After re-election, Salt Lake City mayor gears up for possible Winter Games

• The AP called the race for Mendenhall last week.

The latest: The International Olympic Committee executive board convenes in Paris this week and is expected to pick preferred candidates to host the 2030 and 2034 Olympic Winter Games.

What she's saying: Organizing the Winter Games in Utah's capital "would be another catalytic infusion of commitment and promise in this city," Mendenhall said Monday during a post-election news conference.

The intrigue: Salt Lake City is the only site with a bid to host the international sporting event in 2034.

• Salt Lake City is an attractive candidate for the Winter Games because Olympic facilities built for the 2002 Winter Games are still in use.
• The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games has said they can host in 2030 but prefers 2034 to avoid competing for sponsors against the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, France, Sweden and Switzerland each are bidding to be the home of the 2030 Winter Games.