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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: Saturday's events

  • Alpine skiing, Snowbasin, 10 a.m., men's super G.

  • Bobsled, Utah Olympic Park, 3 p.m., two-man heat.

  • Biathlon, Solider Hollow, 9 a.m., men's 12.5 km pursuit; noon, women's 10 km pursuit.

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

  • Freestyle skiing, 10 a.m., Deer Valley Resort, women's aerials qualification; 1:30 a.m. men's aerials qualification.

  • Women's ice hockey, E Center, 11 a.m., USA vs. Finland; The Peaks Ice Arena, 2 p.m., Germany vs. China; 7 p.m., Canada vs. Sweden.

  • Men's ice hockey, E Center, 4:45 p.m., Finland vs. Q1; 9:30 p.m. USA vs. Russia.

  • Speedskating, Utah Olympic Oval, 1 p.m., men's 1,000 m.

  • Short-track speedskating, Delta Center (Salt Lake Ice Center), 6 p.m., men's 1,000 meters, women's 500 meters, women's relay.

Getting there:

  • Car-pool or use the Mountain Venue Express.

  • Park City venues, drive to the park-and-ride lot on U.S.-40, south of its junction with I-80.

  • 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 (U.S.-189), go south on University and follow signs to the park-and-ride lot.

  • Snowbasin, take UTA bus route 55 from Salt Lake City to the South Weber park-and-ride lot at U.S. 89 and I-84; drive to the South Weber or Mountain Green park-and-ride lots and ride the free shuttle.

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

  • Utah Olympic Oval, ride TRAX to Murray Central (5300 South) and ride a free shuttle or transfer to UTA bus route 84. UTA route 34 also serves the oval. Or drive to the park-and-walk lot on 4800 West, north of 6200 South.

  • 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.

Travel tips

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

  • Avoid driving into Park City. Those going into Park City, including day-skiers, should use the U.S.-40 park-and-ride lot.

  • In Kearns, access to 4800 West from 5400 South will be closed three hours before events begin at the speedskating oval.

  • 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.

  • Snowbasin day skiers should go to www.snowbasin.com for information on accessing the resort.

  • 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

  • SNOWBASIN: Partly cloudy, highs 25-35.

  • OGDEN: Partly cloudy, highs in the mid to upper 30s.

  • SALT LAKE/PROVO: Salt Lake, partly cloudy, highs in the upper 30 to lower 40s. Provo, partly cloudy, highs in the lower to mid 40s.

  • SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES: Utah Olympic Park, partly cloudy, highs near 40. Park City/Soldier Hollow, partly cloudy, highs 35-45

      For information on transportation issues, go to utahcommuterlink.com

February 16, 2002




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