2002 Winter Olympics
19th edition of Winter Olympics, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Summary
2002 Winter Olympics is a Winter Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 3,864 Wikipedia views per month (winter olympic games edition category, ranking #7 of 29).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Salt Lake City[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 1998 Winter Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 2006 Winter Olympics[7]
- Location: Park City[8], Deer Valley[9], Snowbasin[10], Utah Olympic Park[11], Soldier Hollow[12], Delta Center[13], Peaks Ice Arena[14], The Ice Sheet at Ogden[15], Utah Olympic Oval[16], Maverik Center[17], Rice–Eccles Stadium[18]
- Commons category: 2002 Winter Olympics[19]
- Edition number: 19[20]
- Has part(s): biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics[21], speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics[22], curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics[23], luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics[24], freestyle skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics[25], Nordic combined at the 2002 Winter Olympics[26], cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics[27], snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics[28], ski jumping at the 2002 Winter Olympics[29], Nordic skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics[30], bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics[31], short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics[32], ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics[33], skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics[34]
- Officially opened by: George W. Bush[35]
- Oath made by: Jimmy Shea[36], Allen Church[37]
- Torch lit by: Mike Eruzione[38]
- Start time: February 8, 2002[39]
- End time: February 24, 2002[40]
- Point in time: February 2002[41]
- Sport: winter sport[42]
- Participant: Patrik Eliáš[43], Irena Česneková[44]
- Mascot: Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto[45]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/salt-lake-city-2002[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:2002 Winter Olympics[47]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/[48]
- Number of participants: 77[49], 2399[50]
- Official name: XIX. Olympesch Wanterspiller[51]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[52]
- Sports season of league or competition: Winter Olympic Games[53]
Why It Matters
2002 Winter Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]