Bids for the 2002 Winter Olympics

Four cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2002 Winter Olympics (formally known as XIX Olympic Winter Games), which were awarded to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on June 16, 1995. The other cities shortlisted by the IOC Selection Committee chaired by Thomas Bach were Sion, Switzerland, Östersund, Sweden and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[1] The host city selection procedure to for the 2002 Winter Olympics will go down in history as one of the most controversial, in light of the scandal regarding the interactions between the Salt Lake City bid team and International Olympic Committee (IOC) members; ten IOC members resigned as a result, as did Salt Lake City bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnson. Salt Lake City overwhelmingly won the right to host the Games, needing only one round to gain the absolute majority of the votes.

Bids for the
2002 (2002) Winter Olympics

Overview
XIX Olympic Winter Games
Winner: Salt Lake City Runner-up: Sion and Östersund Shortlist: Sion · Quebec City
Details
Committee	IOC
Election venue	Budapest 104th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities. Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Decision	June 16, 1995
Decision
Winner	Salt Lake City (54 votes)
Runner-up	Sion and Östersund (14 votes)

Records were set in both the broadcasting and marketing programs. Over 2 billion viewers watched more than 13 billion viewer-hours.[2] The Games were also financially successful, lefting SLOC with a surplus of $40 million. The surplus was used to create the Utah Athletic Foundation, which maintains and operates many of the remaining Olympic venues.[2]

Final selection

Main article: 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal

2002 Host City Election — ballot results
City	Country (NOC)	Round 1
Salt Lake City	United States	54
Sion	Switzerland	14
Östersund	Sweden	14
Quebec City	Canada	7

Cities not shortlisted

• Graz
• Jaca
• Poprad
• Sochi (would later host the 2014 Winter Olympics).
• Tarvisio

Candidature files

• Jaca 2002
• Sion 2002 Volume 1
• Sion 2002 Volume 2
• Sion 2002 Volume 3
• Östersund 2002 Volume 1
• Östersund 2002 Volume 2
• Östersund 2002 Volume 3
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 1
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 2
• Quebec City 2002 Volume 3

See also

• 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal

References

1. "Four candidates for 2002 International Olympic Committee" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. International Olympic Committee (2002). Marketing Matters (PDF). Retrieved October 20, 2010.