SUMMER OLYMPICS: Minneapolis tapped as possible host city - FOX
10 News |  SUMMER OLYMPICS: Minneapolis tapped as possible host
city  Posted: Updated:  Picture an opening ceremony in the new
Vikings stadium, gymnastics at the Xcel Energy Center and soccer
at The Bank -- it could happen, but what would it take?  The
U.S. Olympic Committee sent letters out to 35 cities to see if
they have any interest in hosting the 2024 summer games.
Minneapolis made the list, but if the city is serious, it'll
need to start planning now.  In the dead of Minnesota winter, it
can be hard to remember what the summer sun feels like, much
less imagine a summer Olympics a decade away -- but the
suggestion has some city leaders looking toward the future.  By
then, the city would have the Vikings stadium built and a
renovated Target Center -- not to mention TCF Bank Stadium and
the nearby Xcel Energy Center. There's light rail transit and
the required 45,000 hotel rooms -- but the games also come with
a $3 billion price tag for operat