US to pitch Salt Lake City as host for 2030 Winter Olympics

iStock(SALT LAKE CITY) — The Winter Olympics may be making a return to Salt Lake City — at least the U.S. Olympic Committee hopes so.

The USOC announced on Friday evening that they have chosen Utah’s capital to pitch to the International Olympic Committee as a host for the 2030 Games. Salt Lake City was chosen over Denver. For now, the USOC is still referring to Salt Lake City as the U.S.’s choice for a “potential” 2030 bid.

“I’d like to thank Denver and Salt Lake City, and their respective leadership teams, for participating in this process and their commitment to