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Here’s who is on the 2034 Winter Games organizing committee
Feb 19, 2025, 7:38 AM
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall speaks at a press conference, where former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson was introduced as the person to run the day-to-day operations of the 2034 Winter Games, in the Gold room of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Fraser Bullock will serve as executive chair and president of the board, involved in operations in addition to oversight. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
(Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
It’s official: the leadership of the 2034 Winter Games is in place.
Known as an OCOG, Utah’s organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be under the leadership of three Utahns, former bid leader Fraser Bullock, former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson and Gov. Spencer Cox’s Olympic adviser, Steve Starks.
The organizing committee board includes Utahns as well as representatives of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee and other sports entities. A smaller executive committee has also been formed, and more committees are expected.
Fraser Bullock attends a press conference where it was announced that he would serve as executive chair and president of the board, involved in operations in addition to oversight, and former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson would run the day-to-day operations of the 2034 Winter Games, in the Gold room of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
Here’s who will be responsible for staging Utah’s next Olympics in nine years, where they’re from and the roles they’ll fill:
Leaders
Executive chair and president: Fraser Bullock, Alpine
Vice chair and CEO: Brad Wilson, Kaysville
Vice chair: Steve Starks, South Jordan
Honorary chairs
Honorary chairs: Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Honorary vice chairs: Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, Utah House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper
Executive committee
Fraser Bullock, (executive chair and president)
Sarah Hirshland, Colorado Springs, Colorado (USOPC CEO)
Chris Kinney, Stockbridge, Georgia (Team USA Athletes’ Commission, Olympian)
Steve Starks, (vice chair)
Gene Sykes, Los Angeles (USOPC chair)
Lindsey Vonn, Park City (Olympian)
Gov. Spencer Cox is joined by former Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson, who was introduced as the person to run the day-to-day operations of the 2034 Winter Games, at a press conference in the Gold room of the Capitol in Salt Lake City, Friday, Feb.14, 2025. Fraser Bullock will serve as executive chair and president of the board, involved in operations in addition to oversight. (Scott G. Winterton/Deseret News)
