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 ...

With the 2026 Winter Olympics underway in Italy, Utah is looking back on its own Olympic legacy and the games that brought ...

On Feb. 8, 2002, the opening ceremonies at Rice-Eccles Stadium was just the beginning of 16 days of competition, drama, entertainment.

What's old is new. As of this week, it has been announced that the Winter Olympics will be returning to Salt Lake City in 2034. The city was home to the 2002 Winter Olympics, which was one of ...

Thanks to a couple 'history nuts,' Salt Lake City's 2002 Olympics are archived at the University of Utah If you wanted to research who participated in the Torch Relay during Salt Lake's 2002 ...

Watch the full episode here and anywhere you stream CNBC Salt Lake City became a tech hub after the 2002 Olympics, attracting investment, talent and business to Utah's "Silicon Slopes." The Games ...

US Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skorniakov, are former athletes of the sport, ...

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 ...

Park City officials studied the Lillehammer, Norway, experience as they prepared for the 2002 Winter Olympics.

On Feb. 2, 2002, the Olympic flame skimmed across the steaming surface of the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool — the only time in the torch’s 45-state journey that the relay went aquatic. Now, more than ...

Fitzrandolph is from Verona, and first laced up his skates at 3 years old.