Utah Gov. Thinks Salt Lake City Could Become A Permanent Olympic Host City

The 2034 Winter Olympics don't have a host city just yet, but it's thought that Salt Lake City has a pretty good shot at getting the nod and hosting its second Games ever.

However, Utah Governor Spencer Cox thinks that there's a chance that the city could be put into the International Olympic Committee's regular rotation… if the IOC decides to go with some kind of regular rotation.

Cox spoke to the Deseret News and said that the IOC has already kicked around the idea of selecting a few host cities and cycling through them.

"Over the course of the next few years, the IOC will make a decision to kind of have a set group of cities that host the Olympics so that every 20 years, maybe, or every 16, we come back to these host cities, and that Salt Lake City will be one of those."

Salt Lake City, Utah already has one Olympic Games under its belt and there could be more on the way. (Getty Images)

Salt Lake City Is Built To Host The Olympics

First of all, that idea itself makes some sense. If you only have a few rotating cities, they'll have the facilities and infrastructure to host an event of that scale. Sure, they'll have to renovate something each time they host, but they won't be building from scratch the way some host cities have to.

Of course, I kind of like having a new host city each time, but it sounds like it will be more than a decade between each time a city hosts. It'll feel new.

Although, as Cox explained, new cities may not be completely ruled out.

"I can envision one where you have an Asian Winter Games, European Winter Games and North American Winter Games. And then maybe you have a new city every fourth time, something like that," he said. "And if that’s the case, I think Salt Lake City would be well-positioned."

Well, Salt Lake City has hosted the Games successfully once before, and it stands to reason they could do it in '34 and beyond.

The IOC has delayed its decision on a 2034 host because they're looking at how climate change could affect the games… no, seriously.