Which cities in the United States have hosted the Olympics? Here’s what you need to ahead of Los Angeles 2028 and Salt Lake City 2034.
The U.S. has plenty of hosting experience under its belt. Not only will it add some more in 2028, but the nation now has another Olympics lined up for 2034.Let’s take a look at a timeline of United States cities hosting throughout Olympic history and some major moments from each of those Games.The United States has hosted the Olympics eight times throughout the Games’ history: four Summer Games and four Winter Games.
American speed skater Eric Heiden became the first person in Olympic history to win five gold medals in individual events at the same Games when he set records in all five speed skating events from 500m all the way up to 10,000m. Thealso saw the “Miracle on Ice,” as the U.S. men’s hockey team stunned the USSR en route to a gold medal., the Soviet Union unsurprisingly organized a revenge boycott in 1984.
Unfortunately, this historic Games was marked by tragedy when a terrorist bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, killing two people and injuring 110 more.The most recent Olympics to be held in the United States was in 2002 when Salt Lake City, Utah, hosted the Winter Games.was a historic one for the Black community.
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