While there is a velodrome in the Stub Hub Center on campus, it’s not the one that hosted the Olympics in 1984 (or the Green Day concert I went to in 1994). The one you were just in was built in 2004.
The 2016 bid likely still has left a bitter taste in Chicago’s mouth. Going into the voting, a lot of the conventional wisdom was that the city had a very strong bid, and had a very good shot at winning the Games. But, when Chicago was eliminated in the first round, it became clear that the IOC was intent on having their first Games in South America, and that Rio was going to win it, no matter the relative strengths of the actual proposals.
Wouldn’t that cause major structural issues if the stadium hasn’t been designed with that in mind?
The Coliseum was used for the 1932 http://www.lacoliseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Olympic-Games-1932-Most-Successful-of-their-era-during-the-Depression.jpg and 1984 https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7246/7768086510_d6bdb05214_b.jpg games, and would be used again in 2024 or 2028 http://www.trbimg.com/img-579bc3f8/turbine/la-la1-20160729/600 if LA’s bid is accepted. An interesting idea that the organizing committee is floating is the possibility of holding the Opening Ceremonies simultaneously at both the Coliseum and the new NFL stadium in Inglewood.
…what am I, a velodromologist?
[sub]ignorance fought[/sub]
Aside: Google confirms that that post was the first ever recorded usage of that word.
Mama, look- I done made history!!!
I believe it’s velodromotech.
Velodromedary?