Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Host Christian Napier looks back at the Games with "child of the Utah Symphony" Jess Christiansen (recorded 14 April 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. Note that Jess' nomination of the techno remix version of "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge is not on Spotify, but you can access it on YouTube here.

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
00:47 - Staying in Mom's basement (sort of)
03:30 - Protesting the Games
06:50 - Miss Independent
08:13 - Another Games in Utah?

PRELIMS
10:17 - A whole new (corporate) world
11:54 - The morning of 9/11

QUARTERFINALS
13:38 - Moving to the venue
14:52 - An amazing venue team

SEMIFINALS
16:30 - Venue training
18:33 - Born into the Utah Symphony

FINALS
21:18 - The best office
23:45 - "I don't think I can do 5,000"

MIXED ZONE
26:44 - Selling my car and moving to Athens
28:47 - A unique yet very random skill set

COOL DOWN
33:04 - "Come What May" (techno?)
34:54 - Milkshakes
36:24 - "Smelling the barn"