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===2034 Winter Olympics===
{{more information|Bids for the 2034 Winter Olympics}}
In 2017, an exploratory committee was formed to consider a Salt Lake City bid for a future Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamrani|first1=Christopher|last2=Gorrell|first2=Mike|date=October 16, 2017|title=Utah takes big step toward bidding for 2026 or 2030 Winter Olympics|work=Salt Lake Tribune website|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/10/16/utah-forms-exploratory-committee-for-2026-or-2030-winter-games/|access-date=October 21, 2017|archive-date=October 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020075041/http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2017/10/16/utah-forms-exploratory-committee-for-2026-or-2030-winter-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2018, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC, now the [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] [USOPC]) named Salt Lake City as its preferred candidate to bid for a future Winter Olympics, citing that its experience and existing venues could be leveraged.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 2018|title=Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-winter-olympics-20181214-story.html|access-date=December 14, 2018|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215091645/https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-winter-olympics-20181214-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2022, amid the [[2022 Winter Olympics]] and the 20th anniversary of the Games in Salt Lake City, the USOPC stated that it was "already in dialogue with the IOC, not yet for a specific year but as part of their evolving process", and acknowledged that there was "very high excitement and support from the local population."<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 10, 2022|title=Officials to meet next week to discuss 2030 Winter Olympic Bid in Salt Lake City|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119076/salt-lake-olympic-bid|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Inside the Games|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216043013/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119076/salt-lake-olympic-bid|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2023, the IOC recommended that Salt Lake City be invited to engage in "targeted dialogue" as preferred host for the [[2034 Winter Olympics]] due to its reliance on private funding and existing infrastructure inherited from the 2002 Games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=SLC named preferred host for '34 Winter Olympics |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/11/29/salt-lake-city-named-preferred-host-2034-winter-olympics |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Sports Business Journal |language=en |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126033059/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2023/11/29/salt-lake-city-named-preferred-host-2034-winter-olympics |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 24, 2024, during the [[142nd IOC Session]] in Paris just before the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in that city, Salt Lake City was selected to host the 2034 Winter Olympics and [[2034 Winter Paralympics|Paralympics]]. IOC President [[Thomas Bach]] said: "Salt Lake City and Utah are long-time friends of the Olympic Movement, and we are confident that they will organize exceptional Olympic and Paralympic Games, just as they did years ago. The legacy of 2002 is tangibly and passionately alive in Utah. The legacy of 2034 starts today."<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2024 |title=IOC elects French Alps 2030 as Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games host |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/142nd-ioc-session |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> With the 2034 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City will become the fourth city to host multiple Winter Games after Innsbruck ([[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] and [[1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]), Lake Placid ([[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] and [[1980 Winter Olympics|1980]]), and Cortina d'Ampezzo ([[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] and [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026]]).