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Unfair Play in Utah

Joyful cheers erupted in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 16, 1995. That was the day the International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) announced that Salt Lake City had been chosen to act as host of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

At last! Salt Lake City had been nominated as host four times before. Now the city's Olympic dreams are finally coming true.

It is a great honor to be host of the Olympics. It is also a great opportunity to make money. Athletes, visitors and companies spend millions of dollars in the city where the Games are held. For the privilege of acting as host of the 2002 Olympics, Salt Lake City competed against cities in Canada, Switzerland and Sweden.

But Salt Lake City may have been chosen for reasons other than its plentiful snow, steep mountains and modern athletic facilities. Olympic officials may have taken bribes in exchange for choosing Salt Lake City as the site of the 2002 Games.

Some I.O.C. officials are accused of accepting scholarships, silver and skis from members of Salt Lake City's Olympic planning committee. In return, those I.O.C. officials may have promised to choose Salt Lake City over other nominated cities.

But Olympic officials are not supposed to choose a city because it gives the best presents. Five groups are investigating how Salt Lake City was chosen. As more evidence of wrongdoing appears, it is likely that some I.O.C. and Salt Lake City officials will lose their jobs.

The 2002 Games are still scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City. Citizens hope to put the scandal behind them and get on with the show. "People there have been working very hard," says Anita DeFrantz of the I.O.C. "Things are moving forward."

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