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Feb 8, 2017 · Wednesday marks the 15-year anniversary of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Mitt Romney repeatedly gave credit for the success of the Games to the unity of the people of Utah and the sacrifices made by all involved.
- mjones@deseretdigital.com
Jul 28, 2024 · Here's what the Deseret News reporter who's covered Utah's Olympic bid wins — and loss — for more than three decades remembers.
- From Scandal to ‘Knocked Down Again with 9/11’
- ‘The World Would Never Be The Same’
- Anthrax Scare During 2002 Games
- Remembering The Lives Lost
The 2002 Winter Games had been expected to showcase how far the Olympic movement had come following the worldwide scandal surrounding Salt Lake City’s successful bid, when details surfaced of the city’s selection of the cash payments, scholarships and gifts handed out to International Olympic Committee members. Just days before 9/11, Fraser Bullock...
Hours after the attacks, Romney told the Deseret Newsthat while, “no one person can definitively make that call today,” he was “very confident the Games will go forward” and that how public safety and other plans for 2002 would change would be up to local, state and federal authorities as well as Olympic officials. Romney spoke to the newspaper on ...
Although that’s ultimately what happened, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt said that for several hours early on in the Games, it appeared anthrax — a bacteria used as a biological weapon that had already killed five Americans and sickened 17 others in post-9/11 attacks by mail — had been detected at the Salt Lake City International Airport. “We had a ...
This is the time of year that Raney Norman usually digs out the bracelet with Stackpole’s name on it from her jewelry box and quietly reflects on the victims of 9/11. Team USA athletes didn’t talk much about the bracelets during the 2002 Games, she said, instead keeping their feelings private. A decade ago, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks, t...
Feb 15, 2022 · Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, and athletes and visitors came from all around the world. Many more tuned in to see the competitions on ice rinks, ski hills and racing tracks.
Jul 23, 2024 · SALT LAKE CITY — As Salt Lake City prepares for the final announcement about the location of the 2034 Winter Olympics, ABC4’s Craig Wirth brings back memories and footage of the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2002, the Olympic torch arrived in the Beehive State just five months after 9/11.
In 2002 Salt Lake City played host to the Winter Olympics. Now, 20 years later, we take a look back at the Salt Lake City Olympics through 3 different stories. Utah and the Olympics: Past, present and future: https://bit.ly/3Lip5lB. Senator Mitt Romney on the Olympics: https://bit.ly/3HDrHIx
Jan 31, 2022 · Venues. Maverik Center. The Russian (L), Canadadian (C) and USA flags fly during the awards ceremonies following the Men’s gold medal Ice Hockey final at the XIX Winter Olympics 24 February 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images)
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