Are we approaching the ‘American decade’ of the Olympics?

In Wednesday’s early morning hours, thousands are expected to start arriving at Washington Square Park in downtown Salt Lake City for what some have taken to calling Utah’s largest pajama party.

At 3 a.m. MDT video boards will light up in plenty of time to broadcast Salt Lake City officials’ final presentation to the International Olympic Committee in Paris at 3:30 a.m.

By 4 a.m. Salt Lake is expected to be formally named host of the 2034 Winter Olympic Games.

Then, Salt Lake City mayor Erin Mendenhall said...