Editing 2002 Winter Olympics (section)

==The Games==
===Opening ceremony===
{{Main|2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony}}
[[File:2002 Winter Olympics flame.jpg|thumb|upright|The Olympic cauldron being lit by the 1980 U.S. men's hockey team.]]
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.<ref name=":1" /> The Games were officially opened by President [[George W. Bush]], who was standing among the US athletes (previous heads of state opened the Games from an official box), while the Olympic cauldron was lit by members of the gold medal-winning [[United States men's national ice hockey team|U.S. men's ice hockey team]] from the [[Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Winter Olympics]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]] (as made famous by the "[[Miracle on Ice]]").<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=February 9, 2002|title=America welcomes Olympic Games|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/front_page/front_page_news/newsid_1755000/1755575.stm|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820020510/http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/front_page/front_page_news/newsid_1755000/1755575.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In an acknowledgment of the [[September 11 attacks]], the ceremony opened with the entrance of a damaged [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] recovered from the wreckage of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]], carried by an [[Guard of honour|honor guard]] of police officers from the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]], the [[New York City Police Department]], and firefighters from the [[New York City Fire Department]], joined by athletes nominated by fellow members of the U.S. team. The flag was presented during the playing of the U.S. national anthem "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", as performed by the [[Tabernacle Choir]].<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|date=February 7, 2002|title=9/11 Flag Rises Above the IOC Fray|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-07-mn-26739-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820020510/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-07-mn-26739-story.html |archive-date=August 20, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=February 7, 2002|title=Ground Zero star-spangled banner to wave over Olympics|url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/news/02/07/olympic.flag/index.html|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=CNN|archive-date=February 23, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030223044624/http://www.cnn.com/2002/fyi/news/02/07/olympic.|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Deseret News|date=February 20, 2002|title=Tabernacle Choir has been a shining star at Games|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/2/20/19638778/tabernacle-choir-has-been-a-shining-star-at-games|access-date=August 20, 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820020511/https://www.deseret.com/2002/2/20/19638778/tabernacle-choir-has-been-a-shining-star-at-games|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Olympic cauldron was designed to look like an [[icicle]] and was made of glass, allowing the fire to be seen burning within, reflecting the Games' slogan "Light the Fire Within" and an overarching "fire and ice" theme. The actual glass cauldron stands atop a twisting glass and steel support, is {{convert|12|ft|m}} high, and the flame within burns at {{convert|900|F|C}}.<ref>{{cite news|author=Lisa Riley Roche|date=January 31, 2004|title=Cauldron creation detailed in book|newspaper=Deseret News|url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/1/31/19809698/cauldron-creation-detailed-in-book/|access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-date=March 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313223714/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/590040014/Cauldron-creation-detailed-in-book.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Together with its support, the cauldron stands {{convert|117|ft|m}} tall and was made of 738 individual pieces of glass. Small jets send water down the glass sides of the cauldron to keep the glass and metal cooled (so they would not crack or melt) and give the effect of melting ice.<ref>{{cite book|last=Salt Lake Organizing Committee|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf|title=Official Report of the XIX Olympic Winter Games|year=2002|isbn=978-0-9717961-0-2|page=207|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008034211/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf|archive-date=October 8, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The cauldron was designed by [[WET Design]] of Los Angeles, its frame built by roller coaster manufacturer [[Arrow Dynamics]] of [[Clearfield, Utah]], and its glass pieces created by Western Glass of [[Ogden, Utah]]. The cauldron's cost was $2&nbsp;million, and it was unveiled to the public when originally installed at Rice–Eccles Stadium on January 8, 2002.<ref>{{cite news|author=John Daley|date=January 8, 2002|title=Caldron Unveiled|newspaper=KSL-TV|url=http://2002.ksl.com/news-3656i.php?p=1|url-status=dead|access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020225233236/http://2002.ksl.com/news-3656i.php?p=1|archive-date=February 25, 2002}}</ref>

Production for the opening and closing ceremonies was designed by Seven Nielsen, and music for both ceremonies was directed by [[Mark Watters]].<ref name="Air-Edel_1">{{cite web|title=Air Edel &#124; Composers &#124; MARK WATTERS|url=http://www.air-edel.co.uk/representation/composers/18/mark-watters/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505011721/http://www.air-edel.co.uk/representation/composers/18/mark-watters/|archive-date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref>

===Sports===
Confirmed in 1997, this edition's sports program featured seven sports divided into 15 disciplines, totaling 78 events, an increase of 10 events over the 1998 Winter Olympics. [[Skeleton at the Winter Olympics|Skeleton]] made its return to the Winter Olympic program for the first time since [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]], while a women's doubles event was contested for the first time in bobsleigh. A fourth distance was introduced in short track speed skating for men and women, and the pursuit events were added to biathlon and cross-country skiing. The sprint event was also added to the Nordic combined program.

{{div col}}
# '''Biathlon'''
#* {{GamesSport|Biathlon|Events=8}}
# '''Bobsleigh'''
#* {{GamesSport|Bobsleigh|Events=3}}
#* {{GamesSport|Skeleton|Events=2}}
# '''Curling'''
#* {{GamesSport|Curling|Events=2}}
# '''Ice hockey'''
#* {{GamesSport|Ice hockey|Events=2}}
# '''Luge'''
#* {{GamesSport|Luge|Events=3}}
# '''Skating'''
#* {{GamesSport|Figure skating|Events=4}}
#* {{GamesSport|Short track speed skating|Events=8}}
#* {{GamesSport|Speed skating|Events=10}}
# '''Skiing'''
#* {{GamesSport|Alpine skiing|Events=10}}
#* {{GamesSport|Cross-country skiing|Events=12}}
#* {{GamesSport|Freestyle skiing|Events=4}}
#* {{GamesSport|Nordic combined|Events=3}}
#* {{GamesSport|Ski jumping|Events=3}}
#* {{GamesSport|Snowboarding|Events=4}}
{{colend}}

''Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each separate discipline.''

===Participating National Olympic Committees===
[[File:2002 Winter Olympic games countries.svg|thumb|Participating nations]]
A total of 78 teams qualified at least one athlete to compete in the Games. Five NOCs made their Winter Olympic debut in Salt Lake, including Cameroon, Hong Kong, Nepal, Tajikistan, and Thailand.<ref name="Nations">The [http://www.olympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002 IOC site for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602104222/https://www.olympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002 |date=June 2, 2016 }} gives figure of 77 participated NOCs, however one can count 78 nations looking through official results of 2002 Games [http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results1.pdf Part 1] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103193224/http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results1.pdf |date=January 3, 2014 }}, [http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results2.pdf Part 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118121739/http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results2.pdf |date=January 18, 2014 }}, [http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf Part 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118091703/http://www.library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf |date=January 18, 2014 }}. Probably this is consequence that Costa Rica's delegation of one athlete joined the Games after the Opening Ceremony, or this is consequence that Puerto Rico delegation of two athletes did not start in two-man bobsleigh event.</ref> Costa Rica and Lebanon returned to the Winter games after a 10-year absence, and Fiji, Mexico and San Marino returned after 8 years. Four countries, Luxembourg, North Korea, Portugal and Uruguay which were at the 1998 Games, did not participate in 2002.

{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating [[:Category:Nations at the 2002 Winter Olympics|National Olympic Committees]]
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagIOC|AND|2002 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ARG|2002 Winter|11}}
* {{flagIOC|ARM|2002 Winter|9}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|2002 Winter|27}}
* {{flagIOC|AUT|2002 Winter|90}}
* {{flagIOC|AZE|2002 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BLR|2002 Winter|64}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|BIH|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|2002 Winter|10}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|2002 Winter|23}}
* {{flagIOC|CMR|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|2002 Winter|150}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|2002 Winter|66}}
* {{flagIOC|CRC|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CRO|2002 Winter|14}}
* {{flagIOC|CYP|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CZE|2002 Winter|76}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|2002 Winter|11}}
* {{flagIOC|EST|2002 Winter|17}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|2002 Winter|98}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|2002 Winter|114}}
* {{flagIOC|GEO|2002 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|2002 Winter|157}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|2002 Winter|49}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|2002 Winter|10}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|2002 Winter|25}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|2002 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|2002 Winter|112}}
* {{flagIOC|JAM|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|2002 Winter|103}}
* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2002 Winter|50}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|2002 Winter|48}}
* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LAT|2002 Winter|47}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LIE|2002 Winter|8}}
* {{flagIOC|LTU|2002 Winter|8}}
* {{flagIOC|MKD|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|2002 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|MDA|2002 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|MON|2002 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|MGL|2002 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|NEP|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|2002 Winter|27}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|2002 Winter|10}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|2002 Winter|77}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|2002 Winter|27}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|2002 Winter|21}}
* {{flagIOC|RUS|2002 Winter|151}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SVK|2002 Winter|49}}
* {{flagIOC|SLO|2002 Winter|40}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|2002 Winter|7}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|2002 Winter|102}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|2002 Winter|110}}
* {{flagIOC|TPE|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|TJK|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|2002 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|TRI|2002 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|2002 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|UKR|2002 Winter|68}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|2002 Winter|202}} '''(host)'''
* {{flagIOC|UZB|2002 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|2002 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|ISV|2002 Winter|8}}
* {{flagIOC|YUG|2002 Winter|6}}
{{div col end}}
|}

=== Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee ===
2,399 [[athlete]]s from 78 [[National Olympic Committee|NOCs]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
|-
| AND || {{flagIOC|AND|2002 Winter}} || 3
|-
| ARG || {{flagIOC|ARG|2002 Winter}} || 11
|-
| ARM || {{flagIOC|ARM|2002 Winter}} || 9
|-
| AUS || {{flagIOC|AUS|2002 Winter}} || 27
|-
| AUT || {{flagIOC|AUT|2002 Winter}} || 90
|-
| AZE || {{flagIOC|AZE|2002 Winter}} || 4
|-
| BLR || {{flagIOC|BLR|2002 Winter}} || 64
|-
| BEL || {{flagIOC|BEL|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| BER || {{flagIOC|BER|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| BIH || {{flagIOC|BIH|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| BRA || {{flagIOC|BRA|2002 Winter}} || 10
|-
| BUL || {{flagIOC|BUL|2002 Winter}} || 23
|-
| CMR || {{flagIOC|CMR|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CAN || {{flagIOC|CAN|2002 Winter}} || 150
|-
| CHI || {{flagIOC|CHI|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| CHN || {{flagIOC|CHN|2002 Winter}} || 66
|-
| CRC || {{flagIOC|CRC|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CRO || {{flagIOC|CRO|2002 Winter}} || 14
|-
| CYP || {{flagIOC|CYP|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CZE || {{flagIOC|CZE|2002 Winter}} || 76
|-
| DEN || {{flagIOC|DEN|2002 Winter}} || 11
|-
| EST || {{flagIOC|EST|2002 Winter}} || 17
|-
| FIJ || {{flagIOC|FIJ|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| FIN || {{flagIOC|FIN|2002 Winter}} || 98
|-
| FRA || {{flagIOC|FRA|2002 Winter}} || 114
|-
| GEO || {{flagIOC|GEO|2002 Winter}} || 4
|-
| GER || {{flagIOC|GER|2002 Winter}} || 157
|-
| GBR || {{flagIOC|GBR|2002 Winter}} || 49
|-
| GRE || {{flagIOC|GRE|2002 Winter}} || 10
|-
| HKG || {{flagIOC|HKG|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| HUN || {{flagIOC|HUN|2002 Winter}} || 25
|-
| ISL || {{flagIOC|ISL|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| IND || {{flagIOC|IND|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| IRI || {{flagIOC|IRI|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| IRL || {{flagIOC|IRL|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| ISR || {{flagIOC|ISR|2002 Winter}} || 5
|-
| ITA || {{flagIOC|ITA|2002 Winter}} || 112
|-
| JAM || {{flagIOC|JAM|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC|JPN|2002 Winter}} || 103
|-
| KAZ || {{flagIOC|KAZ|2002 Winter}} || 50
|-
| KEN || {{flagIOC|KEN|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC|KOR|2002 Winter}} || 48
|-
| KGZ || {{flagIOC|KGZ|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| LAT || {{flagIOC|LAT|2002 Winter}} || 47
|-
| LIB || {{flagIOC|LIB|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| LIE || {{flagIOC|LIE|2002 Winter}} || 8
|-
| LTU || {{flagIOC|LTU|2002 Winter}} || 8
|-
| MKD || {{flagIOC|MKD|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| MEX || {{flagIOC|MEX|2002 Winter}} || 3
|-
| MDA || {{flagIOC|MDA|2002 Winter}} || 5
|-
| MON || {{flagIOC|MON|2002 Winter}} || 5
|-
| MGL || {{flagIOC|MGL|2002 Winter}} || 4
|-
| NEP || {{flagIOC|NEP|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| NED || {{flagIOC|NED|2002 Winter}} || 27
|-
| NZL || {{flagIOC|NZL|2002 Winter}} || 10
|-
| NOR || {{flagIOC|NOR|2002 Winter}} || 77
|-
| POL || {{flagIOC|POL|2002 Winter}} || 27
|-
| PUR || {{flagIOC|PUR|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| ROU || {{flagIOC|ROU|2002 Winter}} || 21
|-
| RUS || {{flagIOC|RUS|2002 Winter}} || 151
|-
| SMR || {{flagIOC|SMR|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| SVK || {{flagIOC|SVK|2002 Winter}} || 49
|-
| SLO || {{flagIOC|SLO|2002 Winter}} || 40
|-
| RSA || {{flagIOC|RSA|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| ESP || {{flagIOC|ESP|2002 Winter}} || 7
|-
| SWE || {{flagIOC|SWE|2002 Winter}} || 102
|-
| SUI || {{flagIOC|SUI|2002 Winter}} || 110
|-
| TPE || {{flagIOC|TPE|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| TJK || {{flagIOC|TJK|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| THA || {{flagIOC|THA|2002 Winter}} || 1
|-
| TRI || {{flagIOC|TRI|2002 Winter}} || 2
|-
| TUR || {{flagIOC|TUR|2002 Winter}} || 3
|-
| UKR || {{flagIOC|UKR|2002 Winter}} || 68
|-
| USA || {{flagIOC|USA|2002 Winter}} || 202
|-
| UZB || {{flagIOC|UZB|2002 Winter}} || 6
|-
| VEN || {{flagIOC|VEN|2002 Winter}} || 4
|-
| ISV || {{flagIOC|ISV|2002 Winter}} || 8
|-
| YUG || {{flagIOC|YUG|2002 Winter}} || 6
|}

===Calendar===
[[File:Andrea Nahrgang 2002 Olympics.jpg|thumb|Andrea Nahrgang competing at [[Soldier Hollow]] on February 18, 2002]]
In the following calendar for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, each blue box represents an event competition, such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport are held. The number in each box represents the number of finals that were contested on that day.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/2002v1.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Salt Lake 2002 Official Report of the XIX Olympic Winter Games|page=41|publisher=Salt Lake Organizing Committee|date=2002|isbn=978-0-9717961-0-2|lccn=2002109189}}</ref>
:''All dates are in [[Mountain Standard Time]] ([[UTC−7]])''
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;position:relative;"
|-
| style="width:2.5em; background:#0c3; text-align:center;"|'''OC'''||Opening ceremony
| style="width:2.5em; background:#39f; text-align:center;"|●||Event competitions
| style="width:2.5em; background:#fc0; text-align:center;"|'''1'''||Event finals
|style="width:2.5em; background:#ffdead; text-align:center"|'''EG'''||Exhibition gala
| style="width:2.5em; background:#FF8888; text-align:center;"|'''CC'''||Closing ceremony
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em;"
|-
! colspan=2|February
!style="width:2.5em"|8th<br />Fri
!style="width:2.5em"|9th<br />Sat
!style="width:2.5em"|10th<br />Sun
!style="width:2.5em"|11th<br />Mon
!style="width:2.5em"|12th<br />Tue
!style="width:2.5em"|13th<br />Wed
!style="width:2.5em"|14th<br />Thu
!style="width:2.5em"|15th<br />Fri
!style="width:2.5em"|16th<br />Sat
!style="width:2.5em"|17th<br />Sun
!style="width:2.5em"|18th<br />Mon
!style="width:2.5em"|19th<br />Tue
!style="width:2.5em"|20th<br />Wed
!style="width:2.5em"|21st<br />Thu
!style="width:2.5em"|22nd<br />Fri
!style="width:2.5em"|23rd<br />Sat
!style="width:2.5em"|24th<br />Sun
!Events
|-
| colspan=2|[[File:Olympic Rings Icon.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] Ceremonies || style="background:#0c3; text-align:center;"|'''OC'''|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || style="background:#FF8888; text-align:center;"|'''CC'''||
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]]
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<!-- 13 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1|Men's Combined}}'''
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Biathlon pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Biathlon]]
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<!-- 16 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|2|Men's Pursuit, Women's Pursuit}}'''
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<!-- 18 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Women's Relay}}'''
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|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]]
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<!-- 16 -->| bgcolor=#3399ff|●
<!-- 17 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1|Men's Two-Man}}'''
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<!-- 19 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1|Women's Two-Woman}}'''
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<!-- 22 -->| bgcolor=#3399ff|●
<!-- 23 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1|Men's Four-Man}}'''
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<!--  T -->| 3
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Cross country skiing]]
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<!-- 9 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|2|Men's 30km, Women's 15km}}'''
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<!-- 12 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|2| Men's 15km, Women's 10km}}'''
<!-- 13 -->|
<!-- 14 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Men's 2x10km Pursuit}}'''
<!-- 15 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Women's 2x5km Pursuit}}'''
<!-- 16 -->|
<!-- 17 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Men's 4x10km Relay}}'''
<!-- 18 -->|
<!-- 19 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|2|Men's 1.5km Sprint, Women's 1.5km Sprint}}'''
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<!-- 21 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Women's 4x5km Relay}}'''
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<!-- 23 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Men's 50km}}'''
<!-- 24 -->| bgcolor=#ffcc00|'''{{tooltip|1| Women's 30km}}'''
<!--  T -->| 12
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| [[Image:Curling pictogram.svg|20px|alt=|link=]] [[Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
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===Medal table===
{{Main|2002 Winter Olympics medal table}}
[[File:Slc awards plaza ski jumping medals.jpg|thumb|Ski jumping medals being awarded at the Salt Lake Medal Plaza on February 13, 2002]]
[[File:Fireworks medal plaza SLC.jpg|thumb|Fireworks at the Salt Lake Medal Plaza]]
[[File:Vonetta Flowers and Jill Bakken during the medal ceremony in Salt Lake City.JPEG|thumb|upright|[[Vonetta Flowers]] and [[Jill Bakken]] during their medal ceremony at the Salt Lake Medal Plaza, after winning gold for the United States in the two-woman bobsleigh]]
At the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the "medal plaza" was popularized as a way for the public to see presentations that would have otherwise taken place at far-flung, low-capacity or high-altitude venues and to have an evening program that often included musical performances.
{{:2002 Winter Olympics medal table}}

===Podium sweeps===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Sport
!Event
!NOC
!Gold
!Silver
!Bronze
|-
|February 11
|[[Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Snowboarding]]
|[[Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe|Men's halfpipe]]
|{{flagIOC|USA|2002 Winter}}
|[[Ross Powers]]
|[[Danny Kass]]
|[[Jarret Thomas]]
|-
|February 13
|[[Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Luge]]
|[[Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|{{flagIOC|GER|2002 Winter}}
|[[Sylke Otto]]
|[[Barbara Niedernhuber]]
|[[Silke Kraushaar]]
|}

===Records===
Several medal records were set and/or tied, including:
* Norway tied the [[Soviet Union at the 1976 Winter Olympics]] for most gold medals at a Winter Olympics, with 13.<ref name=RecordGolds>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.722/canada-sets-olympic-gold-record-1.971872 |title=Canada sets Olympic gold record |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=February 27, 2010 |agency=The Canadian Press |website=[[CBC.ca]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303045603/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/story/2010/02/27/sp-canada-gold-otp.html |archive-date=March 3, 2010 }}</ref>
* Germany set a record for most total medals at a Winter Olympics, with 36.<ref name=RecordMedals>{{cite news | url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/27/us-clinches-medals-total-canada-most-golds/ | title = U.S. clinches medals mark; Canada ties gold record | date = February 27, 2010 | work = The Washington Times | location = Vancouver | access-date = March 12, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100303001703/http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/27/us-clinches-medals-total-canada-most-golds/ | archive-date = March 3, 2010 | url-status = live}}</ref>
* The United States set a record for most gold medals at a home Winter Olympics, with 10, tying [[Norway at the 1994 Winter Olympics]].<ref name=RecordGolds/>
All of the above records were broken at the [[2010 Winter Olympics|Vancouver Olympics]] in 2010.

===Closing ceremonies===
{{Main|2002 Winter Olympics closing ceremony}}
The closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics was held on February 24, 2002, at Rice–Eccles Stadium. It was narrated by Utah natives [[Donny Osmond|Donny]] and [[Marie Osmond]] (who voiced [[Animatronics|animatronic]] [[dinosaur]] skeletons designed by [[Michael Curry (puppet designer)|Michael Curry]]),<ref>{{cite web|author=Deseret News|date=February 10, 2003|title=What ever happened to Salt Lake's Olympic memorabilia?|url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/2/10/19703243/what-ever-happened-to-salt-lake-s-olympic-memorabilia|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924012442/https://www.deseret.com/2003/2/10/19703243/what-ever-happened-to-salt-lake-s-olympic-memorabilia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> and featured performances by a number of musicians and bands, including [[Bon Jovi]], [[Christina Aguilera]], Donny and Marie Osmond, [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[Harry Connick Jr.]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Moby]], and [[Willie Nelson]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wise|first=Mike|date=February 25, 2002|title=Olympics: Closing Ceremony; Games End With a Mixture Of Rowdy Relief and Joy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/olympics-closing-ceremony-games-end-with-a-mixture-of-rowdy-relief-and-joy.html|access-date=September 26, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926065928/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/25/sports/olympics-closing-ceremony-games-end-with-a-mixture-of-rowdy-relief-and-joy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It also featured appearances by figure skaters such as [[Kurt Browning]], [[Dorothy Hamill]], and [[Ilia Kulik|Ilia Kulick]], as well as dancer [[Savion Glover]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|author=Deseret News|date=March 1, 2002|title=Closing ceremonies were right in groove with one exception|url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/3/1/19640551/closing-ceremonies-were-right-in-groove-with-one-exception|access-date=September 24, 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en|archive-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924011602/https://www.deseret.com/2002/3/1/19640551/closing-ceremonies-were-right-in-groove-with-one-exception|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 7, 2001|title=Olympic Pop: Top Stars To Close Winter Games|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77822/olympic-pop-top-stars-to-close-winter-games|access-date=September 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926071428/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77822/olympic-pop-top-stars-to-close-winter-games|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Archive-Corey-Moss|title=Creed, 'NSYNC, Dave Matthews Band, More Set For Olympic Concert Series|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1451549/creed-nsync-dave-matthews-band-more-set-for-olympic-concert-series/|access-date=September 26, 2021|website=MTV News|language=en|archive-date=April 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405160909/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451549/20011218/creed.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Departing from [[Juan Antonio Samaranch]]'s tradition of declaring each Olympics the "best ever", IOC president Jacques Rogge began a tradition of assigning each Games their own identity in his comments, describing the 2002 Winter Olympics as having been "flawless".<ref>{{cite news|last=Abrahamson|first=Alan|date=March 1, 2010|title='Excellent and friendly Games' come to a close|work=[[NBC Olympic broadcasts|NBC Olympics]]|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=453954.html|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310010809/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid%3D453954.html|archive-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>

Italian singers [[Irene Grandi]] and [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]] performed during the cultural presentation by [[Turin]], host city of the [[2006 Winter Olympics]],<ref name=":3" /> while [[Josh Groban]] and [[Charlotte Church]] performed a duet of "[[The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli song)|The Prayer]]" as the Olympic cauldron was extinguished.<ref name=":3" />

===2002 Cultural Olympiad===
The 2002 Cultural Olympiad, which ran from January to March 2002,<ref name=prog/> was an arts festival that accompanied the 2002 Winter Olympics. It included specially commissioned works, such as [[Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]]'s work ''Here...Now'' inspired by the life of Olympian [[Florence Griffith Joyner]], accompanied by music by [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Jessica Romine |last=Peterson | title=Olympic Arts Festival | website=Dance Magazine | date=12 February 2002 | url=https://dancemagazine.com/olympic-arts-festival/#gsc.tab=0 | access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> An art exhibition was held at [[Springville Museum of Art]] that celebrated 150 years of Utah's art history.<ref>{{cite web | title=Looking Back: Revisiting the 2002 Olympic Exhibition | website=Springville Museum of Art | url=https://www.smofa.org/looking-back | access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref> The programme also featured many other performances, including dance, theatre, singing, and literature, as well as the glass art of [[Dale Chihuly]].<ref name=prog>{{cite web | title=Olympic Arts festival : Cultural Olympiad Salt Lake 2002 / SLOC | website=Olympic World Library | date=2 March 2025 | url=https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/60617/olympic-arts-festival-cultural-olympiad-salt-lake-2002-sloc?_lg=en-GB | access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>