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Sion bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics

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City
  
Sion, Switzerland

Result
  
Runner-up (2nd place)

NOC
  
Swiss Olympic Association (SUI)

Sion submitted its bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics backed up by the Swiss Olympic Association. The sports concept was considered as "well thought out with the Olympic Village centrally located in Sion, the ice sports in the Rhône valley and the skiing events in the mountains on either side of the city".

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Venues

The proposed venues were:

Sion Cluster

  • Sion - ceremonies, main olympic village, figure skating, short track
  • Martigny - ice hockey, speed skating (temporary)
  • Visp - ice hockey
  • Crans-Montana- alpine skiing, snowboard, ski jumping, curling, Nordic combined
  • Veysonnaz - alpine skiing, freestyle skiing
  • Goms Valley - biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined

    • St. Moritz Venue

  • St. Moritz - St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun for bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton

    • References

    Sion bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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