Mar 19 2009
Winter Olympics 2018
I know it’s not for another 9 years but it’ll be here soon enough!

Yesterday, Annecy was designated as France’s choice in the candidacy to host the 2018 Winter Olympic games. The lakeside town, in the French Alps, not far from the Swiss border was named ahead from Grenoble, Nice, and Pelvoux-les-Ecrins . It is situated next to the cleanest lake in Europe, 80 per cent of the necessary infrastructure are already in place.


Here are the other selected cities around the world:
Asia:
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Harbin, China
Pyeongchang, South Korea
Europe:
Annecy, France
Bukovel, Ukraine
Bursa, Turkey
Geneva, Switzerland
Munich, Germany
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sweden:
- Åre
- Falun
- Östersund
Upper Carniola, Slovenia
Zaragoza, Spain
North America:
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
South America:
Santiago, Chile
Oceania:
New Zealand
The host will be announced in July 2011 in Durban.

