Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 The Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 (SLOC) was the organization responsible for the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA. The SLOC secured their bid for the 2002 Olympic Games in 1995. After the SLOC was exposed to be in disarray in the ensuing years, Mitt Romney was hired in 1999 to turn around the failing organization. Under Romney's leadership, the SLOC ended up hosting a successful Olympic games with financial surpluses. In June
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games "Mario & Sonic" on the Wii and DS is a collection of events based on the Olympic Winter Games. Players can assume the role of a Mario or Sonic character while competing against the others in these events. The game features all of the playable characters that were present in its predecessor, as well as four new characters. A third installment, named "Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games", was released for the Wii on November 15, 2011 and on the 3DS in February 2012. "Mario & Sonic at the