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Why the IOC president's Utah visit is important to US Olympic leaders
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:02 a.m.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee benefited from the day IOC President Kirsty Coventry spent in Utah talking about the 2034 Winter Games.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry visits Utah kids as excitement builds for 2034 Winter Games
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Sept. 24 - 7:33 a.m.
IOC President Kristy Coventry met with students at Washington Elementary School, where the state's preparations for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games are already reaching into classrooms.
IOC president coming to Utah
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 19 - 10:34 p.m.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry is set to spend a day in Utah next week with organizers of the 2034 Winter Games .
How Utah's first Olympics helped the world heal after 9/11
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Sept. 11 - 7:11 p.m.
The Olympics are always memorable, but there was something about the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City — held just months after 9/11 — that made it sweeter.
Olympians and Paralympians celebrate the launch of Utah 2034 Champion Schools
Mike Anderson and Kennedy Camarena, KSL | Posted Sept. 1 - 6:06 p.m.
Utah 2034 Champion Schools launched on Tuesday at Backman Elementary, where Paralympians and Olympians were given the chance to meet with elementary kids eight years before the 2034 Winter Games.
Too many kids 'on the sidelines': Utah 2034 pledges funds in youth sports donation effort
Joe R. Wirthlin Jr, KSL | Posted Aug. 22 - 8:10 p.m.
The Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games announced it would participate in Utah Youth Sports Giving Day, a community impact program to support youth sports.
Sen. Curtis talks public transit expansion ahead of temple open house and Olympics
Emily Walker, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 20 - 6:36 a.m.
As Utah prepares to host millions of visitors for the Salt Lake Temple open house and the 2034 Winter Olympics, its railways are undergoing a major change.
What Utah's 2034 Winter Games are bringing to classrooms this fall
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Aug. 10 - 6:15 a.m.
A new education program using Utah's 2034 Winter Games to help boost student literacy, attendance and adherence to values like teamwork and perseverance is coming to seven school districts across the state.
'Showcase the power of education and sport': Utah 2034 announces education committee
VideoLogan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Aug. 5 - 6:37 a.m.
The Utah 2034 Winter Games organizing committee on Tuesday announced the launch of its official education committee.
Here's what Utah's Olympic organizers learned from the 'uniting' World Cup
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 27 - 12:02 p.m.
The Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games is already focused on the event, but they want it to unite all comers from around the world.
Salt Lake City is 'America's Mountain City' in new tourism campaign
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted July 19 - 9:00 p.m.
County tourism officials are launching a catchy new way to capitalize on Salt Lake City's proximity to mountains.
A longtime Olympic sport is out for 2030, but could Utah bring it back?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 12 - 7:00 p.m.
Nordic combined, which includes both ski jumping and cross-country skiing, is one of only a few sports that's been part of every Olympics since the first Winter Games.
Here are the new Olympic sports that could be coming to Utah's 2034 Winter Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 8 - 2:59 p.m.
Two new sports disciplines will make their Olympic debut at the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps, but Nordic combined was cut from the program.
The IOC just made some big changes. What does that mean for Utah's next Olympics?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 5 - 1:04 p.m.
Wide-ranging changes just approved by the International Olympic Committee come as Utah gets ready to host the 2034 Winter Games and will likely make a difference.
US Olympic official: 'No concerns' about changes in Utah's 2034 Winter Games leadership
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted July 4 - 8:43 a.m.
The departure of the only high-ranking Olympian on the organizing committee for Utah's 2034 Winter Olympics aren't a worry for U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials.
Are Italy's spread-out Olympics a model for the future?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 30 - 10:00 p.m.
This year's Winter Games in Italy are being hailed by the International Olympic Committee as proof that hosting duties can be spread out.
Celebration of IOC's Olympic Day includes a workout for Salt Lake kids
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 24 - 10:56 a.m.
Nine-year-old Eevie Sayana shyly acknowledged how much fun it was to win a round of Simon Says played with a pair of Olympians Tuesday to mark the internationally celebrated Olympic Day.
Here's how Utah develops Olympic athletes
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 22 - 8:40 p.m.
The Sports Tourism Symposium at America First Field was held in Sandy on Wednesday. Casey Dawson credited his success to the opportunity to try a wide range of sports while growing up in Park City.
Why the US drug czar is taking on the World Anti-Doping Agency ahead of the Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 21 - 9:57 a.m.
The Trump administration is warning the World Anti-Doping Agency that proposed changes in who tests athletes for performance-enhancing drug use would damage future Olympics.
Utah 2034 organizing committee names new leaders, departure of athlete relations VP
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL | Posted June 17 - 10:30 p.m.
The Utah 2034 Winter Games organizing committee announced leadership changes Wednesday, naming Abby Osborne as vice president of impact, engagement and enterprise operations.
Applications to volunteer at LA's 2028 Olympics will be accepted soon. What about Utah's?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 16 - 9:03 a.m.
Want to volunteer at the world's next Olympics, the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles? The online application process is set to start July 14.
Is the World Cup bigger than the Olympics? Here's what Utahns say about the impacts
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 14 - 10:30 p.m.
Fans around the world are expected to tune in for the 2026 World Cup football matches that begin this week and continue for more than a month in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Summer sports at Utah's Winter Olympics? What the IOC's proposed new process allows
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted June 11 - 8:20 a.m.
Summer sports could be added to Utah's 2034 Winter Games under a new process backed by leaders of the International Olympic Committee.
Olympians and Paralympians surprise South Jordan elementary students during field day
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted June 3 - 10:27 p.m.
Fourteen Olympians and Paralympians visited students at South Jordan Elementary as they participated in field day on Wednesday.
