Editing 2002 Winter Olympics (section)

===Ski industry and winter sport===
[[File:Utah Olympic Oval.jpg|thumb|Utah Olympic Oval]]
The 2002 Winter Olympics brought a huge amount of success to the Utah skiing industry. Since hosting the Winter Games, Utah has seen a 42% increase in skier and snowboarder visits {{as of|2010|lc=y}}–11. This increase resulted in direct expenditures from skiers and snowboarders growing 67% from $704&nbsp;million in 2002–2003 to $1.2&nbsp;billion in 2010–2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/19155597 |title=Economic impact of 2002 Olympics still felt |last=Lee |first=Jasen |date=February 8, 2012 |website=[[KSL.com]] |access-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423174619/https://www.ksl.com/article/19155597 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fourteen venues were constructed or expanded in preparation for the Winter Games. One of the venues constructed for the Games was the [[Utah Olympic Park]], which has proven to be one of the most successful venues to date because it has been maintained in top competition form. Owing to the routine maintenance of the park, Utah has been able to host a large number of winter competitions since 2002, including more than 60 World Cup events (e.g. the [[FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup]]), as well as seven world championships, and various other sporting events. Hosting these high-profile competitions has resulted in approximately $1&nbsp;billion being injected into the local economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/salt-lake-city-still-basking-in-2002-winter-games-legacies |title=Salt Lake City still basking in 2002 Winter Games legacies |date=January 21, 2014 |website=olympic.org |access-date=June 21, 2016 |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807041445/https://www.olympic.org/news/salt-lake-city-still-basking-in-2002-winter-games-legacies |url-status=live }}</ref> During 2013–2014, Utah held 16 various winter sport events, bringing $27.3&nbsp;million to the economy of Utah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/winter-sports-industry-crucial-to-utah-economy/article_5ecca646-e487-553c-98f5-e8ea04da8ff1.html |title=Winter sports industry crucial to Utah economy |date=December 15, 2013 |last=Hesterman |first=Billy |work=[[Daily Herald (Utah)|Daily Herald]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216233150/https://www.heraldextra.com/business/local/winter-sports-industry-crucial-to-utah-economy/article_5ecca646-e487-553c-98f5-e8ea04da8ff1.html |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After holding the Olympics, Utah became home to two National Governing Bodies of Sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://le.utah.gov/publicweb/MCKELMK/PublicWeb/21717/Utah_Olympic_&_Sports_Legacy_Q1_2014resized.pdf |title=Utah:The State of Sport, The Olympic Flame Continues to Burn |date=2014 |work=Utah Sports Commission |via=[[Utah State Legislature|le.utah.gov]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911032638/https://le.utah.gov/publicweb/MCKELMK/PublicWeb/21717/Utah_Olympic_%26_Sports_Legacy_Q1_2014resized.pdf |archive-date=September 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 4, 2021 }}</ref> The [[U.S. 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]].