U.S. considers hosting Winter Olympics

Leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee say they are interested in hosting a Winter Olympics, either in 2026 or 2030. CEO Scott Blackmun said Salt Lake City, Denver and Reno, Nev., are among the cities that might be considered. Blackmun said the USOC board will meet next month to discuss the possibility. The last Winter Olympics in the United States were in Salt Lake City in 2002. Leaders there have expressed interest in hosting again and USOC chairman Larry Probst said he has heard indications from the IOC that it would like to bring the Winter Games back to a “traditional” locale in North America or Europe.