Organizing committee outlines plan, funding path and volunteer timeline for 2034 Winter Games in Utah

The Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games briefed a Utah legislative committee on Tuesday, laying out board structure, venue plans, fundraising progress and early timelines for volunteer recruitment and ticketing.

The update focused on governance, revenue and community engagement: the committee has formed a 25-member board that mixes host (state) representatives with sport-movement representatives; most venues from the 2002 Winter Games will be reused; donor commitments are approaching $150 million; and organizers said they do not plan to use local or state taxpayer dollars to fund games operations.

Fraser Bullock, executive chair and president of the organizing committee, said the board includes 25 members with “13 … host representatives, and the host is the state of Utah,” and that the board includes athlete representation and standing committees for ethics, finance, audit, impact and legacy. Brad Wilson, the organizing committee’s vice chair and CEO, said the committee has carried forward the budget approved during the bid and is operating from that budget while it secures revenue sources.

Wilson said the committee is relying on philanthropic donors now and will enter the corporate-sponsorship market after the 2028 Los Angeles Games conclude. “We are reliant on the good graces of the philanthropic community here in the state of…