10 Year Anniversary of the 2002 Olympics

I can’t believe it has been 10 years since the 2002 Olympics were held in Utah! Oh, what fun memories I have of that period of time.

The Olympics were held from February 8 - February 24, 2002. My volunteer assignment was in the Athlete’s Lounge at the Delta Center (known as the Salt Lake Ice Center during the Olympics, and now the Energy Solutions Arena), which housed the figure skating and short track speed skating. Yes, that means that Apolo Ohno, Sarah Hughes, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Todd Eldredge, Michael Weiss, Timothy Goebel, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Elvis Stojko, and Evgeni Plushenko were my “kids” during that time. It was so much fun! Apolo has done so well since then – every time I see him, I remember him as the little 19-year-old who came into the lounge looking for food! :)

We weren’t allowed to take pictures of the athletes, but there was one day that we were allowed to take our cameras to take pictures of the different spots in our venue. Here are a few of mine, including this one with Gail and the late Larry Miller, who would regularly come around and visit us at the different areas at the Delta Center.





With this being the 10 year anniversary of the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, there have been a lot of events held around the Salt Lake valley and in Park City. Unfortunately, because of our other responsibilities and commitments, we were not able to make it to any. However, on Thursday, February 16, as we were leaving the rec center, we realized that was the day they were having an ice show there. The Olympic mascots were in the lobby, so I took a few blurry pictures with my cell phone camera.



My friend, Melissa, took her kids to most of the 10 year anniversary events. You can read her recaps and see her fun pictures here and here.