'We're back, baby!': Utah reacts to winning 2034 Winter Olympic Games

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) -- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox may have summed up Utah's excitement for the 2034 Olympic Games the best, saying in front of the International Olympic Committee crowd in Paris, France: "We're back, baby!"

Salt Lake City was awarded the Games in an overwhelming vote of 83-6.

"We've been working on this for so long. This has been a dream now since 2002 ended, that someday the Olympics would come back," Cox told ABC4.com in an interview after the announcement. "When the final totals came and we heard that being read, it was almost surreal to know that we are a part of history and the Olympics are finally coming home."

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall told ABC4.com the Utah delegation in Paris couldn't help but celebrate.

"There was jumping, hugging, tears, fulfillment, humility, and I'm thinking about all the people back home," she said.

Over 5,000 miles away, back in Utah, thousands of people joined in the celebrations. They gathered around Washington Square i...