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Beijing defeated Almaty by a vote of 44-40, much closer than observers were expecting. (And the vote was done by paper ballot, after the first round of electronic voting wasn’t counted due to a glitch.) But in the end, the IOC decided to go with a country they know is capable.
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“It really is a safe choice,” IOC President Thomas Bach said. “We know China will deliver on its promises.”
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Beijing will be the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, though “host” is a partial misnomer here—while the indoor ice events will take place in the city, it barely snows in Beijing itself. The snow events will be held in Zhangjiakou, 120 miles away.
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I guess we won't be able to stay at Stigma's house since Norway bowed out for Beijing to swoop in.
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