The 2002 Winter Games were a watershed for Utah, a coming of age on the global stage. They allowed the world's best to gather here and do what we Utahns do everyday in this place we call home — persevere, triumph and celebrate. It is in honor of this remarkable event that the Deseret News has published for you, our readers, this commemorative special section chronicling 17 days when you hosted the world and did it well.
John Hughes
Editor
Day 1: Friday, February 8
Sports highlights
High winds force postponement of the first event on the Games' first day. The qualification round of the K90 ski jumping competition at Utah Olympic Park has to be rescheduled.
Nonsports highlights
Opening ceremonies reveal the answer to the long-kept secret of who would light the towering caldron at Rice-Eccles Stadium. To the roar of 55,000 spectators, members of the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. men's hockey team lift the last torch and light the caldron.
Team members won a gold medal against improbable odds at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, N.Y. . . . PresidentBush spends several hours in Utah where he formally opens the 2002 Winter Games at opening ceremonies. During his visit to Utah, the president also met with the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended a private reception in the Capitol rotunda with local dignitaries, met with U.S. Olympians and in a speech declared Salt Lake City the perfect place to hold the Winter Games. . . . Eight people carry the Olympic flag into opening ceremonies — former astronaut and U.S. senator John Glenn, former Polish Solidarity leader and politician LechWalesa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 1998 Japanese gold-medalist ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki, 2000 Australian gold-medalist runner and Sydney caldron-lighter Cathy Freeman, IOC member and three-gold-medal alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy, renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg and Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. . . . Entertainers who participated in opening ceremonies, which had a volunteer cast of 4,000, included Sting, Yo Yo Ma, the Dixie Chicks and LeAnn Rimes. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Utah Symphony and Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir also participated. . . . NBC's overnight ratings indicate the opening ceremonies were the highest-rated in Olympic history — for Winter or Summer Games — drawing a 25.5 rating and 72 million viewers. That breaks a 42-year-old record of 24.2 set in 1960 for Squaw Valley's Games. Salt Lake City leads the nation in watching the opening ceremonies.
Day 2: Saturday, February 9
Sports highlights
The United States wins double silvers — Shannon Bahrke in moguls and Derek Parra in speedskating in the men's 5,000 meters. On his way to silver, Parra posts a world- and Olympic-record time of 6 minutes, 17.98 seconds . . . Jochem Uytdehaage of the Netherlands snaps Parra's record with a time of 6 minutes, 14.66 seconds to take the gold . . . Stefania Belmondo overcomes a broken pole late in the race to win gold in the women's 15K cross country race.
Nonsports highlights
Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, pays a visit to President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Annan was in Salt Lake City to participate in a round table sponsored by Olympic Aid, the official charity of the Olympics, to discuss new ways to use sports to help the world's disadvantaged children. The round table includes International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, U.N. goodwill ambassador actress Angelina Jolie and hockey great Wayne Gretzky . . . Some 20,000 revelers rocking to Dave Matthews Band and cheering the Games' first medalists heat up a cold night at the first of 16 celebrations at Olympic Medals Plaza . . . A newspaper report says representatives of the Washington embassy of the People's Republic of China visited the Canyon Road Condominiums asking that residents there remove two flags of Taiwan, not understanding that the building was a private residence . . . Salt Lake City's party atmosphere on the Games' first weekend draws thousands of people to downtown to enjoy free entertainment from the likes of the Beach Boys at Washington Square . . . Animal rights protesters demonstrate at but do not disrupt the Olympic Command Performance Rodeo in Farmington.
Medals won this day
Medals won this day: Moguls women's: gold, Kari Traa, Norway; silver, Shannon Bahrke, USA; bronze, Tae Satyoa, Japan . . . Speedskating men's 5,000 meters: gold, Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands; silver, Derek Parra, USA; bronze, Jens Boden, Germany . . . Cross country women's 15K: gold, Stefania Belmondo, Italy; silver, Larissa Lazutina, Russia; bronze, Katerina Neumannova, Czech Republic . . . Cross country men's 30K: gold, Johann Muehlegg, Spain; silver, Christian Hoffmann, Austria; bronze, Mikhail Botvinov, Austria.
Day 3: Sunday, February 10
Sports highlights
Kelly Clark nabs Team USA's first gold medal of the Games with her high-flying performance in the snowboard halfpipe competition . . . All three medalists in the women's 3,000 meters post times better than the previous world record . . . In men's ice hockey, Slovakia ties 6-6 with Latvia. Coupled with a previous loss, the NHL-laden Slovakians are eliminated from advancing to the medals round . . . Twenty-year-old Simon Ammann shocks the jumping world and claims a first-ever Swiss jumping gold in the individual K90.
Nonsports highlights
Traffic problems cause some spectators to miss the start of the men's downhill at Snowbasin Ski Area . . . Archbishop Desmond Tutu presides over a prayer service at the Cathedral Church of St. Mark, highlighting the Olympic ideal of equality of all people . . . Although legal in Utah, ticket scalping becomes problematic as professional scalpers descend on downtown Salt Lake and fail to become licensed as required by law . . . About 150 Free-Tibet protesters and practitioners of Falun Gong, who are targeted by the Chinese government, are among the first to use the Olympic protest zone at Pioneer Park.
Medals won this day
Downhill men's: gold, Fritz Strobl, Austria; silver, Lasse Kjus, Norway; bronze, Stephan Eberharter, Austria . . . Nordic combined, individual K90/
15K: gold, Samppa Lajunen, Finland; silver, Jaakko Tallus, Finland; bronze, Felix Gottwald, Austria . . . Ski jumping, individual K90: gold, Simon Ammann, Switzerland; silver, Sven Hannawald, Germany; bronze, Adam Malysz, Poland . . . Snowboard women's halfpipe: gold, Kelly Clark, USA; silver, Doriane Vidal, France; bronze, Fabienne Reuteler, Switzerland . . . Speedskating women's 3,000 meters: gold, Claudia Pechstein, Germany; silver, Renate Groenewold, Netherlands; bronze, Cindy Klassen, Canada.
Day 4: Monday, February 11
Sports highlights
U.S. snowboarders Ross Powers, Danny Kass and J.J. Thomas sweep the medals in the men's halfpipe, bringing the USA's medal count to six and marking the first time the United States has swept a Winter Games event since men's figure skating in 1956 . . . The judges' 5-4 decision giving the pairs figure skating gold to Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze touches off a firestorm of protest from spectators and other observers who believed the gold should have gone to Canadian pair Jamie Sale and David Pelletier. Four days later, the International Skating Union announces it has concluded French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne engaged in misconduct and the IOC decides to give Sale and Pelletier a second gold medal in the event . . . Strong winds force a one-day postponement of the women's downhill, moving the event at Snowbasin Ski Area to Tuesday . . . Three-time world champion and Australian medal contender Jacqui Cooper injures her knee in practice, eliminating her from the Games' aerials competition.
Nonsports highlights
A federal judge issues a temporary restraining order prohibiting Davis County sheriff's deputies from patting down animal rights protesters at the Olympic Command Performance Rodeo in Farmington before they enter an area set aside for demonstrations . . . SLOC says the first few days of the Games are nearly glitch free . . . Denver Post columnist Woody Paige outrages Utahns with a scathing column . . . A poll shows 59 percent of Utahns plan to stay home and watch the Games on TV . . . NBC's Bob Costas irks viewers with comments made during the first few days of the Games. Some call him "arrogant."
Medals won this day
Biathlon men's 20K: gold, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway; silver, Frank Luck, Germany; bronze, Victor Maigourov, Russia . . . Biathlon women's 15K: gold, Andrea Henkel, Germany; silver, Liv Grete Poiree, Norway; bronze, Magdalena Forsberg, Sweden . . . Figure skating pairs: gold, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, Russia; silver was later changed to gold, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Canada; bronze, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, China . . . Luge men's singles: gold, Armin Zoeggeler, Italy; silver, Georg Hackl, Germany; bronze, Markus Prock, Austria . . . Snowboarding men's halfpipe: gold, Ross Powers, USA; silver, Danny Kass, USA; bronze, J.J. Thomas, USA.
Day 5: Tuesday, February 12
Sports highlights
In response to the outcry over the outcome of the pairs figure skating competition — unscientific, online polls show 95 percent of respondents believe Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier should have taken gold over Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze — the International Skating Union announces it is conducting an internal assessment . . . Picabo Street finishes 16th in the women's downhill and marks her retirement from a legendary racing career . . . Jonny Moseley finishes out of the medals in men's moguls competition, but he earns the respect of fans with his edgy "dinner roll" maneuver . . . Casey FitzRandolph wins gold for the USA in the men's 500-meter speedskating after his best friend, Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon, falls in the first of two rounds of competition.
Nonsports highlights
A news story says security is being beefed up at an Olympic food-preparation area at the University of Utah to prevent possible food tampering . . . The FBI and Olympic Public Safety Command say there are no known terrorist threats to the Games, despite a nationwide warning of possible terrorism . . . Activists protest the sign ban in Salt Lake Olympic Square . . . Police brace for a possibly violent protest, but few protesters materialize . . . A news report says 12 Salt Lake City business-license administrators have taken to the streets to crack down on illegal vending . . . Police confirm a false-positive test of anthrax at Salt Lake City International Airport.
Medals won this day
Cross country men's 15K classic: gold, Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia; silver, Frode Estil, Norway; bronze, Jaak Mae, Estonia . . . Cross country women's 10K classic: gold, Bente Skari, Norway; silver, Olga Danilova, Russia; bronze, Julija Tchepalova, Russia . . . Downhill women's: gold, Carole Montillet, France; silver, Isolde Kostner, Italy; bronze, Renate Goetschl, Austria . . . Moguls men's: gold, Janne Lahtela, Finland; silver, Travis Mayer, USA; bronze, Richard Gay, France . . . Speedskating men's 500 meters: gold, Casey FitzRandolph, USA; silver, Hiroyasu Shimizu, Japan; bronze, Kip Carpenter, USA.
Day 6: Wednesday, February 13
Sports highlights
Swiss ski jumper Simon Ammann and Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen become the first double-gold medalists of the 2002 Games . . . Bjoerndalen would later add one more gold to his collection, making him the first biathlete to earn three golds in one Games . . . The International Luge Federation considers making Olympic qualifications even more restrictive after a horrific crash in women's luge singles that injures a track worker and Iginia Boccalandro, a luger from Salt Lake City racing for her native Venezuela . . . Germany sweeps the women's luge singles, and two teenagers from Korea take gold and silver in women's speedskating . . . Korean short-track speedskater Ryoung Min is taken from the Delta Center ice on a stretcher after a crash, is treated at LDS Hospital and released.
Nonsports highlights
Canada's figure skating association announces an appeal of Monday's pairs competition that gave the Russians the gold and the Canadians the silver . . . Regarding the controversy, Russian Olympic Committee Vice President Alexander Kazlovsky says, "There is a gift to winning and there is a gift to losing. Canada is a country that does not know how to lose." . . . The Associated Press reports that French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne was pressured to "act in a certain way" in voting on the pairs competition . . . IOC President Jacques Rogge says he is "thrilled" by the quality of the Games' organization . . . A news report says Utahns, fearing snarled traffic and crowds, are largely staying away from Olympic parties downtown . . . Hogle Zoo worries Olympic fireworks will scare animals.
Medals won this day
Biathlon men's 10K sprint: gold, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway; silver, Sven Fischer, Germany; bronze, Wolfgang Perner, Austria . . . Biathlon women's 7.5K sprint: gold, Kati Wilhelm, Germany; silver, Uschi Disl, Germany; bronze, Magdalena Forsberg, Sweden . . . Alpine combined men's: gold, Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway; silver, Bode Miller, U.S.; bronze, Benjamin Raich, Austria . . . Luge women's singles: gold, Sylke Otto, Germany; silver, Barbara Niedernhuber, Germany; bronze, Silke Kraushaar, Germany . . . Short-track speedskating women's 1,500 meters: gold, Gi-Hyun Ko, Korea; silver, Eun-Kyung Choi, Korea; bronze, Evgenia Radanova, Bulgaria . . . Ski jumping individual K120: gold, Simon Ammann, Switzerland; silver, Adam Malysz, Poland; bronze, Matti Hautamaeki, Finland.
Day 7: Thursday, February 14
Sports highlights
Russian Alexei Yagudin sets a new individual record with his four 6.0 scores in his gold-medal figure skating performance . . . American figure-skating veteran Todd Eldredge marks his final Olympic appearance, finishing sixth in the men's competition . . . The U.S. women's hockey team smashes China 12-1 to qualify for the medal round . . . Johann Muehlegg of Spain wins his second gold medal in cross country, dominating the field so much that he takes time to accept a Spanish flag from a fan and carry it with him across the finish line . . . Speedskater Catriona Le May Doan earns Canada's first gold medal, in the women's 500 meters . . . Inconsistent winds postpone the jumping segment of the nordic combined team competition till Saturday.
Nonsports highlights
A news report says Utah legislators are accepting Olympic tickets from lobbyists . . . Denver Post columnist Woody Paige apologizes for his column saying Salt Lake City messed up Games . . . Eateries say the Games are driving away business . . . SLOC President Mitt Romney is accused by a volunteer of using abusive, foul language during a Snowbasin traffic snarl . . . The blue, Roots-brand berets of Team USA become the must-have keepsake of the Salt Lake Games. Stores that receive shipments sell out in minutes.
Medals won this day
Alpine women's combined: gold, Janica Kostelic, Croatia; silver, Renate Goetschl, Austria; bronze, Martina Ertl, Germany . . . Cross country men's 10K pursuit: gold, Johann Muehlegg, Spain; silver (tie), Thomas Alsgaard, Norway, and Frode Estil, Norway . . . Figure skating men's: gold, Alexei Yagudin, Russia; silver, Evgeny Plushenko, Russia; bronze, Timothy Goebel, USA . . . Speedskating women's 500 meters: gold, Catriona Le May Doan, Canada; silver, Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt, Germany; bronze, Sabine Voelker, Germany.
Day 8: Friday, February 15
Sports highlights
The IOC decides to award Canadian pairs figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier a gold medal . . . The Russians will share the gold medal with the Canadians, and French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne is suspended for misconduct . . . Canadian skier Dave Anderson suffers multiple fractures to his leg and arm after crashing on a training run at Snowbasin Ski Area . . . The United States wins double medals — silver and bronze — in men's doubles luge . . . Beckie Scott's bronze medal in the women's 5K pursuit marks the first time a Canadian medaled in cross country . . . The U.S. men's ice hockey team drubs Finland 6-0 in the opening game of the final round at the E Center.
Nonsports highlights
A newspaper report says three U.S. Secret Service agents are placed on leave for allegedly supplying alcohol to minors at a Provo hotel . . . A poll of Games-goers indicates 90 percent of non-residents and 96 percent of residents rate their Olympic experience as "excellent" or "good" . . . The same poll shows 81 percent of non-residents and 92 percent of residents say Games-time transportation has been "much" or "somewhat better" than they expected . . . Three suspicious packages temporarily cause closure of downtown streets, stall TRAX and prompt evacuation of one business, but all are determined to be unrelated and harmless . . . Utah ski resorts report low numbers of recreational skiers during the Games.
Medals won this day
Cross country women's 5K free pursuit: gold, Olga Danilova, Russia; silver, Larissa Lazutina, Russia; bronze, Beckie Scott, Canada . . . Luge men's doubles: gold, Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch, Germany; silver, Mark Grimmette/Brian Martin, USA; bronze, Chris Thorpe/Clay Ives, USA . . . Snowboard men's parallel giant slalom: gold, Philipp Schoch, Switzerland; silver, Richard Richardsson, Sweden; bronze, Chris Klug, USA . . . Snowboard women's parallel giant slalom: gold, Isabelle Blanc, France; silver, Karine Ruby, France; bronze, Lidia Trettel, Italy.
Day 9: Saturday, February 16
Sports highlights
Dutch skater Gerard Van Velde shatters the world record in the men's 1,000 meters with a time of 1:07.18 . . . Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen becomes the first biathlete to earn three gold medals in one Olympics. Four days later he becomes only the third person in history to win four gold medals in a single Winter Games . . . Australia's Steven Bradbury wins gold after Apolo Anton Ohno collides with Korean and Chinese skaters on last corner of the 1,000-meter short-track skating final. Bradbury, who had been last in the race, avoids the collision to cross the finish line first. Ohno crawls across the line for silver.
Nonsports highlights
A newspaper story says fears of an Olympic crime wave dissipate as police report that crime is down . . . A newspaper item says a local radio station has collected donations of 10,000 boxes of Jell-O to send Denver Post columnist Woody Paige for ripping on Utah's hosting of the Games . . . NBC reports that through the first week, Salt Lake's Olympics are the second-highest in ratings since 1980 . . . Utahns converge in Salt Lake City, the biggest night yet for parties during the Games . . . The Ethnic Village has heat and lights shut off because sales aren't meeting expectations and bills weren't paid. But after its credit limit is extended, the utilities are turned back on for bigger crowds . . . Demand is heavy on TRAX, public transit.
Medals won this day
Alpine men's super-G: gold, Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway; silver, Stephan Eberharter, Austria; bronze, Andreas Schifferer, Austria . . . Biathlon men's 12.5K pursuit: gold, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway; silver, Raphael Poiree, France; bronze, Ricco Gross, Germany . . . Biathlon women's 10K pursuit: gold, Olga Pyleva, Russia; silver, Kati Wilhelm, Germany; bronze, Irina Nikoultchina, Bulgaria . . . Short-track speedskating men's 1,000 meters: gold, Steven Bradbury, Australia; silver, Apolo Anton Ohno, USA; bronze, Mathieu Turcotte, Canada . . . Short-track speedskating women's 500 meters: gold, Yang Yang (A), China; silver, Evgenia Radanova, Bulgaria; bronze, Chunlu Wang, China . . . Speedskating men's 1,000 meters: gold, Gerard Van Velde, Netherlands; silver, Jan Bos, Netherlands; bronze, Joey Cheek, USA.
Day 10: Sunday, February 17
Sport highlights
American speedskater Chris Witty wins gold and sets a world record of 1:13.83 in the women's 1,000 meters despite suffering from mononucleosis. Her teammate Jennifer Rodriguez takes bronze . . . American athletes have their best finishes ever in men's cross country team pursuit with fourth and the men's cross country relay with fifth. Europeans grab all the medals . . . Italy's Daniella Ceccarelli wins gold in the women's super-G, her first win in top international competition . . . Canadian pairs team Jamie Sale and David Pelletier receive their gold medals in a special ceremony at the Salt Lake Ice Center. The IOC made the Canadians co-gold winners with Russian pairs team Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after an internal assessment by the International Skating Union determined a French judge engaged in misconduct in the voting.
Nonsports highlights
A newspaper report says IOC President Jacques Rogge is getting high marks for his leadership in settling the controversy over the pairs figure skating competition . . . The American Red Cross praises spectators for being conscientious and "very, very safe" at Olympic venues . . . Games security forces say they aren't yet resting easy despite a relatively uneventful first-half of the Games . . . Security forces report receiving far fewer bomb threats than during Atlanta's 1996 Summer Games.
Medals won this day
Alpine skiing, women's super-G: gold, Daniella Ceccarelli, Italy; silver, Janica Kostelic, Croatia; bronze, Karen Putzer, Italy . . . Bobsled , men's two-man: gold, Christoph Langen/Markus Zimmermann, Germany; silver, Christian Reich/Steve Anderhub, Switzerland; bronze, Martin Annen/Hefti Beat, Switzerland . . . Cross country men's 4x10K relay: gold, Norway; silver, Italy; bronze, Germany . . . Nordic combined team relay: gold, Finland; silver, Germany; bronze, Austria . . . Speedskating women's 1,000 meters: gold, Chris Witty, USA; silver Sabine Voelker, Germany; bronze, Jennifer Rodriguez, USA.
Day 11: Monday, February 18
Sports highlights
In the wake of one of figure skating's most public scandals, International Skating Union President Ottavio Cinquanta proposes a plan to overhaul the way skating is judged . . . After Australian medal hopeful Jacqui Cooper is injured, her teammate Alisa Camplin wins a surprise gold in women's aerials . . . In a repeat of Nagano, German women take gold and Norway and Russia fight for silver in the biathlon relay . . . Canadian men's hockey team executive director Wayne Gretzky issues a whining monologue to his team after its 3-3 tie with the Czech Republic, complaining of "American propaganda."
Nonsports highlights
Olympic visitors say that despite the pre-Games media hype to the contrary, it is not difficult for them to have an alcoholic drink in Utah . . . A poll shows 63 percent of Utahns polled say they'd like to host the Winter Olympics again . . . SLOC President Mitt Romney tours Olympic venues to thank Games volunteers . . . The LDS Church's Temple Square is attracting 10,000 to 20,000 visitors a day during the Games, two to three times the usual number expected this time of year . . . The IOC sanctions Belarus after an athlete fails to show up for a doping test and later could not be found . . . Some 40,000 quarter-pound hot dogs arrive at venues after crowds eat 400,000 in the first week of competition . . . The Ethnic Village starts to draw crowds . . . Approximately 3,000 people each day are going to the Utah Capitol to view a display of an original copy of the Declaration of Independence . . . A newspaper report says scalpers are finding business slow at the Salt Lake Games . . . Security forces remain on high alert while two airline flights are escorted into Salt Lake City International Airport by military aircraft after failing to comply with "normal procedure."
Medals won this day
Biathlon women's 4X7.5K relay: gold, Germany; silver, Norway; bronze, Russia . . . Figure skating ice dancing: gold, Marina Anissina/Gwendal Peizerat, France; silver, Irina Lobacheva/Ilia Averbukh, Russia; bronze, Barbara Fusar Poli/Maurizio Margaglio, Italy . . . Freestyle women's aerials: gold, Alisa Camplin, Australia; silver, Veronica Brenner, Canada; bronze, Diedra Dionne, Canada . . . Ski jumping team K120: gold, Germany; silver, Finland; bronze, Slovenia.
Day 12: Tuesday, February 19
Sports highlights
After dropping Jen Davidson as her brakeman, Jean Racine and her new partner, Gea Johnson, fail to medal in women's bobsled; the gold is won and track record set by USA-2 team Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers with Flowers becoming the first black athlete from any country to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympics . . . American Derek Parra sets a world record in the men's 1,500 meters, becoming the first person ever to go the distance in under 1 minute, 44 seconds . . . Czech aerialist Ales Valenta wins gold with a trick never before tried in the Olympics — a triple back flip with five twists . . . American Eric Bergoust's poor landing on his second jump causes the defending gold medalist in aerials to lose top position and finish 12th . . . Canada and Team USA win semifinal women's hockey games and the chance to play each other for gold.
Nonsports highlights
A news report says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be at closing ceremonies . . . U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrives to see Olympic events, meet with troops standing guard at Games . . . Paralympics officials report that 100,000 tickets have been sold . . . Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch gives Salt Lake a '6' — a perfect score in ice skating — for preparation and execution of Games.
Medals won this day
Bobsled women's two-man: gold, Jill Bakken/Vonetta Flowers, USA; silver, Sandra Prokoff/Ulrike Holzner, Germany; Susi-Lisa Erdmann/Nicole Herschmann, Germany . . . Cross country men's 1.5K sprint: gold, Tor Arne Hetland, Norway; silver, Peter Schlickenrieder, Germany; bronze, Cristian Zorzi, Italy . . . Cross country women's 1.5K sprint: gold, Julija Tchepalova, Russia; silver, Evi Sachenbacher, Germany; bronze, Anita Moen, Norway . . . Freestyle men's aerials: gold, Ales Valenta, Czech Republic; silver, Joe Pack, USA; bronze, Alexei Grichin, Belarus . . . Speedskating men's 1,500 meters: gold, Derek Parra, USA; silver, Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands; bronze, Adne Sondral, Norway.
Day 13: Wednesday, February 20
Sports highlights
Jim Shea Jr., the only third-generation Olympian, wins gold in men's skeleton; his grandfather, 1932 gold medalist Jack Shea, was killed in an auto accident just days before the start of the Olympics . . . Judges disqualify Korean Dong-Sung Kim, the leader in the men's 1,500-meter short-track speedskating final, for a violation in the final lap, giving the gold medal to American Apolo Anton Ohno . . . Norway's star athlete Ole Einer Bjoerndalen wins his fourth gold medal, becoming only the third Olympian to win four or more golds in one Games.
Nonsports highlights
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits with military troops helping safeguard the Games . . .The Japanese Olympic Committee apologizes in a letter for inadvertently pointing a biathlete's rifle at police . . .news report says Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson and City Council, known for their political battles, call truce during Games.
Medals won this day
Alpine skiing women's slalom: gold, Janica Kostelic, Croatia; silver, Laure Pequegnot, France; bronze, Anja Paerson, Sweden . . . Men's 4x7.5 km relay: gold, Norway; silver, Germany; bronze, France . . . Skeleton men's: gold, Jim Shea Jr., USA; silver, Martin Rettl, Austria; bronze, Gregor Staehli, Switzerland . . . Women's skeleton: gold, Tristan Gale, USA; silver, Lea Ann Parsley, USA; bronze, Alex Coomber, Germany . . . Speedskating women's 1,500 meters: gold, Anni Friesinger, Germany; silver, Sabine Voelker, Germany; bronze, Jennifer Rodriguez, USA . . . Short-track speedskating 3,000 meters relay: gold, Korea; silver, China; bronze, Canada . . . Short-track speedskating men's 1,500 meters: gold, Apolo Anton Ohno, USA; silver, Jiajun Li, China; bronze, Marc Gagnon, Canada.
Day 14: Thursday, February 21
Sports highlights
In a stunning upset, 16-year-old Sarah Hughes defeats favorites American Michelle Kwan and Russian Irina Slutskaya to win the gold in women's figure skating . . . The Canadian women's hockey team bests a strong U.S. team for the gold medal . . . American skier Bode Miller nabs second silver medal of Games in giant slalom . . . German women win gold when Russian cross country skiers pull out of relay after drug tests at venue show slightly high amounts of hemoglobin. . . U.S. women's curling team loses to Canada in bronze-medal round but introduces the sport to mainstream America.
Nonsports highlights
Russian Olympic officials claim bias in judging, threaten to pull teams from future Games if IOC does not launch a probe . . . The threat came after a Russian cross country athlete was singled out for drug testing . . .The Russians also file a complaint about the judging in women's figure skating, saying Slutskaya skated well enough to win the gold . . . A news report says SLOC wants to close out the books on $1.5 billion by end of 2002 . . . Koreans protest controversial decision to disqualify Korean skater Dong-Sung Kim in the 1,500-meter short-track speedskating race that gave American Apolo Ohno the gold medal . . . Hard-rock band KISS announces on Web site they will play in Salt Lake's closing ceremonies.
Medals won this day
Alpine skiing men's giant slalom: gold, Stephan Eberharter, Austria; Bode Miller, USA, silver; Lasse Kjus, Norway, bronze. Cross country women's 4x5K relay: gold, Germany; silver, Norway; bronze, Switzerland. Curling women's tournament: gold, Great Britain; silver, Switzerland; bronze, Canada. Figure skating ladies' singles: gold, Sarah Hughes, USA; silver, Irina Slutskaya, Russia; bronze, Michelle Kwan, USA. Ice hockey women's tournament: gold, Canada; silver, United States; bronze, Sweden.
Day 15: Friday, February 22
Sport highlights
U.S. men's hockey team holds onto lead over Russian team to advance to gold-medal round . . . Croatia's Janica Kostelic wins the giant slalom, becoming first alpine skier to win four medals at one Games . . . Finn Samppa Lajunen tops field in the 7.5K sprint, winning all three nordic combined contests . . . Jochem Uytdehaage from the Netherlands is first to complete 10,000 meters in speedskating under 13 minutes . . . Norway beats Canada for gold in men's curling.
Nonsports highlights
Both Russia and Korea back down from threats to boycott closing ceremonies . . . Organizers announce Stevie Wonder will headline entertainment at Paralympics opening ceremonies . . . Ethnic Village comes close to shutting again — but wins another reprieve until end of Games . . . LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley says in a TV interview with Tom Brokaw that stereotypes of Mormons will fade after the Salt Lake Olympics.
Medals won this day
Alpine skiing women's giant slalom: gold, Janica Kostelic, Croatia; silver, Anja Paerson, Sweden; bronze, Sonja Nef, Switzerland. Curling men's tournament: gold, Norway; silver, Canada; bronze, Switzerland. Nordic combined individual K120/7.5K sprint: gold, Samppa Lajunen, Finland; silver, Ronny Ackerman, Germany; bronze, Felix Gottwald, Austria. Speedskating men's 10,000 meters: gold, Jochem Uytdehaage, Netherlands; silver, Gianni Romme, Netherlands; bronze, Lasse Saetre, Norway.
Day 16: Saturday, February 23
Sports highlights
American Apolo Anton Ohno, who had already won a silver and a gold in short-track speedskating, is disqualified in the men's 500 meters and a teammate fell, ending hopes of a medal in the relay. Still Ohno is gracious in losing, bucking the trend of other athletes toward protesting losses. His teammate Rusty Smith wins bronze . . . Americans end a 46-year medal drought in men's bobsled as both USA teams medal — winning silver and bronze . . . Spain's Johann Muehlegg wins a third gold medal in cross country, this time in the grueling 50K event . . . German Claudia Pechstein wins her second gold of 2002, becoming the first athlete since Bonnie Blair to win gold medals in the same sport in three consecutive Olympics.
Nonsports highlights
Drawn by temperate weather and an 'N Sync concert at the Medals Plaza, people flood downtown Salt Lake City on the last weekend of the Games. . . . More than 20 people are arrested during a late-night riot that begins after scores of people are turned away from the Bud World party area at the Gallivan Center due to overcrowding . . . A new poll shows an all-time high percentage of Utahns — 83 percent — favor Salt Lake hosting the Games . . . The Court of Arbitration for Sports rejects a request to overturn disqualification of Korean skater Dong-Sung Kim in the 1,500-meter short-track finals . . . An International Skating Union referee dismisses Russia's protest of the ladies figure skating competition in which American Sarah Hughes won gold and Russian Irina Slutskaya won silver.
Medals won this day
Alpine skiing men's slalom: gold, Jean-Pierre Vidal, France; silver, Sebastien Amiez, France; bronze, Alain Baxter, Great Britain . . . Cross country men's 50K classical: gold, Mikhail Ivanov, Russia; silver, Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia; bronze, Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset, Norway; Spain's Johann Muehlegg stripped of gold after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug . . . Bobsled men's four-man: gold, Germany 2 (Andre Lange, driver); silver, USA-1 (Todd Hays, driver); bronze, USA-2 (Brian Shimer, driver) . . . Short-track speedskating men's 5,000-meter relay: gold, Canada; silver, Italy; bronze, China . . . Short-track men's 500 meters: gold, Marc Gagnon, Canada; silver, Jonathan Guilmette, Canada; bronze, Rusty Smith, USA . . . Short-track women's 1,000 meters: gold, Yang Yang (A), China; silver, Gi-Hyun Ko, Korea; bronze, Yan Yan (S), China . . . Speedskating women's 5,000 meters: gold, Claudia Pechstein, Germany; silver, Gretha Smit, Netherlands; bronze, Clara Hughes, Canada . . . Men's ice hockey: bronze, Russia.
Day 17: Sunday, February 24
Sports highlights
Russian women's cross country superstar Larissa Lazutina handily finishes first in the women's grueling 30K race, but her gold medal is rescinded after results of a drug test come back positive . . . Spain's Johann Muehlegg also loses a gold medal awarded Saturday in the men's 50K cross country race because of a positive drug test . . . Joe Sakic leads Team Canada to a gold medal over the U.S. men's ice hockey team, ending a 50-year gold-medal drought by the hockey-crazy Canadians.
Nonsports highlights
Some 45,000 people crowd into Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium for closing ceremonies where IOC President Jacques Rogge calls Salt Lake's Games "superb" and the crowd sings along with "Happy Trails to You" . . . Entertainment at closing ceremonies includes Christina Aguillera, Bon Jovi, Harry Connick Jr., Earth Wind & Fire, Gloria Estefan, KISS and Willie Nelson. 'N Sync sings the national anthem . . . The caldron is extinguished at 8:34 p.m. . . . The 2002 Winter Games end with a five-minute fireworks display strung out for four miles along the east bench.
Medals won this day
Men's ice hockey: gold, Canada; silver, USA . . . Women's cross country 30K: gold, Gabriella Paruzzi, Italy; silver, Stefania Belmondo, Italy; bronze, Bente Skari, Norway.