On 6 March 2010 , during a sports facility opening ceremony , Polish President Lech Kaczyński announced that he would like his country to be a candidate for 2022 Winter Olympic Games . A month later , on 10 April 2010 , he died in a tragic plane crash , which killed 96 people including him , his wife , and the President of the Polish Olympic Committee . Although most snow sport events can be held in Zakopane , some alpine ski events would have to be held in Slovakia , where higher slopes can be found
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2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Kraków bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics