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THE XIXth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Dates: February 8 - 24, 2002 N.O.C. participants: 77 Number of sports: 7 Number of contests: 78 Number of athletes: 2399 Men: 1513 Women: 886 Volonteers: 22000 Media: 8730 Opening: George W. Bush, US President Oath: Jim Shea Oath juges: Allen Church Number of torch bearer: 0 Last torch bearer: L'équipe américaine de hockey sur glace, médaille d'or en hockey à Lake Placid en 1980 Bids towns: Östersund (SWE), Québec (CAN), Sion (SUI)