Annecy to bid on 2018 Winter Games

Awesome! This city is most well know for people like myself for the Annecy International Animated Film Festival

From ESPN:
France's Olympic committee chose the picturesque Alpine city of Annecy on Wednesday as its candidate for the 2018 Winter Games.

The head of the French committee, Henri Serandour, said Annecy was picked in the first round of voting over Grenoble, Nice and Pelvoux.

Annecy received 23 of 42 votes, with 10 for Nice, nine for Grenoble and none for Pelvoux. A majority was needed for victory.

Annecy, while less well-known than front-runner Grenoble, has enjoyed large popular support as a potential Olympic city. With the Alps soaring above its pristine lake, Annecy is considered a picture-perfect site for the games.

Bids must be supported by national Olympic bodies in order to be accepted by the International Olympic Committee, which will pick the 2018 host city in 2011.

Other cities that have announced bids or interest in 2018 are Pyeongchang, South Korea; Munich, Germany; and Almaty, Kazahkstan.