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Sports

Photo story: Winter Olympic sites in Provo

By Mike Miller
February 22, 2022 12:00 AM
The 2022 Winter Olympics concluded over the weekend with the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.
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Metro

Utah relights Olympic cauldron for 20th anniversary

By Ashley Chase
February 09, 2022 12:00 AM
Utah celebrated the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic games by relighting the Olympic cauldron on Feb. 8.
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Sports

15 years later: Remembering the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Games

February 18, 2017 12:00 AM
Fireworks go off in Salt Lake City at the start of the 2002 Olympic Games. (Steve Greenwood Photography)
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Gymnastics

Gymnastics injury rate rivals that of contact sports

March 19, 2013 12:00 AM
It was the biggest meet of the season. University of Utah fans lined the stands, jeering at the BYU athletes as Megan Bain tried to stay focused on the meet. The first rotation on vault was over, but Bain felt her nerves swell with the pressure of the remaining three events. In the blink of an eye, it was her turn to warm-up. Placing her feet in the corner of the mat, she took off for a double pike, but something was wrong.
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Local

Utah residents remember unity during Salt Lake Olympics 10 years later

July 25, 2012 12:00 AM
Ten years after the Salt Lake Olympics, memories of that time still burn brightly in Utahns' hearts, especially in Utah county. Residents, BYU professors and alumni alike still treasure the memories of unity created during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Nation

Committee explores possibility of second Winter Olympics in Salt Lake

By Kurt Hanson
February 12, 2012 12:00 AM
The 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City have left a legacy throughout the state for more than 10 years.
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