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Originally Posted by Mindtravellee
Yeah but should be assessed on the Pinacle of the sport. I don't think Hockey, Basketball, Soccer or Tennis should be at the Olympics.
Are there any new sports being introduced at the Winter Olympics? Really enjoyed the rock climbing in the summer
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I think ski mountaineering is coming in 2026...pretty sure the 'new' events this year are just variations (mixed gender stuff, etc.)
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Originally Posted by getbak
That would pretty much kill the Olympics. The whole draw of the Olympics is all of the best athletes in the world coming together in one place for two weeks to compete and celebrate together.
Anything else is just the normal sporting calendar.
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Total dispersal wouldn't work, but multi-city in close proximity could make a ton of sense (Calgary/Vancouver) - you could hugely reduce infrastructure needs.
There is a dearth of interest in hosting lately...the IOC might be wise to establish a few permanent sites to cut the 'bidded' hosts in half
E.g.
2030 - Vancouver/Calgary
2034- bid
2038 - Permanent European site(s)
2042- bid
2046- Calgary/Vancouver
So every 16 years you know you are hosting, but you can play around with which city has opening vs. closing and marquee events each time.