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Originally Posted by Roboman
Dear IOC,
I'm totally cool with you giving the 2016 Summer Games to Rio and everything. It's exciting, hosting the Games in a new continent, and everybody knows you're going to do the same with South Africa in 2020. I'm just wondering, how many more times will Europe get the Summer Games before North America has a shot? Is their an exchange rate that I should be aware of? It's three to one, right? We'll get another go after Paris 2024? Or will we have to wait for Rome to go too? Is it an every-other thing, like Europe, some other continent, Europe, some other continent, Europe? Because -- and forgive me if I'm overstepping my bounds by saying this -- there are six other continents.
Sincerely,
North America
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Unfortunately the IOC's recent selections of host cities has been terrible and the pattern looks to continue well into the future. The winter olympics have become especially poor as far as selection goes. Vancouver, while a decent games, was a poor selection of a host city for the winter olympics and Sochi will prove to be even worse. The winter olympics belong in a winter environment and preferably one in which everything is compact and accessible. The pattern of awarding a warm climate city the winter olympics and hosting the events 90-120 miles away in the mountains is ridiculous.
Despite the critics, NYC2012 was a great concept. As with most things related to NYC, politics got in the way. I don't like how so much money and resources was poured into developing that bid only to be dropped when met with defeat upon the first try. NYC would be a fantastic place for the summer olympics. As would the bay area.
America would be wise to embrace its natural resources and bid again for the winter games though. We really are very fortunate to have amazing world class winter sports regions here that are accessible, populated, and have infrastructure. Tahoe, SLC (again), Colorado, Wyoming, etc all would make great winter games bids. The games returning to Tahoe would be especially nice, but challenging with all the environmentalists.