2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, took place from February 8 to 24, 2002, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The Games featured 2,399 athletes from 78 nations, participating in 78 events in 15 disciplines. Norway topped the medal table with 13 gold and 25 medals overall, while Germany finished with the most total medals, winning 36 with 12 of them gold. The Games finished with a budgetary surplus of US$40 million, which was used to fund the formation of the Utah Athletic Foundation. Salt Lake City was chosen as the host city in 1995, but its selection was marred by a scandal involving allegations of bribery during the bidding process, which led to the expulsion of several IOC members and the adoption of new IOC rules. The Games were organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), which also organized the 2002 Paralympics, the first time both events were organized by a single committee.learn more on wikipedia