third Games? CR: I think the IOC's point of view is that they'd very much like to have an American bid, but to leave the choice of cities to the USOC than to be speculating on what city the USOC might choose. I've never been a huge fan of domestic contests to decide what city you'll put forward because at the end of the day those domestic contests leave other cities disappointed and it's hard to get national unity behind one bid. We tried this with Birmingham and with Manchester twice and we finally got it right with London, so maybe it's best for the USOC to look at this. (Copyright 1992 - 2012, all rights reserved. The information in this report may not be published, excerpted, or otherwise distributed in print or broadcast without the express prior consent of Around the Rings.)