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Topic: Cross country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sports Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At present there is no place to link a reference to a country's Olympics activity when not referring to a specific event. It could be structured a little by adding some formatting such as a day-by-day overview (though that is cumbersome for the early Olympics) or a sport-by-sport overview (adding a 'general issues' for the rest). I also feel that it's better to use three columns, putting the (wikified) country name and a small flag in the last column, instead of the 3-letter country codes, which only hard core enthusiasts know all of. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Sports_Olympics   (1260 words)

1994 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the first time, the Winter Olympics were not held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad. The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. The Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time the Winter Games have been staged two years after the preceding games. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics   (385 words)

Aspen/Snowmass Nordic Council Statistics covering Olympic medallists in the period up to the Norwegian victories in the Winter Olympics of 1992 and 1994-- put Norway in second place, trailing only the former Soviet Union. Cross country ski trips still remain the favourite and most typically Norwegian form of skiing. Through hosting this event in 1994, in Lillehammer, it consolidated its position as a sports nation with particularly solid traditions in the field of winter sports. www.aspennordic.com /cradle.html   (1749 words)

1998 Olympic Nordic Skiing and Ski Jumping When the Winter Olympics open from February 7-22 in Nagano, it will be a grand spectacle, great racing, and a dream come true for the organizers who have worked hard to prepare a hearty welcome. The USA Women's team is led by Alaska's Nina Kemppel, who will be skiing in her third Olympics, along with likely Olympic Team candidates Vermonter Kerrin Petty — who lives most of the year in Sweden, and perhaps Laura Wilson. The Norges are stacked to the gills with potential medalists including Thomas Alsgard — the surprise winner of the '94 Winter Olympics' freestyle 30km race. classic.mountainzone.com /olympics/nagano/nordic.html   (1460 words)

Articles - Olympic Games The number of competitors at the Winter Olympics is much smaller than at the summer edition; 2,400 athletes from 77 countries competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 78 events. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but starting with 1994 the Winter Games are in between, two years after the Games of the Olympiad. 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. www.crunner.com /articles/Olympics   (4747 words)

SOAR Project 5th Grade The Winter Olympics were interesting considering all of the things that happen and go on in the Winter Olympics. The Olympics are a whole bunch of sports, which lots of different nations, and countries compete in, against each other. The schedule was that the winter games were one year and then summer games the next. www.selah.k12.wa.us /SOAR/Projects2001/EmilyH.html   (858 words)

Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com 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 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"). The flame is then carried around the country where the games are to be held, using a series of torches carried by people running, walking, riding horses and camels, scuba diving, and using other means of human conveyance. www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics   (1129 words)

KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Cross-Country Skiing At the Olympic Winter Games, cross-country consists of twelve events. The athlete who crosses the finish line first is the winner. was contested at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in 1924 and has been a part of every Winter Games since. www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/cc.html   (420 words)

MSN Encarta - Cold Gold: A Winter Olympics Quiz This speed skater won gold medals at the 1988, 1992, and 1994 Winter Olympics. The mascots of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, are The Winter Olympics demand strength, precision, and an unusual ability to endure bone-chilling cold. encarta.msn.com /quiz_60/Cold_Gold_A_Winter_Olympics_Quiz.html   (231 words)

Washingtonpost.com: Nordic Skiing Kazuyoshi Funaki put up perfect style marks in the 120-meter ski jump Saturday to win the first gold for Japan in ski jumping since 1972. The undisputed king of cross-country skiing, Norway's Bjorn Daehlie (pictured), won the 50-kilometer event Sunday for his eighth career Olympic gold medal, the most by any athlete in the Winter Games. Even with Emperor Akihito cheering them on, the Japanese could not overcome a disappointing performance on the ski-jump hill and saw their reign as Nordic team champion end after two consecutive Winter Games. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/nordic.htm   (524 words)

BBC SPORT Winter Olympics 2002 Other Skiing Muehlegg joy in cross-country Spain's Johann Muehlegg has won gold in the men's 30km freestyle cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. Links to more Other Skiing stories are at the foot of the page. Christian Hoffmann of Austria clinched the silver and compatriot a Mikhail Botvinov won the bronze. news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/other_skiing/newsid_1811000/1811789.stm   (231 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. 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. Memorable Olympic Moments: Mark Spitz - Ambitious Mark Spitz claims seven golds and an Olympic record by Mike Morrison Mark Spitz swims for... www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300774.html   (476 words)

Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics News - Gustavus Nordic Skiing Team Visits Norway The Gustavus Adolphus men's and women's Nordic skiing teams will open their 2006 seasons by hitting the course at Soldier Hollow, Utah for the USSA U.S. Cross Country National Championships on Saturday, Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8. Soldier Hollow played host to the skiing competition during the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games. On the day that the Gusties left the course, the Norwegian National Cross Country Ski team arrived, which afforded the Gustavus athletes an opportunity to meet some of their sport's premier world-class athletes. www.gustavus.edu /oncampus/athletics/news.cfm?view=home&id=5   (611 words)

CBC.CA - Torino 2006 The 1994 Games did not suffer from the quick turnaround as the Lillehammer Olympics are considered among the most successful Winter Games in history. The inaugural Winter Olympics were a resounding success in the picturesque spa town of Chamonix, France. The Sapporo Games were the first Winter Olympics held in Asia. www.cbc.ca /olympics/history   (1185 words)

Australian Olympic Committee Begg-Smith was well back in the qualifying round, finishing in sixth place behind the leading run of Lahtela, the Salt Lake 2002 gold medallist. And in another strong pre-Olympic performance, Manuela Berchtold skied to her first top ten result for the season and the second best placing of her career, finishing ninth. Since 1896 hundreds of outstanding Australian Olympians have installed this nation as an Olympic superpower. www.olympic.org.au   (188 words)

Trivia - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage It was first a demonstration-sport event at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. Moguls debuted as a medal sport at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France. The aerial portion of freestyle skiing was added as a medal sport for the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,50000350,00.html   (56 words)

Cross Country Skiing Starting with the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, the classical and freestyle (i.e., skating) techniques were designated for specific events. The Pursuit race was introduced in 1992 and revamped after the 1998 Nagano Games. Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing - Preview of the Olympic event cross-country skiing www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0758103.html   (452 words)

Winter Olympics 1998 Explainers & Discliplines Athletes race on cross-country skis along a winding course with a rifle on their backs. Switching from high-powered cross-country skiing to exacting marksmanship requires strength and control. Objective is to ski at high speed yet reserve enough energy to hit five targets at rifle range as fast as possible. www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/oly/explain/html/biathlon.htm   (168 words)

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES  All Judo medal winners at the Tokyo Summer Olympics in 1964 The Olympic medal winner database is compiled using data taken from official publications containing Olympic results produced by the Organising Committees at the end of each edition of the Games. For example, to find out the list of all gold medallists in alpine skiing - downhill, select skiing for the sport, then alpine skiing for the discipline, then downhill for the event. www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp   (118 words)

CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Cross-Country Skiing Quiz: Test your knowlege - Friday February 01, 2002 03:53 PM CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Cross-Country Skiing Quiz: Test your knowlege - Friday February 01, 2002 03:53 PM Sports Illustrated Writers Online How many cross-country skiing event are competed at the Olympics? Which athlete won 12 cross-country medals, making him the most decorated Winter Olympic athlete? sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/news/crosscountry_quiz   (115 words)

CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Cross Country Skiing - Norway wins cross country 40K team relay - Sunday February 17, 2002 03:06 PM Italy's Sylvio Fauner edged the great Bjorn Daehlie of Norway by four-tenths of a second in 1994, then Alsgaard needed a last-second lunge to nip Fauner by two-tenths of a second four years later. It was the third consecutive Olympics in which Norway and Italy decided the men's relay by less than a ski tip. The Norwegians won without Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who has won three gold medals in the biathlon but was passed over for one of the four legs of competition because he had already competed in four races at these games. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/cross_country_skiing/news/2002/02/17/mens_relay_ap   (579 words)

Strata Short Interviews Iranian Winter Olympic Athlete Then two years before the Olympics one of his brothers was killed in an avalanche while cross-country skiing, and Seyed had to decide if skiing was still the right sport for him and work through this emotional pain. Since I was going to Salt Lake City for the Olympics, I decided to see if I could talk to the first Iranian to represent his country in cross-country skiing and find out a little more about the people and the country in general. I passed the screening process and was finally given permission to talk to their pioneer in cross-country skiing, but by this time my scheduled stay in Salt Lake was over and I had to settle for a phone interview. www.fifth-letter.com /strata/issue3/dialogue/shortint03.htm   (985 words)

osCommerce : Top » Catalog » Nordic Ski Videos » 1994 Winter Olympics - Lillehamm » V9401 1994 Winter Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway Men's Pursuit 10Kcl 1994 Winter Olympics, Lillehammer, Norway Men's 4 x 10K Relay www.nccsef.org /catalog/product_info.php/products_id/90?osCsid=f83c3db60e18baac49cadf46527d0a4a   (95 words)

Howlesen Hill Hopefully this will become an annual event to precede the 2002 Olympics. Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club is the oldest ski club west of the Mississippi. It was only the fourth U.S. venue ever chosen for such an event and was hosted by the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. and the City of Steamboat Springs. www.ci.steamboat.co.us /recreation/howelsen_rodeo/howlesen.htm   (521 words)

BBC News Cross Country Skiing Norwegian makes Winter Olympic history Bjorn Daehlie has become the first man ever to get six gold medals at the Winter Olympics by winning the 10-kilometer cross-country race. Skiing in steady rain at the Snow Harp course, Daehlie crossed the finish line in 27 minutes 24.5 seconds while Austria's Markus Gandler, eight seconds slower, won the silver. Daehlie's nine Olympic medals equal the performance of Sweden's Sixten Jernberg, who won four gold, three silver and two bronze medals from 1956-64. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/winter_olympics_98/cross_country_skiing/55858.stm   (417 words)

Downhill Skiing In 2002, for the first time at an Olympic Winter Games, the entire combined event will be held on a single day at the same venue. Skiing expanded throughout Scandinavia and Russia as a mode of winter transportation and eventually became a sport similar to cross-country skiing. Newcomers to the sport of downhill skiing have been known to ride a lift to the top of a mountain only to stare down in dismay at a steep run. www.fitness.gov /snowshoeing.html   (2797 words)

The First Four Olympics (I.S.H.A.) The Winter Olympics were on course, hosting a truly international quadrennial ski meet, attracting participants from the far corners of the ski world. A second American woman, Clarita Heath, had learned to ski only a year before the Olympics on a ski vacation with her mother at Kitzbühel, and was such a natural she became good enough to enter regional races in the Tyrol. The Winter Olympic Games, although provided for in the charter of the International Olympic Committee as founded in 1895, was an orphan child for several reasons. www.skiinghistory.org /OlympicStory.html   (9057 words)

Center for Sports Parenting - Expert Panel She joined Sports Illustrated in 1989 after covering the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea for the magazine. Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1998 Goodwill Games and the 1999 World Cup. Her busy winter schedule also includes the primary analyst role for the Atlantic 10 men's basketball package; regular analysis on ESPN Regional for The BIG EAST men's basketball coverage; fill-in for the New York Knicks on both radio and television; contributor on the NBA's NBATV.com; and as one of CBS' women's basketball analysts. www.sportsparenting.org /csp/csp_xpanel.cfm   (10125 words)

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