At least that is what I hope the IOC will say if and when the time comes.
The Colorado governor is hoping the IOC won't...if various reports are to be believed, you just might see Denver jump into the race for another Winter Olympics bid.
What's the old saying...something like "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" or somthing to that effect.
Denver's voters actually threw out the 1976 Games. Innsbruck, Austria graciously saved the day, and it was one of the most memorable Games ever. Now they want to possibly bid for another Winter Olympics, 31 years after they rejected the bid they actually won.
I once asked an IOC offical about this many years ago. He said it "would be a cold day in h***" before Denver was awarded any Olympics, and that a Denver bid "would be dead in the water" even before it started.
The IOC has quite a l-o-n-g memory for such antics. One of the factors taken into any bid (Summer or Winter) is the degree of financial risk the IOC and the host city would have to assume if the Games were cancelled or postponed or even moved to another area, apart from the original winning bid city. Even with insurance, it's a major factor that bid cities need to address. It took Montreal almost 30 years to pay off their debt from 1976. The IOC is determined not to have such a situation happen again and you can bet the financials will be carefully examined for any bid, because local taxpayers have said enough is enough and many don't even want the Games in their city, let alone the possibility that they will be paying off a debt for years to come. You've got to guage what the populace may think and factor that into wheather or not you will go forward with a bid.
Tell THAT to the fools up in Denver who think they can successfully bid again.
