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Salt Lake Olympic committee members get emotional in making final pitch to International Olympic Committee

Local organizers expect it will cost between $2.2-2.4 billion to host the Games but have promised none of those direct costs will be borne by taxpayers.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans watch the Doubles Luge competition at the Utah Olympic Park, 2002 Olympic Winter Games on Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. The group trying to bring the Winter Games back to Utah made its final pitch to the IOC's Future Host Commission on Tuesday.

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Julie left the beach of Santa Cruz, Calif., where she worked for 17 years, for the mountains of Salt Lake City in 2019. She has covered the NBA Finals, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Maverick's big wave surf contest and two Olympics. A Colorado native, she enjoys creating her own adventure, occasionally with her husband and two kids in tow.