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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 2002
Page
12
For two days fans missed parts of events in Snowbasin and the Ice Center due to traffic and long security checks. About 3,000 ticket holders endured delays for the downhill while thousands were late to the pairs short program. A private jet interception near restricted airspace prompted comments from NORAD officials.
NBC coverage shows a drop from the record opening ceremony to the first night of events. The national 17.1 rating translates to about 60 million viewers, the highest NBC Saturday night since 1996. Salt Lake City's two-day average stands at 21.5 with event schedules across NBC networks and channels.
Sunday's medals feature Fritz Strobl of Austria winning the downhill with Lasse Kjus of Norway taking silver and Stephan Eberharter of Austria earning bronze. Finland’s Samppa Lajunen leads Nordic Combined, with Jaakko Tallus silver and Felix Gottwald bronze. Simon Ammann of Switzerland claims Ski Jumping KO gold, Sven Hannawald of Germany silver, Adam Malysz of Poland bronze. Keily Clark leads in Women's Snowboard Halfpipe with Doriane Vidal second and Fabienne Reuteler third. Claudia Pechstein of Germany wins the Women's 3000 with Renate Graenewold of the Netherlands silver and Cindy Klassen of Canada bronze.
Standouts include Kelly Clark winning the first U.S. gold in women's halfpipe and Claudia Pechstein setting a world record in the 3,000 meters. Americans Doran Rahives, Jake Fiala, and Scott Macartney posted downhill results while Shannon Dunn-Downing and Tricia Byrnes placed in the halfpipe. Weather is sunny with high 37 in Salt Lake City. security lines feature pin-bagging to speed checks.
Austrian Fritz Strobl, a police officer, wins the men's downhill, becoming the sixth Austrian to win the event since 1948. Stephan Eberharter takes bronze as Lasse Kjus earns his fourth Olympic medal. Simon Ammann soars to ski jumping gold, Finland ends 54-year Nordic combined drought with Samppa Lajunen, and Claudia Pechstein sets a 3000m speed skating world record. United States' Todd Lodwick places seventh in Nordic combined.
The writer humorously recalls the high altitude moguls course at the Winter Olympics, mocks ubiquitous Visa warnings, and notes a Norwegian woman winning the moguls, while poking fun at American spectators and a quirky medal update from Hungary.
Clark claimed the United States first Olympic snowboarding gold in a dramatic halfpipe event. She landed two high amplitude jumps, including a McTwist and a 720, overcoming Vidal to clinch victory as fans cheered wildly.
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