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Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Here's who is on the 2034 Winter Games organizing committee
It's official: the leadership of the 2034 Winter Games is in place. Known as an OCOG, Utah's organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be under the leadership of three Utahns, former bid leader Fraser Bullock, former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and Gov. Spencer Cox's Olympic adviser, Steve Starks. The organizing committee board includes Utahns as well as representatives of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and other sports entities. A smaller executive committee has also been formed, and more committees are expected. Here's who will be responsible for staging Utah's next Olympics in nine years, where they're from and the roles they'll fill: Executive chair and president: Fraser Bullock, Alpine Vice chair and CEO: Brad Wilson, Kaysville Vice chair: Steve Starks, South Jordan Honorary chairs: Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Honorary vice chairs: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper Fraser Bullock, (executive chair and president) Sarah Hirshland, Colorado Springs, Colorado (USOPC CEO) Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, Georgia (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian) Steve Starks, (vice chair) Gene Sykes, Los Angeles (USOPC chair) Lindsey Vonn, Park City (Olympian) Mindy Benson, Cedar City Fraser Bullock, (executive chair and president) Muffy Davis, Sun Valley, Idaho (International Paralympic Committee Governing Board, Paralympian) Anita DeFrantz, Santa Monica, Calif. (IOC member, Olympian) Spencer P. Eccles, Salt Lake City Allyson Felix, Los Angeles (IOC Member, Olympic champion) Sophie Goldschmidt, Park City (National Governing Body Council) Manny Guerra, Jr., Plymouth, Minnesota (Paralympian) David Haggerty, London (IOC Member) Sarah Hirshland (USOPC CEO) Kathleen Holding, Sheridan, Wyoming Jack Hollis, Dallas (USOPC) Brett Hopkins, Salt Lake City Sarah Hughes, New York City (Olympian) Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, Georgia (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian) Crystal Maggelet, Salt Lake City Oksana Masters, Louisville, Kentucky (Paralympian) Abby Osborne, Salt Lake City Dexter Paine, New York City (USOPC) Steve Price, Salt Lake City Ryan Smith, Provo Steve Starks (vice chair) Gene Sykes (USOPC chair) Lindsey Vonn (Olympian) Brad Wilson (vice chair and CEO)
Washington Post
15-02-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Salt Lake City names leaders for 2034 Olympic organizing committee
SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah House speaker and U.S. Senate candidate Brad Wilson is the new CEO of the Utah Olympic organizing committee. The group, which is hosting the Winter Games in 2034, announced its leadership team Friday. Fraser Bullock will serve as executive chair and president. Bullock was chief operating officer for the 2002 Olympics in Utah.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Utah reaches another olympic milestone — securing its organizing committee
Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Utah Olympic Organizing Committee, speaks during an event at the Utah State Capitol Building on Friday, Feb. 14, 2024. (Kyle Dunphey/Utah News Dispatch) After the International Olympic Committee chose Salt Lake City to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, Utah finalized another milestone in its preparations for the events — selecting an organizing committee and board, whose leadership includes many known faces. 'We've been saying 10 years for a long time. Now it is nine years, and that clock keeps ticking,' Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at an event announcing the leadership team. 'There's a lot for us to do, and we have the right team in place to get it all done.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Fraser Bullock, a businessman who led the efforts in the Salt Lake City bid as president and CEO, is keeping his spot as president in the Olympic Organizing Committee. But, the CEO title went to former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, who Bullock noted, will work as a volunteer. 'We divide up responsibilities. I focus on the international arena, strategy, policy,' Bullock said in a presentation on Friday. 'And then we were fortunate to have Brad do the day-to-day operations, all the stuff that needs to get done to make a game successful.' The committee was officially formed Friday morning when its representatives signed one last agreement with the IOC. Both Wilson and Steve Starks, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Company, will serve as vice chairs of the Organizing Committee board. And, similar to the structure of the bidding committee, Cox and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall are set to be honorary chairs on the board. Utah Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Mike Schultz were appointed honorary vice chairs. 'We've been in these honorary roles leading up to this. And it's, I believe, an appropriate position for elected people to be in honorary roles,' Mendenhall said. 'And the 25 members of the Olympic Committee that are being announced today are not elected leaders, and I think it's right that way.' The organizing committee will start a listening tour to understand the vision of different players in the state, and lay the groundwork for future U.S. athletes to excel in 2034, Wilson said. 'We want to do everything we can to help support a healthy pipeline of athletes. And there are young people today that may not even know they're going to be Olympians in 2034 and we want to help plant that seed,' Wilson said. The committee also expects to collaborate with Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Summer Games. But, for now there are still nine years to dream about what Salt Lake City could become when it's ready to welcome the world. In elected officials' minds, that includes getting creative about transportation issues, expanding infrastructure and even, air taxis. Executive Committee Fraser Bullock, Alpine, UT (Executive Chair & President) Sarah Hirshland, Colorado Springs, CO (USOPC CEO) Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, GA (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian) Steve Starks, South Jordan, UT (Vice Chair) Gene Sykes, Los Angeles (USOPC Chair) Lindsey Vonn, Park City, UT (Olympian) Organizing Committee Board Mindy Benson, Cedar City, UT Fraser Bullock, Alpine, UT (Executive Chair & President) Muffy Davis, Sun Valley, ID (IPC Governing Board, Paralympian) Anita DeFrantz, Santa Monica, CA (IOC Member, Olympian) Spencer P. Eccles, Salt Lake City Allyson Felix, Los Angeles (IOC Member, Olympic Champion) Sophie Goldschmidt, Park City, UT (National Governing Body Council) Manny Guerra, Jr., Plymouth, MN (Paralympian) David Haggerty, London (IOC Member) Sarah Hirshland, Colorado Springs, CO (USOPC CEO) Kathleen Holding, Sheridan, WY Jack Hollis, Dallas (USOPC) Brett Hopkins, Salt Lake City Sarah Hughes, New York City (Olympian) Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, GA (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian) Crystal Maggelet, Salt Lake City Oksana Masters, Louisville, KY (Paralympian) Abby Osborne, Salt Lake City Dexter Paine, New York City (USOPC) Steve Price, Salt Lake City Ryan Smith, Provo, UT Steve Starks, South Jordan, UT (Vice Chair) Gene Sykes, Los Angeles (USOPC Chair) Lindsey Vonn, Park City, UT (Olympian) Brad Wilson, Kaysville, UT (Vice Chair and CEO) SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
NBC Sports
14-02-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Salt Lake City 2034 to be led by Fraser Bullock; committee includes Lindsey Vonn, Allyson Felix
Fraser Bullock was named executive chair and president of the Salt Lake City 2034 Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee after previously serving as chief operating officer and chief financial officer for the last Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002. Bullock previously led Utah's 2034 bid effort to bring the Winter Games to the U.S. for the first time since 2002. Bullock is joined in leadership roles by Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson as CEO and former Utah Jazz president Steve Starks, who like Wilson is a vice chair of the board. Catherine Raney Norman, a four-time Olympic speed skater, heads the organizing committee athletes' commission. Olympic gold medalists will serve on the board: Lindsey Vonn (Alpine skiing), Sarah Hughes (figure skating) and Allyson Felix (track and field, now an IOC member) plus Oksana Masters, who owns a U.S. Winter Paralympic record 14 medals. Vonn is also one of six people on the executive board, along with Bullock, Starks, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, USOPC Chair Gene Sykes and 2018 Olympic bobsledder Chris Kinney. Salt Lake City was elected host of the 2034 Winter Games last July 24. Like in 2002, the Salt Lake City 2034 plan has the University of Utah's football stadium holding Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the Utah Jazz arena for figure skating and short track speed skating and many skiing and snowboarding events in Park City, a 45-minute drive east of the state capital. Every competition venue will be within a one-hour drive of the athletes' village at the University of Utah. Nick Zaccardi,
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Now that Utah has the 2034 Winter Games, here's what lawmakers want to do
Should the head of the 2034 Winter Games have to be approved by Utah's governor and legislative leaders? A new bill, HB321, spells out that the state's elected executive and legislative branch leaders would need to sign off on whoever is 'proposed to serve as a director' for the yet to be announced organizing committee responsible for putting on the privately funded event. But the bid leader expected to helm the organizing committee said that portion of the bill will change. 'More clarity is coming soon,' said Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games behind the bid. Rather than describing the bill as in flux, he said 'more accurate would be to say the language in the bill needs to be updated.' Bullock said the state's role will become clear when the details of who will run the state's next Olympics are made public, providing 'a comprehensive view of the OCOG (organizing committee for the Olympic Games) structure and formation.' That's expected in the coming weeks, he said. Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, and House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, are involved in putting together the organizing committee, along with U.S. and international Olympic officials. Rep. Jon Hawkins, the bill's sponsor and the House chairman of the Utah Legislature's Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee set up to oversee the Games, said 'the language is still being worked out.' Hawkins, R-Pleasant Grove, did not address why the bill was drafted to give state leaders authority over who heads the organizing committee. Asked about that changing, he said, 'I don't know where it will land at this point.' The explanation in the bill is that due to 'the potential for multiple impacts on the state in relation to (the) hosting of the (G)ames, the state has an interest in the activities and performance of the host committee.' The bill also says 'the state may be required to expend public resources of finances' for a second Winter Games. The budget for hosting, expected to add up to $4 billion, is set to come from private sources, largely the sale of broadcast rights, sponsorships and tickets. But it's the state that serves as the ultimate guarantor of the Games. When the Olympics were awarded by the International Olympic Committee last July, Cox signed the host contract on behalf of the state, pledging taxpayers would pick up any shortfall. The state did the same for the 2002 Winter Games, even though Salt Lake City's mayor signed that contract. Those Olympics made a profit, repaying state funds used to build competition venues and establishing an endowment to help keep them running. In recent years, some $92 million has been appropriated by the Legislature for Olympic venues. The 2002 Winter Games were run by former U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, who was recruited by state leaders to take over the organizing committee amid a global scandal surrounding a million dollars in cash and gift Utah bidders gave to IOC members. Romney was ultimately named to the top job by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, known as SLOC. Started as an extension of the 2002 bid committee, it was overhauled in the scandal and included representatives of the governor and other elected officials. This year's bill, which has not yet been assigned to a committee for a hearing, follows legislation about the state's role in another Olympics that was passed in 2023, when Utah was still bidding to host either the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games. The Legislature's Olympic oversight committee, created by the earlier legislation, would review any financial obligation involving the state undertaken by Games organizers, as well as receive updates at least twice yearly.
