2002 Olympics, general, 2002

File — Box: 25, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

P0932n025_01_01 : Going into Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium at the University of Utah for Opening Ceremonies.

P0932n025_01_02 : Security check

P0932n025_01_03 : Family photo in front of Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium.

P0932n025_01_04 : Family photo in front of Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium.

P0932n025_01_05 : White ponchos that were in a bag at every seat. It added conformity to the crowd as well as offering an additional layer of clothing to keep the crowd warm.

P0932n025_01_06 : Dr. Jack Rogge (IOC) and Mitt Romney (SLOC) introduce George Bush. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the seats

P0932n025_01_07 : George Bush in the middle on the circle on the right

P0932n025_01_08 : The U.S. Flag that was found in the rubble of the World Trade Center

P0932n025_01_09 : Ice, Trees, and Winter portrayal in general representing multiple allegorical levels of difficult times

P0932n025_01_10 : Ice cold blue.

P0932n025_01_11 : Team Greece, the first Olympic Team to be introduced!

P0932n025_01_12 : Team Greece

P0932n025_01_13 : Team Denmark

P0932n025_01_14 : Team Denmark

P0932n025_01_15 : Team Germany

P0932n025_01_16 : Team Germany

P0932n025_01_17 : Team Poland

P0932n025_01_18 : Team Switzerland

P0932n025_01_19 : Team Switzerland

P0932n025_01_20 : Team United States: Les Etats-Unis

P0932n025_01_21 : The Stage

P0932n025_01_22 : Robbie Robertson of “The Band” fame; part Native American, introduces the Utah Tribes with a beautiful song.

P0932n025_01_23 : The Utes, Paiutes, Navajo (tribes of Utah) welcome the athletes to Utah.

P0932n025_01_24 : Eagle skaters glide on the ice as if they were really flying.

P0932n025_01_25 : Moose and deer float across the ice.

P0932n025_01_26 : Bear.

P0932n025_01_27 : Buffalo

P0932n025_01_28 : Sting and Yoyo Ma perform “How Fragile we are.” Everyone has flashlights in the crowd.

P0932n025_01_29 : The Olympic Torch lit by the 1980 (Lake Placid) Gold-winning U.S. Men’s Hockey Team led by Mike Eurozioni.

P0932n025_01_30 : Security trying to figure out a camera going into the hockey game.

P0932n025_01_31 : Katherine and Elly at Belarus vs. Ukraine at the “Peaks” in Provo, just down the road from Sundance.

P0932n025_01_32 : Decals on Katherine’s face of the U.S. Flag and the Salt Lake 2002 logo.

P0932n025_01_33 : Bigger rinks in the Olympics make for not as rough play as in the NHL..

P0932n025_01_34 : Seats across the ice from reserved for press and diplomats.

P0932n025_01_35 : Family Photo at a hockey game in the E Center

P0932n025_01_36 : Belarus flag

Dates

Creation: 2002

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