U.S. Olympic Committee shares concerns about city selection process

Apparently we Chicagoans (those who live in the city and those who, like me, are in exile) are not the only ones who think the Windy City's early ouster from the 2016 Olympic sweepstakes are the result of a broken process.

Phil Hersh of the Los Angeles Times writes that Chicago's bid was doomed from the outset by conflict between the U.S. committee and its international counterpart, and by the latter's "Byzantine politics."

In fact, several members of the U.S. Olympic Committee believe that the process is seriously flawed, and were only waiting until after yesteday's announcement to voice their concerns.

Praising Chicago's bid as the best put forward by an American city in decades, members of the U.S. Olympic Committee have serious reservations about the experience and qualifications of the executives of the Olympic movement. And sure enough, they suspect that what some abroad think is a disproportionate share of Olympic revenues realized by the United States may well have played a role in a decision not to seriously consider Chicago's bid.