Lindsey Vonn’s Salt Lake City Olympics 2034 Dream is Ever Closer to Reality

For Lindsey Vonn, the dream of contributing to the development of sports didn’t end with her retirement. As the Head of Athlete Experience for the 2030/34 Salt Lake Olympic bid, the skiing icon has been doing everything in her power to bring more exposure to budding athletes in the state of Utah.

For a long time, Vonn has been moving mountains in a bid to bring the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City, and now it looks like her ambitious dream is finally on the cusp of materialization. With many of the bidders bowing out of the race to host the 2034 Games, Lindsey Vonn just may be able to bring Salt Lake City its second Olympics, decades after her debut on the big stage in the very same city.

In a recent article by The Athletic, news of the Beehive State’s possibility of hosting another game has been shared with glee, with the vehement advocacy of Vonn. “I think Salt Lake is the best Olympic option that is available to the world right now,” stated the Olympic gold medalist.

With the change in rules for how a host for the Games is decided, the IOC’s future host commission’s recent week in Utah seems to have had a positive impact on their decision-making. “This is a hidden treasure, this city and this region,”  said Christophe Dubi, the Olympic Games executive director.

Lindsey Vonn’s high hopes for Utah

With that, Vonn’s dream of seeing the city that throttled her to stardom just might be one step closer to helping her return to SLC as one of its central figures. And it’s not just the Olympics that’s on Vonn’s list to make Utah a symbol of promoting sports in the USA.

Vonn also joined NBA star Ryan Sith earlier this year to request the country’s hockey apex body to turn its focus on Utah as a possible place to expand their operations. “Salt Lake would be an incredible place for a new NHL team“, said Vonn on social media, also highlighting the fact that with the city racing to win the bid for as the host of the 2034 Winter Games, the NHL would profit from promoting more future stars from the state.

“As Chair of Athlete Experience, it’s an honor and privilege to be a part of this Olympic bid“, said Lindsey last November after SLC was pointed out as the “preferred host” for the 2034 Games by the IOC. With Vonn’s “full circle” moment looking to be nearing its completion after the city gave her the first jumpstart to her career in 2002, the eight-time World Cup champion is determined to make the most of her new administrative role to propel Salt Lake City to the center of the world’s attention one more time.