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RUMORS OF MOVING GAMES SHOT DOWN; IS CHECKETTS EYEING UTAH?

          Senior IOC official Marc Hodler "set off another ruckus
     Monday, saying the 2002 Winter Games could be moved out of
     Salt Lake City or canceled because of the Olympic bribery
     scandal," according to Gorrell & Boulton on the front-page
     of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE.  But his opinions, "that the
     scandal could scare off potential sponsors needed to pay for
     the Games, were dismissed quickly" by the SLOC, IOC and
     USOC.  IOC Marketing Dir Michael Payne: "Mr. Hodler was
     speaking in an individual capacity.  That is not the
     position of the IOC."  Payne said the Games will be moved
     only in case of "war, earthquake, civil disturbance or an
     act of God."  USOC Dir of PR Mike Moran called Hodler's
     statements "from left field and without basis" (SALT LAKE
     TRIBUNE, 1/12). IOC Exec VP Anita DeFrantz, on canceling or
     moving the Games: "That hasn't been discussed, and I doubt
     it would be discussed. ... We are pleased with the progress
     that Salt Lake City has made in moving forward with all of
     the stuff swirling around it" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/12).
          CALGARY MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE SITE: Hodler mentioned
     Calgary as a possible site to move the Games, and Canadian
     Olympic Association President Bill Warren said, "Could
     Calgary be ready?  Oh, yes" (CANADIAN PRESS, 1/12).
          MAKING A LIST, CHECKETTS IT TWICE: In N.Y., Neal Travis
     writes that the "rumors" that MSG President Dave Checketts
     "will take over" the 2002 Games "are stronger than ever." 
     While Checketts has been mentioned before, Travis writes, "I
     think Checketts might bite this time.  Things have changed
     at the Garden since he was last approached."  If Checketts
     does leave, Travis lists possible MSG successors, including
     The Marquee Group CEO and former MSG President Bob
     Gutkowski, former Universal execs Frank Biondi and Ron
     Bension and former HBO exec Michael Fuchs (N.Y. POST, 1/12).

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