Olympic Revenue Deal Positions U.S. to Host Games

Terre Haute 2022. Because what the world needs now is Haute.

 

Well, it's not the US hasn't been trying. New York was a finalist for the 2012 Games, Chicago for 2016.

I would expect a US big for every Olympics, winter and summer, until they get another one.

Winter has Sochi in 2014, Korea in 2018, so I figure the US has a shot for 2022 if they want it. Of course, if they sense they have a real chance for the 2024 Summer Games, they might back off. If it doesn't go US in 2022, then probably somewhere in western Europe or Scandinavia.

Summer Games in Rio in 2016, so that leaves Africa and North America, and possibly Tokyo the leading candidates for 2020. Toronto seems a prime candidate if they are interested.

 

Lots of people have already compared him to Hitler.

 

If they hold it in Dallas, I hope it's at Christmas time.

 

Average high temps for Beijing: July 88, August 86 (average lows 72 and 70)
Average high temps for Atlanta: July 89, August 88 (average lows 71, 71)
Average high temps for Dallas: July 97, August 96 (average lows 77, 76)

Last summer, Dallas had 65 100-degree days, 18 of them at 105 or hotter. The average high from June 1-Aug. 31, 2011 was 101.2 and the average low was 80 (OK, 79.9, you win). For August, the averages were 104.3 and 82.5.


Edit: Oops, forgot to look up Athens, Greece. Average highs: 90 July, 90 August. Average lows: 72 and 72.

 

Dallas certainly has more Fuddruckers.

 

aren't Istanbul and Madrid finalists for every summer games? and end up fourth and fifth in the final voting every time?

 

Not enough Fuddruckers.

 

Istanbul should bid as Constantinople.

 

Doesn't Madrid have other things to worry about right now than dropping a billion dollars for a couple of weeks worth of events?