A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 24, 2002, the XIX Winter Olympic Games closed in Salt Lake City, putting a wrap on the best Winter Olympics ever ...

SALT LAKE CITY — There's a lot of excitement surrounding the 2034 Olympic Games, which will be held in Utah. When the Winter Games came to town in 2002, they made their mark. One man who volunteered ...

Beehive Archive: 2002 Winter Olympics Bring Utahns Together Welcome to the Beehive Archive–your weekly bite-sized look at some of the most pivotal–and peculiar–events in Utah history. With all of the ...

Salt Lake City has grown from a winter sports venue to a vibrant technology hub in just two decades, leveraging the legacy of the 2002 Winter Olympics to transform into one of America’s ...

Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt thought back to the night of the Closing Ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. From where he sat in the south end zone of Rice-Eccles Stadium, the fireworks were abundant ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Lindsey Vonn made her Winter Olympic debut at age 17 at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. She described to NBC Olympics the emotion she felt heading in and what finishing sixth in ...