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The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held at Rice–Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah on February 8, 2002. The facility was renovated and expanded for the Games. [28]
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- Rice–Eccles Stadium
- 78 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
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XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: Directed by Ron de Moraes, Bucky Gunts, Kenny Ortega. With Kenny Albert, Len Berman, Sandra Bezic, Mike Breen.
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- Kenny Albert, Len Berman, Sandra Bezic
- Ron de Moraes, Bucky Gunts, Kenny Ortega
- 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...
Opening ceremony : XIX Olympic Winter Games : 8 February 2002 : Salt Lake 2002 / SLOC. Olympic Winter Games. Organizing Committee. 19, 2002, Salt Lake City. Edited by SLOC - 2002 . This document contains information on the creation and development of the Opening ceremony of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Subject; Description; Contains ...
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
8 feb 2022 · News. Remembering The Top Moments From The 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. Share: Feb. 8, 2022, 8:22 AM (ET) by Bob Reinert. Exactly 20 years ago today, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games kicked off with an emotional Opening Ceremony in Salt Lake City. A landmark Paralympic Winter Games followed a few weeks later.
