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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > 1994 Winter Olympics
		The Games of the XVII Winter Olympiad were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
		In 1986 the IOC voted to alternate the schedule of the Olympic Games.
		For the first time, the Winter Olympics are not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/19/1994_Winter_Olympics (208 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1994 Winter Olympics
		The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
		The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
		The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936 in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1994-Winter-Olympics (4118 words)

	Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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).
		In 1952, the Winter Games came to Norway, considered to be the birthplace of modern skiing.
		Winter pentathlon, a variant to the modern pentathlon, was included as a demonstration event in 1948.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winter_Olympics (5575 words)

	The Voice of Russia ( Olympic games 2002 )
		Unlike previous games that were held in small towns, for the first time Olympic games were held in a capital of a European country, a favourite country in winter games.
		The 14th winter Olympics in Sarajevo Yugoslavia in 1984 were attended by 1581 sportsmen and women from 49 countries and they vied for 39 complex of medals.
		The games in Lillehammer were the first in which sportsmen and women from the former Soviet Union competed under their own flag and of course Russia had the largest contingent and as a result won more gold medals.
	www.vor.ru /Olymp/history_eng.html (6445 words)

	Winter Olympic Games
		The Winter Olympic Games are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games.
		The First Olympic Winter Games were inaugurated on January 25, 1924 in Chamonix, France, although at the time they were not yet called Olympic Winter Games.
		Since 1994, the Winter Games are no longer held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad (or Summer Olympics).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/Winter_Olympics.html (284 words)

	ipedia.com: Winter Olympic Games Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The Winter Olympic Games, or Winter Olympics are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games.
		The 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 war in China.
		After not being able to host the Games in 1944 due to the war, Cortina d'Ampezzo was able to organize the 1956 Winter Olympics.
	www.ipedia.com /winter_olympic_games.html (5171 words)

	Olympic games information and news on past & future olympics and paralympics.
		Originally these winter games were held every four years in the same year as the summer games.
		Cities throughout the world bid to host the Olympic Games and there is always keen competition, firstly between cities within each country who would like to be considered as potential hosts, and then internationally between the successful cities.
		The Olympic Games Bid Procedure is quite a long, demanding and often nerve racking process.
	www.olympicgames-news.com (327 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The original games were held on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos, Greece.
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937), a French educator and sportsman, revived the Olympic Games in 1896; the all-male 1896 games were held in Athens, Greece.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
		Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada.
		A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games.
		The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Cross-Country Skiing competition results were as follows.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cross_country-skiing-at-the-1994-Winter-Olympics (1185 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics - Winter Olympics History
		Salt Lake City is named host city of the Olympic Winter Games of 2002 at the 104th IOC Session in Budapest, Hungary in the first ballot vote.
		The earliest recorded Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece at Olympia in 776 BC - a four-year tradition that continued for a thousand years.
		The first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France were held in conjunction with the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
	www.utah.com /olympics/history.htm (941 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The Paralympic Games are elite sport events for athletes from different disability groups.
		The number of athletes participating in the Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3,806 athletes from 136 countries in Athens in 2004.
		The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/index_uk.asp (175 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).
		For 16 days in February 1994, Lillehammer, Norway (population 23,800), and five neighbouring towns welcomed 1,737 athletes (1,216 men and 521 women), 40,000 accredited officials, 8,000 media personnel, and an estimated 100,000 spectators per day to celebrate the XVII Olympic Winter Games.
		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)

	1994 Olympics
		The games were the most environmentally friendly Olympics in history as well.
		The greening of the games; Norway aims to host an environmentally sensitive Olympics.
		STARTING ON BAD NOTE: Some Norwegians want to see the Olympic hymn banned from the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer because they interpret it is a prayer to Zeus.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300773.html (413 words)

	Panasonic USA Athens Olympic Games 2004 Website
		For the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, Panasonic is providing the largest number of audio and video products in its history of supporting the Olympic Games in addition to providing its advanced digital broadcast technology.
		The Olympic Games presents an unparalleled opportunity to showcase Panasonic's technologies, which help people around the globe share the drama and excitement of key historical sporting moments.
		Through the Panasonic technologies, the most vivid and true-to-life sights and sounds of the Olympic Games will be brought to audiences in Athens as well as in living rooms all over the world.
	www.panasonic.com /olympics2004/press72204.html (577 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		To adjust to this new schedule, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time that two Games have been staged two years apart.
		The 1994 Games were extremely well organised and the Norwegian host' natural love of winter sports added a refreshing purity of spirit.
		Discover the election results for this edition of the Olympic Games.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1994 (289 words)

	History
		McDonald’s began its formal relationship with the Olympic Movement by becoming an official sponsor of the 1976 Olympic Games held in Montreal.
		McDonald’s, Official restaurant of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, and Worldwide Sponsor for the 1997-2000 Olympi Games quadrennium, served thousands of meals to 3,000 athletes, coaches and officials from around the world in the Nagano Olympic Village restaurant.
		McDonald’s Olympic Games Restaurants included two venues in the Athlete's Village, three in Sydney Olympic Park, one each in the Main Press Centre and the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) and one at the Sydney Entertainment Center to feed volleyball spectators.
	www.mcdonalds.com /usa/sports/olympic/history.html (1198 words)

	1994 Winter Olympics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in (Click link for more info and facts about Lillehammer) Lillehammer, (A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905) Norway.
		The Olympic flame was brought into the stadium by a (A skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump)) ski jumper.
		In the end Nancy Kerrigan went on to win the silver medal, behind (Click link for more info and facts about Oksana Baiul) Oksana Baiul of (A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century) Ukraine.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1994_winter_olympics.htm (842 words)

	Winter Olympic Games
		They feature outdoor winter sports held on ice or snow, such as skiing and ice skating.
		Since then, the Games have been held every four years, with the exception of the 1940 and 1944.
		The most recent Winter Games were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/w/wi/winter_olympic_games.shtml (298 words)

	1994 Winter Olympics - Definition, explanation
		A month before the games were due to begin, Tonya Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly hired "hit men" to club fellow female figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in the knee.
		* The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although most Olympic historians disagree.
		Description of the Games of the XVII Winter Olympiad, including the 1994 Winter Paralympics.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/1/19/1994_winter_olympics.php (547 words)

	Promoting global warming awareness at the Winter Olympic Games
		The partnership involves a public exhibit and briefings for journalists during the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, February 8 through March 16.
		We must confront a future when the only choice for hosting the U.S. Winter Olympics might be the mountains of Alaska.
		The International Olympics Committee added environment to sport and culture as the third principle of Olympism in 1994.
	www.wri.org /olympics/index.html (392 words)

	ARAMARK: Providing Food Service for 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
		This marked the 13th time ARAMARK has been selected to serve at the Olympic Games.
		The Olympic Village in Athens hosted Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games participants, coaches, officials and Games personnel.
		ARAMARK has a long and rich history with the Olympic Games -- dating back to 1968 when it served at the Mexico City Summer Games, the largest in history at the time.
	www.aramark.com /CaseStudyWhitePaperDetail.aspx?PostingID=542&ChannelID=221 (200 words)

	SMS- Olympic Winter Games 1994 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		Comments: Proof that sports are just as boring in winter as any other time.
		Or if you are one of those stupid american millionaires who think african kids die because they are too lazy.
		Comments: The Idea for an olympics game is a little risque, but it's a game that keeps YA' UP ALL NIGHT!
	alexkidd.com /show_game.php3?ID=167 (162 words)

	olympic games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		were are the olympic games held in 2004
		Mike Eruzione 16x20 Photo - Mike Eruzione scored what is considered the biggest goal in international history against the USSR during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
		Eruzione is shown here scoring the game winning goal tohelp the US out score the heavily favored USSR 4-3.
	www.dome-hockey-tables.com /mkw/olympic_games.html (306 words)

	TopFoto Gallery - Winter Olympic Games - 1994 Lillehammer
		Ski jumper prepares to jump with the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony.
		Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean during their compulsory dance routine at the Winter Olympics in Hamar.
		Images may be used for viewing, comping and layout purposes only.
	www.topfoto.co.uk /gallery/winterolympics/1994/default.htm (422 words)

	1992 Olympics
		The first Olympics since the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 resulted in a record 2,174 athletes from 65 countries as the Winter Games were staged in the French Alps for the third time.
		Despite all the political turmoil at home, Germany's combined East-West squad and the Unified Team of ex-Soviet athletes were again the biggest winners with the Germans edging the Unifieds in total medals, 26-23.
		The female stars of the UT cross-country contingent made the most medal news as Lyubov Egorova (3 gold and 2 silver) and Elena Valbe (1 gold and 4 bronze), each won five and 39–year-old Raisa Smetanina set a Winter Games record with her 10th career medal as a member of the victorious 20–kilometer relay team.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300774.html (407 words)

	Information about U.S. FDC: 29¢ Winter Olympic Games Se-tenant Strip of 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
		In the 19th century, Father Henri-Martin Didon, a French educator who believed strongly in developing the bodies as well as the minds of his students, had these words carved above the doorway of his school.
		Today the motto still epitomizes the aspirations of the men and women who devote much of their lives to the pursuit of the ultimate accolade for an amateur athlete -- an Olympic gold medal.
		In celebration of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games and as a tribute to the athletes who strive to be called the world's best, the United States issued five stamps, each featuring a different Winter Olympic event.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CAF16.htm (346 words)

	Winter
		2003 Katharine Hepburn, actress, A Lion in Winter, dies at 96
		1994 Sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59
		1812 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/w/winter.html (1986 words)

	Olympic
		1996 Willi Daume, olympic organiser, dies at 82
		1985 U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games
		1972 20th Olympic games close at Munich, German FR
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/o/olympic.html (3377 words)

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