Also: Organizers for another Utah Olympics are planning to provide housing for families of Olympic athletes.
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| An Athlete Family Village? Utah’s Olympic bidders say that’s part of the vision for another Winter Games |
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| | Imagine receiving news that you had done it, what every athlete dreams of, made it to the Olympics. But then you realize there is no way your family can afford to stay in the host country for the duration of the Games. Those planning Utah's bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Games are envisioning a way to stop that from happening by providing housing for the families of Olympic athletes. What would be the first-ever “Athlete Family Village” was announced Wednesday. No location was proposed for the family housing, but the media was later told the ideal site would be next to the Athletes Village at the University of Utah, where competitors lived during the 2002 Winter Games. “Many of us spend our careers chasing our dream and we make the Games. And then it becomes a challenge for the families to join,” the bid committee’s chairwoman, four-time Olympic speedskater Catherine Raney Norman, said during the meeting. The concept of an athlete family village was developed by the athletes involved in the bid, she said, including retired Olympic gold medalist skier Lindsey Vonn and seven-time Paralympian Chris Waddell. Organizers estimate that 1,000 to 2,000 beds could be made available to the families of athletes from around the world, just outside the secured Athletes Village. |
Read more about Utah's bid to host the Winter Olympic Games for a second time. |
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