(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Olympic Cauldron burns again at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in celebration of Salt Lake City being named the “preferred host” of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games. The local organizing committee officially submitted its bid to the IOC on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.
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.