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The 2002 Winter Olympics , officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as ___MASK54___ Lake 2002 , were a winter multi - sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around ___MASK95___ , United States . Approximately 2 , 400 athletes from 78 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines , held throughout 165 sporting sessions . The 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Paralympic Games were both organized by the ___MASK54___ Lake Organizing Committee ( SLOC ). Utah became the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games , and the 2002 Winter Olympics are the most recent games to be held in the United States . These were the first Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Jacques Rogge . ___MASK27___ , historically Bjørgvin , is a city and municipality in Hordaland on the west coast of Norway . , the municipality ' s population was 278 , 121 , and the ___MASK27___ metropolitan region has about 420 , 000 inhabitants . ___MASK27___ is the second - largest city in Norway . The municipality covers an area of and is located on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen . The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are located on Byfjorden , " the city fjord ", and the city is surrounded by mountains ; ___MASK27___ is known as the city of seven mountains . Many of the extra - municipal suburbs are located on islands . ___MASK27___ is the administrative centre of Hordaland and consists of eight boroughs  Arna , Bergenhus , Fana , Fyllingsdalen , Laksevåg , Ytrebygda , Årstad and Åsane . ___MASK95___ , often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC , is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U . S . state of Utah . With an estimated population of 190 , 884 in 2014 , the city lies at the core of the ___MASK95___ metropolitan area , which has a total population of 1 , 153 , 340 ( 2014 estimate ). ___MASK95___ is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the ___MASK95___ - Ogden - Provo Combined Statistical Area . This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately segment of the Wasatch Front , comprising a total population of 2 , 423 , 912 . It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin ( the other is Reno , Nevada ), and the largest in the Intermountain West . Egil Gjelland ( born 12 November 1973 ) is a former Norwegian biathlete . He is olympic champion in the biathlon relay from the 2002 Winter Olympics in ___MASK95___ . Frank Mohn AS marketed under the ___MASK44___ name Framo is a supplier of submerged cargo pumps to the tanker market . The company was founded in 1938 and is located outside ___MASK27___ , Norway . The portfolio of products include submerged cargo pumps , transportable pumping systems , oil - recovery equipment , anti - heeling systems and offshore pumping systems . All of their products are manufactured in Norway . Holmefjord is a village in the municipality ___MASK46___ Fusa in Hordaland county , Norway . It is located near the shore along the Samnangerfjorden in northern Fusa , about northwest ___MASK46___ the municipal ___MASK22___ ___MASK46___ Eikelandsosen . ___MASK29___ is a county in Norway , bordering Sogn og Fjordane , Buskerud , Telemark , and Rogaland counties . ___MASK29___ is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population . The county government is the ___MASK29___ County Municipality which is located in ___MASK27___ . Before 1972 , the city of ___MASK27___ was its own separate county apart from ___MASK29___ . Midhordland or Midthordland is a traditional district in the Vestlandet region ___MASK46___ Norway . It consists ___MASK46___ the central - west portion ___MASK46___ Hordaland county , mostly including the islands and coastal fjord areas surrounding ( and including ) the ___MASK27___ Peninsula . It includes the city on ___MASK27___ and the surrounding municipalities ___MASK46___ Askøy , Austevoll , Fjell , Fusa , Os , Samnanger , Sund , and Øygarden . The region is dominated by its largest city , ___MASK27___ , which is also the second largest city in the country . An administrative ___MASK41___ is a seat ___MASK46___ regional administration or local government , or a county town , or the place where the central administration ___MASK46___ a commune is located . ___MASK85___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom ___MASK46___ ___MASK85___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion ___MASK46___ the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago ___MASK46___ Svalbard . The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub - Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part ___MASK46___ the Kingdom . ___MASK85___ also lays claim to a section ___MASK46___ Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and Iceland ( 1262 ). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . Ann - Elen Skjelbreid ( born September 13 , 1971 ) is a former Norwegian biathlete from the Hålandsdal area in the Norwegian municipality ___MASK46___ Fusa . She is the sister ___MASK46___ Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée and is married with fellow Norwegian biathlete Egil Gjelland Liv Grete Skjelbreid ( born 7 July 1974 ) from Hålandsdal , ___MASK72___ , near the city ___MASK46___ ___MASK27___ in western Norway , is a former career biathlete . On 20 March 2006 , Liv Grete announced her retirement , effective at the end ___MASK46___ the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen . She said that she was retiring because ___MASK46___ her young daughter , Emma , her family and that she did not have the motivation to continue . ___MASK72___ is a municipality in ___MASK29___ county , Norway . It is located east ___MASK46___ the city ___MASK46___ ___MASK27___ in the Midhordland region . The administrative centre ___MASK46___ the municipality is the village ___MASK46___ Eikelandsosen . Other villages in the municipality include ___MASK72___ , Holdhus , Holmefjord , Vinnes , Strandvik , and Sundvord . The Frank Mohn company ' s ___MASK72___ marine division is headquartered here , with almost 500 employees . Hålandsdal is a former municipality in ___MASK29___ county , Norway . The municipality encompassed the northeastern part ___MASK46___ present - day municipality ___MASK46___ Fusa . It included the large lakes Skogseidvatnet and Gjønavatnet and all ___MASK46___ their surrounding valleys . The administrative centre ___MASK46___ the municipality was the village ___MASK46___ Holdhus where the Holdhus Church is located . Strandvik is a village in the municipality ___MASK46___ Fusa in Hordaland county , Norway . The village lies on the northern shore ___MASK46___ the Bjørnafjorden , about east ___MASK46___ Osøyro ( across the fjord ) and about the same distance southeast ___MASK46___ the village ___MASK46___ Fusa .