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Image shows a souvenir pin from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The pin is a metal replica of a Jell-O mold. The pin opens up to show green Jell-O on one side and the official Olympic logo on the other side. This pin is only one of several infamous green Jell-O pins bought, sold, and traded during the 2002 Winter Games by zealous Jell-O pin collectors.
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Image shows a souvenir pin from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The pin shows a replica of a yellow bowl filled with cubes of green Jell-O. The text below the bowl reads, "Official Snack of Utah." This pin is only one of several infamous green Jell-O pins bought, sold, and traded during the 2002 Winter Games by zealous Jell-O pin collectors.
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Maverik Center
The center for some of the biggest and most important games of the men’s and women’s ice hockey tournaments, the Maverik Center (back then it was known as ‘The E Center’) still has some relics of its time on the Olympic stage. Some pieces of Olympic signage still stand in the parking lot and most of the arena, which was opened in 1997, has remained unchanged since 2002. However, one of the coolest and best homages from the Games isn’t easily seen or visible to the public. In the bowels of the...
Rice-Eccles Stadium
Before hosting the 2002 Games, the longtime home of the Utah football program underwent a major renovation to put it up to Olympic standards to host the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as to house the Olympic cauldron. That renovation almost entirely redid the stadium and added the press and luxury suites on the west side. Recently, the stadium had another facelift to complete the ring of seating around the field, forcing the facility to move the Olympic cauldron from its place behind...
Utah Olympic Oval
Built specifically for the Games, the Utah Olympic Oval has continued to be one of the preeminent speedskating venues in the world and serves as the training base for the U.S. team year-round. Because of the elevation in the area, it is considered to be the “Fastest Ice on Earth,” as the thin air creates less resistance for the skaters and put less oxygen into the ice itself, making it harder and denser and therefore ideal for speedskating. Inside the 400-meter oval, the facility, which is no...
Volunteer Apparel
Every once in a while, at a ski resort or just out and about on the town, you can spot someone donning one of the most iconic local keepsakes from the Olympics, an official volunteer fleece vest or jacket. Styled in bright orange, yellow, or purple colors with a large-scale Olympic snowflake and rings on the back, the apparel was worn by volunteers on the job and in the years after the Games, still pop up every now and then or were tucked away as a unique and fun souvenir of an unforgettable...
Team USA Berets
One of the hottest souvenir items during the 2002 Games was the official Team USA beret hat, made by Canadian outfitter, Roots, and worn by the American delegation during the opening ceremony. The hat was hugely popular with fans, retailing for $19.95, with the line of folks looking to grab one at the Roots boutique in Park City going out the door and down the street. At one point, it was a big-ticket item for scalpers looking to cash in on the trend, but nowadays you can get one on eBay for...
Green Jello Pins
One of the most popular activities surrounding the Salt Lake Games was the collecting and trading of collectible pins. As has been an Olympic tradition since the 1980s, pin collecting in the official trading area in the Olympic Plaza – something that Coca-Cola got on board to sponsor – was a can’t-miss attraction in downtown Salt Lake City. There were all sorts of quirky, officially licensed pins to celebrate the Games, the nations involved, and Utah’s culture, but the most memorable one may...
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Oct 30, 2021 · An inside story of how Salt Lake City's 2002 Olympic cauldron came to be. Seeing Salt Lake City's Winter Olympics cauldron Friday lit a memory in Spencer Eccles' mind. It was about 20 years ago. The clock was ticking, and Utah still didn't have a cauldron nor the funding for one — well, an appropriate one. Sen. Mitt Romney, then serving as ...
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Part 2: The Economic Impact of Hosting the 2002 Games. By: Andrea Smardon. Before the Olympics came to Salt Lake, polls showed that 45 percent of citizens didn’t want it. Utahns saw what happened with the Atlanta games, where the city was left with unused venues and maintenance costs it could ill afford.
In February 2002, Utah had the world’s attention. Salt Lake City hosted over 2,400 athletes from 78 different nations for the XIX Olympic Winter Games. While the athletes were undoubtedly the stars of the Olympic games, Utahns recognized they were welcoming the world to their home.
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The 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony took place on the campus of the University of Utah at the Rice-Eccles Stadium, on Feburary 8, 2002. Utah was able to showcase its diverse history and cultures to an international audience. However, the Opening Ceremony was more than just the story of Utah, it was the a retelling of the American West and ...
