2002 Winter Paralympics torch relay

none 2002 Winter Paralympics File:2002_Winter_Paralympic_Torch_Relay_logo.svg Salt Lake City, Utah, United States March 1, 2002 March 7, 2002 The 2002 Winter Paralympics torch relay, known as the Journey of Fire, was held between March 1 and March 7, leading up to the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Paralympic flames were lit in 15 Utah cities and merged in Salt Lake City, with the resulting fire then carried around the city to the opening ceremony on March 7."The Paralympic Flame", Salt Lake 2002 Legacy. Archived at the WayBack Machine on November 10, 2013."Journey of Fire Sparks Community Spirit", Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics, February 1, 2002. Archived at the WayBack Machine on March 30, 2002. Relay USA Utah Map showing the locations of lighting ceremonies. Map of Utah showing the locations of lighting ceremonies. left 420 USA Utah Amer. Fork bottom American Fork, Utah 40.3769 -111.7958 USA Utah Brigham City top Brigham City, Utah 41.5102 -112.0155 USA Utah Cedar City Cedar City, Utah 37.6775 -113.0619 USA Utah Heber City right Heber City, Utah 40.5003 -111.4135 USA Utah Layton top Layton, Utah 41.0602 -111.9711 USA Utah Moab bottom Moab, Utah 38.5733 -109.5498 USA Utah Park City Park City, Utah 40.6461 -111.4980 USA Utah Salt Lake City right 12 Salt Lake City, Utah 40.7608 -111.8910 USA Utah Sandy bottom Sandy, Utah 40.5650 -111.8390 USA Utah St. George St. George, Utah 37.0965 -113.5684 USA Utah West Valley City left West Valley City, Utah 40.6916 -112.0011 USA Utah Centerville left Centerville, Utah 40.9295 -111.8896 USA Utah Kaysville right Kaysville, Utah 41.0352 -111.9385 USA Utah Murray left Murray, Utah 40.6669 -111.8880 USA Utah Woods Cross Woods Cross, Utah 40.8716 -111.8922 USA Utah Springville bottom Springville, Utah 40.1628 -111.6042 The concept for the Paralympic torch relay was announced on December 12, 2001. Initially, 16 Utah communities were selected to host local celebrations to light their own flames. However, only 15 actually carried out their celebrations since North Ogden ended up withdrawing."Journey of Fire to Fuel the Spirit of the Paralympic Winter Games Across Utah", Salt Lake 2002 Paralympics, December 12, 2001. Archived at the WayBack Machine on February 12, 2002. Thus, 15 individual flames were lit in these communities in a separated form, respecting a diversity and uniqueness of rituals.As it did not exist until 2012, the idea of an ancestral site for the Paralympic Games.There was no standard procedure on the part of the torch relay.The SLOC president Mitt Romney encouraged the various communities to ignite their fires in their own unique way and methods.Buttars, Lori. "Paralympic Torch Run Will Be a 'Journey of Fire'", Salt Lake Tribune, December 13, 2001, pages C-1 and C-2. For example, the flame in Springville was lit by a "mountain man" capable of igniting a fire with his bare hands in six seconds.White, Elizabeth, Jerry Johnston, and Sharon Haddock. "Flame is alight for the Paralympics", Deseret News, March 2, 2002, Web. Retrieved March 26, 2024. At the Salt Lake County Ice Center in Murray, Canadian sledge hockey captain Todd Nicholson activated the flame by scoring a goal. Between March 1 to March 6, the 15 flames were lit around Utah.The first flame we lit on Friday, March 1 in Woods Cross, with additional lighting ceremonies taking place later the same evening in Brigham City, American Fork, and Moab. Four more flames were ignited on March 2, in Heber City, Kaysville, Cedar City, and Sandy. On March 4, another four flames were lit in Park City, St. George, Layton, and West Valley City. The final three flames were lit on March 5 in Murray, Centerville, and Springville.Walch, Tad. "Separate flames will create Paralympic fire", Provo Daily Herald, March 1, 2002, front page and page A4. On the evening of March 6, the 15 community flames were merged into a single cauldron in front of the Salt Lake City and County Building thus beginning your final journey to the Rice–Eccles Olympic Stadium, starting the morning of the next day .Wharton, Tom. "Paralympic Torch Run Will Be a 'Journey of Fire'", Salt Lake Tribune, March 7, 2002, front page. In the early hours of the following morning, the last legs of the relay were held on the front of the Delta Center and the Utah State Capitol, through Liberty Park, and to Shriners Hospital on its way to the opening ceremony at Rice–Eccles Stadium."Today's Journey of Fire Route", Salt Lake Tribune, March 7, 2002, page O4. At the list of the 100 last torchbearers who ran across the city included Utah savant Kim Peek, who inspired the film Rain Man.Gorrell, Mike. "Spirit to Unite in One Flame", Salt Lake Tribune, March 6, 2002, pages C1 and C8. The flame was brought into the stadium by Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb Mount Everest, and his guide dog. Weihenmayer passed the torch to skiers Muffy Davis and Chris Waddell, who lit the cauldron.Henetz, Patty. "Paralympics begin: Athletes from 36 countries", Associated Press, via Lancaster New Era, March 8, 2002, page C20. References Torch relay Category:Winter Paralympics torch relays