21-10-2017 20:25 via sltrib.com

Utah will have to spend $40M on upgrades — whether it hosts the Olympics again or not, audit says

Derek Parra feels the spirit every day.It hasn’t waned one bit, according to the Olympic gold medalist from the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. Parra sees it in the youth speedskating sessions he’s watched, the recreational hockey games he’s walked by and the laps taken by current Olympic hopefuls inside the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns.“I believe it’s still here,” Parra said.The 47-year-old gold medalist turned sport director at the Olympic Oval is the embodimen
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