Fireworks go off in Salt Lake City at the start of the 2002 Olympic Games. (Steve Greenwood Photography)
The Olympic Games came to Utah 15 years ago this month. BYU alumnus Mitt Romney was the President and CEO of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee and the Games brought more than 35,000 jobs to the state.
Talk a stroll down an Olympic memory lane to remember all the highs of the 2002 Olympic Games.
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