The Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns will once again be site for long track speedskating, as some of the most popular Olympic events will be staged on the westside of the Salt Lake Valley. (Tom Haraldsen/City Journals)
The 2034 Olympic Winter Games will have a new name (Utah 2034 rather than Salt Lake City 2034), but some of the most in-demand tickets will be for events held in West Valley City and Kearns.
With the Delta Center now home for an NHL team, the hockey competitions for the 2034 Games will be played there. That means figure skating will join short track speedskating with events conducted in the Maverik Center, and of course long track speedskating will take place at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns. All of those are huge spectator events, which means grandstands should be filled and bundles of cash will be spent on food, drink and swag on the valley’s westside…