IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective
Episode 99 - Aimee Preston
SLOC employee number 40, Aimee Preston, takes a break from the Summit County COVID-19 vaccination effort, to join the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and share her story of transitioning from collegiate gymnast to sport administrator and running a completely different sport - Curling! (recorded 29 March 2021).
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If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email cnapier@gpfour.com.
Show Notes:
WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Aimee!
PRELIMS
04:30 - Marooned on an island
06:50 - Finding the next thing after gymnastics
QUARTERFINALS
10:53 - Establishing a sport from the ground up
14:26 - Volunteers came out of the woodwork
SEMIFINALS
16:53 - Transitioning to venue
FINALS
21:33 - A new family during test events
23:50 - Games-time emotions
MIXED ZONE
29:01 - Learnings from gymnastics / SPORT
32:07 - Jumping on the couch
PODIUM
33:34 - Memories close to the heart
37:13 - Sitting behind the President
COOL DOWN
40:16 - GB women's victory
43:06 - Life post-SLOC
Transcript to come...
