Counting down to the opening ceremony of the 2034 Winter Games, planned for February 10, 2034 at Rice‑Eccles Stadium.
Games planned Feb 10–26, 2034. Exact ceremony start time isn't announced yet, so we count to 6:00 PM MT (approximate).
Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Games, and in July 2024 it was picked to host again in 2034, 32 years later. It'll be the fifth Winter Games held in the United States.
Source: olympics.com
The plan reuses venues built for 2002, like Utah Olympic Park, the Utah Olympic Oval and Soldier Hollow, and no new permanent competition venues are planned.
Source: visitutah.com, olympics.com
Under the venue plan, every competition venue sits within an hour of the athletes' village on the University of Utah campus.
Source: olympics.com
Rice‑Eccles Stadium hosted about 55,000 people for the 2002 opening ceremony on Feb 8, 2002. It's slated to host the 2034 ceremonies too.
Source: olympics.utah.edu
Rice‑Eccles Stadium (ceremonies), Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns (speed skating), Salt Palace Convention Center (curling), downtown arenas for hockey and skating, plus a temporary big air venue at downtown "Block 85," where the 2002 medals plaza stood.
Near Park City. The ski jumps and the sliding track (bobsled, luge and skeleton) are all here, and athletes still train here today.
Freestyle skiing and snowboarding in the Wasatch Back.
In Midway. It hosted biathlon and cross‑country skiing in 2002 and is set to host them again.
A 2002 alpine skiing venue that is part of the 2034 mountain plans.
Venue assignments are still being finalized and may change. Sources: olympics.com, visitutah.com, Wikipedia.
Watch athletes train, tour the 2002 museum exhibits, or try the guest activities in season.
The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns offers public skating on 2002‑era ice.
See the 2002 legacy sites around Rice‑Eccles Stadium and Cauldron Plaza at the University of Utah.
Ride the same mountains the athletes will race on, from Park City to Snowbasin.
Salt Lake's light rail line to campus is a 2002 legacy. It's an easy way to get around downtown.
Occasional updates as 2034 gets closer. No backend yet, so tapping the button opens an email to sign you up.