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BidWeek: Why Is It Wrong For Mayor Nenshi To Champion The Calgary 2026 Olympic Bid?

BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – The decision by Calgary’s City Council to continue exploring the prospect of bidding for the Olympic …

BidWeek: With Calgary’s 2026 Olympic Bid On Verge of Collapse, IOC Must Take Note

BidWeek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – I spent much of Tuesday watching a live stream of the Calgary City Council Priorities and Finance Committee …

BidWeek: Motley Field Of 2026 Olympic Bidders Could Result In Repeat Of 2022 Race

Bidweek, Reporting from Toronto, Canada – On Tuesday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released its final list of cities interested in hosting …

BidWeek: United States Makes Move Toward Its Olympic Manifest Destiny

BidWeek, Reporting From Toronto, Canada – Earlier this month the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) declared its early interest in bidding to host …

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 …

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 …