Through analysis of the questionnaires, the IOC gave a weighted-average score to each city based on the scores obtained in each of the questionnaire's eleven themes: political and social support, general infrastructure, sports venues, Olympic Village, environment, accommodation, transport, security, past experience, finance, and legacy.
These submit a more extensive bid book and are subject to additional evaluation, which is presented to the IOC members.
IOC members from a candidate NOC may not vote in any round while their country remains in the election.
Salt Lake City offered to host the games, but IOC finally chose Innsbruck instead.
Starting with the 2004 Olympics, only the highest-rated cities are short-listed for the final IOC vote.
Other countries to host multiple games are France (3), Austria (2), Italy (2), Japan (2), Norway (2), and Switzerland (2).
It consists of the year the games were held or scheduled to be held, the date the decision was made, the city and country which issued the bid, the votes at the IOC Session for each voting round, and the ultimate host of the games.
It lists the national Olympic committee, the city, and the games for which failed and successful bid were submitted.