The 2002 Olympic Games took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the second Olympic Games for Charles Fazzino commemorating Team USA.

Unlike so many other past hosts that have decided bringing back the Games isn't worth the time, money or hassle, Salt Lake City remains one of the few places where Olympic fever still burns strong.

Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics, most likely for 2030, in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team's ascendance into an international powerhouse.

Yoshie Onda of Japan performing in the ladies skating event during the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, circa February 2002.

Irina Slutskaya of Russia competes in the ladies short program during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games on February 19, 2002 at the Salt Lake Ice Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Winter Olympics logo 1998 - 2014. 1998 Nagano Olympics. 2002 Salt Lake Olympics. 2006 Torino Olympics. 2010 Vancouver Olympics. 2014 Sochi Olympics.

The city and the state of Utah want the 2026 Winter Games. Ten years ago, a successful Olympics there helped launch Mitt Romney's political career.