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Lack of Winter Olympic bids may lead to rotating fixed hosts

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