2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics - Part 2

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The Hoopes family packed up the van and headed out to Salt Lake City on Thursday night, February 14, 2002.  Eleven and half hours later, we arrived at the Ash house in Midway Utah, ready to sleep.  Temperatures were a brisk 8 degrees Fahrenheit.  

Friday night we attended the "Celebration of Light" pageant at the Salt Lake Conference Center.

Saturday we attended the NuSkin Ice Festival in Provo.

Monday we Snowboarded at Brighton and then ate dinner with the Defrasne family and several members of the French biathlon and biathlon relay team.  Syd & Scott Ash hosted Vincent Defrasne's parents while he competed in four biathlon events (Where he took a bronze medal in the 7.5K biathlon relay) at Soldier Hollow.  Soldier Hollow is a 2002 Olympic venue for many of the Nordic events.  Click on the link above to learn more about this French athlete.

Tuesday we went to Olympic Park in Salt Lake City and for Mena, we listed to a few songs performed by Creed outside the medals ceremony.

Wednesday - It snowed all day, Vincent Defrasne won bronze medal in 7.5K Biathlon Relay - We went to medals ceremony and then to the party at the French house for all French Athletes.

Thursday - We went to Park City

Friday-We celebrated Aiden and Max's birthday by going to the Mayan Restaurant near Salt Lake City.

Saturday - Richard and I went to the Men's Slalom at Deer Valley and watched the USA get trounced by France.  I was very impressed by Bode Miller's sportmanship.  He missed two gates, and hiked each time to finish the race 10 seconds behind the leader, instead of sulking at the sidelines, pounding his poles--like so many other skiers I've seen.

We packed the car Saturday afternoon, and drove for 10 more hours, and arrived home at 2:30am, tired and worn out, but having had a wonderful time.

Breakfast at the Ash "Flop House"	More breakfast at the Ash house
Medals Ceremony	Medals Ceremony
The Defrasne family, very proud!	Medals Ceremony (The Wookie children arrive)
Medals Ceremony (more Wookie kids)	Medals Ceremony-Flags for women's two-man bobsled
Medals Ceremony - French 7.5K Biathlon relay team take the stage	Medals Ceremony - 7.5K Biathlon relay teams
Medals Ceremony - French Biathlon relay team	Medals Ceremony - French Biathlon relay team
Medals Ceremony - French Biathlon relay team	Medals Ceremony - French Biathlon relay team
Medals Ceremony - Biathlon relay teams	Medals Ceremony - Biathlon relay teams
Medals Ceremony - flags for 7.5K biathlon relay	Medals Ceremony - Biathlon relay teams
Medals Ceremony - Biathlon relay teams	Medals Ceremony - Biathlon relay teams
Medals Ceremony - French biathlon relay team	Medals Ceremony - US women's skeleton
Medals Ceremony - US women's skeleton	Richard congratulates Vincent @ the French House
Olympic torch	The Defrasne leave for home
Monster.com's snow maze @ Park City	The kids try out a bobsled
Aiden & Lindsey tryout Descente's "Cocoon" warm-up jackets at the Descente display in Park City	Birthday party at The Mayan-Cliff Divers
Birthday party	Birthday party  - Aiden
Birthday party -Aiden & Max	Birthday party-Aiden, Sam & Max
Gilgal Gardens; 749 East 500 South; Salt Lake City - And Yes, that is Joseph Smith's head on a Sphinx!	Gilgal Gardens
Standing in front of the Nordic Jump (you can barely see it next to Richard's head)	Standing in front of the Nordic Jump
Men's Slalom @ Deer Valley - Half mile walk to the stands	Men's Slalom - In the stands
Men's Slalom	Men's Slalom
Men's Slalom	Men's Slalom

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Last Updated 26-Feb-2002