XIX Winter Olympic Games 2002 in Salt Lake City

About games

• Russian figure skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze became the champions in pair skating, but as a result of the judicial scandal, the second set of gold medals was awarded to the Canadian pair Jamie Sale – David Peletier.

• The first black Olympic champions of the Winter Games were Canadian hockey player Jerome Iginla and American bobsledder Vonetta Flowers.

• The hero of the XIX Olympic Winter Games was Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who won four gold medals (sprint, pursuit, individual and relay race).