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	Winter Olympic Games -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
		The (additional info and facts about 1940 Winter Olympics) 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but the IOC voted to take back the Games from Japan because of their involvement in the (additional info and facts about war in China) war in China.
		In 1952, the Winter Games came to (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905) Norway, considered to be the birthplace of modern skiing.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/winter_olympic_games.htm (7982 words)

	Olympic Games - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Olympics were of fundamental religious importance, contests alternating with sacrifices and ceremonies honouring both Zeus (whose colossal statue stood at Olympia), and Pelops, divine hero and mythical king of Olympia famous for his legendary chariot race, in whose honor the games were held.
		A fringed Olympic Flag is presented to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games.
		Olympic Information Center by the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles – Includes a primer on the Olympic Games, and many historical documents on the Olympic Games are presented in digital form.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /olympic_games.htm (4400 words)

	Encyclopedia: Winter Olympic Games
		The 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
		The Olympic Flame at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics The Olympic Flame or Olympic Fire is a symbol of the Olympic Games.
		After not being able to host the Games in 1944 due to the war, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy was able to organise the 1956 Winter Olympics, held from January 26 to February 5.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Winter-Olympic-Games (10601 words)

	Winter Olympic Games
		The Winter Olympic Games, or Winter Olympics are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games.
		The Italian city of Turin (Torino) will host the next Winter Olympics in 2006, and then Vancouver, Canada in 2010.
		American skater Nancy Kerrigan had been assaulted some months before the Games by the ex-husband of opponent Tonya Harding.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/winter_olympic_games.html (5149 words)

	Olympic Winter Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Olympic committee of Bosnia is scheduled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1984 Olympic Winter Games to day in Sarajevo.
		One group, the No Games 2010 Coalition in Vancouver, vowed to be the "watchdog" of the committee, making sure that not too much money would be spent on the games, and stating they would be on the watch for corruption.
		The No 2010 Games Coalition stated that their monitoring will make the games even better, but were saddened because, "the Games do not serve the best interests of all the people of British Columbia.
	www.internationalgames.net /olympicwtr.htm (476 words)

	History of the Olympic Winter Games (from Olympic Games) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Although some skating events were included in the 1908 and 1920 Games, it was not until 1924 that the Winter Games were accepted as a celebration comparable to the Summer Games and given the official blessing of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
		The Games were held only two years after the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville,...
		As a result of the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and the Soviet Union not attending the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., athletes from these countries were deprived of the opportunity to face one another in sports competition.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-215476 (859 words)

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