2002 Olympics gallery: Torch ends its 65-day journey

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A cauldron burns with the Olympic flame at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City.

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A giant neon American flag stands shining on the grounds of the Utah State Capitol, while an illuminated set of Olympic rings shines from the foothills behind it.

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Fans line an overpass above Interstate 84 near Morgan, awaiting the arrival of the flame as it heads to Henefer.

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Torchbearer Jill Currie of Park City works her way down crowded Main Street in Park City.

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Tessie Palczynski, a teacher at Treasure Mountain Middle School, carries the torch past huge crowds on Main Street in Park City.

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Torchbearer Jill Currie of Park City runs past thousands of fans lining Main Street in Park City.

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Fans dressed as pioneers watch the torch make its way through This Is The Place Heritage Park aboard a stagecoach.

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The torch passes a monument to pioneers and LDS Church leader Brigham Young as it makes its way through This is the Place Heritage Park aboard a stagecoach.

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Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, left, helps Marion Wynn light a cauldron at the Utah State Capitol. Wynn and his wife, Erma, were the longest-married couple in Utah, having been together for 77 years.

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Gold-medal winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi waves to fans at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City after the flame arrived there the day before the Olympics began.

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Legendary speedskater Johann Olav Koss carries a torch out of the mouth of Emigration Canyon, on the way to downtown Salt Lake City.

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Torchbearer Alan Layton carries the torch while riding a stagecoach in This Is The Place Heritage Park, after emerging from Emigration Canyon east of Salt Lake City.

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Legendary Jazz player John Stockton waves to the crowd after the flame's arrival at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City.

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Fireworks explode above downtown Salt Lake City the night before the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics began.

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Danny La | Tribune file photo A cauldron burns with the Olympic flame at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City. Danny La | Tribune file photo A giant neon American flag stands shining on the grounds of the Utah State Capitol, while an illuminated set of Olympic rings shines from the foothills behind it. Tribune file photo Fans line an overpass above Interstate 84 near Morgan, awaiting the arrival of the flame as it heads to Henefer. Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Torchbearer Jill Currie of Park City works her way down crowded Main Street in Park City. Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Tessie Palczynski, a teacher at Treasure Mountain Middle School, carries the torch past huge crowds on Main Street in Park City. Rick Egan | Tribune file photo Torchbearer Jill Currie of Park City runs past thousands of fans lining Main Street in Park City. Danny La | Tribune file photo Fans dressed as pioneers watch the torch make its way through This Is The Place Heritage Park aboard a stagecoach. Danny La | Tribune file photo The torch passes a monument to pioneers and LDS Church leader Brigham Young as it makes its way through This is the Place Heritage Park aboard a stagecoach. Danny La | Tribune file photo Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, left, helps Marion Wynn light a cauldron at the Utah State Capitol. Wynn and his wife, Erma, were the longest-married couple in Utah, having been together for 77 years. Danny La | Tribune file photo Gold-medal winning figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi waves to fans at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City after the flame arrived there the day before the Olympics began. Emily Weirich | Tribune file photo Legendary speedskater Johann Olav Koss carries a torch out of the mouth of Emigration Canyon, on the way to downtown Salt Lake City. Emily Weirich | Tribune file photo Torchbearer Alan Layton carries the torch while riding a stagecoach in This Is The Place Heritage Park, after emerging from Emigration Canyon east of Salt Lake City. Danny La | Tribune file photo Legendary Jazz player John Stockton waves to the crowd after the flame's arrival at the City and County Building in Salt Lake City. Eric Schramm | Tribune file photo Fireworks explode above downtown Salt Lake City the night before the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics began. Tribune file photo The old "Heber Creeper" train rolls past snow-covered fields as it carries the flame into Heber City on its journey to Salt Lake City.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· February 7, 2012 1:38 pm

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The Tribune relives the heady days of the 2002 Winters Olympics in pictures — with a daily gallery from the torch relay to the Opening Ceremony, from Team USA's medal haul to the fireworks-filled finale.

Feb. 7 • Torchbearers carry the flame along the Wasatch Back, down Emigration Canyon and into downtown Salt Lake City on the final day of its 65-day journey, with the help of a stagecoach and a steam train. By the time the flame lights the cauldron at Rice-Eccles Stadium to commence the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, it will have been passed between some 12,012 torchbearers through 46 of the 50 United States.