Which 2022 Olympic candidate would be the best from a hockey prospective?
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Umm not sure where you are from, but Poland is significantly more develop than Kazakhstan. Poland is 24th in GDP.
I vote Oslo or Krakow for time zones that aren't insane for us on the east coast.
I vote Oslo or Krakow for time zones that aren't insane for us on the east coast.
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I remember the Japanese going nuts over hockey in 1998 in Nagano. Prior to every faceoff at the beginning of a period there would be this chant started over the speakers saying: "FACEOFF! FACEOFF! FACEOFF!" The fans went nuts over it.
But I am going to guess that Oslo has the best chance. 2018 is in South Korea. 2020 summer Olympics are in Tokyo. That means that Europe/North America will likely get the 2022 games. But since Toronto is almost certainly throwing their hat in the ring for 2024 Summer Olympics, I could see it going to Oslo.
There aren't many more locations for the winter Olympics in North America that haven't been used. We've already used both locations that we could in Canada.
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Let us take football like example. The obsession of damned Joao Havelange to extend the popularity of the game allover the world
gave the well-known results, with a dominant position of FIFA in the relations with media, with politics, with IOC etc.
From this point of view, should be interesting China, not even FIFA thought about this, yet, why couldn„t be ice hockey a pioneer?
gave the well-known results, with a dominant position of FIFA in the relations with media, with politics, with IOC etc.
From this point of view, should be interesting China, not even FIFA thought about this, yet, why couldn„t be ice hockey a pioneer?
Krakow definitely.
few hours drive from Czech republic and Slovakia, and from Belarus if they make it.
very good flight connection to Sweden and Finland. Also Latvia, parts of Sweden,Germany,Russia,Austria is reachable (ok like 12 hours) by car.
And much cheaper to fly and stay for overseas fans than Oslo,Almaty or Beijing.
few hours drive from Czech republic and Slovakia, and from Belarus if they make it.
very good flight connection to Sweden and Finland. Also Latvia, parts of Sweden,Germany,Russia,Austria is reachable (ok like 12 hours) by car.
And much cheaper to fly and stay for overseas fans than Oslo,Almaty or Beijing.
Lviv is only like a 4 hour drive from Krakow, so all those points work for them as well. Then there's the added bonus of Ukraine being considerably cheaper than Poland. Though Krakow is the larger city and a lot more tourist-friendly.
Having been to both, I would be thrilled if either got the Olympics.
Oslo.
It's a pitty that Sweden never held a winter olympics, and probably won't within a loooong time. Sweden is after all a pretty good wintersport nation with good facilities and climate, and Sweden usually take good concern about envoirmental issues and is compared to a lot of countries low on corruption.
There is just too much negativity around the olympics here I guess, there is a lot of people in Sweden who is pretty disinterested in sports and dont want to be a part of the costs around this.
But the Norwegians would make a great olympics.
It's a pitty that Sweden never held a winter olympics, and probably won't within a loooong time. Sweden is after all a pretty good wintersport nation with good facilities and climate, and Sweden usually take good concern about envoirmental issues and is compared to a lot of countries low on corruption.
There is just too much negativity around the olympics here I guess, there is a lot of people in Sweden who is pretty disinterested in sports and dont want to be a part of the costs around this.
But the Norwegians would make a great olympics.
Probably Poland, Kasachstan or Norway if you look at how much potential there is for development. Norway if you look at what is already there.
But I wonder why a country like Norway would hold Olympic games anyway. Don't see the appeal for a developed, established, democratic country other than throwing money out of the window. Germany and Switzerland said no to it very recently, and IMO rightfully so.
But I wonder why a country like Norway would hold Olympic games anyway. Don't see the appeal for a developed, established, democratic country other than throwing money out of the window. Germany and Switzerland said no to it very recently, and IMO rightfully so.
Krakow will do it with Poprad (Slovakia). I think, a year ago it was official announced also from our prime minister. Or im wrong?
There was talk, that ice hockey will be played in Slovakia. Or at least one group. But they found out, its impossible. Some olympic rules are aganis it.
There was talk, that ice hockey will be played in Slovakia. Or at least one group. But they found out, its impossible. Some olympic rules are aganis it.
but where? Ostersund/Are is the only logical possibility. But currently the olympics committee grants games to bigger cities or the resorts near bigger cities.
If Sweden didn't drop out I think we might would have seen 2022 winter olympics in Ã…re. I think Oslo or Almaty will get this one.
