which stands 10 metres high, had been lit by Canadian ice hockey superstar Wayne Gretsky after the 2010 Opening Ceremony.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted October 9, 2022 Report Share Posted October 9, 2022 Colleen Hardwick is promising a referendum on the bid if elected mayor. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/10/05/vancouver-olympic-plebiscite/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 5:41 PM, stryker said: Colleen Hardwick is promising a referendum on the bid if elected mayor. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2022/10/05/vancouver-olympic-plebiscite/ That might be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 “Sometime in the weeks after the November 7 inauguration ceremony of the new Vancouver City Council, one of the most significant decisions the new body of elected officials will be asked to make is whether to support the First Nations-led bid to host the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 >>> Vancouver 2030 Bid Terminated <<< “Vancouver’s bid to host the first-ever indigenous led Olympic Winter Games in 2030 is over, British Columbia’s Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lisa Beare announced Thursday.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 @SportLightning@stryker@yoshi@Faster@Chris_Mex@iceman530@fusilli@BigVic@Quaker2001@Guilga@Karenina@TorchbearerSydney The previous post just popped up on twitter 20 minutes ago about the end of Vancouver 2030 bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 “The B.C. government will not support an Indigenous-led bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic winter games, saying the multi-billion dollar price tag can’t be justified when British Columbians are struggling to pay for everyday costs.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilga Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 Welp. 58 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: “The B.C. government will not support an Indigenous-led bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic winter games, saying the multi-billion dollar price tag can’t be justified when British Columbians are struggling to pay for everyday costs.“ If we go for that thinking there won´t be a Olympics in the winter ever again...and the world would be better without it? After all, the price tag is inescapable, and our beloved winter games may be cool but they aren´t food in the table. Guess that´s part of Sochi legacy that governments are making themselves more aware of the costs, giving that a certain war whose seeds were planted between that Olympics and Paralympics is ongoing? SO, SALT LAKE CITY? ARE YOU READY TO ANNOY LA28 TO NO END?!! Especially if Sapporo implodes too... (HOT TAKE: if the IOC started paying taxes, there would be far less outcry about the games costs since they would have to give something back) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 That's a shame for Vancouver's 2030 bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FYI Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 I wonder how quickly now the IOC will get on the horn with Sapporo, to try & hand this thing over to them on a silver-platter. It's their last hope, without just giving it to SLC with some sort of concessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 SLC is the most likely scenario now. Great memories for the Australian broadcaster whomever gets the rights given it's 2 years away from the Brisbane Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 16 hours ago, FYI said: I wonder how quickly now the IOC will get on the horn with Sapporo, to try & hand this thing over to them on a silver-platter. It's their last hope, without just giving it to SLC with some sort of concessions. That's my thought as well. Get them locked in before anyone has a chance to say no. Let Dentsu and other backers pay the freight like they did with Tokyo, and hope that no one acknowledges any of their past transgressions. 18 hours ago, Guilga said: If we go for that thinking there won´t be a Olympics in the winter ever again...and the world would be better without it? After all, the price tag is inescapable, and our beloved winter games may be cool but they aren´t food in the table. Guess that´s part of Sochi legacy that governments are making themselves more aware of the costs, giving that a certain war whose seeds were planted between that Olympics and Paralympics is ongoing? SO, SALT LAKE CITY? ARE YOU READY TO ANNOY LA28 TO NO END?!! Especially if Sapporo implodes too... (HOT TAKE: if the IOC started paying taxes, there would be far less outcry about the games costs since they would have to give something back) Can't really blame Sochi for this. It's merely a realization on the part of a lot of these countries that a Winter Olympics is simply too much risk and not enough potential for profits. But at the end of the day, all the IOC needs is 1 willing bidder. They don't need a full field of applicants. That's a luxury, but it's not a necessity. If Sapporo gets 2030 (they are far from dead in the water.. if you think they are, you need a better understanding of how this whole process works), then that's settled. Salt Lake likely winds up with 2034 at some point later on. That gives the IOC years before they need to find another willing partner. I'm confident someone will step up at that point to make it happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 “The collapse of a bid from Vancouver, Canada for the 2030 Winter Olympics leaves the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with just two potential contenders, each with its own issues that could derail those bids, too.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AustralianFan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 “The Government of British Columbia claims to have reviewed the bid led by the Lil̓wat7úl (Líl̓wat), xwmə kwəy’əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations for over a year.” “Its final decision not to support the bid is not the problem for the First Nations, but making it without their consultation has damaged the relationship.” "This has taken us 10 steps backwards in terms of reconciliation," said Chief Jen Thomas of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 minutes ago 07:55 AEDT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 I agree. The arrogance of the BC Government having a First Nations led bid then not telling the First Nations that you have cancelled. Apalling, shameful behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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