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The 2002 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Olympics held after the formation of the World Anti-Doping Agency, resulting in the first instances of athletes being disqualified for failing drug testing.
Feb 8, 2002 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Aug 10, 2011 · Canada once again set a national record for Winter Olympic medals with 17, including seven gold. One of the biggest stories of the Games was Canada’s return to ice hockey prominence as both the men’s and women’s teams won gold, defeating the home favourite Americans in each final.
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., that took place Feb. 8–24, 2002. The Salt Lake City Games were the 19th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. Scandal and fears of terrorism marked the 2002 Games long before the Olympic torch arrived.
Athletes from Australia and China won their respective nations' first Winter Olympic gold medals, while the Croatian and Estonian delegations each won their first Winter Olympic medals of any color. Of the 407 medalists, 55 athletes won more than one medal of any color at the Games.
The biggest news of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games was the controversy surrounding the pairs figure skating event. On the night of the free skate, the leaders were the Russians, Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze , with the Canadian pair, Jamie Salé and David Pelletier , close behind in second.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Re-live medal-winning moments and celebrate the world's finest athletes in their quest for gold at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
Germany led in overall medals (36) for the second consecutive Winter Games. Immediately following the Games, Germany was also the gold medal leader with twelve. With 36 total medals, Germany set a record for most total medals at a single Winter Olympics edition.
THE. 2002 OLYMPIC. WINTER. GAMES. IN. SALT. LAKE. CITY. MARKED. AN. accomplishment for the Olympic Movement. Salt Lake 2002 established new benchmarks for. “I wish the world could always to be this way.” — Salt Lake 2002 Olympic spectator. Salt Lake City welcomed the world.
