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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)