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	Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 10000 m speed skating was abandoned in the 5th pair, and the 50 km cross-country ended with a temperature of 25 °F (−4 °C), forcing a third of the field to abandon competition.
		In figure skating, British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were popular with the audience and the jury, who gave them perfect scores for their free dance programme.
		Figure skating was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympics, appearing in the programme of the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winter_Olympics (5575 words)

	MSN Encarta - Ice Skating
		Ice skating was primarily a means of transportation at first, although documents from The Netherlands indicate that speed races were held in towns as early as the 15th century.
		The first men’s world figure skating championships were held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 1896, and in 1906 the first women’s championships were held in Davos, Switzerland.
		Figure skating was included in the Summer Olympics of 1908 and 1920 and at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, where men’s speed skating events were also held.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561185_3/Ice_Skating.html (1081 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)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Ice Skating
		In the 1990s women’s skating was led by Americans Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan, and Tara Lipinski, along with Oksana Baiul of Ukraine, all of whom won world championships.
		Figure skating experienced an ugly scandal in 1994 when a top American skater, Tonya Harding, was implicated in a physical attack on a rival, American Nancy Kerrigan.
		The development of modern speed skating is credited to Jaap Eden, a Dutch skater born in 1873.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761561185___14/Ice_Skating.html (1096 words)

	Figure skating Hall of Fame
		In 1979 when the United States Figure Skating Association moved its headquarters to the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, Colorado it dedicated a large portion of its new office building to the Museum.
		Skating club members were required to carry rope with them whenever they went skating in the event of an accident.
		Since that time, figure skating has been the centerpiece of the Winter Olympics and Olympic competition is at the heart of the exhibitions at the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame and Museum.
	ks.essortment.com /figureskatingh_rlzl.htm (702 words)

	Iceskate.Net - Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Olympic eligible skaters are restricted to skating in events that are sanctioned by their federation and/or the International Skating Union.
		Shortly before the 1994 Olympics the ISU temporarily opened up reinstatement for professional skaters (which is why you saw Boitano, Browning, and others skating in Lillihammer), then closed it again in 1995.
		The first Olympic figure skating events were held in London in 1908.
	www.iceskate.net /olympics.html (356 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Figure Skating
		As a mode of transportation for warfare and hunting in Northern Europe, skating was a swift way to cross frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.
		Because competitions could be held indoors, figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic Games when it was added to the Olympic program for the 1908 Summer Olympic Games in London.
		The past two Olympic figure skating competitions have been dominated by the Russians, who won six of the possible eight gold medals and 10 in total.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/figureskating.html (492 words)

	OLYMPICS: 100 Years Of Change
		Perhaps the most blatant of Olympic hypocrisies upheld over the past 100 years was the nonnegotiable rule that each athlete had to swear that he was an amateur before he could compete.
		The first women's athletics event in Olympic history, the discus throw, was won by the brawny Pole Halina Konopacka, who shattered her own world record by 45 cm and beat the runner-up by 2.53 m.
		During the fiercest decades of the cold war, Olympic amateurism was almost as volatile an issue in the East-West conflict as political ideology.
	www.time.com /time/international/1996/960527/olympics.history.html (6130 words)

	Olympic Games : Olympics
		The ancient Olympic Games were abandoned in AD 394 by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who considered the Games to be a savage celebration.
		Olympic is also the name the public sometimes uses for the Greek national airline, Olympic Airways.
		Olympic uses varous types or airplanes, like the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340[?] for international routes, and the Boeing 727 and Boeing 737 for domestic routes.
	www.fastload.org /ol/Olympics.html (969 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		Olympic figure skating consists of four medal events or disciplines: ladies' singles, men's singles, pairs and ice dancing.
		Yagudin made it to the 1998 Olympics, but he suffered from flu-like symptoms in Japan and that hurt his performance as he fell and finished fifth.
		He was denied a chance to skate in Nagano because an injury prevented him from competing in the required number of events as per the Canadian Olympic Association.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON1912923.htm (1413 words)

	1920 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to theThe Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to thefor the full table, see 1920 Summer Olympics medal count) 1920 Summer Olympics medal countThe Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
		The Games of the Olympiad, better known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year1920 Summer Olympics and discontinued after several doves were burned alive in the OlympicThe five Olympic rings debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920.
	summer.ros97.info /1920-summer-olympics.php (459 words)

	Spotlight Sport - Figure Skating
		Figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic Games when it appeared at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
		The major types of competitive figure skating are individual men's and women's competitions, pairs skating, ice dancing, and precision skating.
		Young people interested in figure skating may practice many of the skills needed to increase balance and grace by using in-line skates or roller blades.
	www.edgate.com /wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/figskt.htm (627 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.
		A new figure skating event, ice dancing, was added to the programme and, like the pairs, it was dominated by Russian couples.
		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 (345 words)

	Figure Skating and Harvard
		Ponds in Boston and Cambridge froze in winter, figure skating was an upper-class sport and a number of its enthusiasts happened to attend Harvard and Radcliffe.
		In fact, there might not have been competitive figure skating in America had it not been for George Browne GSA ‘42, founder of Browne and Nichols School and holder of a Harvard master’s, who introduced the ‘international style’ in 1908.
		While the Olympic skating team no longer is dominated by John Harvard’s spinning progeny, the skating tradition by the Charles remains strong.
	www.varsityclub.harvard.edu /Newsviews/Volume46/Issuesix/46Figureskatingsix.htm (1131 words)

	History of the Modern Summer and Winter Olympics from Fanbay.net
		She was the figure skating title, as just 15 (going on 16) years of age.
		The Summer and Winter Olympics of 1932 were both held in the United States, in Los Angeles, CA and Lake Placid, NY, respectively.
		The Olympic facilities were as impressive as the cutting edge facilities that brought the Summer Olympics to a new level in Munich (1972).
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/modern_history.htm (2739 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 events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1145 words)

	Pre-1924 - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		1900: Plans call for figure skating in the 1900 Summer Olympics, but the competition never takes place.
		1911: With the 1912 Olympics set for Stockholm, Sweden is approached about including winter sports in the Games or hosting a separate winter event.
		1920: Antwerp, Belguim, hosts the post-War Summer Games, with figure skating and ice hockey among the included events.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,21,00.html (177 words)

	1968 Winter Olympics
		The 1968 Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France and opened on February 6.
		In women's figure skating, Peggy Fleming won the only United States gold medal.
		The year 1968 marked the first time the IOC first permitted East and West Germany to enter separately, and the first time the IOC ever ordered drug and gender testing of competitors.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1968_winter_olympics.shtml (120 words)

	The Olympic Series DVD - 2004 Olympics DVD - Summer Olympics DVD - Athens Olympics DVD
		This official Olympic 3 DVD Digipak collectible series captures all the breath-taking success and heart-felt drama of the world's greatest sporting event from 1920 to 2002.
		Peggy Fleming : America 's girl next door captures a country's heart in 1968 in Grenoble by fulfilling her life long dream of Olympic gold in ladies' figure skating.
		Bonnie Blair : By winning gold in women's speed skating in Calgary in 1988, Albertville in 1994 and Lillehammer in 1998, she emerged as U.S. history's most decorated athlete of the Winter Games, as well as the record holder for the most gold medals won by an American woman in any sport.
	www.olympicseries.com (558 words)

	Stockholm, Sweden, 1912 (from Olympic Games) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Known as the “Swedish Masterpiece,” the 1912 Olympics were the best organized and most efficiently run Games to that date.
		There is a shorter coastline along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits on the southwest, and a narrow strait, known as The Sound, separates Sweden from Denmark in the...
		Figure skating was included in the Olympics for the first time in the 1908...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-59606 (950 words)

	Best Athletes in the History of the Olympic Games
		He was at his prime in the 1998 Summer Olympics winning 5 gold medals.
		Won 6 gold medals in swimming at the 1988 Olympics-- which was a record for women.
		Won a medal at the 1920 Olympics, at the age of 72.
	www.fanbay.net /olympics/bestathletes.htm (691 words)

	World Figure Skating Championships Notebook
		Only one medal, however, has been in figure skating -- in 1920 when Walter and Ludowika Jakobsson took the gold.
		But Helsinki is one of the cities bidding for the 2006 games and promoters have chosen Finland's most famous figure skaters, Susanna Rahkamo and Petri Kokko, to help the cause.
		Just prior to the 1994 games, professionals were allowed to return to Olympic competition.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamSkating99Worlds/mar25_notes.html (482 words)

	Amazon.com: The 2002 Olympic Games - Olympic Highlights: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Of course, because the scandal with the judging of the pairs figure skating was such a big deal, and because it resulted in a second set of gold medals being awarded in that event, this was mentioned.
		I'll try the figure skating tape (which is what I'm interested in).
		For example, the pairs skating of both the Russian and Canadian teams, yes they were complete, but it wasn't the one seen on TV with the music that they skated to with the commnetary.
	www.amazon.com /gp/product/B000063K2N (1530 words)

	Skating Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		International Olympic Committee - Discover the organisation, the heroes, the past Games, the news of the Olympic movement, Live sports news, the Olympic Museum.
		The Olympic center (home to two Winter Olympic games) boasts the greatest amount of ice surface in the world.
		Figure skating page with general information for the Massachusetts/New Hampshire area.
	www.inlinedownhill.com /skatinggames.html (286 words)

	Sarah's Childhood Figure Skating History
		I wore a pair of used skates and recall that it was fun to carry a gypsy hoop while skating.
		From the beginning of figure skating's history as a competitive sport, figures existed as a way to train skaters to be precise in movement and edge control.
		I skated well enough in the freestyle and interpretive events to be awarded a 5th place ribbon.
	www.sairy.com /childhood.html (3204 words)

	The Winter Olympics
		The Games resumed in 1920 at Antwerp, Belgium, where figure skating returned and ice hockey was added as a medal event.
		Despite the objections of Modern Olympics' founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin and the resistance of the Scandinavian countries, which had staged their own Nordic championships every four or five years from 1901-26 in Sweden, the International Olympic Committee sanctioned an “International Winter Sports Week” at Chamonix, France, in 1924.
		The 11-day event, which included nordic skiing, speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey and bobsledding, was a huge success and was retroactively called the first Olympic Winter Games.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0115111.html (749 words)

	1920 Olympics
		Elsewhere, Albert Hill of Britain made his Olympic debut at age 36 and won both the 800 and 1,500-meter runs.
		And in swimming, the U.S. won 11 of 15 events, led by triple gold medalists Norman Ross and Ethelda Bleibtrey, defending men's 100-meter freestyle champion Duke Kahanamoku and 14-year-old springboard diving champion Aileen Riggin.
		The Antwerp Games were also noteworthy for the introduction of the Olympic oath–uttered for the first time by Belgium fencer Victor Bion–and the Olympic flag, with its five multicolored, intersecting rings.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114439.html (449 words)

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