| 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 |
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| AUT |
2 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
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| 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, Deer Valley Resort: 10 a.m., men's slalom, first run; 1 p.m., men's slalom, second run
- Bobsled, Utah Olympic Park: 3:30 p.m., four-man heat
- Cross country skiing, Soldier Hollow: 9:30 a.m., men's 50K classical
- Men's ice hockey, E Center, 12:15 p.m., men's bronze medal game
- Speedskating, Utah Olympic Oval: 1 p.m., women's 5,000m
- Short-track speedskating, Delta Center (Salt Lake Ice Center): 6 p.m., men's 500m; 6:39 p.m., women's 1,000m quarterfinals; 7:10 p.m., men's 500m quarterfinals; 7:27 p.m., women's 1,000m semifinals; 7:36 p.m., men's 500m semifinals; 7:58 p.m., women's 1,000m finals; 8:07 p.m., men's 500m finals; 8:29 p.m., men's 5,000m relay finals
Getting there:
- Carpool or use the Mountain Venue Express.
- 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.
- Soldier Hollow, drive to the park-and-ride lot on U-189 and 2400 South and ride the free shuttle.
- For downtown Salt Lake venues, the east side of West Temple, between North Temple and South Temple, will serve as a pickup/drop-off point for disabled people.<
Travel tips
- Avoid travel on eastbound I-80 in the morning and westbound travel in the afternoon.
- Avoid driving into Park City. Those going in to Park City, including day-skiers, should use the U.S. 40 park-and-ride lot and free shuttles.
- In Kearns, access to 4800 West from 5400 South will be closed three hours before events begin at the speedskating oval. Only residents with no alternate routes should use 4800 West in the hours before and after events.
- 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.
- 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
- OGDEN: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a 50 percent chance of afternoon rain showers. Highs in the mid- to upper 40s. Morning south winds 15-25 mph becoming northwest by afternoon.
- SALT LAKE/PROVO: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a 50 percent chance of late afternoon rain showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Morning south winds 15-25 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
- SUMMIT AND WASATCH COUNTIES: Mostly cloudy and breezy. A 50 percent chance of afternoon snow or rain showers. Highs 45-50. South winds 15-25, shifting to westerly in the afternoon.
For information on transportation issues, go to utahcommuterlink.com.
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February 23, 2002

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