Competition Venues

Non-Competition Venues

The non-competition venues are:

Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium

Event: Opening Ceremony.

Capacity: 52,000

Location: 451 South 1400 East

Highlights: The Stadium is located on the University of Utah campus. It was renovated and expanded in 1998 to house additional seating.

Rice Eccles Olympic Stadium

Olympic Medals Plaza

Event: Closing Ceremony.

Capacity: 20,000

Location: Block 85 between North Temple and South Temple and 200 West and 300 West

Highlights: The Plaza is located in downtown Salt Lake City and will receive greater public exposure in promoting a spirit of sharing among the athletes and spectators from around the world.

Paralympic Village

Purpose: Housing for athletes and officials.

Capacity: 3,500

Location: University of Utah

Highlights: The Village’s International Zone houses almost every facility available on a small town’s main street, including a bank, calling center, dry cleaner, photo shop and post office.

Paralympic Village

E Center

The E Center also hosts the Paralympic Games Main Media Center (MMC). The MMC will offer more than 300 workstations for journalists, Games information and results, and an on-site food service. The MMC will operate from 1 to 17 March 2002.

The competition venues for the Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games are:

Snowbasin Ski Area

Events: Alpine Skiing, men’s and women’s downhill, giant slalom, slalom and super-G.

Capacity: 23,500

Location: State Route 226

Highlights: The men’s and women’s downhill courses were designed by 1972 Olympic downhill champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland and are considered to be among the most challenging in the world.

Soldier Hollow

Events: Nordic Skiing, men’s and women’s biathlon and cross country

Capacity: 15,200

Location: Wasatch Mountain State Park

Highlights: Athletes and officials have applauded Soldier Hollow as one of the best-designed courses because spectators rarely lose sight of the skiers.

E Center

Events: Ice Sledge Hockey, men’s tournament (6 teams)

Capacity: 10500

Location: 3200 South Decker Lake Drive

Highlights: The E Center hosted the Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships from 20 to 25 March 2000. A record crowd of 6,311 attended the gold-medal game.