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20 unusual facts about 2002 Winter Olympics


192nd Military Police Battalion

The 2/192nd Field Artillery Battalion was mobilized in April 2002 in support of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

America's Choir

They also performed at the American Bicentennial, US Constitution bicentennial celebration, 2002 Winter Olympics (national anthem), and national broadcasts honoring the passing of US Presidents Franklin D Roosevelt and John F Kennedy.

Canadian Man

Brandt changed certain lyrics in the song twice, to reflect the men's gold medal wins at the 2002 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Groen Hawk 4

In 2002, the Winter Olympic Games contracted with GBA to provide aerial security over Salt Lake International Airport.

I Might Be Wrong

The song was also used in the official commercial ad campaign for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Jaca

Its popularity for winter sports has been a motivating factor in the city's failed bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Ludmila Engquist

After a distinguished athletic career she retired from running but wanted to become the first woman ever to win gold medals at both the summer and winter Olympics, by competing in and winning the inaugural two-woman bobsleigh event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Madrid bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics

They then bid for the Winter Olympics in 2002, 2010 and 2014 but failed to become a candidate for those three games.

Marine Air Control Squadron 2

The squadron also provided an ATC detachment to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Moi, Norway

Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a bell manufacturer, which was the official supplier of small bells to the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Olympics and the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics.

Peaks Ice Arena

During the 2002 games both men's and women's ice hockey games and practices were held in the arena.

It was built, along with the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, to serve as an ice hockey and practice venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Rice-Eccles Stadium

A full natural grass was installed in 2000 for two seasons, then was covered by asphalt blacktop for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics in February.

It served as the main stadium for the 2002 Winter Olympics; the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were held at the stadium, which was temporarily renamed "Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium".

Rick Celebrini

He became the team physiotherapist for the Canadian Alpine Men’s Ski Team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics.

Roy and HG

This was followed by three spinoffs - The Ice Dream (from the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics), The Cream (from the 2003 Rugby World Cup), and more recently The Dream again for the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Smiggin Holes, New South Wales

During the 2002 Winter Olympics Roy and HG on their Ice Dream television program ran a mock campaign for Smiggin Holes to host the next available Winter Olympics (see Smiggin Holes 2010 Winter Olympic bid).

Stephen Walkom

In the NHL (where he wore uniform number 24 from the 1994–95 NHL season until his retirement), he officiated more than 600 regular season games, 84 Stanley Cup playoff games, the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and two Stanley Cup Finals.

Stratton Mountain School

Ross Powers ('97) won a bronze medal (snowboarding halfpipe) at the 1998 winter games held in Nagano, Japan, and a gold medal at the 2002 games held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Dream with Roy and HG

The show's popularity during the 2000 season prompted the creation of two spin-off shows, broadcast in Australia only — The Ice Dream during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and The Cream, during the 2003 Rugby World Cup.


Carina Raich

Carina Raich (born 14 March 1979 in Arzl im Pitztal) is an Austrian former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Charles Sinek

They were also granted the United States' second spot to the 2002 Winter Olympics because two teams who ranked above them nationally—Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto and Melissa Gregory / Denis Petukhov—were ineligible for the Olympics due to citizenship problems.

Chuck Hoberman

Hoberman also has designed folding architectural structures like the Expanding Hypar (1997) at the California Museum of Science and Industry, the Hoberman Arch, the centerpiece of the medals plaza for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, to a retractable dome featured at the World's Fair 2000 in Hanover, Germany.

Daniel Biveson

Biveson has represented Sweden in Men's Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

EnergySolutions Arena

The arena was also home to the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions of the 2002 Winter Olympics (during the Olympics, the arena was referred to as the Salt Lake Ice Center).

The arena was also home to the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Eva-Maria Gradwohl

Gradwohl later admitted to the media reports that she was heavily involved in a personal relationship with former Nordic skiing coach Walter Mayer, who had been banned by the International Olympic Committee for a blood-doping scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, and also, for his alleged role in another doping scandal that rocked the Austrian national team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Gail Halvorsen

During the opening march for the 2002 Winter Olympics on February 8, Halvorsen carried the German team's national placard into Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium.

James Hewish

In the 1500 m Short Track Speed Skating event of the 2002 Winter Olympics, James Hewish gave gold to Apolo Anton Ohno even though the South Korean skater Kim Dong-Sung was first to cross the finish line.

José Roberto Espinosa

He also participated commenting NBA (80's-2004), NHL (1997–98 and 1998-99 seasons) and College Football ( BCS ) games while in TV Azteca, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies for the Olympic Games from Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and Winter Olympics from Nagano 1998 and Salt Lake 2002.

Kelly Wood

Wood was shortlisted along with nine other female curlers to be considered for a place on the women's Olympic team and became successful to travel to Turin to defend Rhona Martin's Olympic gold that Team GB won in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Li Jiajun

He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but failed to win a medal after being disqualified following a collision with Apolo Ohno, which caused Ahn Hyun-Soo and Mathieu Turcotte to also fall and allowed Australian Steve Bradbury to claim the gold medal.

Matheus Facho Inocêncio

He also parcipitated in the bobsleigh competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he was part of the Brazilian bobsleigh 4-crew that ranked 27th out of 29 finishing and 33 competing teams.

Michael Michalchuk

Michalchuk gained 2002 Winter Olympic qualification after a strong performance in Alpe d'Huez, France in early 2002 but after making his second Olympics he performed poorly failing to qualify for the finals in the half-pipe event and eventually finished a disappointing twenty-seventh.

Michal Rajčan

Michal Rajčan (born 1 October 1980 in Banská Bystrica) is a Slovak former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Sonia Vierin

Sonia Vierin (born 25 October 1977 in Aosta) is an Italian former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Viktor Ahn

He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, making the finals of the 1000 meter short course event but returned home without a medal after a controversial fall involving Apolo Ohno, Li Jiajun and Mathieu Turcotte allowed Australian Steve Bradbury to sweep the gold medal.

Vonetta Flowers

At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she, along with driver Jill Bakken, won the gold medal in the two-woman event, becoming the first black person to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.