Quebec City bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics
Quebec 2002 was an unsuccessful bid by Quebec City, Canada, and the Canadian Olympic Committee to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. This was the city's first time to bid. Canada had previously hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta and would go on to successfully bid and host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Venues The proposed venues concept would be based in Quebec City: Non-competition venues Ceremonies (Temporary amphitheater at the Plains of Abraham) EXPOCité – International Broadcast Center Quebec Convention Centre – Main Press Center Laval University – Athletes' Village Existing venues Colisée de Québec – Ice Hockey I (Men) Youth Pavilion – Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating Gaétan Boucher Speed Skating Oval – Speed Skating Saint-Romuald Arena – Curling PEPS Arena, University of Laval – Ice Hockey II (Women) CFB Valcartier – Biathlon Le Massif – Alpine Skiing (Women's Downhill, Combined and Super G) Stoneham – Alpine Skiing (Men's and Women's Slalom) Mont Ste-Anne – Alpine Skiing (Men's Giant Slalom), Cross Country Skiing and Nordic Combined Le Relais – Freestyle Skiing New venues Cap du Salut or Acropoles des Draveurs– Alpine Skiing (Men's Downhill and Combination) Stoneham (Mont-Hibou)– Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping