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Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts

A tiger is depicted on the helmet of Italy's Federica Brignone at the finish area of an alpine ski, women's World Championships super G, in Meribel, France, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) France's Alexis Pinturault speeds down the course during the super G portion of an alpine ski, men's World Championship combined race, in Courchevel, France, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) Canada's James Crawford speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Championship super-G race, in Courchevel, France, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati) FILE - Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States leaves the finish area after racing in a semifinal of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File) Switzerland's Jasmine Flury speeds down the course on her way to win the alpine ski, women's World Championship downhill, in Meribel, France, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti) FILE - An Olympic skier walks past an information board showing the weather conditions at the bottom of the gondola station at the alpine skiing venue during the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - Wendy Holdener of Switzerland passes a gate during the women's combined slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) FILE - The Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center, which host alpine skiing competition during the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, is seen during a media tour of Olympic venues in Yanqing on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. The dearth of candidates to host the Winter Olympics amid spiraling venue costs could force the IOC to resort to lining up a list of fixed, rotating hosts. A highly theoretical list could include Salt Lake City and Vancouver in North America, Pyeongchang in Asia and places like Switzerland, Italy and Scandinavia in Europe. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) Italy's Christof Innerhofer is airborne during an alpine ski, men's World Championships downhill training, in Courchevel, France, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts