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10. The problem is that not too many cities/countries want to host because the IOC is demanding.
Tue Apr 6, 2021, 06:24 PM
Apr 2021

For 2022, it came down to Oslo, Almaty (Kazakstan) and Beijing.

Oslo was the frontrunner, but the Norwegian parliament voted against it. From the Wikipedia article:

Public reception to (Oslo's) application for funding had been highly negative due to cost concerns after the cost overruns of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and especially revelations about a series of hospitality-related demands that had been reportedly made by the IOC. The demands notably included "diva-like demands for luxury treatment" for the IOC members themselves, such as special lanes on all roads only to be used by IOC members and a cocktail reception at the Royal Palace with drinks paid for by the royal family. Several commentators pointed out that such demands were unheard of in a western democracy; Slate described the IOC as a "notoriously ridiculous organization run by grifters and hereditary aristocrats

Thus, it came down to Kazakstan and China. Guess who had more money and more ability to impress the IOC?

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