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	Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Corporate Site
		It also details lesser-known Olympics events such as the 1980 disagreement between the U.S. and Greece over the meaning of the Games.
		Includes 93 biographies of the most important athletes, coaches and officials in Winter Olympics History, including profiles of Gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton and Anatoly Tarasov, the "Father of Russian Hockey," among others.
		The Winter Games site contains a searchable database of more than 127 articles and photographs and 93 biographies of the most important participants in Winter Olympics history.
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	Adventure Club - Lake Placid, NY - Hiking, Canoeing, Skiing
		It is best known for the 1980 winter Olympics though it was also the host of the 1932 Olympic winter games.
		Winter Carnival: Each year thousands of Adirondack residents and visitors attend the winter festival that includes a 50-foot palace made entirely of ice blocks, sporting events like volley ball in the snow or softball played on snowshoes, professional theater and amateur variety shows, and a gala fireworks display.
		Ice Skating: Is open to the public at the indoor Olympic Center or outdoors on the refrigerated Olympic Oval.
	www.usac.com /trips/LakePlacid.html (1320 words)

	SLAM! NAGANO: Winter Olympic Records
		Most Medals, Single Olympics, Men -- 5, Eric Heiden, United States, speedskating, 1980 (5 gold).
		Most Medals, Single Olympics, Women -- 5, Manuela Di Centa, Italy, nordic skiing, 1994 (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze) and Lyubov Egorova, Unified Team, nordic skiing, 1992 (3 gold, 2 silver).
		Most Bronze Medals, Women -- 4, Yelena Valbe, Unified Team, nordic skiing, 1992.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoHistory/records.html (390 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton (a type of sledding), curling, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, downhill (Alpine) skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting).
		The Olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.
		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.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1129 words)

	ipedia.com: 1924 Winter Olympics Article
		Cross country skiing at the 1924 Winter Olympics
		Originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 were later designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the '''Ist Olympic Winter Games.
		However, no such designation was made in 1924, nor by the IOC at any time, and many Olympic historians now consider them to be full medal events.
	www.ipedia.com /1924_winter_olympics.html (174 words)

	Figure skating, Michelle Kwan, & the Olympics csmonitor.com
		As the Dutch excel at speed skating, the Finns at jumping, and the Norwegians at cross-country skiing, America has ruled women's figure skating - and that's part of the appeal.
		2002 Olympics CNN/SI 2002 Olympic Winter Games Kodak
		As recently as 1998, figure skating was the second-most-watched sport on TV, behind only football.
	www.csmonitor.com /2002/0219/p01s01-ussc.html (799 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Speed skating, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing and luge events were slashed from the program due to unseasonably warm weather.
		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.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history (1185 words)

	1980-1989
		What Eric Heiden accomplished at the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y., might be the most remarkable feat in the history of the Games, winter or summer.
		Won the U.S. cycling championship in 1980 and the first NCAA women's championship in cross-country skiing in 1983.
		From 1980 to 1990, participation in the Wisconsin Youth Soccer Association increased 438%.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/century/oct99/century120599.asp?format=print (1185 words)

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	Paradox Lodge in Lake Placid, New York, United States near Whiteface Ski Mountain , Olympic Site Seeing, Adiondack Park, 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympics Bed and Breakfast Inn
		Winter Sports: Snowshoeing, Sledding, Ice skating, Snowmobiling, Downhill skiing and Cross-country skiing
		Paradox Lodge in Lake Placid, New York, United States near Whiteface Ski Mountain, Olympic Site Seeing, Adiondack Park, 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympics Bed and Breakfast Inn
		Whiteface Ski Mountain, Olympic Site Seeing, Adiondack Park, 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympics
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	Staying Healthy, Active and Fit Senior Athletes Poised to Accomplish Another First: Inaugural Winter National Senior Games-The Senior Olympics 2000
		Now with the debut of the Winter National Senior Games, athletes are competing in up to six sports: alpine skiing, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey and snowshoeing.
		Twenty years later, in 1980, Lake Placid again hosted the Winter Olympics.
		He continued, "The image of aging changes every day, and participants in the Summer and Winter National Senior Games-The Senior Olympics are forging the way." Hull said, "Every winter sports enthusiast knows the history and importance of Lake Placid.
	www.anitafinley.com /mar00/fit.html (313 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics - Enpsychlopedia
		Nikolay Zimyatov of the USSR earned three gold medals in cross-country skiing.
		The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
		Although they didn't get any medals, the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympics Games after the IOC agreed to designate the ROC " Chinese Taipei ".
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/1980_Winter_Olympics (313 words)

	Nordic skiing World Championships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Championship events include Nordic skiing's three disciplines: Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing), Ski jumping, and Nordic combined (the latter being a combination sport consisting of both XC skiing and Ski jumping).
		Until 1980, the Winter Olympics also counted as World Championship events.
		The Nordic skiing World Championships (officially the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships) have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and including women since 1954.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nordic_skiing_World_Championships (263 words)

	National Sports Academy - Nordic Skiing
		The spectacular airborne sport of ski jumping is one of the Winter programs offered at the National Sports Academy as is nordic combined which as its name implies combines the Nordic sports of ski jumping and cross country skiing.
		Here in Lake Placid the Nordic sports have a long tradition going back to before the 1932 Olympics in which Skiing by definition meant Cross Country and Jumping.
		Whether their aspirations are to the Olympic level or to just doing the best they can, our program wants to give the skier opportunity to develop to the best of their ability.
	www.nationalsportsacademy.com /jgrant/html/nordic.htm (490 words)

	Multi-sport event - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These Games were held in Scandinavia, and the sports conducted were winter sports such as cross country skiing and speed skating.
		Goodwill Games, held first in 1986, held as an alternative after the boycotted Olympics of 1980 and 1984.
		The Nordic Games were last held in 1926, after which the 1924 Winter Sports Week in Chamonix was declared the first Olympic Winter Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Multi-sport_event (562 words)

	Hague Bed Breakfast Inn New York Lodging Hotel Accommodation NY Vacation Rental Cabin Cottage Motel Lake George Adirondack Ticonderoga Mount Hope
		Winter time at Trout House Village Resort provides ice skating and ice fishing as well as cross-country skiing right in your backyard, on the lake, or just a short ride to groomed trails.
		The natural splendor of Lake George and the Adirondack Mountains is yours to enjoy and nearby you can explore Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Mt. Hope, the Penfield Heritage Museum, and the home of the 1980 Winter Olympics.
		Trout House Village is a four-season vacation land resort located on the sandy shoreline of Lake George.
	www.virtualcities.com /ons/ny/z/nyz4601.htm (562 words)

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		The highest point in New York, Mount Marcy is a prime cross-country-skiing destination, with special ski trails designed for the 1980 Winter Olympics still in use today.
		The tough slopes of this dormant volcano are definitely not for beginners (60 percent of its slopes are for expert skiers), but hard-core skiers consider the slopes at Mount Bailey Snowcat Skiing eminently skiable and downright glorious.
		Located in the Adirondacks, Mount Marcy is a 5,344-foot downhill lover's dream located 10 short miles southeast of Lake Placid.
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		The highest point in New York, Mount Marcy is a prime cross-country-skiing destination, with special ski trails designed for the 1980 Winter Olympics still in use today.
		The tough slopes of this dormant volcano are definitely not for beginners (60 percent of its slopes are for expert skiers), but hard-core skiers consider the slopes at Mount Bailey Snowcat Skiing eminently skiable and downright glorious.
		Located in the Adirondacks, Mount Marcy is a 5,344-foot downhill lover's dream located 10 short miles southeast of Lake Placid.
	www.niaonline.com /CDS_Templates/print_template/1,1018,2426,00.html (621 words)

	Casey Simons Wins Junior Olympic Sprint :: The freshman skied first in the 18-19 age division
		Lake Placid and the Verizon Sports Complex Cross Country Center at Mt. Van Hoevenberg have a rich history in nordic skiing dating back to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games and are proud to welcome these future Olympians to Lake Placid.
		The Junior Olympics is the national championship for skiers ages 14 to 19 and features over 400 skiers from nine divisions around the country.
		The nordic skier qualified for the 18-19 age group sprint elimination round after a fourth-place finish (2:03.42) in the qualifying round.
	utahutes.collegesports.com /sports/c-ski/spec-rel/031104aaa.html (621 words)

	More gold for Ole - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Bjoerndalen has dominated in the biathlon competitions, a sport that combines the rigors of cross country skiing and mental calmness of rifle marksmanship.
		American speedskater Eric Heiden won five at the 1980 Lake Placid Games, and Russian speedskater Lydia Skoblikova won four at the 1964 Innsbruck Games.
		Bjoerndalen won the 12.5K pursuit Saturday, the 10K sprint last Wednesday and the 20K race on Feb. 11.
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	1980 — Lake Placid, N.Y. - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Sweden’s Thomas Wassberg edges Finland’s Juha Mieto by.01 of a second to win the men’s 15-kilometer cross country event, serving as the closest finish ever in Olympic skiing history.
		While a subsequent rule change would result in times being rounded to the 10th of a second, it is little consolation to Mieto, who had missed a bronze medal in 1972 by.06 of a second.
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