Salt Lake City voted as host of 2034 Olympic Winter Games – with a doping investigation caveat

The Winter Games are coming to the U.S. Leaders of the 142nd International Olympic Committee Session announced on Wednesday that Salt Lake City, Utah, will be the host of the Olympic Winter Games 2034, promising "an exceptional experience for athletes and visitors, in state-of-the-art venues."

Officials decided on the host in an 83-6 vote, a photo of the tally released by the IOC shows. The committee also voted that the French Alps will host the Winter Games in 2030. 

The last time the Winter Games were held in the U.S. was in 2002, bringing nothing but excitement to U.S. athletes. The country's ski and snowboard team said on X that "there's nothing quite like home snow."