These were the first Paralympic Winter Games for Andorra, Chile, China, Croatia, Greece, and Hungary. Sting let it slip at the Golden Globes. An emotional opening ceremony was punctuated tonight when the 1980 United States hockey team lighted the Olympic caldron to signal the arrival of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games. 2002 Winter Olympics - Countdown Clock - 5 September 2012.jpg 1,948 × 2,872; 2.53 MB. Production for both ceremonies was designed by Seven Nielsen, and music for both ceremonies was directed by Mark Watters. The sporting events were held in ten competitive venues, while non-competitive events, such as the opening ceremony, were held in six other venues. The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, February 8, 2002, on NBC-TV, however, was nearly perfect and may well have been the greatest television program in history. Utah's independent news source since The Salt Lake Tribune covers news entertainment, sports and weather for Salt Lake City and the state of Utah. Don Mischler was the executive producer of this stunning spectacle. Most of these rituals were canonized at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The best moments of the 2002 Winter Olympics from Salt Lake. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The opening ceremony was held on February 8, 2002, and sporting competitions were held up until the closing ceremony on February 24, 2002. SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 8: Speed skaters Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen during carry the olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games on February 8, 2002 at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. : This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale. The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in and around Salt Lake City, United States.The games ran from February 8 to 24, 2002, and the Paralympics from March 7 to 16, 2002. British music star Sting will headline the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympics, organisers have confirmed. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, various elements frame the Opening Ceremonies of a celebration of the Olympic Games. Special flags for Salt Lake 2002: The Olympic games in Salt Lake city have their own emblem, and hence their own flag based on it. officials pick Salt Lake City over Denver to bid for a future Winter Olympics possibly 2030 2002 Closing Ceremony at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The opening ceremony was held on February 8, 2002, and sporting competitions were held up until the closing ceremony on February 24, 2002. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) The 2014 Winter Olympics then became the first Winter Games to hold competitions before the opening ceremony. The closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on an abstract shaped ice rink designed by Seven Nielsen at Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, the United States, on 24 February 2002. The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 8 February 2002. : This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale. We thought we'd take a look back to the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony which featured Native Americans from the five major Utah tribes; The Ute, Shoshone, Goshute, Paiute and Navajo (Dine). Artistic program They were the first Winter Paralympics in the American continent. SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 8: Speed skaters Bonnie Blair and Dan Jansen during carry the olympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games on February 8, 2002 at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Winter Paralympics, were held in Salt Lake City, United States, from March 7 to 16, 2002.A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. The 2014 Winter Olympics then became the first Winter Games to hold competitions before the opening ceremony. Here's How and When to Watch the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. Production for both ceremonies was designed by Seven Nielsen, and music for both ceremonies was directed by Mark Watters. The Winter Olympics are in full swing this week in Sochi. Venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics (11 C, 1 F) Media in category "2002 Winter Olympics" ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games medals map.png 1,408 × 654; 38 KB. The Winter Olympics are in full swing this week in Sochi. U.S. President George W. Bush opened the 2002 Winter Olympics, which took place five months after the September 11 attacks, with: On behalf of a proud For example, the football competitions for both men and women at the 2008 Summer Olympics began two days prior to the opening ceremonies. We thought we'd take a look back to the 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony which featured Native Americans from the five major Utah tribes; Tuesday, 22 January, 2002, 01:02 GMT Sting sings at Winter Olympics. Also, millions of people saw during the Opening Ceremony how a series of ice skaters bore into the stadium flags representing each previous Winter Games. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, was a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.