Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Derrick Salisbury joins Christian Napier from Dubai and remembers just how expendable he was as they discuss the Salt Lake 2002 Games on Star Wars Day (recorded 4 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. 

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 - Chillin' in Dubai
04:47 - It all started in '84

PRELIMS
09:20 - SLOC influence on the sport management industry
12:02 - Flying from the Super Bowl  

QUARTERFINALS
14:44 - Why Transport?
18:43 - Transportation or Transport?
 
SEMIFINALS
20:59 - The SLOC snack jar
22:56 - "Run for the Rings"

FINALS
26:09 - SUV shortage / Tom, Tony and Mike 
29:07 - Things were different after 9/11

MIXED ZONE
31:58 - Medals Plaza concerts / Closing Ceremony
35:05 - "The best Mexican food on the face of the planet"

COOL DOWN
36:30 - The torch and tears

Christian Napier and Karen Koppel remember Jerry Anderson, 36 hours without sleep and other stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 30 April 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 - COVID-19 and the real estate industry

PRELIMS
04:21 - "Where have you been all my life?"
08:37 - Six years to go... 

QUARTERFINALS
12:01 - The knowledge of architects
14:48 - "Do you have two days?"
 
SEMIFINALS
17:55 - Living through the scandal
20:47 - A three-day build out

FINALS
23:01 - Functioning without sleep 
26:09 - "A whole different atmosphere"

MIXED ZONE
28:32 - Getting the party started
30:21 - Finding an Oasis / cutting up credit cards at The Crocodile Lounge

COOL DOWN
34:06 - Two lasting memories

Our first Aussie, Jacqui Edmiston, talks with Christian Napier about Vegemite, Tim Tams and the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 April 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 - Live your inner calm 
03:24 - Sydney to SLC 

PRELIMS
05:20 - Beautiful Utah / busted at customs
07:47 - Inspiring people 

QUARTERFINALS
10:52 - "Fortnite" 
11:57 - A small team / hauled before the Court of Arbitration for Sports
 
SEMIFINALS
15:12 - "Americans are so good on ice"
16:24 - Post-Games / Ethiopia

FINALS
18:39 - Jacqui's world tour continues
21:03 - "I get bored easily"

MIXED ZONE
23:12 - A day in the life of Sport Entries 

COOL DOWN
26:08 - "Abby are you okay?"
28:01 - Land-locked sushi
29:08 - Steven Bradbury wins! / holding the Torch

Project management guru Natalie Moldover joins Christian Napier in remembering Sema, Sydney and the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 April 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 - Welcome Natalie!  
02:32 - From banking to the Games

PRELIMS
05:30 - Games management systems intro 
08:08 - Why do you need three years?

QUARTERFINALS
09:57 - Medical encounters 
11:31 - Seeing Sydney / Vegemite / Aussie accents
 
SEMIFINALS
15:30 - Integrating systems
18:08 - Integrating people

FINALS
21:48 - Addressing challenges
23:58 - Blue Screen of Death

MIXED ZONE
25:56 - Girl trips 
29:09 - Bob Marley

COOL DOWN
30:13 - Food time
31:12 - "The city was just decked out"
32:28 - VTM time / Secret Service fun
35:25 - Welcoming the Jamaicans

Christian Napier is joined by figure staking legend Bev Carey to discuss an explosive revelation about the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 April 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 - Bev calls from her car  
02:03 - Live Alive Series

PRELIMS
05:45 - Quitting a job for an internship 
10:29 - Driving from Boston to SLC

QUARTERFINALS
12:17 - Bev finds her role 
14:07 - "The best training I could've gotten"
15:43 - "We became a family and we remain a family"
 
SEMIFINALS
17:47 - "Here are the keys to my car"
21:16 - "What does that look like?"

FINALS
25:07 - "Where does that go?"

MIXED ZONE
28:52 - Bev's journey post-Games
31:18 - Babylon in SLC

COOL DOWN
32:11 - Progressive dinner
35:17 - The exhibition 

Ebleskiver aficionados Lisa Wardle and Christian Napier swap stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 27 April 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 - Lisa drives the Boston Marathon  
03:10 - Way too many shoes

PRELIMS
06:27 - Doubts about Salt Lake
08:38 - Hit by energy

QUARTERFINALS
12:03 - Watching the news / stranded in D.C.
14:21 - Hitting and missing KPIs
 
SEMIFINALS
17:17 - "Nobody's done it better"
20:07 - Begging for and buying praise

FINALS
21:27 - USA Today
24:25 - Life during Games-time

MIXED ZONE
26:47 - "I'm too young to have this career pinnacle"
28:30 - Prayer time
30:30 - Grilled cheese and Greek food

COOL DOWN
32:11 - Cherished memories

Christian Napier remembers the Salt Lake 2002 Games with HR "jack-of-all-trades" Rich Cannaday (recorded 25 April 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 - "Eh...that was nothin'..."  
02:26 - "Let's talk SLOC"

PRELIMS
05:26 - Praise for the bosses
08:03 - Spikes
10:32 - "A mini-city"

QUARTERFINALS
12:03 - Watching the news / stranded in D.C.
15:57 - Calling Ron Mortensen
 
SEMIFINALS
17:41 - "It had to end"
19:48 - "Half as good"

FINALS
23:41 - The day after
27:41 - The volunteer legacy

MIXED ZONE
29:41 - People are still wearing Mountain Shadow

COOL DOWN
32:41 - Hold music
36:01 - Sushi and pizza

Famed all-SLOC emcee Alan Matisoff joins Christian Napier to recount stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 22 April 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 - Introduction
01:51 - Role and route to SLOC

PRELIMS
05:06 - Fantastic people
06:51 - The eagle's nest

QUARTERFINALS
08:56 - "Reply all"
10:52 - Tornado time
 
SEMIFINALS
13:09 - Huntsman's corner office / driver training
16:56 - Ceremonies post-9/11

FINALS
18:09 - The emcee
21:24 - The Lima Bean Award

MIXED ZONE
22:43 - Moldova
25:24 - O Brother Where Art Thou?

COOL DOWN
28:02 - Mexican food
28:56 - Closing time

West-sider Christian Napier is joined by east-sider Paul Florence to celebrate in unity the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 22 April 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
00:30 - A hilarious coincidence
01:52 - From the laundry room

PRELIMS
05:42 - A letter to Mitt

QUARTERFINALS
10:25 - A huge eye opener
12:45 - Like a sponge

SEMIFINALS
15:07 - "My first real job"
16:56 - Ceremonies post-9/11

FINALS
18:28 - The First Lady's shoes
21:46 - Total exhaustion

MIXED ZONE
23:43 - Hooked on the Games
25:57 - Have some more Cake

COOL DOWN
28:19 - Mexi-Tots
30:22 - Ceremony silence

Katie Clifford and Christian Napier remember figure skating in Salt Lake 2002 (recorded 21 April 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 Katie!
01:57 - Where the medals were made

PRELIMS
04:38 - Serving in Switzerland

QUARTERFINALS
08:39 - "Higher than my paygrade"
10:51 - Finding flower sweepers

SEMIFINALS
13:33 - Who gets the stuffed animals?
16:49 - "That was our real life"

FINALS
18:47 - "You're never gonna have it like this again"
20:12 - Amazing women

MIXED ZONE
24:05 - The Push Stars
26:11 - "We were the babies"
28:14 - A surprise gold

COOL DOWN
30:30 - "Anything is possible"