A doping feud almost cost Salt Lake City the Olympics. It still might.

Sports and law enforcement officials say they have rarely, if ever, seen such a raw exercise of power politics as what happened with the awarding of the 2034 Winter Olympics.

(David Jackson | Park Record) From left, USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland, Gov. Spencer Cox, Salt Lake City-Utah Olympic committee CEO Fraser Bullock, and Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall attend a news conference in Paris after receiving the bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

A doping feud almost cost Salt Lake City the Olympics. It still might.

Sports and law enforcement officials say they have rarely, if ever, seen such a raw exercise of power politics as what happened with the awarding of the 2034 Winter Olympics.

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