XIX Olympic Winter Games

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The XIX Olympic Winter Games were the 2002 Winter Olympics held in Salt Lake City, Utah, featuring winter sports competitions among athletes from around the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Winter Olympics
multi-sport event
closingDate 2002-02-24
commonName 2002 Winter Olympics
continent North America
currencyOfOfficialReports English
featuredSport Nordic combined
alpine skiing
biathlon
bobsleigh
cross-country skiing
curling
figure skating
freestyle skiing
ice hockey
luge
short track speed skating
skeleton
ski jumping
snowboarding
speed skating
followedBy 2006 Winter Olympics
XX Olympic Winter Games
hostCity Salt Lake City
hostCountry United States
hostNation United States
hostState Utah
iocPresidentDuringGames Jacques Rogge
mainStadium Rice-Eccles Stadium
mascot Coal
Copper
Powder
motto Light the Fire Within
notableFor being the first Winter Olympics after the September 11 attacks
return of skeleton to the Olympic program
numberOfAthletes 2399
numberOfDisciplines 15
numberOfEvents 78
numberOfParticipatingNations 77
numberOfSports 7
officialName XIX Olympic Winter Games
olympiadNumber 19
openingDate 2002-02-08
openingDeclaredBy George W. Bush
organisingCommittee Salt Lake Organizing Committee
precededBy 1998 Winter Olympics
XVIII Olympic Winter Games
torchLighter 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team
year 2002

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2002 Winter Olympics officialName XIX Olympic Winter Games
Wayne Gretzky competedIn Winter Olympics (as executive/manager, 2002)
linked to: XIX Olympic Winter Games
XVIII Olympic Winter Games followedBy XIX Olympic Winter Games
XIX Olympic Winter Games officialName XIX Olympic Winter Games
Ben Smith coachedAtEvent 2002 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey tournament
linked to: XIX Olympic Winter Games
XX Olympic Winter Games precededBy XIX Olympic Winter Games