Bids for the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Bids for the
2006 (2006) Winter Olympics
Overview
XX Olympic Winter Games
Logo of the campaign.
Turin
Sion, Switzerland · Helsinki · Klagenfurt · Poprad-Tatry · Zakopane
Details
Committee IOC
Election venue Seoul
109th IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities.
Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Shortlist June 19, 1999
Decision June 19, 1999
Decision
Winner Turin (53 votes)
Runner-up Sion, Switzerland (36 votes)

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At the closing date of the receipt of applications to host 2006 Winter Olympics (formally known as XX Olympic Winter Games) on February 1, 1998, six cities had formally presented their candidatures to the IOC. The deadline for the recepit of candidature files was set at 1s September 1998. The Evaluation Commission proceeded with its visits to the six candidate cities in October and November 1998.[1]

In the wake of the Salt Lake City bid scandal, a new bidding procedure was instituted in 1999 to elect the 2006 Winter Olympics host city. After the six candidates cities made their final presentations before the members of the International Olympic Committee, during its 108th Session in Seoul, a new body called "Selection College" was tasked with selecting two "finalist cities" that would be subjected to the members' voting, in order to determine the host city.[2] [3]

Turin's bid ended up defeating Sion by 53 votes to 36. The other four non-shortlisted candidate cities that made presentations to the IOC were Helsinki, Klagenfurt, Poprad-Tatry and Zakopane.

The selection of Turin over Sion came as a surprise, since Sion was the overwhelming favorite in part because the IOC is based in Switzerland.[4] Media speculation was that the choice of Turin was due to the IOC's desire to retaliate against Switzerland for the whistleblower role played by IOC member Marc Hodler in the revelation of the 2002 corruption scandal.[5]

Final selection

2006 Host City Election – ballot results
City Country (NOC) Round 1
Turin  Italy 53
Sion   Switzerland 36
Helsinki  Finland —
Klagenfurt  Austria —
Poprad-Tatry  Slovakia —
Zakopane  Poland —

Bidding cities

Logo City Country National Olympic Committee
Helsinki  Finland Finnish Olympic Committee
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Main article: Helsinki bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Klagenfurt  Austria Austrian Olympic Committee
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Main article: Klagenfurt bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Poprad  Slovakia Slovak Olympic Committee
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Main article: Poprad-Tatry bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sion   Switzerland Swiss Olympic Association
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Main article: Sion bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Turin  Italy Italian Olympic Committee
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Main article: Turin bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
Zakopane  Poland Polish Olympic Committee
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Main article: Zakopane bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., p.7-8
  2. ↑ http://www.canoe.ca/SlamOlympicScandalArchive/jun18_oly.html
  3. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/373400.stm
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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