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	Winter Olympics - MSN 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.
		Figure skating has been an ever-present event at the Games with the men’s and women’s figures; the pairs was introduced in 1908 and the ice dance in 1976.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (1241 words)

	ipedia.com: Winter Olympic Games Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		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 the IOC voted to take back the Games from Japan because of their involvement in the war in China.
		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.
	www.ipedia.com /winter_olympic_games.html (5171 words)

	Winter Olympic Games at AllExperts
		A winter sports week with speed skating, figure skating, ice hockey and Nordic skiing was planned, but the 1916 Olympics were cancelled after the outbreak of World War I.
		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.
		Jacques Rogge, presiding over his first Olympics as IOC president, told the athletes of the host country that their nation was overcoming the "horrific tragedy" of that day and the IOC stands united with them in promoting the committee's ideals.
	en.allexperts.com /e/w/wi/winter_olympic_games.htm (4484 words)

	Top 10 Winter Olympics Showdowns - MSN Encarta
		In the first Winter Olympic Games, American Charles Jewtraw was the only speed-skating medalist not from Norway or Finland.
		Witt took home her second gold medal in figure skating, and Thomas received the bronze, becoming the first fl athlete to medal in the Winter Games.
		The women's figure skating competition featured an emotional showdown between two American skaters, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
	encarta.msn.com /list_winterolympicshowdowns/Top_10_Winter_Olympics_Showdowns.html (679 words)

	figure out - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about figure out
		In physics, a measure of the result of transferring energy from one system to another to cause an object to move.
		For example, the work done when a force of 10 newtons moves an object 5 m against resistance is 50 joules (50 newton-metres).
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /figure+out (193 words)

	ABC Sport Online - Winter Olympics 2006 - History
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and, with ice hockey, at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.
		The Winter Olympics returned to the United States for the first time in 22 years after calls for the Games to be cancelled following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
		The abiding memory of the second Japanese Winter Olympics after Sapporo in 1972 was the spectacular "human-cannonball" fall sustained by Austrian giant Hermann Maier in the men's downhill.
	www.abc.net.au /winterolympics/2006/history.htm (4179 words)

	CBSNews.com
		Originally skating and ice hockey events took place as part of the Summer Games of 1908 and 1920, however the International Olympic Committee decided to hold a separate set of Games for popular cold weather sports.
		Held in conjunction with Olympic Games in Paris, the Chamonix Winter Games were originally known as an "International Winter Sports Week," due to objections by Scandinavian countries that felt a Winter Olympics would detract from their Nordic Games.
		With the first Olympic Winter Games an enormous success, it was no surprise that the St. Moritz Games attracted an 84 percent increase in the number of participants.
	www.cbsnews.com /htdocs/sports/olympics/olympics_2002_games/timeline.html (1181 words)

	The Winter Olympics
		Winter Olympics is an important event is the lives of thousand of athletes.
		Many sports have national and world championships, but the Olympics are considered to be more prestigious because they happen only every four years and because they are usually attended by many more athletes.
		Figure skating is a well-known example of this.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/sports/thewinterolympics2.htm (277 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		He was unappreciated in his home country, where figure skating adhered to stiff, perfunctory routines, with an emphasis on mechanical figures.
		American Dick Button also competed at the 1948 Olympics and was the first to land what was then a spectacular double Axel, a feat that helped him win the first of his two Olympic gold medals.
		Still, figure skating had remained a largely pleasant sport with the odd tussle over judging and appropriate costumes, especially as two-time gold medallist Katarina Witt of East Germany introduced a sultry presence to the women's competition.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/figureskating/history.shtml (1012 words)

	German Info: Germany at the Olympics
		Among the stories for which the 1936 Winter Games have gone down in Olympics history was the performance of 16-year-old Norwegian Laila Schou Nilsen, who at the time held every speed-skating record for distances between 500 and 5,000 meters.
		Due to the exclusion of women's speedskating from the Olympics, she instead chose to compete in the combined downhill, which she won, although no medals were awarded at the time for success in individual races.
		Rudi Ball, a leading member of the Germany's 1932 Olympic hockey squad and a Jew in voluntary exile in France, was invited by the German government to return home to compete under the banner of his native country.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/olympics2002/wg1936.html (592 words)

	Squaw Valley USA: History Olympics
		The 1960 Winter Olympics were the first Games held in the Western United States and the first to be televised.
		The Olympic Village Inn was built to house more than 750 athletes; it allowed all athletes to be housed under one roof for the first and only time in modern Olympic history.
		Figure skater Carol Heiss took the Olympic Oath on behalf of all participating athletes, marking the first time that a woman enjoyed the honor.
	www.squaw.com /winter/history_olympics.html (1207 words)

	History of Winter Olympics @ Sport.y2u.co.uk
		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.
		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 (1937-1945).
		Moritz (Switzerland) was chosen by the IOC to host the 1940 Winter Olympics, but three months later the IOC withdrew St. Moritz from the Games, because of quarrels with the Swiss organisation team.
	y2u.co.uk /sub028_Sport/Oylimpics_Winter/Wo_02_Winter_Olympics_History.htm (4728 words)

	2006 winter olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The 2006 Winter Olympics are going to be held in Turino, Italy.
		International Olympic Committee - Discover the organisation, the heroes, the past Games, the news of the Olympic movement, Live sports news, the Olympic Museum.
		List of the competitions of the 2006 Winter Olympics which will be held in the villages of Alta Valle Susa.
	www.111-olympics.com /3/2006-winter-olympics.html (621 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").
		At the end of an Olympics, the mayor of the host-city presents the flag to the mayor of the next host-city.
		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 (1311 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Adolf Hitler presided over the opening of the 1936 Winter Games, which were held in the twin Bavarian towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen three years before the start of the Second World War.
		Swiss four-man bobsleigh champions Pierre Musy at the helm, Arnold Gartmann, Charles Bouvier and Joseph Beerli, at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
		Money figure skating star Sonja Henie was worth when she died in 1969: $45 million.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history/1936garmischpartenkirchen.shtml (1266 words)

	Top 10 Winter Olympics Showdowns - MSN Encarta
		Ukrainian competitor Oksana Baiul skated from the periphery of this soap opera to win gold.
		Kwan, who had dominated American figure skating for six years, was renowned for her artistry.
		However, at the Olympics American skater Sarah Hughes skated right past the hype to win the gold.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/departments/homework/?article=Winter_Olympics_Showdowns (710 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.
		Having already won the downhill and the slalom, she finished agonizingly close to Canada's Kathy Kreiner in the giant slalom, but had to settle for a silver medal.
		Figure skating was once again dominated by the Soviets, who captured gold in pairs as well as the newly-introduced ice dancing event.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w12innsbruck.html (433 words)

	Olympics Timeline: Ancient Greece - 1940s
		The Olympic flag is introduced, as is the Olympic oath.
		Gillis Grafström of Sweden wins the last of his three consecutive gold medals in figure skating; Norwegian Sonja Henie will equal that feat, winning the first of her three consecutive gold medals in figure skating here at the age of 15.
		The American Olympic Committee sends a hockey team, as does the American Hockey Association; the IOC bars either from being considered for a medal.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/olympicstimeline.html (1347 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics
		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.
		In the first week the pairs figure skating competition resulted in the French judge's scores being thrown out and the Canadian team being awarded a second gold medal.
		Athletes in short-track speed skating and cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons as well, leading Russia and South Korea to file protests and threaten to withdraw from competition.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.shtml (431 words)

	olympics
		Winner of the gold medal in the 1928 Olympics, Mayer was the leading woman fencer of her time, regularly defeating opponents.
		For every Olympic marathon since 1896, you'll find a detailed narrative of how the race was run, fascinating biographical details of the top finishers, the political climate surrounding the race, and a map with street descriptions of the actual race course.
		At 15, she was the fastest teenage sprinter in the United States, and not only went on to become and Olympic alternate, but also led North Carolina's Lady Tar Heels college basketball team to a 1994 NCAA championship in her freshman year.
	seaburn.com /bibliophagos/olympics.htm (1455 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Sport Explainers - Figure Skating History - Monday February 04, 2002 10:28 AM
		Skating began in Europe, but modern figure skating can be credited to American Jackson Haines.
		Haines, talented in ice skating and dancing, became an innovator in the United States, where figure skating had developed a stiff and rigid style.
		Figure skating becomes the first winter sport included in the Olympics at the Summer Games in London.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/sport_explainers/figureskating_history (319 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		The 1936 Games were held in the twin Bavarian towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen.
		The skier Willy Bogner (GER) pronounces the Olympic Oath.
		Lighting the Olympic Flame by: For the Winter Games, the flame was lit for the first time in 1952 in Oslo.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1936 (278 words)

	Winter Olympics Memorable Moments: Sonja Henie
		Norwegian Sonja Henie won her first gold medal at the 1928 Olympics and at the next three Olympics no female figure skater could compete with her.
		She turned professional after the 1936 Games and by the end of the year saw the release of her first movie, One in a Million.
		No woman figure skater since has won three straight gold medals, and only one (Katarina Witt in 1984 and 1988) has ever successfully defended her title.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/winter-olympics-henie.html (300 words)

	Maxi Baier, 1936 Olympic figure skating champion, dies at 86 - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Germany's youngest Winter Olympics champion died Friday in a retirement home in Garmisch-Partenkirchen after a lingering illness, her daughter said Saturday.
		After the Olympics, they won the European and world championships three years in a row before turning professional in 1941.
		Baier was pushed into skating by her father when she 5 and switched to pairs when she met Ernst in 1932.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2006-10-21-baier-obit_x.htm (213 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)

	kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games Chamonix 1924
		Originally skating and ice hockey events took place as part of the Summer Games of 1908 and 1920, however it was decided to hold a separate Winter Games.
		The Chamonix Games were originally known as an "International Winter Sports Week," due to objections by Scandinavian countries that felt a Winter Olympics would detract from their Nordic Games.
		The first Winter Games, or "White Olympics" as it was called then, consisted of 14 events in five sports (Nordic skiing, figure skating, speedskating, hockey and bobsledding).
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w01chamonix.html (370 words)

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