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- Utah's organizing committee for the 2034 Winter Games is established.
- Fraser Bullock, Brad Wilson, and Steve Starks lead the committee.
- The board includes local and international sports representatives, forming executive and organizing committees.
SALT LAKE CITY — It's official: The leadership of the 2034 Winter Games is in place.
Known as an OCOG, Utah's organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be under the leadership of three Utahns, former bid leader Fraser Bullock, former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and Gov. Spencer Cox's Olympic adviser, Steve Starks.
The organizing committee board includes Utahns as well as representatives of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and other sports entities. A smaller executive committee has also been formed, and more committees are expected.
Here's who will be responsible for staging Utah's next Olympics in nine years, where they're from and the roles they'll fill:
Leaders
- Executive chairman and president: Fraser Bullock, Alpine
- Vice chairman and CEO: Brad Wilson, Kaysville
- Vice chairman: Steve Starks, South Jordan
Honorary chairs
- Honorary chairs: Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall
- Honorary vice chairs: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper
Executive committee
- Fraser Bullock, (executive chairman and president)
- Sarah Hirshland, Colorado Springs, Colorado (USOPC CEO)
- Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, Georgia (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian)
- Steve Starks, (vice chairman)
- Gene Sykes, Los Angeles (USOPC chairman)
- Lindsey Vonn, Park City (Olympian)
Organizing committee board
- Mindy Benson, Cedar City
- Fraser Bullock, (executive chairman and president)
- Muffy Davis, Sun Valley, Idaho (International Paralympic Committee Governing Board, Paralympian)
- Anita DeFrantz, Santa Monica, Calif. (IOC member, Olympian)
- Spencer P. Eccles, Salt Lake City
- Allyson Felix, Los Angeles (IOC Member, Olympic champion)
- Sophie Goldschmidt, Park City (National Governing Body Council)
- Manny Guerra Jr., Plymouth, Minnesota (Paralympian)
- David Haggerty, London (IOC Member)
- Sarah Hirshland (USOPC CEO)
- Kathleen Holding, Sheridan, Wyoming
- Jack Hollis, Dallas (USOPC)
- Brett Hopkins, Salt Lake City
- Sarah Hughes, New York City (Olympian)
- Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, Georgia (Team USA Athletes' Commission, Olympian)
- Crystal Maggelet, Salt Lake City
- Oksana Masters, Louisville, Kentucky (Paralympian)
- Abby Osborne, Salt Lake City
- Dexter Paine , New York City (USOPC)
- Steve Price, Salt Lake City
- Ryan Smith, Provo
- Steve Starks (vice chairman)
- Gene Sykes (USOPC chairman)
- Lindsey Vonn (Olympian)
- Brad Wilson (vice chairman and CEO)
