Venues secured, hotels booked, $150M raised — still 8+ years until 2034 Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY — With eight-and-a-half years to go until the 2034 Winter Olympic Games, Utah organizers have booked the sport venues, secured more than 21,000 hotel rooms and raised nearly $150 million.

That came out of a hearing on Utah's Capitol Hill on Thursday where the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Host committee updated lawmakers on where things are. After the Games were awarded, the work began to organize the massive event.

"First stage is 'mission accomplished,' now we've got a bigger thing underway," said Fraser Bullock, the president of the host committee.

While the Games are largely privately funded, there will still be state and local infrastructure that will be relied upon during the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games.

"Our preparation an