The Sports Illustrated Olympic Daily is published in Salt Lake City and available in event venues and on newsstands for 16 straight days during the 2002 Winter Games. Here are some sights and scenes from today’s edition:

Satan's Hellish Trip

Miroslav Satan of Slovakia goes cross-country for his country

Burning Question Q: Has anyone won a medal in both the Winter and the Summer Games?  A: Since the debut of the Winter Olympics in 1924, only three athletes have earned medals in both the Summer and Winter Games. Boxer turned bobsledder Eddie Eagan of the U.S. took the light heavyweight boxing gold at the 1920 Games in Antwerp and 12 years later in Lake Placid was on the winning four-man bobsled team. Norway's Jacob Tullin Thams won a gold in ski jumping at the '24 Games and a silver in eight-meter yachting in '36. Finally, Christa Rothenburger Luding of the former East Germany earned four speed skating medals in three Olympics and cycled her way to a silver in 1988, becoming the only person to win Winter and Summer medals in the same year. —Kristi Berner

For Satan to fulfill his obligation to his employer and still help his country, the 22-year-old will have to travel nearly 4,000 miles and play in three games, all within three days. First Satan scored in the Sabres' 3-2 home win over the Ottawa Senators last night. After the game he was to fly from Buffalo on the private plane of team owner John Regas. Because of the restricted airspace over Salt Lake, Satan had to land in Evanston, Wyo., 80 miles away. From there he was scheduled to take a limousine provided by the Slovakian team's general manager, Peter Stastny, into Salt Lake City, proceed through official processing in the morning and head to the E Center for Slovakia's 4 p.m. game today against Germany. Satan will then rush back to Evanston, grab some sleep in a hotel and board Regas's plane for Teterboro, N.J., to play in the Sabres' game tomorrow against -- fittingly enough -- the New Jersey Devils. "If we [Slovakia] qualify, it's a small price to pay," says Satan. "Last time it was a national embarrassment."

Four years ago Satan was one of five team members who flew to Nagano for nothing; because the Slovaks had selected him as one of the players they would use only for the second round, Satan sat in the stands for the team's final qualifying game and watched Kazakhstan eliminate his team from medal contention. This time the Slovaks have named their best players to the first-round squad and will play without them when they cannot participate. "If I had a choice, I would play in all three games," says Satan. "This is the biggest honor for any hockey player, to represent your country."

—Brian Cazenueve

The Gold Medal Look?

Here's U.S. figure skater Michael Weiss's precompetition preparation, as detailed by him yesterday:

Shower.

Shave.

They Said It "The more F-16s I see flying around in the sky, the safer I feel."  —U.S. skier Picabo Street, on security measures at the Games

And then? "I put on a base to give my skin a darker color," Weiss says. "If my costume is low-cut, I go down a little bit on my chest to try to create a look there. I'd say it takes me about an hour to get ready."

Weiss, the 2000 U.S. men's champion who begins competition on Tuesday at the Salt Lake Ice Center, revealed his preskate routine as part of a promotion for Nu Skin, the company supplying complimentary salon services to athletes, coaches and trainers during the Games. He had been set for a complete makeover at the salon in the Main Media Center, but the process became more tune-up than overhaul. Weiss, already sporting his competition coiffure, asked stylist Joseph Patrick to skip the trim and just apply some gel to his hair. Said Weiss, "I'm going to pass on the Dorothy Hamill."

—Gene Menez