Stoiber, Bavaria's lame duck Prime Minister, went and wrote to the IOC saying that Munich wants the 2018 Olympics. A diplomatic faux-pas worthy of the man who committed it as only the NOC has the right to propose a candidate. Stoiber now says that he was supporting Salzburg's bid but found it fit to mention that Munich is considering throwing a Trachtenhut into the ring for 2018.
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Munich now to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics
Together with various Alpine towns
I heard Christian Ude on the radio this morning saying that if Munich will get the 2018 winter games, it will be the first city that has hosted both the summer and winter Olympic Games!
And you know what, sparty? He's right!
Tromso, Munich, Now Consider 2018 Winter Games Bids
I have worked in Tromso in winter and the sun is a rare sight. I wonder how they could conduct the winter Olympics (apart for the blind).
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With the 2014 Winter Olympic Games being hosted in Sochi, Tromso Norway and Munich Germany are now considering bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Aftenposten reports that would-be organizers of a Tromso Winter bid were quite pleased that Russia won the 2014 Games. They were concerned their chances would be spoiled if Salzburg had been awarded the Games, because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) generally likes to move the event around the world, geographically speaking.
Also, if Russia had lost the 2014 Games it would likely have tried again for 2018 and would be a tough competitor for Norway.
Norwegian sports bureaucrat Arne Myhrvoid told Aftenposten, “now we avoid a major rival in four years�.
Aftenposten reports that would-be organizers of a Tromso Winter bid were quite pleased that Russia won the 2014 Games. They were concerned their chances would be spoiled if Salzburg had been awarded the Games, because the International Olympic Committee (IOC) generally likes to move the event around the world, geographically speaking.
Also, if Russia had lost the 2014 Games it would likely have tried again for 2018 and would be a tough competitor for Norway.
Norwegian sports bureaucrat Arne Myhrvoid told Aftenposten, “now we avoid a major rival in four years�.
I have worked in Tromso in winter and the sun is a rare sight. I wonder how they could conduct the winter Olympics (apart for the blind).
i thought winter olympics were supposed to be held in cities that actually had winters? attempting to holding them in munich is bonkers. perhaps forty years ago it would have been ok. but not now. and certainly not in another decade's time.
Welcome to the changing times, upsidedown. Did you see the palm trees in Sotchi? Winter, pah! We make our own climate.
Just because last winter was crap, doesn't mean it's always like that. The winter before we had more snow than we could handle and experienced the coldest temperature I've ever known, -20,5°C. The lake in my Village froze in January, like it usually does, melted in February and then froze again. The skiing season started around Christmas and kept on going, with some of the best snow conditions I've ever experienced, well into April.
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