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	2002 Winter Olympics
		The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
		Prior to these Olympics, a number of I.O.C members were forced to resign after it was uncovered that they had accepted inappropriately valuable gifts in return for voting for Salt Lake City to hold the Games.
		A feature of this Olympics has been the emergence of the so-called "extreme" sports, such as snowboarding, moguls and aerials, which appeared in previous Olympics but have captured greater public attention this year.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.shtml (431 words)

	Winter Olympics - ninemsn Encarta
		The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for an initial period of eight years.
		Alpine skiing, for men and women, has been part of the Olympic programme since 1948: the events are the downhill, the slalom, the giant slalom (since 1952), the super giant slalom or super-G (since 1988), and the combined event (downhill and slalom), which has been staged intermittently since 1936.
		Biathlon was introduced in 1960 (1992 for women) and is a sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (1241 words)

	1964 Winter Olympics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria.
		On February 15, 1961, the entire US figure skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials were killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 in Brussels, Belgium en route to the World Championships in Prague.
		The IOC suggested that inexperience may have played a role in Ross's death, whereas Australian manager John Wagner suggested that overcrowding played a role, saying that he tried to slow down "on a spot which was not prepared for stopping or swinging" to avoid a crowd of contestants.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1964_Winter_Olympics (360 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		The winter Olympics were begun in 1924 and were held in the same year as the summer games until the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer, Norway, when the alternating cycles began.
		A total of eight sports were included in the winter Olympics in 1998: biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship), bobsled, curling (for the first time), ice hockey (which included women’s hockey for the first time), luge (toboggan), figure skating, speed skating, and skiing (which, for the first time, included snowboarding as a medal sport).
		The Olympic games are competitions of individual athletes, not of nations, and the IOC does not keep national scores; however, the media of all nations report national standings according to one of two scoring systems.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/olympics.html (1093 words)

	1964 Winter Olympics
		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 honour the games were held.
		Others have alleged that the 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin because officials bribed the IOC and so Turin got the games and Sion, Switzerland (which was the favorite) did not.
		The Oslo flag: Was presented to the IOC at the 1952 Winter Olympics by the city of Oslo, Norway, and is passed on to the next organising city of the Winter Olympics.
	libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_1964_Winter_Olympics.html (6460 words)

	1992 Winter Olympics
		The Games of the XVI Winter Olympiad were held in 1992 in Albertville, France.
		The last Winter Games to be staged in the same year as the Summer Games.
		Toni Nieminen[?], 16, became the youngest male winner of a Winter event.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/xv/XVI_Olympic_Winter_Games.html (137 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Biathlon
		A military patrol event was included at the Olympic Winter Games as a demonstration sport in 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948, although it was not exactly the same as the biathlon.
		In 1992, women made their Olympic biathlon debut with individual, sprint and relay events in Albertville.
		Biathlon is one of three sports in which the United States never has won an Olympic medal (luge and nordic combined are the others).
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/biathlon.html (640 words)

	winter olympics
		Fewer nations participate in the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics; the most obvious reason for this is sheer geography, as most of the countries near the equator have no access to winter sport training facilities.
		This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
		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.
	hometown.aol.de /svizaczak/wo-47740.html (4518 words)

	1964 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964.
		On February 15, 1961, the entire US Figure Skating team and several family members, coaches, and officials had been killed in the crash of Sabena Flight 548 in Brussels, Belgium en route to the World Championships in Prague.
		1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
	nba.servegame.org /en/1964_Winter_Olympics.htm (500 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		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").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The 2006 Winter Olympics are in Turino, Italy.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	GBROLYMPICS.COM / LONDON-OLYMPICS.COM - Olympic Games Medallists
		The modern Olympics were first held in 1896.
		The Games are held every 4 years (this period is known as an Olympiad) although an additional "intercalated" event, not officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee, was introduced in 1906.
		The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924.
	www.london-olympics.com /olympic (336 words)

	Continuum Magazine - Through the Years - Winter 2001 - University of Utah
		Before she could compete, Olympic officials discharged her from the team when it was revealed that the flu-like symptoms she was experiencing were, in fact, the first signs of morning sickness in her two-week-old pregnancy.
		He coached the women’s ski team in the 1964 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria; was a member of the NCAA Skiing Rules Committee and chair of the U.S. Ski Association Alpine Competitions Committee; and in 1992-93, served as chair of the U.S. Ski Association National Alpine Masters Committee.
		He was the shooting coach of the U.S. Olympic team in 1976, 1980, and 1992, and served as a referee through IBU International at the Nagano Olympics.
	www.alumni.utah.edu /continuum/winter01/tty.htm (1667 words)

	2014 Winter Olympics information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, will be celebrated in 2014, and are an international winter sports athletic event that has yet to be organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
		At the time of the 2006 Winter Olympics, Salzburg was considered by the specialists or observers, such as GamesBids or Around the Rings as the favourite, with PyeongChang and Sochi being the other two strongest contenders.
		The bid has launched a full-scale campaign in an effort to secure a Winter Olympics, which eluded them by a mere three votes in the 2010 Olympic race, in which the Games were awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/2014_Winter_Olympics (1367 words)

	Winter Olympics Trivia: Did You Know?
		Nordic combined is one of three current Olympic Winter Games events in which the United States has never won a medal.
		American Shani Davis narrowly failed in his historic attempt to compete on both the long track and short track speed skating teams at the same Olympics but as the world record holder in the men's 1500 meters he will still be a favorite to medal in the long track events at Turin.
		Father Jack, 91, was a double-gold medalist in speed skating, son Jim, Sr., was a U.S. ski team member at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, and in 2002 grandson Jim, Jr., won a gold medal in skeleton.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/winter-olympics-trivia.html (542 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics
		The Games of the XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, United States of America.
		Hanni Wenzel won the women's giant slalom and slalom, making Liechtenstein the smallest country to produce an Olympic champion.
		Their extraordinary upset victory over the heavy favourite Soviet team in the semifinal becomes known as "The Miracle On Ice[?]" in the US press.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/xi/XIII_Olympic_Winter_Games.html (157 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - The Winter Olympics
		Because of the coverage given the Winter Olympics by the press in Europe and North America, Henie was the first woman to become a genuine international sports figure.
		Alpine skiing became a major Olympic sport at St. Moritz and Gretchen Fraser of the U. was the surprise winner of the first Gold Medal for the women's slalom event.
		Lack of snow in the days leading up to the 1952 Winter Olympics was an ironic problem in Norway, but a major storm arrived just in time to allow all events to go on as scheduled.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/winterol.shtml (3708 words)

	2006 Olympics Trivia Games
		There are fifteen displines in all at the Winter Games, most of them traditional like Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross-country Skiing, Curling, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating, and some of them relatively new to the games, like the hyperactive and very exciting Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing competitions.
		As the host of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Turin has arranged most events to take place within the city limits, while all the Alpine sports will occur just outside the city at various winter resorts.
		The Olympic torch for the 2006 Winter Games in Turin was lit November 27, 2005 at the Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia.
	www.chiff.com /a/winter-olympics-trivia.htm (483 words)

	kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games Innsbruck 1976
		Two Olympic flames burned brightly at Innsbruck; one each was lit for the Austrian city's host roles in 1964 and 1976.
		Sixty thousand spectators were present at the opening ceremony of the XII Winter Games and 200 million people watched it live on television.
		Denver originally was the odds-on favorite to be host to the 1976 Games, but concerns about the financial cost of the Games, the possible environmental effect and concerns over a negative effect on the state's winter tourism prompted the local population to reject hosting the Games through a referendum.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w12innsbruck.html (433 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964.
		"Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964" (history), kiat.net, webpage: KIAT-Innsbruck.
		a former alpine skier who had participated in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=1964_Winter_Olympics_ (451 words)

	1964 Winter Olympics - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria.
		fi:1964 talviolympialaiset fr:Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1964 it:IX Olimpiade Invernale ja:インスブルックオリンピック (1964年) nl:Olympische Winterspelen 1964 pl:Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie 1964 sv:Olympiska vinterspelen 1964
		This page was last modified 13:46, 21 May 2005.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/1964_Winter_Olympics (91 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1976 Winter Olympics were awarded to the U.S. city of Denver, but the people of the state of Colorado voted to prohibit public funds from being used to support the Games.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: Two cauldrons were lit as a symbol of Winter Games being held twice in Innsbruck.
		The cauldron of 1964 was lit by Christl Haas (Alpine skiing) and the 1976 flame was ignited by Josef Feistmantl (luge).
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1976 (317 words)

	1800-Olympics.com -- Winter Olympics: Biathlon
		, the Biathlon event stems from a way of life -- hunting for food in winter and a military need to defend land borders in snowy conditions.
		Biathlon as a sport is a test of cross-country skiing and rifle-shooting.
		The Russian relay specialist is the only winter athlete to win the same event four times -- in Grenoble, Sapporo, Innsbruck and Lake Placid.
	1800-olympics.com /WinterOlympics/WinterSports/Biathlon.htm (427 words)

	ShaqWear.com.com - Winter Olympics
		The Olympics have always reflected the political goings-on in the world, and for this reason, the 1964 games in Innsbruck, Austria were particularly noteworthy.
		The IOC awarded the 1976 Olympics to Denver, Colorado, but after two years of preparation and financial squabbling, the people of Colorado refused to fund the major event through public taxes.
		Calgary's Olympics in 1988 were well received by both athletes and spectators, however, there were some concerns regarding the facilities, and the choice of competition sites.
	www.shaqwear.com /Winter_Olympics.html (1158 words)

	List of Winter Olympic Sports
		Military patrol (a precursor to the biathlon) was a medal sport in 1924.
		Bandy (like ice hockey with a ball), 1952 (will return to the Winter Olympic Games in 2010).
		Winter pentathlon (a variant to the modern pentathlon), 1948.
	www.topendsports.com /events/winter/sports/index.htm (70 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics Summary
		Before the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States Olympic hockey team was not expected to compete for a medal.
		By the time the fortnight had ended, the United States team had pulled off one of the greatest upsets in hockey history by defeating the Russians in the semifinals and winning the gold medal after defeating Finland 4-2 in their final game.
		The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
	www.bookrags.com /1980_Winter_Olympics (1204 words)

	Lincoln City Libraries - Reference - In the News: 2006 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Even during times of warfare, truces were called during the duration of the games, and all athletes and their families were provided safe passage through disputed territories.
		At the most recent Winter Games (2002) in Salt Lake City, 77 countries were represented by 2,399 athletes (886 women, 1,513 men), who competed in 78 separate events.
		The following are a sampling of videos featuring footage from past Olympics, plus the soundtrack CD including music used during the Olympics television coverage of the past 20 years.
	www.lcl.lib.ne.us /depts/ref/inthenews/winterolympics2006.htm (945 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		If the Olympics are a time when athletes turn into legends then Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern will be added to that long list.
		Olympic folk hero Eddie the Eagle shares his memories from the 1988 Calgary Games.
		Canadian ski jumpers are returning to the Olympic stage after a 14-year hiatus.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/skijumping (453 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Norway's Bjoerndalen wins fourth gold medal
		Three-time defending Olympic champion Germany won the silver and France took the bronze.
		He started cross-country skiing and biathlon training at age 10 and then showed dramatic improvements after he moved to a ski-sports school six years later.
		He skied in the winter, biked in the summer and even did year-round balance training – walking a tightrope stretched a few feet off the ground.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/olympics/20020220-1539-oly-biathlonbia.html (701 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		In an expansive layout, the Olympic events took place away from the heart of the city.
		Television revenue also became a mainstay of the Olympic budget as ABC television paid $1 million for the American broadcasting rights.
		The biggest star to emerge was the Soviet Union's Lydia Skoblkova, who swept the four women's speed skating events and became the first athlete to win four gold medals at a Winter Olympics.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history/1964innsbruck.shtml (1002 words)

	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - Related Items - MSN Encarta
		Olympic Games – track and field – men
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		, winter sport in which competitors cross-country ski over a prepared course, pausing at intervals to shoot at targets with a rifle.
	encarta.msn.com /related_761553017_34.1.11/Biathlon.html (57 words)

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