[42] The torch covered 13,500 miles (21,700 km), passed through 300 communities, and was carried by 12,012 Torchbearers.[42]. This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia.The original content was at Category:2006 Winter Olympics venues.The list of authors can be seen in the page history.As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License. As the artistic section kicked off, the five native Utah Native American tribes arrived together on horseback and performed several traditional "Welcome" stomp dances. List of Winter Olympic Games Host Cities. After the Utah Jazz moved next door to the newly constructed Delta Center, the majority of the Salt Palace was demolished, including the arena. Even adjusted for inflation, sales have nearly doubled, and per capita spending on alcohol has grown by more than 50 percent.[59]. The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing China. Some of these events include, more than 60 World Cup events, as well as seven world championships, including the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup and various other sporting events. The completed arena cost $12.4 million to build, included two ice sheets, had seating for over 2,000 spectators, and was 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) in size. [47] Following the venue's completion, a two-day grand opening was held on April 2–3, 1994, which included performances by Olympian Scott Hamilton and U.S. Ground was broken for the E Center on March 22, 1996, and the arena was completed in September 1997. On September 17, 1997, ground was broken for construction of the new arena. Champions Todd Sands and Jennifer Menno. At the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018, they will bring the Olympic values to life through art. The project was to include the restoration of many historic buildings and the construction of 21 low-rise apartment buildings. [36] Two figure skaters, Olympians Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton performed on the oversized ice rink as "Light the Fire Within", the 2002 Winter Olympic's theme song was sung by LeAnn Rimes. Americans. [53] It is worth noting that the U.S. team involved in the 2010 Winter Olympics lived in the University of Utah's housing to use the stadium because of its facilities. According to The Salt Lake Tribune: sales at Utah's 125 liquor outlets shows a 153 percent increase in liquor sales since 2002, from $156.2 million to $396 million. The yellow top section symbolizes the Olympic Flame, and represents the athletes' courage. Feb 29, 2012 - Photos of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City from The Salt Lake Tribune. The parade of the 2,300 athletes was led by the Child of Light and began traditionally with Greece and ending with the host nation, the United States of America. Utah was the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games. [27] U.S. Federal subsidies amounted to $1.3 billion (for infrastructure improvements only), compared to $45 billion of federal funding received by the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee from the Russian government. [6] The spectator stadium located at the end of each run was 12 stories tall and included seating for 10,000 people, while spectator standing areas were located along the sides of each course. The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah hosted events at venues throughout the region. The downhill, super-G, and combined events were held at Snowbasin, the giant slaloms at Park City, and the slaloms at adjacent Deer Valley. [64] The track was completed December 28, 1996, and the grand opening was held on January 25, 1997. Two years later, Salt Lake City lost its bid to host the 1998 Winter Olympics, but construction continued on the new venues. 2002 Winter Olympics venues. 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. After the transformation, it will be the venue for the Men’s Ice Hockey competitions as well as for some of the Women’s, and for the Para Ice Hockey during 2022 Paralympics. The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. Media in category "Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics" This category contains only the following file. It is indicated that the approximate value of media exposure through print during the Games was equated to $22.9 million. Access official videos, photos and news from all past and future Winter Olympic Games - Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and more. Because of its original size, over 6,000 temporary seats had to be installed to boost the ice center's capacity to 8,400, including press members. This article represents a retrospective analysis of medical care provided to spectators, athletes, officials, and workforce at the cross country skiing and biathlon venue, Soldier Hollow, during the 2002 Winter Olympic … The property for the venue would be leased from Weber State University for 50 years. [23], During the 2002 games, both men's and women's ice hockey games and practices were held at the arena. The actual glass cauldron stands atop a twisting glass and steel support, is 12 feet (3.7 m) high, and the flame within burns at 900 °F (482.2 °C). The 2002 Olympic Village was located 4 miles (6 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City, at Historic Fort Douglas, on the campus of the University of Utah. [71] Construction on the plaza began December 3, 2001, and was finished as the plaza was unveiled to the press on January 25, 2002. See also the list of host city dates and time zones, and location. [61] Four of the park's ski jumps (18, 38, 65 and 90 meters) were completed and opened on December 12, 1992, and were formally dedicated in a ceremony on January 9, 1993. As an important part of preparations, the construction and renovation of Games venues are proceeding as scheduled, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [36], After speeches by Jacques Rogge, President over the IOC and Mitt Romney, the CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, the Olympic flame, which had traveled 13,500 miles (21,700 km) was carried into the stadium by gold medalists Dorothy Hamill and Dick Button. [45] On September 10, 1990, the Utah Sports Authority selected a site near the Dee Events Center in Ogden as the site of an Olympic ice sheet over other locations in downtown Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah. The stage, which was centered directly in front, was kept hidden by a metal curtain known as the Hoberman Arch, and flanked by two large 22 by 30-foot (9.1 m) video screens. The charge to join a "private club" or what is essentially a bar with a membership fee was lowered from five dollars to four dollars. Salt Lake City 2002 Salt Lake City 2002. The facility was to cost $5.9 million, with $3 million from the State of Utah (as authorized in the 1989 Olympic referendum), $2 million from Weber County, and the remainder from private donations. On August 11, 1999, the same day the plaza's location was announced, a tornado hit downtown Salt Lake City, killing one man at the site of the future plaza. Click on the links for more information about each of the past Games. To keep costs down, and give an unobstructed view of the ice, the roof would be constructed similar to a suspension bridge. Allegations of bribery were leveled against many ice-skating judges, leading to the arrest of known criminal Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov in Italy (at the request of the United States). They were in 78 events. There were about 2,400 athletes from 77 nations. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.The modern Olympic Games were inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th … Plans were completed and work on the Olympic Village began in summer 1998. Athletes in cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons, including doping by two Russians and one Spaniard, leading Russia to file protests and threaten to withdraw from the competition. The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on 8 February 2002.. U.S. President George W. Bush opened the 2002 Winter Olympics, which took place five months after the September 11 attacks, with: On behalf of a proud, determined and grateful nation..., then the standard opening formula … [22] The arena was finally opened on September 29, 1999, and hosted its first event, a hockey game between the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and the University of Calgary Oval Extremes, two days later. [50] The United States Ski and Snowboard Association is headquartered in Park City, Utah and the U.S. Olympic speed skating team is based out of the Utah Olympic Oval. Template:2002 Winter Olympic venues is within the scope of WikiProject Olympics. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK. [82] Expansion work was completed in fall 1998, and the stadium opened for the first game of the season on September 12, 1998, with seating for 45,017 spectators. The word that solves this crossword puzzle is 3 letters long and begins with S [14], Park City Mountain Resort is located 34 miles (55 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah. The palette became part of the official design theme named Land of Contrast – Fire and Ice, with the blues representing the cooler, snowy, mountainous regions of Northern Utah, and the oranges and red representing the warmer, rugged, red-rock areas of Southern Utah. The 1976 Winter Olympics were ultimately awarded to Innsbruck, Austria. Every night following the presentation of the medals, an Olympic Celebration Concert would be held. On June 16, 1995, the International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City the 2002 Winter Games, with the newly completed venues cited as one of the key factors in the successful bid.[2]. Snowbasin is located 33 miles (53 km) northeast of downtown Salt Lake City, in Weber County, Utah, and is one of the oldest continuously operating ski areas in the United States. In December 1998, however, allegations of a scandal involving members of the SLOC and the International Olympic Committee concerning the 2002 Olympic bid surfaced, pushing back the grand opening. Olympics Winter Olympics Summer Youth Olympics Winter Youth Olympics Total 1 1904: … Seefeld hosted the biathlon, cross country skiing, Nordic combined, and the ski jumping normal hill events for both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics in neighboring Innsbruck. The plans called to use $3.7 million of tax payer money to construct the oval, which would be an outdoor facility. In July 1995, only a month after winning the Olympic bid, SLOC accepted a proposal from West Valley City to build a new ice hockey facility in the city. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. [32] Following the end of World War I and the Great Depression, numerous small ski resorts were developed in Utah's snow-packed mountains. An American flag rescued from the World Trade Center Site on September 11 was carried into the stadium by an honor guard of American athletes and was carried in by firefighters and police officers from the NYPD, Port Authority Police, and FDNY. Author information: (1)Soldier Hollow venue, 2002 Olympics, Soldier Hollow, Utah 84143, USA. This article represents a retrospective analysis of medical care provided to spectators, athletes, officials, and workforce at the cross country skiing and biathlon venue, Soldier Hollow, during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The games ran from February 8 to 24, 2002, and the Paralympics from March 7 to 16, 2002. It was to be a 80,400-square-foot (7,470 m2) building, with two ice sheets side by side. 01-wireless-internet-cart (102497407).jpg 640 × 480; 60 KB. Although nothing strictly illegal had been done, it was felt that the acceptance of the gifts was morally dubious. Legal charges were brought against the leaders of Salt Lake's bid committee by the United States Department of Justice. Officials from the Olympics as well as visitors complained about the unreasonable laws. Yes, we did! [5], During the 2002 games, Deer Valley Resort hosted the freestyle moguls and aerials and alpine slalom events. [48] During 2013–2014 Utah held 16 various winter sport competitions bringing $27.3 million to the economy of the Utah. Mainly, this was a huge economic benefit to the university as more and more people got to know about the educational establishment, and this also boosted enrollment and future development. It is difficult to quantify the impact of the 2002 Olympics on the unemployment rates in Utah, due mostly to the effect of the early 2000s recession. Map and links to each venue site. 2,399 athletes from 78 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout 165 sporting sessions. This document details all information about Vancouver and Whistler venues for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games 2010. In order to host the ceremonies, the grass field was paved over with asphalt, and a stage was constructed, the scoreboards were removed, flags and Olympic livery were installed, temporary seating was brought in (allowing more than 50,000 spectators), and the 2002 Olympic Cauldron was installed atop the southern bleachers. The surplus was used to create the Utah Athletic Foundation, which maintains and operates many of the remaining Olympic venues.[7]. Last edited on 25 September 2010, at 07:35. The additional people paid diverse taxes and fees from their income that created additional revenue on the state and local levels. It was an arena with a capacity of 10,725 spectators, but after Salt Lake lost its bid, the arena became the home of the Utah Stars and the NBA's Utah Jazz. Vol. [59], The Utah Olympic Park is located 28 miles (45 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City, near Park City, Utah. Apart from that, the University was also asked to expand Rice Eccles Stadium to accommodate 50,000 people up from 32,000. An official palette of colors, which ranged from cool blues to warm reds and oranges, was created for Salt Lake 2002. Medical care for the workforce is an important consideration when planning medical coverage for the Nordic venue at a Winter Olympics. [28], During the 2002 games, the arena hosted the figure skating events and the short track speed skating event. [3] Deer Valley has been a popular skiing location since the 1930s, and was improved by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) who built many of its first ski trails and other facilities during the winter of 1936–37. Three of the resort's runs were used during the games, including "Champion" (site of freestyle moguls), "Know You Don't" (site of alpine slalom), and "White Owl" (site of freestyle aerials). Easily find everything you need to know. Following the fort's closure, the University of Utah acquired much of its property and began planning to restore the historic buildings and build new dorms and apartment buildings for its students on the property. One article from the Salt Lake Tribune[46] states that 37% of locals use TRAX to commute daily while 25% of travelers within the city use this service. The beauty of the Utah landscape was showcased as huge puppets of native Utah animals, including a 15-foot-long bison and the American bald eagle (the national bird and animal of the U.S.), entered the stadium, as well as dancing pioneer settlers as two trains came together on, symbolizing the U.S. railroad industry which was beneficial to Utah's economy beginning in the 1860s, as well as economically linking the Western U.S. and the Eastern U.S. At the end of their performance, the performers unfurled a giant quilt that covered the entire stadium floor with the 2002 Winter Olympics logo in the center. [10] The arena was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport), cost $54.1 million to construct, and was dedicated on September 19, 1997. Ground was broken for construction on May 22, 1990, and was completed on October 4, 1991, just in time for late-October basketball games; it was built at a cost of $93 million. An estimated 3.5 billion people watched the opening and closing ceremonies on television through broadcasts from the stadium. The University would then be refunded almost $59 million and be given an extra $40 million for its maintenance. The orange/yellow colors above the blue/purple bottom section also gave the appearance of a sun rising from behind a mountain. The official report of Salt Lake City 2002 is composed of two large-format volumes and a CD-ROM. The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah hosted events at venues throughout the region. This crossword clue was last seen on July 1 2012 in the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Besides, the park had 17 plates which hung on the fence of the stadium celebrating the highlights of each day of the Olympics. [21], The arena opened November 20, 1998, in what was considered a "soft opening", and following the completion of minor work, the arena was supposed to have a grand opening in January or February 1999. Each venue had at least 6 days of … In 1990, the Utah Sports Authority announced their plans to build the park, which included ski jumps and a bobsled-luge track, in Bear Hollow near Park city. Utah was the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games. The Salt Palace Convention Center was the second building in Salt Lake City to carry that name, the first having been destroyed by fire in 1910. Cesana Pariol had to have turns 17 and 18 modified following the Luge World Cup in January 2005, but they were not cleared out until October 2005. Provo was chosen as the site for an Olympic venue because the leaders of Utah County refused to support Utah's 1989 Olympic referendum unless they were promised at least one Olympic event would be held in the county. For the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, a total of fifteen sports venues were used. Feb 6, 2012 - Only hours after the Olympic flame went dark, downtown Salt Lake City streets were still, empty .. A large 67-foot (20 m) lighting/production tower stood directly in front of the stage, and was surrounded by the standing areas. Although many of the higher paying jobs created by the Games were occupied by residents, many of the vacated jobs were filled by immigrants who relocated for the better employment opportunities. Other expansions include widened freeways and roadways throughout the city. [7], Originally known as the E Center, the Maverik Center is located 9 miles (14 km) west of downtown Salt Lake City in West Valley City. After the SLOC began the design process for a permanent cover, it was decided to pull up and replace the entire oval, a process which began in June 1999. The number in each box represents the number of finals that were contested on that day.[30]. When it originally opened, it boasted the longest gondola in the United States, as well as a double chairlift, a J-bar lift, base and summit lodges, and a nine-hole golf course. What remained was remodeled and expanded to create the Convention Center used during the games. [58], During the 2002 games, the oval hosted the speed skating events. 2002 Winter Olympics venues. [84], The Salt Lake Olympic Square was located in downtown Salt Lake City, and was a four-block area open only to pedestrians during the 2002 games. [49] It was later decided that the ice sheet would be used for curling, and the ice sheet closed to replace the sand-based floor with a more efficient concrete floor on May 2, 1999. The stage was decorated with a large 3D version of the Olympic logo, which held a second Olympic cauldron known as the Hero's Cauldron. The Main Street Celebration area included three large video screens with Olympic coverage, an NBC broadcast area, performing artists, pin trading, sponsor showcases, food and entertainment. Between twenty-four masts, twelve on each side of the building, steel cables nearly 400 feet (120 m) long and ​3 1⁄2 inches in diameter were strung, suspending the roof above the oval. The 2002 Winter Olympics featured 78 medal events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports. Over 2 billion viewers watched more than 13 billion viewer-hours. In February 1999, in response to the bid scandal and a financial shortfall for the Games, Mitt Romney, then CEO of the private equity firm Bain Capital (and future presidential candidate), was hired as the new president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. It was one of a few completely temporary venues, which was removed following the completion of both the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics. Norway won the most gold medals while Germany won the most number of medals. [20] After construction had already begun, the SLOC decided to host hockey events at the new arena rather than using Utah Valley State College's McKay Center. IHC maintains the database, and was the sole medical provider for the Games. The Medals Plaza also hosted the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Paralympics on March 16, 2002. [76] Prior to the start of construction, a $500,000 archaeological survey of the sites was completed.[77]. The Utah Olympic Park was one of the venues constructed for the Games. [7][8] During the games, 95 percent of Deer Valley remained open to the public for normal seasonal operations. [48] By the time it was completed, the price had gone up to $6.2 million, and the arena had seating for 2,000 spectators and was 52,500 square feet (4,900 m2) in size. Mar 16, 2012 - View striking Olympic Photos of Vancouver 2010 - see the best athletes, medal-winning performances and top Olympic Games moments. NBC became the telecast provider hereafter for the Winter Games in the United States after a three-Olympics run with CBS from 1992–1998. The square, open from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., was open to the public free of charge. Finally, people were now allowed to have more than one drink with them at their table. It was opened as Treasure Mountain by United Park City Mines on December 21, 1963, as the last surviving mining company in Park City, with funds from a federal government program meant to revive the economically depressed town. A retrospective chart review was performed of the primary … [66] The transform of the park began during the summer of 1998, and ownership of the park was transferred from the Utah Sports Authority to the SLOC on July 14, 1999. The official box was occupied by the President's Olympic delegation: The 2002 Olympic emblem is a snowflake, which consisted of three separate sections. One ice sheet would have seating for about 2,000 spectators while the other would seat 300. The Deer Valley Resort is located 36 miles (58 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City, in Park City, Utah. It is the world's highest indoor oval at 4,675 feet (1,425 m) above sea level, 1,000 feet (300 m) higher than Calgary's Olympic Oval, the site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. It had a total capacity of 20,000 people, and more than 15,534 miles (25,000 km) of fiber-optic cable installed in Salt Lake City allowed the MMC to hand 2 million inbound calls a day. 6 : Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium ceremonies schedule. 3 : Olympic and Paralympic Villages operational schedules & locations. The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les XXIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) (Russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, Because of its distance from Salt Lake City and other large population centers of Utah, a special "Western Experience" was created at the venue's spectator plaza to give visitors activities to do between competitions. A steady procession of winter sports experts and athletes from around the world will stream into Utah in coming years. The site of the Medals Plaza is a parking lot owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is often used for temporary events. The opening segment of the opening ceremony celebrated all previous hosts of the Olympic Winter Games. In the first week of the Games, a controversy in the pairs' figure skating competition culminated in the French judge's scores being thrown out and the Canadian team of Jamie Salé and David Pelletier being awarded a gold medal (together with the Russians who were controversially awarded gold previously and kept their medals despite the allegations of vote swapping and buying the votes of the French judge). February 2002, it is when the highest employment opportunities were created compared to other years. Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics‎ (11 C, 1 F) Media in category "2002 Winter Olympics" The following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total. 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