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Vancouver has the winning conditions to land on the 2030 Olympic Winter Games because of its ability to focus on legacies at a low cost, says ...OlympicringsatopGrouseMountainandinthewatersofFalseCreekweresomeoftheoriginal'LookoftheGames'conceptsenvisionedforVancouver2010.(VANOC)Muchhasalreadybeensaidaboutconvincingourselves—rallyingthepublic,levelsofgovernment,businesses,andorganizations—towanttohostthe2030OlympicWinterGames.Itwasoneyearago,coincidingwiththe10thanniversaryofVancouver2010,thatformerVANOCCEOJohnFurlongsparkedthevisioningprocessforreactivatingthephysicallegaciesandsporthostingexperienceleftbehindbytheOlympicsforasustainablerepeatperformance.Seealso:Vancouver2030OlympicsreturnstoCityCouncil’sagendaforeconomicrecoveryOpinion:ThisishowtheVancouver2030OlympicscouldcreatenewusefullegaciesThenandnow:LastingphysicallegaciesoftheVancouver2010Olympics(PHOTOS)ThedayVancouverwonthebidtohostthe2010OlympicWinterGames(VIDEOS)Today,onthe11thanniversaryof2010,oneyearlaterafterlastyear’sfestivitiesforthedecennial,andfollowingnearlyayearofbeingundertheweatherofCOVID-19,theideaoftheregionstagingthe26thWinterGameshasfurtherevolvedintoarareandtimelyopportunitytoprovideMetroVancouverandBritishColumbiaasawholewithabeaconofhope,andapowerfuleconomicjumpstartfortheyears-longrecoveryahead.Convincingourselvesalwayscomesasthefirstmajorhurdle,butwhatwouldittaketoovercometheultimatehurdleofactuallywinningtherightstohosttheGames,again?Todate,threeothercities,allpastOlympichosts, haveexpressedsomedegreeofclearinterestinhostingthe2030Games.Barcelona,whichhostedthe1992SummerGames,showedinterestpriortothepandemic,butthathasnowbeenputonhold.Sapporohasbeencontemplatingabidforthe2030or2034Games,however,anymomentumthatpotentialbidpreviouslyhadisnowtemperedbytheCOVID-19issuessurroundingtheTokyo2020Games,rescheduledforthissummer.Sapporowasthehostofthe1972WinterGames.ThereisalsoclearinterestfromSaltLakeCity,thehostofthe2002WinterGames.ButforSaltLakeCity,thereistheaddedmatteroftiming.AWinterGam