The spirit of the Games continues to thrive at the University of Utah as today the U unveiled the newly completed Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron Plaza at Rice-Eccles Stadium. University of Utah President Taylor Randall, with local, state and Utah Olympic and Paralympic dignitaries, unveiled the new plaza that commemorates the historic Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Eight striking monuments that tell the comprehensive story of the 2002 Winter Games and the Games’ lasting impact in Utah encircle the Cauldron’s base. Several monuments provide detailed athlete lists and the medals won by Team USA. The plaza flag wall features the flags of each country that competed in the Winter Games.

The driving concepts when designing the new plaza were public accessibility and interaction. After the 2002 Games, the cauldron was securely stationed inside the fence line at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Today, the public will be able to visit and interact with the plaza at any time—no ticket required.