Episode 588 - Salt Lake City 2002 Opening Ceremony Review

Ah, 2002. What a year! Especially when it comes to the Salt Lake City Olympics. An Olympics so historic, particularly for Australia, that we often remember it through rose-coloured glasses. But what about the Opening Ceremony? How does it hold up after all these years? Well today, you’re about to find out as we head back to the era of Bush, trains and plenty of bright ski jackets to revisit the first Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony of the new millennium! Does the fact it was held in a school stadium hold it back? What about having trains going down the aisles that two of our three hosts rightfully love? How about calling everyone Mitt? And now that the US men have finally won Olympic gold in ice hockey again for the first time since 1980, do we look at the Miracle on Ice team lighting the cauldron differently? And could that mean the 2026 gold medallists are a lock to do the same when the Games return to Salt Lake City? There’s plenty to unpack and a lot of fun to be had as we bring you our latest Opening Ceremony review in style!