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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (Arapaho: Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: Tit'-so-pi 2002; Navajo: Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: Soónkahni 2002), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah ...
- Light the Fire Within
- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- 78 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
- Expanding Programme
- Nordic Gold
- Memorable Firsts
The Games saw the expansion of the Olympic programme to 78 events, including the return of skeleton and the introduction of women's bobsleigh, with the two-person event. Athletes from a record 18 National Olympic Committees earned gold medals, including first-ever golds for China and Australia.
Samppa Lajunen of Finland became the first Nordic combined athlete to win three gold medals at one Games. He entered the 15km cross-country phase of the individual event in third place and easily made up ground to win the gold. In the team event, he anchored Finland to victory, then added another gold in the sprint.
By taking the silver medal in singles luge, Georg Hackl of Germany became the first person in Olympic history to earn a medal in the same individual event five times in a row. In the women’s bobsleigh, Vonetta Flowers of the U.S. became the first Black athlete to earn winter gold, while ice hockey player Jarome Iginla of Canada followed as the firs...
Apr 10, 2024 · Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., that took place Feb. 8–24, 2002. The Salt Lake City Games were the 19th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Scandal and fears of terrorism marked the 2002 Games long before the Olympic torch arrived.
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Olympic Games: Number and Year: XIX / 2002: Host city: Salt Lake City, United States Opening ceremony: 8 February Closing ceremony: 24 February Competition dates: 9 – 24 February OCOG: Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002: Participants: 2399 from 77 countries: Medal events: 78 in 15 disciplines
- Olympic Games
- XIX / 2002
- Salt Lake City, United States ( Venues )
- 8 February
All figure skating events in 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the Salt Lake Ice Center . Medal summary. Medal table. Medalists. Results. Men. Medals awarded Thursday, February 14, 2002. Yagudin received 5.9s and 6.0s for his free skating after World Champion Plushenko had made several errors in both the short program and the free skating.
- 9 – 21 February
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- Olympic Games
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Aug 10, 2011 · XIX Olympic Winter Games. After losing a close vote for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, Salt Lake City was the runaway winner for 2002. Less than two years before the Games began, the IOC was rocked by a scandal as it became apparent that several IOC members had received gifts from the Salt Lake City Bid Committee that could be considered bribes.
