AlQa'dah 8, 1434, Sep 14, 2013, SPA -- World ski supremo Gianfranco Kasper will rate Oslo favourite if the Norwegian capital bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics, while Munich would do good to have a low-key campaign if they make another attempt to land the Games, dpa reported. The FIS president Kasper told Saturday's edition of Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung that the outstanding 1994 Games in Lillehammer could tempt the International Olympic Committee to give the Games to Norway again. "For me, Oslo would be the strongest candidate ... It is simple: the name Lillehammer. It still has a huge impact, the memories remain of this magic at the 1994 Winter Games, this atmosphere. People are still raving about it," the IOC member Kasper said. Oslo hosted the winter edition in 1952. The recent referendum saw a majority in favour of a bid, and the matter is now with the Norwegian parliament. Bids must be submitted to the IOC by November 14, and the 2022 host city is elected by the IOC in 2015. Sweden's Ostersund is also pondering a bid while Kazakhstan's Almaty has already submitted its bid. Further bids could come fr4om Spain, Poland, and, pending a November 10 referendum, Munich also aims to have another go after losing out to South Korea's Pyeongchang for 2018. Kasper said that the election of German Thomas Bach as IOC president on Tuesday was neither an advantage for Munich nor would it work against the 1972 Summer Games hosts, but he advised the Germans to keep a low profile. "It would be better for Germany to keep quiet for a year or two. Then the German president won't be an issue anymore internationally. Apart from that Munich's position is quite ideal," Kasper said.
