Cheney to stop by Olympics
Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to attend the men's hockey gold medal game Sunday at the E Center before attending the 2002 Winter Games' closing ceremonies.

Life to return to normal for Utahns after Games
Life as you knew it before the Olympic block party took over Salt Lake City will return over the next few days. Chain-link fences, concrete barriers and orange cones that have held downtown streets hostage for nearly all of February will come down after closing ceremonies Sunday night. But the liberation won't happen all at once.

Security wins public favor
Metal detectors and bag searches have not proved overly bothersome to those attending Olympics-related events, according to a new Deseret News/KSL-TV poll, and in fact public tolerance of tighter security seems to have increased since the Sept. 11 attacks on America.

Russians, Koreans back off a bit
Despite threats from the Russian and Korean delegations to boycott Sunday's closing ceremonies, both are now expected to participate, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday.

NBC airs interview with LDS leader
President Gordon B. Hinckley of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expects that following the Olympics the stereotypes and inaccurate assumptions about the LDS faith will fade.

U.S. team is on track to win gold
Todd Hays and crew are halfway to a gold medal.

Leavitt lied, Welch tells Wallace
In an interview with "60 Minutes" scheduled to air Sunday — the same day the 2002 Winter Games come to a close — Tom Welch said Gov. Mike Leavitt lied when he denied knowing about the cash and gifts given out during Salt Lake's Olympic bid.

Leavitt, Rocky share face time at Games
So, whose face will you remember from the 2002 Winter Olympics? Jamie Sale's? Apolo Anton Ohno's? It may not be Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson's face. Or Gov. Mike Leavitt's. But the two men are being seen a lot these two weeks.

TRAX accident relegated Olympics to back burner
Rupert Davies' father and mother, Dennis and Mal Davies, were like many University of Utah students' parents: delighted about coming to Salt Lake City for the 2002 Olympic Games.

Fate of agents lies with county attorney
The fate of three U.S. Secret Service agents, accused of misconduct in a wild party allegedly involving young girls and alcohol, has been placed in the hands of the Utah County attorney.

Flutist plays spirit's tune
When a Salt Lake Organizing Committee official asked for a tape of the flute solo Nagki Nupa Woodhouse would play at Delicate Arch on the eve of Utah's Torch relay run, the Sioux Indian couldn't give him one. He had to wait for The Great Spirit to tell him what to play.

Ethnic Village stalls 'wolf'
Like Little Nell tied to the tracks, the Ethnic Village near Gateway has been fighting to fend off foreclosure. On Friday, the locomotive showed up. Organizers of the village didn't have $65,500 to pay rental for the tent and for a spell it looked like the tent might be coming down.

The Science of Skating
Is there a recipe in figure skating to pull off the perfect double or triple twist and then land as if the ice and skater are one, together? That's what Montana State University is trying to find out.

Games bringing many religions closer together
In late September, Bishop George Niederauer, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, wrote a letter to every parish. "Perhaps you have read or heard of the 'Alliance for Unity,' " he began. He concluded by asking all Catholics to discuss the alliance and to focus on "how God may be calling us to change our words, our ways and our minds."

Parents Behind the Athletes
We always hear about the sacrifices athletes make to get to Olympic competition. But, standing behind these sports heroes are some folks who make a few sacrifices of their own - their families.

Utahn Designs Olympic History
By now many of you have seen the victory medals that are placed around an athlete's neck. The artwork on them was created by a Utah native.

Games recycling exceeding expectations
Games organizers' ambitious plan to recycle or compost the estimated 3,000 tons of Olympic garbage has been plagued with minor problems, maybe even some unmet expectations.

U.S. flag-waving startles visiting Swedish students
You won't see Swedes passing out flags and proclaiming "God Bless Sweden." Flag waving in the Nordic country has been misused by groups, particularly Nazis, and for some became a symbol of racism.

Potty team winning applause

Games bring no increase in crime

Get ready for SLOC's garage sale

It's hard to say goodbye

Games spur preparedness

Utah teachers moonlighting as Games volunteers

'Other' opening ceremonies will be as spectacular as first, SLOC says

Olympic Square sizzles for its final weekend

Cultural corner

Love for Russians spurs volunteer

Olympics on TV

Torino to grab Olympic spotlight for 6 minutes during closing ceremonies

Another win, another medal for Croatian

Ex-speedskater is voice of short-track

Olympic sound-off question

Skating union will hear evidence in April

Koreans seek a review in speedskating events

Who's who in skating attend S.L. reception

Leavitt calls Games a gold-medal event

Olympic daybook