Sion bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics
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| Overview | |
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| XX Olympic Winter Games IX Paralympic Winter Games | |
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| Winner: Turin Runner-up: Sion Shortlist: Helsinki · Klagenfurt · Poprad-Tatry · Zakopane | |
| Details | |
| City | Sion, Switzerland |
| NOC | Swiss Olympic Association (SUI) |
| Previous Games hosted | |
| None bid for 1976 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics | |
| Decision | |
| Result | Runner-up (2nd place) |
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Sion submitted its bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics backed up by the Swiss Olympic Association. The sports concept was considered as "well thought out with the Olympic Village centrally located in Sion, the ice sports in the Rhône valley and the skiing events in the mountains on either side of the city".
Venues
Sion Cluster
- Sion - ceremonies, main olympic village, figure skating, short track
- Martigny - ice hockey, speed skating (temporary)
- Visp - ice hockey
- Crans-Montana- alpine skiing, snowboard, ski jumping, curling, Nordic combined
- Veysonnaz - alpine skiing, freestyle skiing
- Goms Valley - biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined
St. Moritz Venue
- St. Moritz - St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton
References
- Notes
- ^ http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1999/OREXXVI27/OREXXVI27x.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Report of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the XX Olympic Winter Games in 2006" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2014-03-29., p.60