Interpreting The 2014 Olympic Bid Evaluation Report
Today the IOC released the 2014 Olympic bid evaluation report – an 84-page document outlining the details of each of…
USOC Set To Pick 2016 Olympic Bidder
Saturday, the United States Olympic Committee will choose their 2016 Olympic bid candidate from Chicago or Los Angeles. They say…
Halifax's Scrapped Commonwealth Games Bid Another Canadian Failure
As I write this, the news of Halifax’s scrapping of their bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games is very…
Olympic Bid Evaluation Visits Don't Get The Message Across
This month in PyeongChang and Sochi, the IOC 2014 Olympic Winter Bid Evaluation Committee conducted site evaluations to complement the…
Struggling Olympic Winter Bids Look To London 2012 For Inspiration
As the IOC site evaluation visits to potential 2014 Olympic hosts draws closer, the bid race seems to be tightening.…
The Stories of 2006
During the holiday season, the sports event bidding world seems to simmer down. There are less press releases – and…
London 2012 Budget Bashing Right On Schedule
There comes a time in the life of every Olympic organizing committee when suddenly everyone, especially the press, discovers that…
San Francisco's Deja Vu Could Quash America's Dreams For 2016
I wasn’t there, but I could practically hear the frustrated sighs emanating from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) headquarters…