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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

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 …

BidWeek: Where’s BidIndex? What Happened To the 2024 Olympic Bid Race?

You may be be wondering where BidIndex for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid is. The familiar list of bid cities that for almost 20 years has adorned …

Double Olympic Bid Allocation Involving Paris and LA Was Coubertin’s Idea, A Century Ago

Reporting From Lausanne, Switzerland – Tuesday’s possible International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to award both Paris and Los Angeles with …

BidWeek: IOC Sets To Change Everything About The 2024 Olympic Bid Race

BidWeek, Reporting from Lausanne, Switzerland – If the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday afternoon solidifies plans to award both the 2024 …

BidWeek: Glimmer of Change Peeks From Behind IOC Curtain In An Email

Bidweek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Maybe I’m blowing this out of proportion. Or maybe the email I received Tuesday is really the start of …