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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 ...
Feb 8, 2002 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
During the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, Pechstein—skating in finals that were 13 days apart—took the gold medal in the 3,000-metre and 5,000-metre races, winning both with world record performances. She thus raised her career total to four golds among seven Olympic medals.
The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in and around Salt Lake City, United States from February 8 to 24, 2002, and the Paralympics from March 7 to 16, 2002. The sporting events were held in ten competitive venues, while non-competitive events, such as the opening ceremony, were held in six other venues.
Athletes from Australia and China won their respective nations' first Winter Olympic gold medals, while the Croatian and Estonian delegations each won their first Winter Olympic medals of any color. Of the 407 medalists, 55 athletes won more than one medal of any color at the Games.
Overview. The roller coaster saga of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games began when Salt Lake City was selected as the host city at the 1995 IOC Session. Salt Lake City had bid for 1998 but lost out to Nagano, and its 2002 bid was so strong that the IOC needed only one round of voting to award the Utah city the bid, almost by acclamation.
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 · 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.
Re-live medal-winning moments and celebrate the world's finest athletes in their quest for gold at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
Feb 8, 2022 · (Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Olympics Medals Plaza during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Feb. 9, 2002. By Julie Jag. | Feb. 8, 2022, 5:53 a.m. | Updated: Oct....
