Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Kari Holt-Larson, Utah Jazz Vice President of Community and Special Events, and Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast host Christian Napier discuss the Jazz, speed skating and training with Olympic athletes (recorded 11 August 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Kari!
02:13 - COVID-19 impact on Jazz community relations

PRELIMS
06:12 - London calling
09:13 - Starting under Cathy Priestner Allinger

QUARTERFINALS
10:52 - Challenging times
14:00 - Goals achieved

SEMIFINALS
16:37 - In the presence of greatness
19:09 - Grad school and SLOC

FINALS
23:15 - Training for a marathon
27:25 - The source of Kari's drive

MIXED ZONE
29:06 - Losing one's cool / the poster child
34:04 - Mentors

COOL DOWN
36:27 - "The cool kids club"
39:33 - Wrapping up

Salt Lake Film Society CEO Tori Baker joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to talk about the impacts of COVID-19 on the film industry, working at the TPC and Mitt's response to 9/11 (recorded 7 August 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - Welcome Tori!

PRELIMS
05:14 - "Absorb the story"
09:27 - Volunteer retention

QUARTERFINALS
11:48 - Ceremonies dress rehearsal
13:52 - 200 McDonald's hamburgers

SEMIFINALS
19:04 - Uniform issue resolution
21:16 - Volunteers at the TPC

FINALS
24:12 - Not much of a breather
26:55 - Tori's journey post-Games

MIXED ZONE
31:21 - Influencers
35:47 - Mitt's 9/11 email

COOL DOWN
37:45 - Final segment

Kristen Hartley, Director of Operations at the Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games,  (recorded 6 August 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:28 - Kristen joins from Switzerland!

PRELIMS
04:13 - Road trip to SLOC
08:57 - Mountains or beaches?

QUARTERFINALS
11:10 - Move out to venue
12:50 - A super new manager

SEMIFINALS
17:51 - Memories better than reality?
20:59 - People helping through the years

FINALS
24:15 - Weather during test events
26:42 - Forklifts and porta-johns

MIXED ZONE
31:10 - Certified forklift instructor
33:40 - The post-SLOC journey

COOL DOWN
40:08 - Re-creating SLOC?
42:04 - Final questions

World-class voice of the Salt Lake 2002 Ceremonies Peter Graves gives us a master class in sport announcing, a shout out to "fry sauce" and a description of his 3,000 - 4,000 pin collection (recorded 4 August 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:28 - Peter joins from Vermont!
03:29 - The "Vermont Museum of Sports History"

PRELIMS
05:51 - An incredible memory bank
08:07 - Peter's background in sport

QUARTERFINALS
12:38 - SLOC role
16:25 - TV / in-venue announcing

SEMIFINALS
19:37 - Announcing winter sport
24:09 - Selecting the right talent

FINALS
28:35 - Testing in the shack
30:52 - The announcing environment

MIXED ZONE
35:58 - Ceremonies announcing
41:42 - Building chemistry

COOL DOWN
46:07 - Cross-country history
50:50 - Lasting memories

Event veteran and Soldier Hollow Venue Manager Phil Jordan leaves Las Vegas for Salt Lake (twice!) and stages a Western Experience in the heart of an Olympic and Paralympic competition venue (recorded 30 July 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:28 - Phil joins from Heber!
02:58 - COVID-19 impacts

PRELIMS
06:06 - From Cirque de Soleil to Soldier Hollow

QUARTERFINALS
12:37 - Living in Kimball Junction
14:01 - Venue planning

SEMIFINALS
18:26 - The venue team
22:10 - A challenging location

FINALS
27:42 - The cultural aspect

MIXED ZONE
33:01 - The aftermath of 9/11
35:56 - Paralympic transition

COOL DOWN
39:10 - What's next for Phil?
44:05 - Last segment

Karl Schwolow, Soldier Hollow Venue Food and Beverage Manager, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to discuss teaching royalty how to eat hot dogs, building forts out of Wahoo boxes and wardrobe shenanigans (recorded 29 July 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - Karl joins from Charlottesville Virginia!
02:35 - From Cornell to SLOC

PRELIMS
07:34 - Role in SLOC
10:05 - Feeding 10,000 people / how to eat a hot dog

QUARTERFINALS
14:57 - Competitive eating / Wahoo forts
18:04 - FNB in an outdoor venue

SEMIFINALS
23:23 - Infrastructure challenges
28:08 - T-shirt mischief

FINALS
32:38 - Casual Friday
36:37 - Unexpected helpers (apartment move)

MIXED ZONE
42:20 - Unexpected medals
45:20 - Post-Games / the importance of sunscreen

COOL DOWN
50:48 - Culinary favorites
53:44 - Paralympic athletes

Professors Silvana and Robert Richardson join the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast in a special extended CURLING episode (recorded 28 July 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:29 - The Richardsons call in from La Crosse Wisconsin!
06:14 - The Director of First Impressions

PRELIMS
11:38 - Getting started in curling
16:32 - Arena curling

QUARTERFINALS
20:11 - Coming out to Salt Lake
27:09 - Sabbaticals

SEMIFINALS
30:28 - Curling education
35:17 - Leslie Nielsen brings attention to curling

FINALS
40:27 - Changing the sport of curling
45:38 - Medical Services at ISO

MIXED ZONE
50:38 - Curling injuries
59:28 - Rifle Colorado

COOL DOWN
1:05:36 - Inspiring music and the spoken word
1:11:19 - Leadership in crisis

Jill Lamping (formerly Beckstead) takes us all the way back to the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic bid in a fascinating episode, with wonderful stories of the Torch Relay, Opening Ceremony and, yes, Rancho Bowling Lanes (recorded 23 July 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Jill!
05:02 - "The Little Guy"

PRELIMS
06:47 - Jill joins the bid
08:50 - Everyone pitched in

QUARTERFINALS
12:52 - Salt Lake wins!
17:46 - A variety of roles

SEMIFINALS
22:30 - Torchbearer selection
25:18 - Managing VIPs

FINALS
30:32 - Route selection
35:05 - The Lieutenant Governor

MIXED ZONE
39:01 - Games-time role
42:18 - Post-Games malaise / cake file

COOL DOWN
47:33 - Laundry, music and food
55:52 - Two moments

Today's guest spent 70 DAYS on a Disney cruise ship due to COVID-19! David Zumbrennen, now safely ashore, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to remember the importance of volunteering, starting as an intern and leading the audience at the ceremonies (recorded 21 July 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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - David joins from Provo!
02:22 - Returning home on a private jet

PRELIMS
06:39 - The mindset at sea
11:51 - A chance encounter with Tom Welch

QUARTERFINALS
13:55 - Volunteering in Atlanta
16:59 - Volunteers are the heart of the Games

SEMIFINALS
19:47 - A way of life
23:31 - Volunteer challenges

FINALS
26:38 - Volunteers at the 257 building
29:58 - Balancing priorities / mascots

MIXED ZONE
34:04 - Patience
38:08 - Musical memories

COOL DOWN
39:40 - More applause for Gourmandise
41:35 - Spending time with family

The final episode of our "Ed Eynon Trilogy" with the former SLOC SVP of Human Resources and International Relations, who talks about the best staff perk ever, the IR team, touching stories from the Torch Relay and a special Bob Garff memory (recorded 16 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below.

Important note: Ed's "perfect song" is not on Spotify but is on YouTube here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfFKM3_Ay8g

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. 

If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected].

WARM UP
00:25 - The trilogy ends / staff retention

PRELIMS
05:15 - Chevy VIK
08:17 - A special shout out

QUARTERFINALS
10:20 - International Relations highlights
14:57 - Uniform trip around the world

SEMIFINALS
20:36 - Torch Relay
26:05 - Ed Eynon DITL

FINALS
29:03 - Observing previous Games
31:23 - Dissolution

MIXED ZONE
35:38 - Bob and Kathy Garff

COOL DOWN
40:23 - The perfect song
43:38 - The highlight of my career