US EditionNo Snow, No Problem? Inside Utah’s High-Stakes Plan for the 2034 Olympics.
Three Winter Olympic hosts form a historic partnership to share sustainability, legacy, and infrastructure planning, with Paralympic participation expected to increase by 20%, leaders said.
- On Friday morning, Gov. Spencer Cox joined Lombardy President Attilio Fontana and Raffaele Cattaneo at Lombardy headquarters to launch a three‑way cooperation linking Milano Cortina 2026, French Alps 2030, and Utah 2034.
- Faced with warmer, drier winters and local snow shortfalls this season, leaders said shared planning among Utah venues, Soldier Hollow, and regions like Lombardia helps guide sustainability and legacy decisions.
- Through a University of Utah partnership, researchers will study air quality, injury prevention, water management and emissions, while a shared data platform will support evidence-based policy and expand into mental health, transportation, security and post-Olympic legacy.
- Hosts said legacy plans include repurposing the Olympic Village into student housing and the former trade fair area into event space, with Paralympic Games participation projected to rise by 20%, while Utah 2034 organizers begin planning.
- Utah 2034 organizers say new snowmaking systems using half energy and making stored snow over summer may enable hosting with less emergency trucking before Feb. 10-26.
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Cox looks to 2034 as Utah joins Italy and France in Olympic partnership
MILAN — Gov. Spencer Cox joined leaders from Italy and France at the headquarters of the Lombardy region on Friday morning to launch a cooperation agreement linking the territories behind the 2026, 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games. The project connects Milano Cortina 2026, the French Alps’ 2030 Games and Utah’s 2034 Games in what leaders described as the first time three Winter Olympic host regions have agreed to work together…
No snow, no problem? Inside Utah's high-stakes plan for the 2034 Olympics.
No snow, no problem? Inside Utah’s high-stakes plan for the 2034 Olympics. A tangled, white ribbon wrapped around brown hills and barren shrubs at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27. It was a little more than a week before the start of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy. It was also exactly two weeks and eight years before Utah takes the stage to host its s...
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