Could you see a Summer Olympics being held in Salt Lake City? Why or why not?
145424
Well, I don't think SLC could hold a Summer Olympics, but only because they already hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.  I may be wrong, but isn't a city only allowed one Olympics? I think it would be unfair.
134427
First, there have been quite a few times when a country has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics together. These Olympics included;\n\n1924 (France) – Summer was in Paris and the Winter was in Chamonix\n\n1932 (USA) –Summer was in Los Angeles, California and the winter was held in Lake Placid, New York\n\n1936 (Germany) –Summer was in Berlin and the winter was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen\n\nSecond, there has also been the Roman Numeral Number of an Olympics been held for both summer and winter Olympic games. These games included;\n\nIII – St. Louis, Missouri hosted the Games of the III Olympiad in 1904 and Lake Placid hosted the Games of the III Winter Olympics in 1932\n\nXXI – Montreal, Quebec Canada hosted the Games of the XXI Olympiad in 1976 and Vancouver will host the XXI Winter Olympics in 2010\n\nFinally, If Sochi, Russia does host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sochi will be the host of the XXII Winter Olympic Games while Moscow, Russia hosted Games of the XXII Olympiad in 1980.
28427
First of all, I'm glad to see that somebody else besides me would prefer the olympics to be a sporting event, and not a biography on obscure athletes.  I can't stand to watch the olympics, because they never actually show any sports.\n\nBut... to answer your questions, it won't be all focused on ice skaters in mini skirts.  There will also be advertisements every 4.5 minutes.
656959
You know something is wrong with this picture.  There is the Olympics and the senior Olympics but no inbetween Olympics.  I think you could actually be onto something here.  I suggest that you get a committee together and begin the process of starting up an "Olympics for Late Blommers". We are  missing our chance here, after all what about all of us late bloomers?
637288
The 2012 Summer Olympics and the Games of the XXX Olympiad will be held in London, England United Kingdom.
349639
Apparently triathlons only take place during the Olympics.  thanks Mike...  Yahoo! has yet to add many sports to the list.  Skate/Snow boarding, Tri's, running.  None of these seem to have made.  But curling and snookering seem to have a large fan base.  Come on Yahoo! guys, think!!!!
1015958
I go with Australia. We showed with a successful 2000 Olympics we are extremely capable of hosting world class sporting events and the venues left from the Olympics could be easily upgraded to the standard of world class stadiums. We are friendly people on the whole and would welcome everyone. That would be fantasic for us fans as being so far away from the rest of the world we don't get to see the best of the best play live. Australian's would love the opportunity to learn and grow from an experience like that.
389800
Summer Games: Moscow, USSR (XXII Olympiad)\n\nWinter Games: Lake Placid, New York, USA (XIII)
649437
Absolutely.  Haven't you seen the olympics?
127167
If you mean to say the Winter Olympics it is 4 times, first in Lake Placid, New York in 1932, then in Squaw Valley, California, 1960, next it was again in Lake Placid, New York in 1980 and finally in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. If you mean to say the Summer Olympics it is 4 times also, first in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904 which was Olympic number 3, then in L.A, California in 1932 which was the tenth Olympic, next it was in L.A, California too in 1984 which was the 23rd Olympic and finally it was in Atlanta, Georgia in 1996 which was 26th Olympic.
496278
maybe at olympia sports or decathalon?
585404
The Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) have been held every fourth year starting in 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars.\n\nA special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but from 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games are held two years apart.\n\nThere are many legends surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. One of these associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of εκεχειρία (ekecheiria) or Olympic Truce. The date of the Games' inception based on the count of years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars' opinions diverge between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC.\n\nIn the 17th century, the Olympic Games sports festival was held in England, followed by the National Olympic Games, which were established in the 19th century and continue to this day. Later, similar events were organised in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international.\n\nThe interest in reviving the Olympics grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-19th century. At the same time, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was searching for a reason for the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). He thought the reason was that the French had not received proper physical education, and sought to improve this. In 1890 he attended the Wenlock Olympian Society. Coubertin also thought of a way to bring nations closer together, to have the youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olympic Games would achieve both of these goals.\n\nIn a congress at the Sorbonne University, in Paris, held from June 16 to June 23, 1894 he presented his ideas to an international audience. On the last day of the congress, it was decided that the first modern Olympic Games would take place in 1896 in Athens, in the country of their birth. To organise the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established, with the Greek Demetrius Vikelas as its first president.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games#Ancient_Olympics
253898
i can't see why it would not be popular in ok city. they seem to have a lot of people at the games. Yes/
70037
Really, no wonder people think that the world is heading in the wrong direction! The Winter Olympics are the biggest sporting festival in the world, second only to the Summer Games. How can you be so darn negative?
811585
Well, being a South African I think it is a great opportunity and time that Africa was allowed to host a world sporting event.\n\nHowever, given those statements, I do not know if all the logistics have been thought out properly. South Africa is a great place but I do not know if the right people have been put in charge of organising this event and as a result it could be chaos.\n\nIt has obviously had postive effects in terms of job creation and also the development of new stadiums, promotion of soccer (this was already popular though) and also financially.\n\nI suppose we will just have to wait and see how the event goes.
478594
No, but they are mentioned often as a possible host country in the future (2018 or 2022). They would be wonderful hosts. I was lucky enough to go to Sydney for the Olympics in 2000 and they really did a perfect job at organizing those Games. The recent Commonwealth Games in Melbourne were reputed to be the best ever. Aussies are a very friendly and hospitable people and would no doubt do a masterful job.
611640
are u talking about real salt lake...mlsnet.com