Quebec City drops plans for 2026 Winter Olympics bid


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QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Quebec City has dropped plans to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Mayor Regis Labeaume said Friday that the city had little chance of winning and questioned whether it was worth investing a considerable sum of money in a bid if it is unlikely to be successful.

Labeaume read from a letter he said he sent Thursday to International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, expressing concern that two members of a task force that will evaluate the bids are Swiss — International Ski Federation President Gian-Franco Kasper and International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel. Switzerland has announced it will bid for the 2026 Games.

Labeaume was worried that measures Quebec City may take to stage alpine skiing may not be judged fairly. Plans to bid for the 2022 Winter Games were rejected because the region lacks a mountain tall enough to hold the longer alpine events, such as the men's downhill.

Quebec City has sought other solutions, including holding alpine skiing in Lake Placid, New York; Alberta; or Whistler, British Columbia, although U.S. officials shot down Lake Placid as a possibility.

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