SALT LAKE CITY 28 Sept 2001

ELECTING THE HOST CITY OF THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Since the reforms that were put in place in December 1999, all cities wishing to organise the Olympic Games, or applicant cities, are appraised by an Evaluation Commission, partly composed of experts, who draft a report on the city’s ability to organise the Games. These reports are studied by the Executive Board who can thus decide which applicant cities are suitable to become candidate cities. The Evaluation Commission produces a second evaluation report, which is then submitted to the IOC members who elect the city of their choice. How times have changed! In 1955, when Alexandre Cushing suggested the candidature of Squaw Valley to the IOC, the resort did not even exist. He was the sole inhabitant and homeowner of the town, which was 300km from San Francisco and 1900m above sea level. Another reform implemented was the cessation of visits by IOC members to candidate cities. A contract containing obligations, a code of conduct and sanctions in case of any breach of the rules is drawn up between the IOC, each candidate city and the NOC of its country. - The host city of future Olympic Games is selected seven years before the Games are due to be held. - The Evaluation Commission for the Olympic Winter Games is composed of three members representing the IFs, three members representing the NOCs, four IOC members, one member proposed by the Athletes’ Commission, one member representing the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as well as other specialists. - It was at the 91st Session in Lausanne in 1986 that the IOC decided to alter the timing of the Olympic Games. The Albertville Games in 1992 were held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad in Barcelona, but since 1994 (Lillehammer), the Olympic Winter Games and the Games of the Olympiad have taken place alternately every two years. Final version: 31 January 2002 part 4/4 © copyright IOC 2002, all rights reserved CANDIDATE CITIES FOR EACH OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SINCE 1924 1924 – Chamonix 1928 – Davos – Engelberg – St. Moritz, 1932 – Bear Mountain – Denver – Duluth - Lake Placid - Lake Tahoe – Minneapolis - Yosemite Valley – or Montreal (if the USA decided not to organise the Games). 1936 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1948 – Lake Placid - St.Moritz. 1952 – Cortina d'Ampezzo – Lake Placid – Oslo 1956 – Colorado - Cortina d’Ampezzo – Lake Placid – Montreal 1960 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Innsbruck - Squaw Valley – St.Moritz 1964 – Calgary - Innsbruck - Lahti 1968 – Calgary – Grenoble – Lahti – Lake Placid – Oslo – Sapporo 1972 – Banff – Lahti – Salt Lake City - Sapporo 1976 – Denver – Innsbruck – Sion – Tammerfors – Vancouver 1980 – Vancouver-Garibaldi ((candidacy withdrawn just before voting)) - Lake Placid 1984 – Göteborg – Sapporo - Sarajevo 1988 – Calgary – Cortina d’Ampezzo - Falun 1992 – Albertville - Anchorage – Berchtesgaden – Cortina d’Ampezzo – Lillehammer – Falun – Sofia 1994 – Anchorage – Östersund - Sofia -Lillehammer 1998 – Aoste – Jaca – Nagano - Östersund – Salt Lake City - 2002 – Östersund – Quebec – Salt Lake City - Sion 2006 – Helsinki – Klagenfurt - Poprad-Tatry – Sion – Turin - Zakopane The successful city is underlined. - The host city for the XXI Olympic Winter Games will be elected by the 114th IOC Session in Prague in 2003. - In 1970, the city of Denver (USA) had been chosen to organise the 1976 Games, beating Sion (Switzerland) by nine votes. However, following a referendum on environmental protection, the city gave up the opportunity to organise the Games. The IOC appealed to all NOCs and, in February 1973, chose the city of Innsbruck, which had the necessary facilities. Final version: 31 January 2002 part 4/4 © copyright IOC 2002, all rights reserved THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES IN THE USA For the fourth time, the United States is hosting the Olympic Winter Games. The other host cities were Lake Placid in 1932 and 1980 and Squaw Valley in 1960. Salt Lake City was a candidate to organise the Olympic Winter Games in 1998 and 2002. - The United States have participated in all the editions of the Olympic Winter Games since 1924 as have Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia* and Switzerland. * In 1992, Czechoslovakia was split up into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since 1994 these two countries have both participated in the Games. - The first Winter Olympic champion was Charles Jewtraw (USA) in speed skating 500m. He was born on 5 May 1900. - The first American IOC member was William Milligan Sloane from 1894 to 1925. - Since the foundation of the IOC and up to now there have been 21 American IOC members, one of whom, Avery Brundage, has been an IOC President (1952-1972). - The American Eric Heiden, hero of the Games in Lake Placid in 1980 with five gold medals in speed skating, then went on to participate in the Tour de France with less success. In contrast, his younger sister, Elisabeth (Beth), speed skating bronze medallist at the same Games, became World Road Cycling champion the following summer. Final version: 31 January 2002 part 4/4 © copyright IOC 2002, all rights reserved HISTORY OF THE SALT LAKE CITY BID 19 November 1991: Official announcement by the President of the United States Olympic Committee, William J. Hybl, of Salt Lake City as the American candidate city for the Olympic Games in 2002. 16 June 1995: 104th IOC Session in Budapest: election of the city that would organise the Olympic Games in 2002. Candidate cities: Östersund, Quebec, Salt Lake City and Sion. THE VOTE FOR SALT LAKE CITY As a matter of procedure, during the vote, members may not leave the chamber. After each round of voting, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated. 1st round Number of votes Voting slips distributed: 92 Östersund: 14 Voting slips collected: 92 Quebec: 7 Spoilt Voting slips: 2 Salt Lake City 54 Blank Voting slips: 1 Sion: 14 Valid Voting slips: 89 Absolute majority: 45 Decision: Salt Lake City was elected to host the XIX Olympic Winter Games in 2002. XIX Olymic Winter Games in Salt Lake City: 8 - 24 February 2002. Final version: 31 January 2002 part 4/4 © copyright IOC 2002, all rights reserved HISTORY OF THE TURIN BID 28 January 1998: Official announcement by the President of CONI, Mr Mario Pescante, of Turin’s candidature as host city for the Olympic Winter Games in 2006. 19 June 1999: 109th IOC Session in Seoul: election of the city that would organise the Olympic Winter Games in 2006. Candidate cities: Helsinki, Klagenfurt, Poprad-Tatry, Sion, Turin, and Zakopane. A selection college, specially set up by the Session, selected two finalists: Sion and Turin. THE VOTE FOR TURIN CITY 1st round Number of votes Voting slips distributed: 92 Sion: 36 Voting slips collected: 89 Turin: 53 Required Majority: 45 4 - 19 February 2006: XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin. Final version: 31 January 2002 part 4/4 © copyright IOC 2002, all rights reserved FIRSTS AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 1924: First Olympic Winter Games, organised under the name “Semaine Internationale des Sports d'hiver de Chamonix” (Chamonix International Winter Sports Week). The title “the 1st Olympic Winter Games” would be given in 1926 by the 25th IOC Session in Lisbon. 1924, Chamonix: Charles Jewtraw (USA) was the first Winter Olympic champion. He won the gold medal for the first event - the 500m speed skating. He was born on 5 May 1900. 1928, St. Moritz: Japanese athletes participated. 1932, Lake Placid: introduction of the podium for awarding medals to the three medal-winners. 1932, Lake Placid: a female athlete (representing the British team) was a flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony. 1932, Lake Placid: hockey was played indoors. 1936, Garmish-Partenkirchen: alpine skiing (combined) was added to the programme. 1936, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: fireworks were let off at the Closing Ceremony for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games. 1936, Garmish-Partenkirchen: a symbolic fire was lit in the stadium. 1952, Oslo: a woman, Princess Ragnhild, opened the Olympic Winter Games. 1952, Oslo: women participated in Nordic skiing. 1952, Oslo: the torch relay was organised for the Olympic Winter Games. 1956, Cortina d’Ampezzo: a female athlete took the oath - Giuliana Chenal, bronze medallist in downhill skiing, Oslo 1952. 1956, Cortina d’Ampezzo: Soviet athletes took part in the Olympic Winter Games. 1960, Squaw Valley: the Olympic anthem was sung. 1960, Squaw Valley: men’s biathlon and women’s speed skating were added to the programme. 1960, Squaw Valley: Frenchman Jean Vuarnet, the winner of the downhill, used skis made of metal rather than wood. It was the first Olympic medal won using metal skis. 1960, Squaw Valley: the Games were broadcast on television. 1964, Innsbruck: the flame, for the Olympic Winter Games, was lit at Olympia. This has been done ever since. 1964, Innsbruck: introduction of timing accurate to one-hundredth of a second in skiing. 1968, Grenoble: the pictogram of the sport concerned appeared on the Olympic medal. 1968, Grenoble: first appearance of a mascot, “Schuss” (unofficial). 1980, Lake Placid: use of artificial snow. 1980, Lake Placid: fireworks were let off at the Opening Ceremony. 1984, Sarajevo: important increase in television rights. 1988, Calgary: the athletes, the real heroes of the Games, were able to sit in the terraces next to the spectators. 1988, Calgary: speed skating was staged in an indoor stadium. 1988, Calgary: artificial snow was used for the Alpine events. 1992, Albertville-Savoie: the Games were organised in a region, (Rhone-Alps).

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