Oslo makes clear in its application to the IOC the key challenge ahead – to secure the backing of the nation government and Norwegian parliament.
In a letter to the IOC from the Norwegian ministry of culture, dated March 7, the minister emphasizes that the guarantees given by the government as part of the application file are subject to a parliament vote to support the bid. The decision is due in the autumn.
Oslo’s 69-page bid dossier, essentially responses to an IOC questionnaire covering 11 themes, was made public on its official website on Monday.
Venues
The Norwegian capital would host most of the disciplines – both on snow and on ice – within the Oslo city limits. Using its 1994 Winter Games venues, Lillehammer would stage the alpine events, along with bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton.
Lillehammer is also the site of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
The bid’s Games-time concept in Oslo is termed "Games in the City," under which the competition venues would be located in a semi-circle around the city – 10 to 20 minutes from the Olympic Village and the media village.
Of 14 sports venues, nine of the venues are existing structures which will be updated. Five new competition venues and two training venues will be built.
"We will stage a technically superb event which, combined with our passion for and heritage in winter sports, will deliver an unforgettable Games-time experience," the bid file said.
"Oslo is large enough to accommodate the Games, yet small enough to create a compact and intimate atmosphere."
Olympic Villages
One in Oslo and another in Lillehammer will provide 4,000 and 1,400 beds, respectively. In Oslo, the Olympic Village will be located at Økern in the Groruddalen area. All the ice venues are said to be within 15 minutes drive of the city’s Olympic Village.
Accommodations
The concept is based on capacity in hotels, rental apartments, and guest house/B&Bs. The majority are clustered in the city centre, but accommodation facilities close to the venues will also be used. The current capacity exceeds 24,500 beds in the Oslo and Lillehammer region. The bid file said the period up to 2022 would see substantial growth in the number of hotels, with eight new ones planned. The IOC hotel in Oslo would be the Radisson Blue Plaza.
Transport
Oslo Airport (OSL), Norway's main international airport, would serve the Olympics and Paralympics. Opened in 1998, it is located between Oslo and Lillehammer.
Rail and road links between Oslo and Lillehammer are undergoing upgrades or are scheduled for upgrading independently of the Games, according to the bid file. But it noted that the Winter Games were an opportunity to upgrade and expand the transport system, especially the city’s metro.
Public Support
Oslo 2022 has work to do to win public backing for the city’s Olympic ambitions. In autumn 2013, a referendum was held on whether Oslo should apply to host the 2022 Olympics Only 55 percent were in favor. In the most recent national public opinion poll, carried in Jan/Feb, 36 percent supported the bid, 49 percent were against and 15 percent undecided.
Budgets
Oslo has budgeted $27 million for the application phase and $25 million for the candidature phase, should it be shortlisted by the IOC in July.
Dates
Oslo plans to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 12 to 27 and Paralympics March 11 to 20.
Written by Mark Bisson
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