Rumsfeld soaking up Salt Lake scene
President Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell, among other dignitaries, have come and gone. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is in Utah to inspect the troops on security detail and to soak up the atmosphere.

Rocky, foes call Oly truce
The Olympics are having a strange effect on Salt Lake City leaders. Old enemies seem to be having so much fun that they can't muster the will to jab at one another.

Medals Plaza — party place for the world
Organizing a party for the entire world isn't easy. Especially when you have to do it 16 times.

Dream comes true for Montana kids
Not only athletes dream about going to the Olympics. So did some kids from a tiny town in Montana. And they made the dream come true.
 

Environment issues take back seat
There are 11,000 journalists in town all clamoring for a story no one else has. So how is it that the environmental agenda of the 2002 Winter Games has garnered hardly a whisper of attention?

Increased demand for homeless services
Not everyone standing in a line downtown is headed to an Olympic venue. People just across the street from the Gateway are in line for a free hot lunch.
 

Caldron crowds
After the months of anticipation and the drama of the opening ceremonies, the Olympic caldron is living up to its hype and attracting a steady crowd of admirers.

Visa is golden at Games
Gold. Silver. Bronze. Also coming to prominence during these Olympic Winter Games is plastic. Statistics from Visa indicate that credit cards are flying from wallets and purses faster than a two-person bobsled on a banana peel.

Have it your way . . .
Athletes at the Olympic Village can fuel the "fire within" 24 hours a day with an extensive chow-fest that offers a bit of something for every culture. Except for a few minor glitches here and there, supplying the food has gone according to plan, said Tim Hackworth of SYSCO Intermountain Food Services.

Newsies hard to please but are pampered here
Want to know what a baby feels like when she is finally forced from the womb? Ask any one of the 9,000 Olympic journalists housed in the Main Media Center after the carpeted metropolis officially dies at noon on Feb. 27.

Olympic feast at athletes' village
Fourteen-thousand meals per day. That's what chefs have been preparing in two exclusive dining halls at Olympic Village, for more than a week now.

Samaranch gives Salt Lake Olympics high marks so far — a '6'
The 2002 Winter Olympics may not be the best Games ever — but they're pretty close. That's the assessment of Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee.

Germany breaks Games' medals record
Germany broke the record for the number of medals in a single Winter Olympics with their gold and silver in the women's 1,500 metres speedskating on Wednesday.

Equipment 'team' good as gold

Nominate for the Olympic Spirit Award

Rocker gives some sparkle to kids of 9/11 victims

Global warming a threat to future Winter Games

2 soldiers probed in scuffle

Apology sought for gun-pointing

SLOC honors 14 for environmental education

Live coverage of events? Not so fast, NBC

Interest building, tickets going fast for Paralympic Games

Reporters notebook

Media Watch

Hot harmony at the plaza

Parading through Games final week

Olympic images

Olympics on TV

Olympic postcard

'Isolated' flu cases at Olympic Village

Olympics on TV: Wednesday evening

Olympic daybook: Thursday's events