Watch the moment when Salt Lake City was awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee made it official Wednesday. The Winter Olympics are headed back to Salt Lake City.

While Utah’s delegation made its final pitch before the IOC vote in Paris for the 2034 Winter Games, a crowd was gathering in Washington Square awaiting the announcement.

The decision came in at 4:21 a.m. MDT.

Deseret News videographers and photojournalists were there to capture the historic moment when Utah was awarded the Winter Games for the second time.

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