2002 winter games

Salt Lake City was host of the 2002 games and were held from February 8 - 24.  78 nations were at these games.  highlights include:  1.  Canada sweeps the men's and women's hockey, beating the U.S. in both games.  the women won 3-2, while the men won 5-2 AND ended a 50 year drought of not winning gold.  2.  women's bobsled makes its debut.  3.  the U.S. completes a sweep in the men's halfpipe as Ross Powers (gold), Danny Kass (silver), and Jarret Thomas (bronze) end up on the podium.  4.  Stephen Bradbury of Australia produces an unlikely gold medal in short track speed skating.  first in the semi final as he hung back three of his competitors crashed into each other, giving Bradbury second and sending him to the final.  in the final he held back again and his four competitors took each other out, giving Bradbury a gold.  it was Australia's first - as well as the southern hemisphere's first - gold.  5.  Australia gets a second gold as Alisa Camplin wins women's aerials. 6.  skeleton returns to the games, making its first appearance since 1948.  7.  China wins it's first and second gold as Yang Yang wins both in short track. 8.  Belarus wins a quarter final game over Sweden in men's hockey as Vladimir Kopat scores the game winner from center ice.  one of the biggest upsets in international hockey yet.  Canada won 17 medals (7g 3s 7b)  at these games.  tomorrow - 2006.  here is the logo for these games.