Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Emblem - Soldier Hollow - Midway, UT, USA
N 40° 28.718 W 111° 29.774
12T E 457938 N 4481001
This three dimensional interpretation of the "snowflake" emblem for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics stands in Soldier Hollow, venue for a number of Olympic events.
Waymark Code: WMJ7MP
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2013
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At the Soldier Hollow 2002 Winter Olympic venue site is this elegant stainless steel, three dimensional Salt Lake Olympic logo sculpture. The sculpture stands about 8 feet high and extends in four directions, so you always have a view of the snowflake.
"The 2002 Olympic emblem is a snowflake, which consisted of three separate sections. The yellow top section symbolizes the Olympic Flame, and represents the athletes' courage. The orange center section symbolizes the ancient weaving styles of Utah's Native Americans, and represents the region's culture. The blue/purple bottom section symbolizes a snow-capped mountain, and represents the contrast of Utah's mountain and desert areas. The orange/yellow colors above the blue/purple bottom section also gave the appearance of a sun rising from behind a mountain." SOURCE
"During the 2002 games Soldier Hollow hosted the biathlon, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined events. The venue itself hosted 64,160 biathlon spectators, 99,320 cross-country spectators, and 1,794 Nordic combined spectators during these events. During the 2002 Winter Paralympics the venue hosted the biathlon and cross-country events.
Soldier Hollow was the furthest venue from Salt Lake City with an estimated drive time of 2-2.5 hours from downtown during the games. Because of this distance from any large population centers, a special Western Experience was created at the venue's spectator plaza to give visitors activities to do between competitions. The Western Experience included music and entertainment, a mountain rendezvous, pioneer reenactments, cowboy camps, wild mustang exhibit and American Indian displays, along with concession stands." SOURCE
Visit Instructions:
You must have visited the site in person, not online. Please post at least one original photo of the waymark and describe your visit and any recollections you may have from the games or athlete. It is not required to include your GPSr or yourself in the photo, but you are free to do so, if desired.