| Salt Lake City |
 |
 |
| GER |
12 |
16 |
7 |
35 |
 |
| USA |
10 |
13 |
11 |
34 |
|
| NOR |
11 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
|
| CAN |
6 |
3 |
8 |
17 |
|
| RUS |
6 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
|
| AUT |
2 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
|
| ITA |
4 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
|
| FRA |
4 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
|
| SUI |
3 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
|
| NED |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
What's gone wrong? Very little so far
So, a week into the Winter Olympics, what's gone wrong?
Tough question.
"I think it's evident to everyone who's come to visit," said Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson, "that everything is running smoothly."
Ditto all around. For all the anxieties they might have had about everything from traffic to terrorism, local mayors said the Games have been nothing but bliss — so far.
In fact, mayors said the economic infusion they hoped the Olympic spotlight would bring is already materializing. Anderson said one corporate executive wants to relocate his firm to Salt Lake.
In Ogden, where city and county officials combined for a $300,000 campaign to promote the area, Mayor Matthew Godfrey has talked with business leaders interested in Davis County. "I feel like it's already been a major success," he said.
Not to say the Games haven't had their problems.
For one thing, Salt Lake officials worked hard to steer drivers away from downtown, fearing a traffic meltdown. Now they wonder where everyone went: Restaurants catering to "regulars" have seen business drop, Anderson said. What's more, skiers — locals and out-of-towners — are avoiding the slopes. When Anderson and Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams visited Alta this week, "We had that hill almost all to ourselves," he said.
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February 15, 2002
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