TIME MAGAZINE SOUTH PACIFIC

FEBRUARY 11, 2002

COVER STORY: WINTER OLYMPICS
A LOOK AT THE NEW CROP OF SPORTS STARS

Mormonism is virtually synonymous with Utah, and the conservative religion has shaped the 
state politically, socially and culturally. But the once homogeneous, white-bread community 
is changing as the population grows more culturally diverse and the church begins to 
modernize. Terry McCarthy looks at the new Utah.

Alice Park reports on the three golden girls of U.S. figure skating and Joel Stein tells of 
Russian hockey coach Slava Fetisovıs return to the game. Jeff Chu looks at upcoming ski-
jump champions Sven Hannawald and Adam Malysz and cross-country skiing favorite 
Isaac Menyoli. 
Kate Noble writes about two Croatian sisters who are vying for skiing supremacy. 

Robert Sullivan looks at the Peripherals‹those crazy sports that make the Olympics X-
treme. 

EUROPE: CHAIN REACTION

Governments across Europe are opting for nuclear power in an attempt to avert projected 
energy shortages as fossil-fuel supplies diminish. But will opposition to these plans stop a 
renaissance of nuclear power? Charles Wallace reports from Helsinki. 

EXHIBITIONS: TRADITIONıS NEW FACES

 Michael Fitzgerald reviews ³New Traditions: Contemporary Art of Vanuatu,² an exhibition 
opening this week at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Showcasing the work of 10 local 
artists who were asked to reflect on 10 stages of their countryıs evolution, the exhibition is 
not only an artistic snapshot of one of the worldıs most diverse cultures, but a history lesson 
as well. 

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