- Bids for the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Bids for the
2002 Winter OlympicsOverview · Salt Lake City
Sion, Switzerland · Östersund · Quebec City
2002 Winter OlympicsDetails Committee IOC Election venue Budapest
104th IOC SessionImportant dates Decision June 16, 1995 Decision Winner Salt Lake City (54 votes) Runner-up Sion, Switzerland (14 votes) Four cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2002 Winter Olympics (formally known as XIX Olympic Winter Games), which were awarded to Salt Lake City, on June 16, 1995. The other shortlisted cities were Sion, Östersund and Quebec City. The host city selection procedure to for the 2002 Winter Olympics will go down in history as one of the most controversial, in light of the scandal regarding the interactions between the Salt Lake City bid team and International Olympic Committee (IOC) members; ten IOC members resigned as a result, as did Salt Lake City bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnson. Nevertheless, Salt Lake City overwhelmingly won the right to host the Games, needing only one round to gain the absolute majority of the votes.
Final selection
2002 Host City Election — ballot results City Country (NOC) Round 1 Salt Lake City 
United States54 Sion 
Switzerland14 Östersund 
Sweden14 Quebec City 
Canada7 Cities not shortlisted
See also
Bids for the Olympic Games Summer Olympics Winter Olympics 19241 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 19404 • 19443 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 19802 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 • 2022Youth Olympics 2010 • 2012 • 2014 • 2016 • 2018 • 20201 – Games handed without bids submitted; 2 – Only one bid submitted; 3 – Bids submitted but no Games celebration; 4 – No bids submitted and no Games celebrationCategories:
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