Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Ebleskiver aficionados Lisa Wardle and Christian Napier swap stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 27 April 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email cnapier@gpfour.com.

WARM UP
00:27 - Lisa drives the Boston Marathon  
03:10 - Way too many shoes

PRELIMS
06:27 - Doubts about Salt Lake
08:38 - Hit by energy

QUARTERFINALS
12:03 - Watching the news / stranded in D.C.
14:21 - Hitting and missing KPIs
 
SEMIFINALS
17:17 - "Nobody's done it better"
20:07 - Begging for and buying praise

FINALS
21:27 - USA Today
24:25 - Life during Games-time

MIXED ZONE
26:47 - "I'm too young to have this career pinnacle"
28:30 - Prayer time
30:30 - Grilled cheese and Greek food

COOL DOWN
32:11 - Cherished memories