Blaze of glory
A roar of approval that erupted seven years ago at Washington Square echoed Thursday as the Olympic flame burned a path through the host city of the 2002 Winter Games that begin today.

Utahns want Games again?
The first Olympic puck has yet to be dropped. The first Olympic spectator has yet to be jammed for hours in traffic. The first Olympic rodeo protestor has yet to lie down in front of a Brahma bull.

Olympic roles come with a price
Glenn Pearson is thrilled to be participating in the 2002 Winter Games opening and closing ceremonies, but he's not so thrilled to be facing 21 days of school at dawn because of it.

Mother Nature adds glow to Games
Mother Nature apparently is as excited as Salt Lake City about the start of the 2002 Winter Games. She's giving Utah and its international guests a much-needed, last-minute, triple reprieve from the weather conditions that have shrouded the Wasatch Front in the past week.

Bush: Olympics celebrate American ideals of discipline, courage
President Bush, casting the Olympics as a patriotic tribute to U.S. virtues, said Friday the competition in Salt Lake City will celebrate the same ideals displayed by firefighters, police and other heroes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Let the Games begin
The countdown can be measured in hours and minutes and last-minute details now. The athletes are pumped up. The Secret Service snipers and the National Guardsmen in their camouflage gear are at their posts.                  

Hotel rates take Olympic-size leap
What's the highest price being charged for lodging during the Olympic Games? How about $1,350 a day at the Microtel Inn and Suites near Salt Lake City International Airport, or $950 a night at the Silver King Hotel in Park City?

Players want medal, Cup
As one of America's 1980 miracle men, Ken Morrow won Olympic gold. As a defenseman for the New York Islanders' NHL dynasty of the early 1980s, Morrow had his name etched four times on Lord Stanley's Cup.

Speed, style mark high-flying Olympics
The buzzwords at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games — new, speedy, stylish, powerful, accelerating, high-flying, quirky and breathtaking.

Team USA looking for more magic
Some questions to ponder as the men's hockey tournament gears up to take the Olympic center-stage spotlight (at least when it's not being dominated by figure-skating darlings and 'NSYNC) over the next couple of weeks:

The beauty and zeal of Flojo
Six dancers will touch down in Salt Lake City this week, to immediately become Olympic athletes. They'll fly across a stage rather than a mountainside, seeking a particular kind of summit and an expanded definition of "heaven."

Declaration, Oly flame 'beacons of liberty'
The international and fundamental human truths expressed in an American symbol may be one of the best parts of the Declaration of Independence exhibit at the Utah State Capitol, officials said.

Raise the curtain: 2002 Olympics ready for worldwide debut
The stage is set, the stars have arrived and the scene-stealer — a frail flag symbolizing one nation's recovery and resilience — awaits its worldwide debut.

Judge releases trespass suspect
A judge today released an Iraqi man who federal prosecutors wanted detained until after the Olympics.

Olympics offer lots and lots of free stuff to do
What? You're tired of the Olympics already? It's only the first day! And though they are primarily a celebration of snow and ice sports, the Games bring along much more than the whacking of hockey pucks, sliding down mountains and curling.

63% in poll believe attack is unlikely

Opening ceremonies full of symbolism, music, Utah

Dunn is eyeing gold medal, not fanfare

Despite his latest problems, Gretzky still backs Fleury

Cultural Olympiad performing arts schedule

Visitors get an invitation

U.S. bobsledder loses appeal, won't compete

Torch relay a victory walk for Utahn

Utah Olympic torch relay route

Hot at Games: Salt Lake blue, fire-and-ice look

Olympics on TV

Salt Lake and Park City to host dancers

Torchbearers all face challenges in their lives

Spectator tips

Looking at the Games through the eyes of history

"Hello" in 46 different languages

'No. 1 spectator sport' is good fun for sharp traders

Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Schedule

Olympics on the Web

Motorists warned: Be cautious, go slow

Deseret News Olympic specialists

Verizon upgrades enhance network

Web cafes to offer access to Oly data