Salt Lake City Bids for 2nd Olympics in Changed Climate

When Salt Lake City pursued the Winter Olympics more than two decades ago, competition was so fierce that lavishing International Olympic Committee members with gifts and favors seemed commonplace. Salt Lake City got caught in a bribery scandal that nearly derailed the plans for the 2002 Winter Olympics.  Two decades later, the script has flipped.  The IOC is struggling to find cities willing to take on the financial and societal burden of hosting the Winter Olympics. The...

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