SALT LAKE CITY — There's a lot of excitement surrounding the 2034 Olympic Games, which will be held in Utah.

When the Winter Games came to town in 2002, they made their mark. One man who volunteered with the German contingent then says it changed his life forever.

"It was actually a highlight of my life," Scott Mecham said, looking back on the Games that he said changed Salt Lake and how it was seen around the world.

"I was an assistant to the German national committee and took a two-week sabbatical from work," he said. "[I] had the opportunity to drive German athletes and officials to and from their competition venues."

Mecham and other volunteers like him helped make the games a success, all while creating lifelong connections.

"We continue to remain friends and get together every D

See Full Page