Show notes
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). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected] Notes:WARM UP00:26 - Welcome Aimee!PRELIMS04:30 - Marooned on an island06:50 - Finding the next thing after gymnasticsQUARTERFINALS10:53 - Establishing a sport from the ground up14:26 - Volunteers came out of the woodworkSEMIFINALS16:53 - Transitioning to venueFINALS21:33 - A new family during test events23:50 - Games-time emotionsMIXED ZONE29:01 - Learnings from gymnastics / SPORT32:07 - Jumping on the couchPODIUM33:34 - Memories close to the heart37:13 - Sitting behind the PresidentCOOL DOWN40:16 - GB women's victory43:06 - Life post-SLOC