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Salt Lake City celebrates landing 2034 Winter Games

Daily - 07/24/2024 | Daily - 07/24/2024

A crowd of “at least a couple thousand people” flocked Salt Lake City’s Washington Square as the city was officially named to host the 2034 Winter Games , according to Lois Collins of the DESERET NEWS. The night started “slow and quiet” and built as the announcement neared....

Austin Krajicek on preparing for the Paris Olympics, using alphabeats for mental fitness

Daily - 07/24/2024

* * * * * You can’t have a discussion about sports technology today without including athletes in that conversation. Their partnerships, investments and endorsements help fuel the space – they have emerged as major stakeholders in the sports tech ecosystem. The Athlete's...

First hour of Opening Ceremony on NBC will be commercial-free

Daily - 07/24/2024

NBCUniversal, building off its ad-free strategy, will show the first hour of the Opening Ceremony for the Paris Games commercial-free on both NBC and Peacock, beginning at 1:30pm ET. This marks the first time the Olympics will include commercial-free coverage. NBCUniversal partnered with six Olympic sponsors...

LA28 staff to shadow Paris Games counterparts

Daily - 07/24/2024

A contingent from LA28 has “established an office” in Paris where they will “endlessly quiz French organizers and peek behind the scenes for clues on how the Games should -- and should not -- be run,” according to David Wharton of the L.A. TIMES. By the end of the...

IOC's Bach 'confident' in Israeli athletes' safety during Olympics

Daily - 07/24/2024

IOC President Thomas Bach expressed his “full confidence” in French authorities to “keep Israeli athletes safe” throughout the Paris Olympics and a soccer match between Israel and the West African nation of Mali “looms as the first major test of security” at the Games, according to Le Grand &...

Resale market for Paris Olympic tickets hits 270k ahead of opening ceremony

Daily - 07/24/2024

The number of unwanted Paris Olympics tickets available for resale has “hit more than a quarter of a million,” as lack of demand increases concerns just days before Friday’s opening ceremony that many athletes will compete “against a backdrop of empty seats,” according to Noble and Kao of the...

Organizing committee says Brisbane Games prep 'ahead of schedule'

Daily - 07/24/2024

Brisbane Organizing Committee President Andrew Liveris has “declared his Games ahead of schedule,” backing his city’s capacity to “follow Paris and Los Angeles in delivering a spectacular Olympics,” according to Chip Le Grand of the MELBOURNE AGE. Liveris said, “I am confident that we will deliver. We are a...

France conditionally voted as host for 2030 Games

Morning Buzz - 07/24/2024

France was "conditionally picked" to host the 2030 Winter Games today, but "must now deliver key financial guarantees in the coming months," according to the IOC. The bid earned "84 of 88 votes." The French Alps bid has been "the preferred choice since June," but recent election results in...

Salt Lake City officially awarded 2034 Winter Games

Morning Buzz - 07/24/2024

PARIS – Salt Lake City’s decades-long effort to bring the Olympics and Paralympics back to Utah crossed the finish line this morning, with a vote of the IOC awarding the Winter Games in 2034. Though the vote has long been a formality, concerns about U.S. criticisms of...

Olympic Media Notes: Maria Taylor set as NBC's late-night Paris Games host

Daily - 07/24/2024

In Atlanta, Ken Sugiura wrote NBC’s Maria Taylor will be a "fixture on screens” during the Paris Games as she will be the network’s late-night host at the event. During the Opening Ceremony, Taylor will be "stationed on the boat carrying the U.S. team.” It is the...

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Salt Lake City celebrates landing 2034 Winter Games

Austin Krajicek on preparing for the Paris Olympics, using alphabeats for mental fitness

First hour of Opening Ceremony on NBC will be commercial-free

LA28 staff to shadow Paris Games counterparts

IOC's Bach 'confident' in Israeli athletes' safety during Olympics

Resale market for Paris Olympic tickets hits 270k ahead of opening ceremony

Organizing committee says Brisbane Games prep 'ahead of schedule'

France conditionally voted as host for 2030 Games

Salt Lake City officially awarded 2034 Winter Games

Olympic Media Notes: Maria Taylor set as NBC's late-night Paris Games host

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