Let the games begin! (Salt Lake 2002).(Winter Olympics)(Illustration)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: February 8, 2002| Author: Billeter, Michelle | Copyright information

Utah's claim to having "the greatest snow on Earth" will be put to the test during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. From February 8 to February 24, more than 2,300 athletes from 80 countries will gather in Salt Lake City -- all trying to ski, skate, jump, or slide their way to gold medals. The Salt Lake 2002 sports program is the largest in Olympic Winter Games history, with 78 events in 15 disciplines. New additions to the program include skeleton, a sledding sport in which riders p...

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