Episode 36 - Michael Wingate
Michael Wingate, major event logistics expert, connects all the way from Doha to talk with Christian Napier about Salt Lake 2002, buying SLOC stuff post-Games and ice cream (recorded 3 June 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 - COVID-19 in Qatar
PRELIMS
05:47 - An Atlanta start
07:54 - A winter arrival
QUARTERFINALS
09:46 - UOP test events / Michael's role
14:01 - Out of the inversion
SEMIFINALS
15:28 - Salt Lake is the bar
19:32 - The pull of events
FINALS
21:37 - Living abroad
25:36 - Resume in your pocket?
MIXED ZONE
27:26 - Where's that TV going?
COOL DOWN
32:34 - Dissolution
36:40 - Ice cream and BBQ / fastest ice on earth
