10 year Olympic Anniversary Celebration

Ready to trade pins again? Share you Olympic stories and photos? Start looking for your Olympic hats, pins, and photos and get ready to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

The celebration continues in Salt Lake City:

Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Tribute Event with Stars on Ice - Feb. 18^th

On Saturday, February 18th, 7:00pm at Energy Solutions Arena a Salt Lake 2002 Tribute Event will take you back in time to the magical moments of 2002 with terrific performances and appearances from numerous Olympians and key leaders of Utah's Olympic efforts! Notable appearances and performances include:   

•   Mitt Romney & Fraser Bullock - Leaders of the 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) 

•   2002 Olympic & Paralympic Athletes either performing or giving their recollections: Sarah Hughes, Derek Parra, Sale & Pelletier, plus many many others!

•   Video Montage of key opening & closing ceremonies moments, memorable athlete performances, and remembrances of the Olympic spirit and volunteerism that made our Games so special.

•   Skating performances by current Stars on Ice skaters, 2002 Olympians, and local Utah skaters from our youth programs!

Discounted packages for tickets are now on sale

Tickets can also be purchased directly at Smithstix outlets at Smiths Grocery stores or by calling the ESA box office at 801-355-7328

The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation has collaborated with a number of Olympic venues and host cities to schedule Olympic-sport competitions and a variety of Olympic-related activities throughout the month of February 2012.  Park City, the "Alpine Heart of the Games," played host to most of the alpine competitions in 2002.  Ten years later, Park City's Olympic Legacy is still burning brightly with a February filled with three Olympic-sport competitions and a number of Olympic-related events and activities set to reignite your Olympic fire within.  

• Beginning February 1, a month-long exhibit of official Olympic photographs and memorabilia will be on display at the Kimball Art Center. An "Olympic community share board" will also be available at the Kimball Art Center for members of the community to post their own photographs, memorabilia, pins, stories (on index cards), and whatever else they would like to share about their own Olympic experiences.
• Myles Rademan will present on February 7 his impressive slide show documenting Park City during the Games.
• The Utah Olympic Park will host an Open House on February 9, and the Park City Ice Arena will host a free skate session on February 11.   KPCW is working on developing an Olympic-themed "Olympic Tales from the Wasatch Back" for members of the community to share their Olympic experiences from a number of different perspectives (i.e., as Olympic athletes who competed; as Olympic coaches; as spectators; as volunteers at one of the Olympic venues; as SLOC staff; as PCMC staff; as locals who played on Main Street for 16 days; as locals who rented out their homes and left town; etc.) (Submit for review your "Olympic Tale," 500-600 words, to lynnwarepeek@hotmail.com with "Olympic Tales from the Wasatch Back-submission" in the subject line.)
• Three Olympic-sport competitions will take place in the month of February-Freestyle World Cup at Deer Valley Resort (Feb 1-4); Skeleton Intercontinental Cup at UOP (Feb 6-11); and US Snowboarding & Freeskiing Grand Prix at Canyons (Feb 9-12).
• There will also be one night of celebration on Park City's Historic Main Street on February 1 with a number of Olympic-related activities preceding a free concert by Robert Randolph and the Family Band. Pre-concert activities include a Torch Relay (please contact Bob Kollar 435.658.9608 or bob@visitparkcity.com if you have an official torch and uniform and are interested in participating); 2002 Olympic highlight videos; Olympic spirit contest (with valuable prizes) for concert-goers (with valuable prizes dressed up in Olympic uniforms, berets, hats, pins, etc.); a commemorative 10-year Olympic Anniversary pin; official Olympic mascots on Main Street; recognition of Olympians and Paralympians from the past (2002 athletes), present (current Olympic team members), and future (Olympic-sport development teams in Park City); and a fireworks show to close out the night of festivities.

• Park City Mountain Resort Celebrates 10 Years of Olympic Legacy
  When:        Saturday, February 4, 2012 3:00 p.m.
  WHAT:         Park City Mountain Resort invites past, present and future Olympians to a meet and greet of members of the Resort's local youth Ski and Snowboard School programs.  The number of Olympians created out of the Park City Mountain Resort local programs is astonishing. The Resort looks forward to introducing the Olympic stars of yesterday and today to future Olympic champions.  Current and past athletes will meet and mingle with the local programs skiers and snowboarders and present them with a medal honoring their commitment to the sports of skiing and snowboarding.  Resort guests, parents, friends and family members are invited to attend the celebration.  Refreshments will be served.

  3:00 p.m. - Local Youth Program Kids Arrive
  3:10 - 3:45 - Meet and Greet with Olympians
  3:45 - - Medal Ceremony
  Where:     Park City Mountain Resort - Base of First Time Lift

PARK CITY EVENT SCHEDULE
February 1, 2012 - 10-Year Olympic Anniversary Celebration on Historic Main St.  (5 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
February 1-4, 2012 - VISA Freestyle International - Deer Valley Resort
February 6-11, 2012 - FIBT Skeleton Interncontinental Cup
February 9-12, 2012 - Sprint US Snowboarding and Freeskiing Grand Prix

For events and activities at other Olympic host cities, check out http://www.saltlake2002.com/.