Bob Bills goes all the way back to the 80's to tell the story of the Salt Lake 2002 Games with Christian Napier (recorded 7 May 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. 

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WARM UP
00:28 - Bob joins us before heading to southern Utah

PRELIMS
04:20 - Before the Big Bang
08:00 - The domestic bid / bid changes

QUARTERFINALS
10:50 - Competing against Nagano
13:41 - The announcement in Budapest
 
SEMIFINALS
18:32 - Reality sets in
21:44 - "Miles away in a whole other world"

FINALS
26:31 - Finding funding
30:42 - Leadership transitions

MIXED ZONE
33:25 - "Mitt changed things"
35:50 - Leaving SLOC

COOL DOWN
38:42 - Bob's legacy
40:40 - Cowboys / shirt on fire