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the day hell not only freezes over but hosts the winter olympics.

Already happened.

Click here - its funny, and its not another www.microsoft.com/whatever@malicioushost.com

... this site: www.saltlake2002.com

Net Still Not At Olympics?
whats surprising is that people think the net is still not "at" the olympics.

it's too bad I can't find an article on Athlete's Village cuz I bet it really rocks. I bet those athlete's have unprecedented (and by that I mean -Having no previous example) technology at their fingertips. More digital camera accessories than you can shake a hockey stick at and a phat pipe to boot.
Saying the net is not at the olympics is hard to do for anyone who is not at the olympics isn't it?

I can find LOTS of information about the olympics on the net. what more do you want? the ability to capitalize on the athlete's without their knowledge or consent? No.. I don't think you can (or should) do that.
yea there's a lot of commercialization but someone's gotta pay for those flashy team outfits. (nice going roots... we looked good!)
Would you rather your nation's athlete's dress themselves? The fact that there are corporations out there that are willing to give money to these athletes is enough for me to want to support those corporations so I don't mind knowing who the olympic sponsers are of the national team.

www.saltlake2002.com has live results.. but if you ph33r MSNBC I suggest you don't. What I found on there (spectator's FAQ) was:

Video - Can I use my video camera at Olympic venues? Photography of any kind for personal use is permitted. Unauthorized broadcasting or photography for commercial purposes is not permitted.
If it's the live streaming video over TCP/IP that you want, it's not up to the IOC. It's up to CBC cuz they are the ones allowed to stick a camera in the snow.

I still don't understand how the net isn't at the olympics.. I bet every single athlete has access to the internet to email their family, "GTG race now!! Wish me Luck!!! bye!!!" Hell I bet some of them were doing it wireless during the ceremonies last night.

This isn't about protecting the television broadcasters' multi-million dollar rights deals, as the article suggests. It's about protecting the athletes. And for good reason. I am totally surrounded by 24 hr olympics here on a sat. afternoon between my television, radio, and internet connection.. and comfy for 2 weeks of the hype.. I love it. It's all about the Olympians still so something must be working.. they have the best facilities they could ever dream of competing in. The net is very much at the olympics. (bah and go canada go!)

I pick (a) and (b)

I was surprised to see Utah in the same list as Silicon Valley and the Northeast for this coverage-- Maybe it has to do with the Olympics, which are fewer than 300 hours away. Still, according to SLOC, two of Verizon's competitors, AT&T and Qwest, are the official sponsors, not VZ itself. Maybe it's planning to upstage them while the world is watching the Beehive State? As long as the rates stay relatively low (HA!-- not likely) it may be that the Olympics got something for Utah, aside from a few billion in highway money--

They actually designed the site so that linking to a specific page loads the frameset and redirects to the appropriate page. However, I can think of no reason for having frames on this site. Perhaps there would be a slight savings on bandwidth reloading the logo, but isn't that why browsers use caching?

hmm ... my click took me to here.

From Spectator FAQ :
In recognition of Visa's sponsorship, the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games only accepts Visa-branded credit or debit cards and Visa TravelMoney cards..

Modded up to 5 and you don't even post a link? Here it is, anonymous as it ought to be:

http://www.saltlake2002.com/

hehehe

It is really sad that the IOC couldn't hire an independant site builder to create the site here.

...why not buy one of their Unix Servers or Cisco Routers.

...why not buy one of their Unix Servers or Cisco Routers.

Operations: Technology of the Games contains the following paragraph regarding the website:

Internet: Visitors to www.saltlake2002.com or www.olympics.com will reach the official website for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, where they'll find the latest news and sports information (including the most comprehensive Games results) as well as important business applications. Olympic fans can also visit the website to purchase event tickets via Tickets.com as well as buy official 2002 Olympics merchandise. This site is being produced, hosted and distributed by MSNBC.com and MSN. As the official online content supplier for the Games, MSN will provide consumers with simple access to exclusive Games content and standings. MSN will also use its advertising products and promotions to market the website across MSN. Behind the scenes, broadcasters, press, and other accredited visitors to the Games can place online orders for mobile phones, PCs and other equipment and services for use during their stay in Salt Lake City. SchlumbergerSema is supplying the website with a variety of Games and results information from the competition venues. Qwest will continue its provision of Internet access services and web-based applications. Other contributors to the website include Monster.com, eBay, and Harris Interactive.

Usability issues aside - with the Olympics being, you know, an international event, you'd expect translations of the page in at least the common European languages plus Japanese and a few others, right?
Whoever had the foresight to exclude all languages other than English and French is a complete moron, and stands to further propogate the idea of the self-serving American (i.e.: "everybody should speak English!"). To make matters worse, the French site follows none of the English site's design conventions (perhaps a good thing!) and has the personality of a dehydrated camel - there are no images on the site's content pages, for example.
Also, not to be troll, but honestly, guys... when the top story on the front page is a lambasting of the usability of a website, it's a good thing to provide a link of some sort to the site, ya know?

We might already be too late to help them. :-/