Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation President and CEO Colin Hilton sees 2034 as a catalyst to improve the quality of life at home.

Utah is the epicenter of ski mountaineering — a new Olympic sport — in the United States, and Solitude Mountain Resort is its hub. If Utah 2034 organizers make skimo part of those Winter Games, will Solitude be its venue?

Salt Lake City, Utah has a unique challenge ahead of it as it looks forward to hosting the 2034 Winter Games: Its namesake Great Salt Lake — is drying up.

With elite venues, deep athlete ties and long-term investment, Utah continues to shape the future of U.S. winter sports. What about the rest of the nation?

MILAN (AP) — The United States is “still a very welcoming place,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, which have been a focus of global concern about the country’s political direction.

A Park City delegation is at the Winter Olympics in Italy, observing the mechanics of the Games in a fact-finding mission designed to assist officials as the municipal government appears poised to broaden the work toward the 2034 Games in the coming months.

With the 2026 Winter Games two-thirds complete, there remain several chances for Utah Olympians to ascend the podium. The big picture: Athletes with Utah ties were sporting 12 medals as of Tuesday — seven from skiing events.

Utah 2034 made their first formal presentation to the IOC in Milan even before last week’s Opening Ceremony. The IOC’s Olympic Games executive director, Christophe Dubi, offered only a single piece of advice: Don’t worry yet about the operational details.

U.S. success in first-week events, fan-friendly event times could be fueling interest in Italy’s Winter Games.

The 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games passed its halfway point over the weekend and several athletes with Utah ties have made it onto the podium.Jaelin