At the Utah Olympic Park near Park City on a hot Saturday afternoon, Bach marched up a steep, pebble-covered hillside to the massive 80-foot-by-180-foot inflatable airbag used by snowboarders to practice their big air moves in the summer, ignoring plans to briefly view it from a balcony.

IOC president Thomas Bach sought to ease worries that Salt Lake City could lose its second Olympics if organizers don't fulfill an agreement to play peacemaker between anti-doping authorities.

Thomas Bach is the president of the International Olympic Committee. He was visiting various sites in Utah that are expected to be used during the 2034 Winter Olympics, which are set to be hosted in.