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Park City area intends to tap a Winter Olympic liaison to assist with plans for Games
There is now a deadline for the Winter Olympic efforts: The opening ceremony in February 2034. Officials at City Hall, the County Courthouse and in the Park City tourism industry have spent years assisting during the bidding for a second Games in the state. And the awarding of the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on Wednesday essentially launches the organizing phase.
Soldier Hollow ready for Olympics to return to Wasatch Back
The much-anticipated bid was awarded to Utah as a crowd cheered at an overnight watch party in downtown Salt Lake City Wednesday. A delegation from Utah traveled to Paris to attend the announcement in person. This will be the second time the state will host the Winter Games. Events are...
Sports in Brief: Flying Aces returning to the Utah Olympic Park Saturday
Flying Aces return to the Utah Olympic Park Saturday. The Flying Aces aerials shows return to the Utah Olympic Park Saturday night. Patrons will see Olympic and national team aerialists soar up to 60 feet in the air before landing in the UOP pool. The show will run from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 a person, with a four-pack available for $70. The Flying Aces will soar at the UOP through Labor Day weekend.
Soccer tournament in Park City a bonding experience, vacation opportunity for out-of-state teams like Las Vegas Gunners
Dressed in all red, the starting 11 Las Vegas Gunners walked onto the Ecker Hill Field #4 just after noon for their first match of the Extreme Cup tournament. Many of these U14 boys had been up since 4 a.m., catching flights or loading into cars for the five-hour drive from their homes in Vegas.
Park City youth athletes to show off mountain sailing skills at World Championship in Denmark
The 2024 RS Tera Class World Championships are August 3 to 8 in Greve, Denmark. Park City Sailing Board President MJ Maloof said five local athletes will compete in the junior regatta. “This is sort of the culmination of many years of work for these young athletes, having started a...
What is it like to be in the Olympics while also having siblings in the games?
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s rare enough to get selected to compete in the Olympics. But, how rare is it to have siblings competing in the same games? How about three?. That’s a possibility for three siblings: Lauren, Sam and Alli Macuga. Lauren is an alpine skier, Sam is a ski jumper and Alli who joined Team USA in 2022, does moguls.
Harrison Coming In Hot to $405K Old West Futurity After Going 1-2-3 at Cowtown Classic
Joseph Harrison kicked off July with the Cowtown Classic heeling title on CR Better Be Tuff, and he’ll close it out the month gunning for $100,000 on the Woody Be Tuff gelding owned by Tara and Darren Johnson at the July 25-27 Old West Futurity in Wallsburg, Utah. In...
Relentless PYC & Miles Baker Get First-Ever $50K Paycheck at ARHFA’s Old West Roping 4-&-Under Futurity
Relentless PYC and Miles Baker got their third futurity win of 2024—this one worth a massive $50,000—at the historic, first-ever Old West Roping Futurity held in Wallsburg, Utah, July 25. Relentless PYC, a 2020 Flag Ranch mare by First Prize Diver out of the Playgun daughter Chars Gun,...
Alterra Mountain Company Welcomes The World to Experience The Games & Newly Expanded Deer Valley for the 2034 Olympic Winter Games
Denver, CO, July 24, 2024 – Alterra Mountain Company is preparing to welcome the world to Utah when Deer Valley Resort hosts events of the Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the announcement early this morning from Paris, confirming that the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 bid has been successful. As part of the 2034 Olympic Winter Games, Deer Valley will host the freestyle skiing events, including moguls and aerials, marking a continuation of its long-standing tradition of commitment to winter sport development.
New initiative will help Olympic families be more involved in the Games as athletes compete
SALT LAKE CITY — In 2034, Olympic athletes will be met with a new experience focused on their families for the first time. “The program is simple; we will welcome athletes’ families from around the world and help them share and experience the special moments when their loved ones compete,” said Lindsay Vonn, Olympian and Chief of Athlete Experience for the 2034 Winter Games.
Utah Olympic Park features two free museums
Walking into Utah Olympic Park is like re-experiencing the excitement of the Olympics all over again. It offers two free museums that showcase thousands of archives. The Alf Engen Ski Museum highlights the history of all skiing disciplines in the Intermountain West, and the Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum features memorabilia from the historic event.
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