Winter Olympics 2014

Having now been approximately one month removed from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy the next order of business for the International Olympic Committee will be to choose the host city for the 2014 Winter Games and the subsequent Paraolympic Games. While the ultimate decision will not be made until July 7, 2007, the process that the candidate cities that made the current “short-list” is progressing. Each host city had to submit the answers to a questionnaire this past February, and from these questionnaires and some other evaluations the current list of seven cities will be reduced to 4-5 potential host cities in June, 2006.

Here’s a list of the cities vying to host the games, accompanied by their bid logo. If you click on the city you will also be directed to the official website of the candidate city’s bid to host. (NOTE: Not all sites are in English, but those that are not have links that will give you an English version.) Make your best guess as to who you believe will get the bid. My non-professional opinion: the Games will end up going to Sochi, Russia.

Almaty, Kazakhstan




Borjomi, Georgia




Jaca, Spain




PeyongChang, South Korea




Salzburg, Austria




Sochi, Russia




Sofia, Bulgaria