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Why should Switzerland host the Winter Olympics?
The simple answer: because you can. It can afford it – after all, we just bailed out a big bank – it will still be a winter sports country in 2030, it hasn’t had the Games since 1948. The honest answer: because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not yet decided on a venue has found for 2030 and is currently approaching possible candidates who can step into the breach. The emotional answer: Because it’s fun. Winter games are just around the corner, which sports enthusiast is really against that?
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Who’s for it?
The IOC can imagine it, Swiss Olympic can imagine it, a number of winter sports federations can imagine it. “For every athlete, the Olympic Games in their home country are the biggest and give the sport a lasting boost,” said Claude-Alain Schmidhalter, Vice President of Swiss-Ski. On Thursday, the Swiss Olympic Executive Council decided to enter into the so-called “continuous dialogue” with the IOC. It is important to note that there has not yet been any specific discussion regarding the award of the 2030 contract to Switzerland. They only exchange very concrete ideas about what the Olympic Games in Switzerland could look like – regardless of the year. It involves an application from Switzerland as a whole country and not a single region.
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Does this mean the 2030 Olympics are off the table?
No. Swiss Olympic simply says nothing concrete about it. For example, the Skibond assumes that there is a great opportunity to take the competitions right now. “The IOC has adjusted the allocation process and it seems that the possible double allocation of the 2030/34 Olympics will result in a unique constellation,” says Schmidhalter. “This opportunity must now be viewed from a Swiss perspective.”
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Who is against?
Well, anyone who hasn’t been hiding under a rock for the past decade knows that Swiss voters are not at all impressed by the idea of Switzerland hosting the Olympic Games. In Graubünden and Valais all referenda on this subject were rejected. That is why Swiss Olympic is very careful, a statement said: “Swiss Olympic is certain that a new Swiss application will only be considered after careful consideration.” It has only just begun, Sion applied for 2002 and 2006, but failed against Salt Lake City and Turin.
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Is it realistic to convince people?
Those are two of the big questions. The IOC says that the games in the future must be smaller, finer and, above all, more sustainable. This is the decisive point for the Swiss sports umbrella organization. Swiss Olympic will now check “whether the conditions for a possible Swiss Olympic candidacy are met. This is because the IOC’s requirements for the allocation and conduct of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have changed”. The problem: The Lords of the Rings have yet to provide definitive proof of this. Where the Olympics were held, there were deep financial holes afterwards. And with their attitude towards Russia and China, Bach and Co. not necessarily created trust in the West. “In the coming months we will be working closely with the winter sports associations to show what the winter games in Switzerland could look like, taking into account these new requirements.”
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Suppose the games come. Where are already facilities suitable for the Olympic Games? Where still needs to be built?
In most sports there are already facilities suitable for the Olympic Games: from downhill skiing and cross-country skiing to biathlon and bobsleigh, there are world cup competitions in Switzerland. We have enough ice hockey stadiums. There are probably two gaps: there is no normal hill in ski jumping and there is no Olympic track for speed skating. In addition, a number of facilities will probably need to be renovated. And where the Olympic Village would come is also not yet clear. Perhaps in Lausanne, where the 2020 Youth Games were held?
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Back to the 2030 Olympics scenario: could you even go from 0 to 100 in 7 years?
It would certainly be close. If one assumes that referenda can and must be held where there is still a need for renovation or new construction and that the voters must first be brought on board, then such a plan is ambitious. For 2034, the odds would probably be significantly better. But then Salt Lake City could already be in pole position.
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
