Episode 77 - Risa Feldman

Risa Feldman, Editor of Journey Beyond Aspen magazine, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about the groundbreaking Flower Ceremonies (recorded 29 October 2020)
Risa Feldman, Editor of Journey Beyond Aspen magazine, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about the groundbreaking Flower Ceremonies (recorded 29 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

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WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Risa!

PRELIMS
06:06 - Risa's journey to Salt Lake
09:58 - Creating a new thing

QUARTERFINALS
13:51 - Timing / Reducing 45 minutes to 2 minutes
17:05 - Choosing flower bearers

SEMIFINALS
20:33 - Celebrity voice overs
22:30 - Podium design

FINALS
25:05 - Finding flowers
27:50 - 9/11 impact

MIXED ZONE
30:40 - Risa's on The Today Show!
33:42 - The Games end

COOL DOWN
37:34 - Jimmy Shea heist
40:35 - Three questions
Episode 77 - Risa Feldman
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