BidWeek: What Preemptive U.S. Bid For The 2030 Winter Olympics Means For Calgary 2026, and Others
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – In an unprecedented move last week, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) officially declared its …
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BidWeek: Why Even Bother With Denver 2030 Olympic Bid Opposition?
BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – I opened an email last week and discovered for the first time that a new NOlympics opposition group has …
After PyeongChang: What To Expect At the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
PyeongChang, South Korea – Memories of the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games are still fresh in our minds – the gusting event-cancelling winds are …
Bach Claims ‘Message Of Peace’ For IOC, But Credit Belongs Only To Korea
BidWeek, Reporting From Gangneung, South Korea – The entrance of the Korean Unified Team during the Parade of Nations Friday night at the PyeongChang …
Persistence and Promise Paved 19-Year Road To PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games
Bidweek, Reporting from PyeongChang, South Korea – Most great ideas originate from a spark in a single mind. But few of them generate the emotion, …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2017: Part 2 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the tenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2017. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
Top 10 Olympic Bid Stories Of 2017: Part 1 of 2
GamesBids.com presents the tenth annual Top Ten list of Olympic Bid Stories for 2017. These stories impacted the course of Olympic host city bids, or the …
BidWeek: Bach Takes Control As Salt Lake City Enters 2026 Olympic Bid Race
Bidweek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – I have been covering Olympic bids and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for many, many years – …
Innsbruck 2026 Referendum Sunday Could Set Tone Of Olympic Bid Race
A critical referendum to be taken Sunday (October 15) across Innsbruck and Tirol could determine the fate of the Austrian 2026 Olympic Winter Games Bid, and …
BidWeek: With No Race In Sight, A Nostalgic Look Back At More Laughable Times
Reporting from Lima Convention Center in Peru – As we embark on what has been called an historic day in Olympic bid history, as two qualified cities vie …