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| Thursday, December 22, 2011 22:11 |
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Steamboat Springs was the proposed site of the 1976 Winter Games Nordic events. Ultimately voters decided not to host the games.
Courtesy of Summit Daily News and Colorado Ski & Snowboard museum By Caddie Nath, Summit Daily News Former Breckenridge Mayor Ernie Blake will join public and private sector leaders from across the state on the newly formed Olympic exploratory committee, which will decide whether Denver should bid to host the 2022 Olympic games. Blake joins a group of 22 people on the committee, which includes public, private and non-profit sector leaders along with former Olympians. The committee will begin meeting Jan. 7 to “examine the financial issues, the feasibility and the economic impact of a potential bid and answer questions about such things as protocol, timing, venue requirements and process,” according to a recent statement from Gov. John Hickenlooper's office. Summit County leaders' reactions to the idea ranged from enthusiastic to reserved. Some Breckenridge Town Council members were excited about the possibility of hosting events and the national and international exposure it would bring to the area, while others were concerned about which events would be assigned to different communities, wasted infrastructure and the broader effects of such a big event.
If a bid is submitted it would be for Denver, where the opening and closing ceremonies would be held, but some of the events would likely be held in the mountains.
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