Olympic Revenue Deal Positions U.S. to Host Games

It was so nice of the federal government (the taxpayers) to fund virtually every infrastructure improvement at the University of Utah and in Salt Lake City for the winter olympics there, instead of having the university and the city/county/state, who actually benefitted, pay for them. Let's do it again someplace else!

 

Check the humidity. I spent August in Beijing in 2008 and it was more miserable than any 105 degree day in Dallas. You were basically wet 24-7.

 

He said "wet".

 

I have a very good friend from grad school who is Turkish. We see each other every year at this conference and catch up, usually at the main luncheon. A couple of years ago he and I wound up sitting with several of his Turkish buddies and one other non-Turkish pal of mine.

When I introduce my Turkish friend, sometimes for chuckles (between the two of us) I say he's from Constantinople. We're friends, no big deal. Not thinking that day, I did that ... you should have seen the looks I got from his Turkish pals! He couldn't quit laughing.

 

wasn't the pollution the bigger issue in Beijing?

 

Not as big an issue as it was made out to be.

 

That's nobody's business but the Turks'.

 

Didn't realize that. I know they make the decision seven years in advance.... so next year.

 

MileHigh is correct. Tokyo, Madrid & Constanti- uh - Istanbul are the three finalists for 2020.

 

So Tokyo it is!

 

The Farmers Field Olympics? The track at the Coliseum got plowed over for more up-close seating for USC. San Francisco had a great bid last time around, with the main stadium a rebuilt Stanford Stadium. It all fell apart when the 49ers announced they were abandoning Candlestick for Santa Clara.