Differences between 2014 & 2010 Bids• All three levels of government have dramatically increased their support of bid
• In the Multi-Party Agreement of June 27, 2005, the Federal, State, City and venue community governments established 100% funding guarantees for bid & Games
• All guarantees required by IOC for applicant stage are now in place
Far More Compact Technical Plan Greatly Reduces Travel Times
Using the 2010 IOC EC Report as blueprint for new plan, Salzburg 2014:
• Reduced number of venues from 15 to 11
• Eliminated Kitzbuehel, Ramsau, and St. Johann as venues, thereby reducing the longest travel times in the bid from 1 hour 30 minutes to 55 minutes
• Average travel times from Village(s) to venues reduced to 12 minutes for all events
• Salzburg 2014 offers most compact Winter Games plan in last three decades
• Three ice venues—hockey-, speed- and figure-skating—have been moved to better city sites
New Plan Delivers One Village, Two Cluster Concept with One Medals Plaza
• Plan now features one Olympic Village with 4500 beds for all Olympians with an optional Snow Village of 1500 beds; 2010 plan had up to four Villages
• One Medals Plaza on dramatic stage over Salzach River in City Center
• Two clusters group ice venues in the city and snow venues in the mountains with sliding events in between at the world-class track at Schoenau am Koenigssee
• 73% of venues—8 of 11—now exist and are aligned along A-1 or A-10 autobahns
• 91% of venues—all but one—have autobahn and/or rail access
Major Infrastructure Improvements Enhance Plan and Fan Experience
• Euro 2008 Stadium opened in 2003 and will host Opening & Closing Ceremonies
• The new S-Bahn - rapid rail - mass transit system opened to passengers in 2003
• Three new venues being built for ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating
Veteran Sports Professionals Now Lead Bid Team Management
• Austrian Olympic Committee and experienced event organizers leading bid
