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Who wants to host 2022 Winter Olympics? Only 2 cities left in the race
CBS News ^ | October 1, 2014 | Liu Jin

Posted on 10/02/2014 7:50:28 AM PDT by Scoutmaster

OSLO, Norway -- Oslo said it has dropped its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics after the Norwegian government declined Wednesday to provide financial backing, a move which leaves just two cities in a race that has been decimated by withdrawals.

After Oslo's withdrawal, Beijing and Almaty, Kazakhstan are the only two cities left vying to host the 2022 Games.

Members of the ruling Conservative party members voted against giving financial guarantees to the bid amid concerns the games would be too costly. The junior partner in the minority coalition voted against the bid four months ago, and polls have shown more than 50 percent of the public were opposed to the bid.

The city of Oslo said it withdrew its application for government financial backing because it likely would not be approved by Parliament.

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KEYWORDS: china; kazakhstan; olympics
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The Kazakhstan Olympics?
1 posted on 10/02/2014 7:50:28 AM PDT by Scoutmaster
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To: Scoutmaster

Beijing? Only 14 years between hosting duties.


2 posted on 10/02/2014 7:52:44 AM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Scoutmaster

Its like paying for a massive wedding to marry a woman you can’t stand and will divorce a few months later.


3 posted on 10/02/2014 7:53:11 AM PDT by cripplecreek
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To: Scoutmaster

Kazakhastan by all means! The accommodations will be right there with those in Sochi.


4 posted on 10/02/2014 7:53:43 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Bogey78O

I think Beijing will get it.

Kazahkstan is just too unknown. IOC members would have to step out of their comfort zone to award it to that Central Asian country.


5 posted on 10/02/2014 7:54:46 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Scoutmaster

I think only dictatorships or countries with self-esteem problems, like Brazil, are going to host the Olympics in the future. The costs for hosting what is basically a two week party is too much.


6 posted on 10/02/2014 7:54:48 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: Scoutmaster

Why would anybody want that toxic stew of media/government/corporatists in their city, anyway?


7 posted on 10/02/2014 7:58:31 AM PDT by clintonh8r (It's possible to love your country and hate your government. I'm proof of it.)
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To: Scoutmaster

Winter Olympics are a bad proposition for the host city. A summer Olympics, if managed correctly, can turn out OK, but winter requires too many specialized facilities that will be hard to turn into profitable tourist attractions or other local infrastructure.

As such, only places with a very strong economy and a large and diverse enough population to make “niche” tourism profitable even have a chance of hosting a winter Olympics without taking massive losses. The US (historically, at least) has been able to do so, but few others.


8 posted on 10/02/2014 7:59:24 AM PDT by kevkrom (I'm not an unreasonable man... well, actually, I am. But hear me out anyway.)
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To: Bogey78O

Ditch the Olympic village crap and use existing venues.

That kind of cost cutting would open the door for a lot of cities to bring a shot of revenue in without the massive outlay of building a bunch of spectacular stadiums that will be used once.


9 posted on 10/02/2014 8:01:12 AM PDT by cripplecreek
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To: Scoutmaster
Go Kazakhstan!


10 posted on 10/02/2014 8:01:54 AM PDT by 11th Commandment ("THOSE WHO TIRE LOSE")
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To: kevkrom

Which side is Obama for? The other side gets it.


11 posted on 10/02/2014 8:02:00 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: Bogey78O

Beijing will win it because they are the only country left that can throw $Billions at the venue construction, organize tens of thousands of peasant workers to build it, and will keep the bribes to IOC leaders totally quiet.


12 posted on 10/02/2014 8:02:11 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: goldstategop

At least Beijing could re-use some of the infrastructure from the Summer Games a few years ago.


13 posted on 10/02/2014 8:03:14 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: kevkrom

The problem is that building expensive new facilities, upgrading roads, public transportation networks and public infrastructure are a considerable financial outlay.

Few countries can afford to build world class winter sports venues. That’s why I expect it to be awarded to China which is a developed country with a winter sports tradition.

For that reason alone, Kazakhstan doesn’t stand a chance.


14 posted on 10/02/2014 8:03:45 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Scoutmaster

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15 posted on 10/02/2014 8:03:47 AM PDT by al baby (Hi MomÂ…)
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The Kazakhstan Olympics?

Borat could cover it.

16 posted on 10/02/2014 8:04:39 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Bogey78O
America hosted the Winter Games in 1980, Summer in 1984, Summer again 1996 and another Winter in 2002, so that's four in just over twenty years.

I'm no fan of the Chicoms, but they put on a great show back in 2008, they have the money to do it right and they take security seriously. Kazakhstan is likely to either fighting a civil war or fighting off an invasion, there's too many risks.

17 posted on 10/02/2014 8:07:44 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: al baby
And, don't eat here...


18 posted on 10/02/2014 8:08:02 AM PDT by Slyfox (Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
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To: Scoutmaster

Go back to skiing and skating.

Simpler was better. I’ve always been a fan of the sports that could be measured over anything that have to be judged.

If you can’t time it, weigh it, measure it, or count it...a tape, a scale, a clock, a counter...then it might be ‘athletic’ but it isn’t a ‘sport’.


19 posted on 10/02/2014 8:10:52 AM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: wagglebee

Yea, but those were different cities.


20 posted on 10/02/2014 8:17:17 AM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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