sentences:  In this case, the Los Angeles bid received 55 votes compared with New York's 39 votes – this is the closest that the city of New York has ever come to being selected to host the Olympic Games, coming closer in 1984 than they did in their 2012 bid (when they lost to London).The low level of interest among potential host cities for the 1984 Games had been viewed as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games.However, after the financial success of the Los Angeles Games, cities began to show a renewed interest in bidding to become host again.