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	skiing. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Skiing enjoyed a tremendous boom in the United States as a recreational sport from the 1930s, spurred by the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y. (1932 and 1988) and at Squaw Valley, Calif. (1960), and by the development of ski tows and lifts, which can place skiers at the summit of a run in minutes.
		An Olympic event known as the Nordic combined comprises cross-country racing and ski jumping, and the biathlon events combine cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.
		In 1924 the Fédération Internationale de Ski was founded, and skiing became part of the first Winter Olympics.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sk/skiing.html (585 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.
		Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings by Sport (Snow) - Medal standing results for the 2006 Winter Olympics events Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snowboard.
		The Pursuit race was introduced in 1992 and revamped after the 1998 Nagano Games.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0758103.html (464 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)

	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)

	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)

	SkiCentral - Winter Olympics
		Skiing events would be held at Crans- Montana and Versonnaz as well as the Conches Valley.
		Selected to host the Slalom, Mogul and Aerial events during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Medal winners including alpine skiing, cross country skiing and ski jumping.
	skicentral.com /olympics.html (10125 words)

	MSN Encarta - Winter Olympics
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		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.
		Freestyle skiing (introduced in 1992), comprises ballet, aerial, and mogul events of which aerials and moguls (or snow bumps) are Olympic disciplines for both men and women.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/winter_olympics.html (1241 words)

	MSN Encarta - Winter Olympics
		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.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and nordic combination (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/winter_olympics.html (1248 words)

	skiing. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Skiing enjoyed a tremendous boom in the United States as a recreational sport from the 1930s, spurred by the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y. (1932 and 1988) and at Squaw Valley, Calif. (1960), and by the development of ski tows and lifts, which can place skiers at the summit of a run in minutes.
		An Olympic event known as the Nordic combined comprises cross-country racing and ski jumping, and the biathlon events combine cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.
		Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998; acrobatic competition on a halfpipe course and racing on parallel giant slalom courses comprise the current events.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sk/skiing.html (585 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and nordic combination (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		Winter Olympics, popular designation for the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games, the winter sports competitions forming a separate cycle of the Olympic Games.
		From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (585 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics
		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.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and nordic combination (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		Winter Olympics, popular designation for the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games, the winter sports competitions forming a separate cycle of the Olympic Games.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (585 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics
		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.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and nordic combination (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (585 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.
		Who are the mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?
	www.chiff.com /a/winter-olympics-trivia.htm (353 words)

	365 days to go - The Winter of '88: Calgary's Olympic Games - CBC Archives
		These included the Olympic Oval (speed skating), Nakiska Alpine Ski Area at Mount Allan, Canmore Nordic Centre (cross-country skiing), the Canada Olympic Park located in the city's west end (Canada's first bobsleigh/luge track) and the Olympic Saddledome (skating and ice hockey).
		• The 1988 Winter Olympics marked the first time that Canada hosted the Winter Games.
		The XV Winter Olympics is still a full year away but the city of Calgary can't contain its excitement.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1322-7946/sports/calgary_olympic_games/clip1 (438 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics
		Athletes in short-track speed skating and cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons as well (including doping), leading Russia and South Korea to file protests and threaten to withdraw from competition.
		The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
		The Canadian women's team also defeated their American counterparts 3-2 after losing to them at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and at all 8 exhibition games prior to the Salt Lake Games.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.html (438 words)

	1924 Winter Olympics
		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.
	brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1924_winter_olympics.html (438 words)

	CTV.ca Hughes first Cdn. to win in Winter, Summer Games
		Hayley Wickenheiser of Shaunavon, Sask., who won a gold medal with the Canadian women's hockey team on Thursday, also competed in softball at the Sydney Olympics while Sue Holloway of Halifax competed in cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Games and in kayaking in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
		SALT LAKE CITY - Clara Hughes found herself in lofty company on Saturday when she became the first Canadian to win a medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics, skating to a bronze in the women's 5,000-metre long track speed skating event.
		Hughes of Winnipeg, a double-bronze medallist in cycling at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, finished in six minutes 53.53 seconds to earn the bronze in the 5,000.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1024895712532_20304912 (438 words)

	Sports: Olympics: Winter Games: Skiing - Open Site
		Freestyle skiing was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sports.
		There are six disciplines in Olympic skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Freestyle, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snow Boarding.
		The Nordic Combined event was included in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
	open-site.org /Sports/Olympics/Winter_Games/Skiing (438 words)

	Sports: Olympics: Winter Games: Skiing - Open Site
		Freestyle skiing was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sports.
		There are six disciplines in Olympic skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Freestyle, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snow Boarding.
		The Nordic Combined event was included in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
	open-site.org /Sports/Olympics/Winter_Games/Skiing (438 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		In the 1992 Olympics she competed in cross-country skiing, but placed no higher than 26th in an individual event.
		Norway took five medals at the 1998 Nagano Games and this year they are strong again with Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competing in the men's division and Liv Grete Skjelbreid-Poiree on the women's team.
		The United States has never medaled in this sport at the Olympics and Canada doesn't have any athletes competing in the biathlon in the 2002 Games.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON1912878.htm (1134 words)

	Center for Sports Parenting - Expert Panel
		She joined Sports Illustrated in 1989 after covering the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea for the magazine.
		Her academic and clinical training is enhanced by her experience as the mother of four grown sons, whose sports interests have included soccer, baseball, crew, swimming, diving, cross-country, track, skiing and mountain biking.
		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)

	PJ Gold Rush
		Last of a series looking at just how hard it is to get to the Olympics; see previous posts on biathlon and cross country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined, speed skating, short track, snowboarding, figure skating, freestyle skiing, curling and hockey, and bobsled, luge and skeleton.
		Any discussion of last-place finishers at the Olympics, particularly at the Winter Olympics, would not be complete without at least mentioning Jamaica’s bobsled team, which drew worldwide attention at the Calgary Games in 1988.
		The glamour event of the Winter Olympics did not live up to expectations, and the emphasis on piling points might be partly to blame.
	blogs.pajamasmedia.com /gold_rush (2785 words)

	Jim Shea has everything in perspective now
		His grandfather had won two gold medals in speedskating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, and his father competed as a cross-country skier in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
		That all changed when his 91-year-old grandfather, Jack Shea, who was America's oldest living Winter Olympics gold medalist, died last month from injuries in a car accident just a few blocks from his Lake Placid, N.Y., home.
		That made the Sheas the first family to produce three generations of Winter Olympians and put a permanent smile on his grandfather's face.
	www.reddingpalm.com /newsarchive/20020220spoly032.shtml (859 words)

	History of Skiing
		Super G, A hybrid of Giant Slalom and Downhill, added a fourth alpine ski discipline when it was added to World Cup events in 1983, and the Olympics in 1988.
		This continued until Cross-Country Skiing first made the Olympic agenda as a stand alone event during the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid.
		It was during the 1930's that alpine skiing became a popular European pastime, as ski lifts were invented that eliminated the labor of climbing a mountain before experiencing an exhilarating descent.
	www.speedski.com /historyofskiing.htm (838 words)

	Kananaskis, Alberta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Development in Kananaskis includes several campgrounds, a golf course, some hotels, a holiday ranch, two alpine ski areas (including Nakiska, which hosted alpine skiing and freestyle moguls skiing during the 1988 Winter Olympics) and a competitive cross-country ski area (the Canmore Nordic Centre) that the public can use.
		The Canmore Nordic Centre was the venue for cross-country skiing events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
		Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kananaskis,_Alberta (448 words)

	CBC Sports: Ski jumping, nordic combined get temporary funding
		Myslicki, a 27-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., is the first Canadian nordic combined athlete to qualify for the Olympics since 1988 in Calgary.
		Nordic combined is an two-pronged event involving ski jumping and cross-country skiing.
		Baxter, 15, along with fellow teenaged ski jumping teammates Stefan Read and Dominik Bafia, are aiming to become the first Canadian representatives in Olympic ski jumping since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/05/31/Sports/codafunding050531.html (325 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kananaskis, Alberta
		The Canmore Nordic Centre was the venue for cross-country skiing events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
		Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
		Kananaskis Valley of Adventure is surrounded by the towering Canadian Rockies, grassy meadows, and brisk moving waters.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kananaskis,-Alberta (1858 words)

	Canmore, Alberta - Destination Snow article The SkiCanada Report 02-15-05
		Canmore is known for its excellent cross-country skiing facility.
		The Canmore Nordic Center was also designed for the 1988 Olympics.
		Canmore and its surrounding area are as popular in the summer as they are in the winter.
	www.ski-canada.com /news/articles/d-snow/02-15-05.html (634 words)

	Olympic Park
		Canada Olympic Park was pourposly built for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
		Also being that this Park actually did host an Olimpics, it has,among other things, nordic ski jumping, bob sledding,cross country,as well as a half pipe!
		Its a very small park and located right in Calgary, on the West side.
	www.geocities.com /str1_us/olympic.htm (634 words)

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