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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

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Olympic daybook

Friday's events

  • Cross country skiing, Soldier Hollow: 9 a.m. women's 5km classical; 11:30 a.m., women's 5km free pursuit

  • Curling, The Ice Sheet at Ogden: 9 a.m., men's session, sheet A, France vs. USA; sheet B, Norway vs. Denmark; sheet C, Great Britain vs. Finland; sheet D, Germany vs. Canada; 2 p.m., women's session, sheet A, Great Britain vs. Switzerland; sheet B, Japan vs. Sweden; sheet C, Germany vs. Canada; Norway vs. Russia; 7 p.m., men's session, sheet A, Finland vs. Norway; sheet B, Canada vs. Switzerland; sheet C, France vs. Sweden; sheet D, Great Britain vs. Denmark.

  • Figure skating, Delta Center (Salt Lake Ice Center): 3:45 p.m., ice dancing, compulsory dance

  • Women's ice hockey, The Peaks Ice Arena: 2 p.m., Kazakhstan vs. Russia

  • Men's ice hockey, E Center: 11 a.m., Russia vs. Q1; 4 p.m., Canada vs. Sweden; 8:45 p.m., Finland vs. USA; The Peaks Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Czech Republic vs. Q2

  • Luge, Utah Olympic Park: 9 a.m., doubles

  • Nordic combined, Soldier Hollow: 1:30 p.m., team 4x5 km relay

  • Snowboarding, Park City Mountain Resort: 10 a.m., men's and women's parallel giant slalom

Getting there:

  • Carpool or use the Mountain Venue Express.

  • Delta Center/Olympic Medals Plaza, use mass transit or drive to an Olympic park-and-ride lot and ride the free shuttle to downtown.

  • E Center, ride TRAX to Meadowbrook (3900 South) and from there take a free Olympic shuttle. UTA bus routes 31, 34 and 37 also serve the E Center. Or drive to the park-and-walk lot on Decker Lake Drive reserved for the E Center.

  • The Peaks, use the park-and-ride lot on University Avenue. From Salt Lake City, take exit 275 in Orem, go east on 800 North to University Avenue (US-189), go south on University and follow signs to the park-and-ride lot.

  • Soldier Hollow, drive to the park-and-ride lot on U-189 and 2400 South and ride the free shuttle.

  • The Ice Sheet at Ogden, use UTA bus route 55 to the park-and-walk lot. Drivers can take I-15 north to exit 345. Turn right onto 24th Street and go to Harrison. Turn right, follow signs to the park-and-walk lot.

  • For downtown Salt Lake venues, the east side of West Temple, between North Temple and South Temple, will serve as a pickup/drop off point for disabled persons.

Travel tips

  • Avoid travel on eastbound I-80 in the morning and westbound travel in the afternoon.

  • Avoid driving into Park City. Those going in to Park City, including day-skiers, should use the US-40 park-and-ride lot and free shuttles.

  • In Kearns, access to 4800 West from 5400 South will be closed three hours before events begin at the speedskating oval. Only residents with no alternate routes should use 4800 West in the hours before and after events.

  • In Provo, limited restrictions are in effect around The Peaks for Canyon Road, 40 North, 300 North, 150 North and Center Street.

  • In West Valley City, 3100 South is either closed or open only to local traffic between I-215 and Redwood Road.

  • In Ogden, Harrison Boulevard, 24th Street, Country Hills Drive and other roads are expected to be congested in the hours before and after events.

Weather forecast courtesy of KSL-TV

  • OGDEN: Mostly sunny with highs in the lower to mid 30s.

  • SALT LAKE/PROVO: Mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 30s.

  • SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES: Utah Olympic Park, mostly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. Park City and Soldier Hollow, mostly sunny with highs in the 30s.


    For information on transportation issues, go to utahcommuterlink.com.

February 15, 2002




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