AMID PATRIOTISM AND PRIDE, THE 2002 OLYMPIC GAMES GOT UNDER WAY FRIDAY...

World | February 9, 2002, Saturday // 00:00

Amid patriotism and pride, the 2002 Olympic Games got under way Friday in Salt Lake City. The Opening Ceremony was highlighted by the arrival of the World Trade Center flag and the lighting of the cauldron by the 1980 U.S. hockey team. President Bush, linking patriotic and Olympic virtues at the Winter Games, said Friday the competition will produce "lasting memories of laughter and triumph" that will help America and the world overcome the Sept. 11 attacks.

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