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	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.
		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 Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
	y2u.co.uk /sub028_Sport/Oylimpics_Winter/Wo_02_Winter_Olympics_History.htm (4728 words)

	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.
		This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
		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 (5621 words)

	Winter Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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 10000 m speed skating was abandoned in the 5th pair, and the 50 km cross-country ended with a temperature of 25 degrees above zero, 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 the IOC voted to take back the Games from Japan because of their involvement in the war in China.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Winter_Olympic_Games (5703 words)

	SOAR Project 5th Grade
		The Olympics are a whole bunch of sports, which lots of different nations, and countries compete in, against each other.
		Figure skating is when 2 people do a dance together on ice.
		The Winter Olympics were interesting considering all of the things that happen and go on in the Winter Olympics.
	www.selah.k12.wa.us /SOAR/Projects2001/EmilyH.html (858 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics
		The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
		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)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		The inaugural Winter Olympics were a resounding success in the picturesque spa town of Chamonix, France.
		All eyes were on Innsbruck in 1964 as 1,091 athletes competed in 34 events, covered by a record number of journalists.
		On the ice, a new star was born, as figure skater Dorothy Hamill rocketed to fame in the U.S. by winning gold in the women’s competition.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history (1273 words)

	The 2002 Olympics
		The first winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, and had 13 female and 245 male athletes representing 16 countries.
		Meagan fell in love with skating the first time her mom took her to a rink at the age of 7, and she has been skating seriously for the past year and a half.
		Figure skating: a term that came in use when early skaters spent hours learning how to trace basic forms on the ice, mostly variations of circles and figure eights.
	www.courier-journal.com /foryourinfo/020402/020402.html (1900 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)

	Australia - Winter Olympics
		Although the first official Winter Games were held at Chamonix in 1924, figure skating for men, women and pairs were held at the 1908 Summer Games, and Ice hockey was played at the 1920 Summer Games.
		Colin Coates improved his performance from the previous Olympics to be placed 11th in the 1000m, 10th in the 5000m, 8th in the 1500m and 6th in the 10000m speed skating.
		To alternated Summer and Winter Olympic Games the Olympics will no longer be held in the same year, there will be two years between the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
	www.markeaton.net /olhistory.html (749 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 (325 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 (1129 words)

	Spotlight Sport - Speed Skating
		Although archeologists in Scandinavia have relics that demonstrate primitive people glided over the ice using skates fashioned from animal bone and straps of leather, it was in the Netherlands that skating became a mode of transportation and national passion.
		The first known skating competition is thought to have been a 15-meter race and took place in England on February 4, 1763.
		Speed skating giant, Eric Heiden (Madison, Wisconsin) produced the greatest single feat in Winter Olympic history when he won all five events at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics.
	www.edgate.com /wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/spdsktng.htm (782 words)

	Olympic highlights - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		After spending nearly 75 years as a demonstration sport at six different Winter Olympics, curling finally achieved medal-sport status for the 1998 Nagano Games.
		With the first demonstration competition held at the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix, France, curling was also on the outside looking as a demo sport in 1932, 1936, 1964, 1988 and 1992.
		Olympic organizers and television executives were pleased that the move to mike the curling athletes at the 1998 Olympics resulted in viewers enjoying the tactical discussions and emotions during competition.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,46,00.html (320 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Front Page \| Enter the Russians
		In the speed skating they won everything bar the 10,000m, and in ice hockey they took gold without losing a single game.
		She had been a double-gold medalist at Squaw Valley and now she won all four speed skating events, the first person to claim four gold medals at a single Winter Olympics.
		In 1968, the Winter Olympics moved to Grenoble in France and a native athlete stole the show.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/front_page/newsid_1630000/1630070.stm (453 words)

	kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games Lake Placid 1932
		The traditional dominion of the Norwegian cross-country skiers was decidedly shaken in the third edition of the Winter Games which went outside of Europe for the first time.
		The speed skating events were unique in that they did not follow the traditional European format of paired races, but rather group starts, heats, and elimination, much like track events.
		Canada was declared the winner on the basis of a better goal average throughout the Olympics.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w03lakeplacid.html (359 words)

	Winter in Montana- Speed Skating
		Speed skating was the first of the three forms of skating to develop into a sport.
		By the late 1800s, steel skates had revolutionized the sport, and modern competitions were born.
		In 1963, Judy Martz became a member of the U.S. World Speed Skating Team; in 1964, she represented the United States at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
	wintermt.com /other/speedskating.htm (429 words)

	Former skating judge views Olympic controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Sanderson, who’s a Lake Placid Hall of Fame inductee, judged figure skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, eight World Figure Skating championships and more national competitions than she can recall.
		Sanderson knows some say figure skating should be dropped from the Olympics and that the latest controversy has fueled that fire.
		She served as executive secretary of the 1980 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, as well as figure-skating chair for that year’s events.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2002/02_2002/021520023.htm (652 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Skating \| Russian pair spark medal row (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Russian figure skaters Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze have won a controversial gold at the Winter Olympics.
		Skating last, the highly acrobatic team almost made history with an attempted throw quadruple salchow.
		Shen nearly competed the difficult move but fell off the edge of her skate after landing it.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/skating/newsid_1815000/1815382.stm (457 words)

	1964 — Innsbruck, Austria - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Like several of its predecessors, the 1964 Games are threatened by a severe lack of snow in the Tyrolean Alps.
		Innsbruck’s mildest winter in 58 years results in warm rains and springlike temperatures both before and during the Winter Olympics.
		American figure skater Scott Allen becomes the youngest Winter Olympic medalist by claiming the men’s bronze medal two days before his 15th birthday.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,10,00.html (450 words)

	The First Four Olympics (I.S.H.A.)
		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.
		The Winter Olympics were on course, hosting a truly international quadrennial ski meet, attracting participants from the far corners of the ski world.
		At an IOC executive session at the Olympics, the Swedish delegate, Col. Holmquist, declared that in his opinion, although there were ski organizations in the United States and Canada, neither “had the necessary competence to organize ski events.” Nevertheless, the IOC delegates as a whole welcomed the idea of an American Winter Games.
	www.skiinghistory.org /OlympicStory.html (9057 words)

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		It seems mainly focused on ISIA or USFSA basic skills level skating for adults, not that it makes any concessions to Adult, but rather that the advice is practical and directed at the skater, rather than being written down or depending on the intercession of coach or parent.
		Figure Skating: A Celebration Beverley Smith St. Martins, New York - 1994 Hardcover, $35 This seems to be the coffee-table skating book for the 90's.
		Figure Skating Performance: A Psychological Study Peter Paul Moormann Leiden University - 1994 Dissertation, 269 pages ISBN 90-9006862-7 [Arthur Kosten ] In addition to the Skate Book FAQ, I would like to recommend an excellent book written by psychology-lecturer and coach of the Dutch National Figure Skating Team Peter Paul Moormann.
	www.netaxs.com /people/grr/Skate/FAQs/books-2.txt (5620 words)

	Cool Attractions - Olympic History
		As Salt Lake City prepares for the 19th Olympic Winter Games, constructing multi-million dollar venues, landing corporate sponsorships, and adjusting the city's infrastructure to accommodate the temporarily swollen population, all eyes are on the future.
		The Olympics have always reflected the political goings-on in the world, and for this reason, the 1964 games in Innsbruck, Austria were particularly noteworthy.
		Calgary's Olympics in 1988 were well received by both athletes and spectators, however, there were some concerns regarding the facilities, and the choice of competition sites.
	www.saltlakecity.coolattractions.com /history.html (862 words)

	Olympics :
		The scenes, figure, text, etc. are raised and it has a nice dark blue glaze, No nicks, cracks, etc. The E at the end of...
		This outstanding Modern Commemorative Olympic $5.00 Gold Coin has been independently certified by MCCS and given a grade of PR70 Cameo which means it is a flawless coin.
		This commemorative pewter belt buckle, designed and copyrighted by Sid Bell, was cast in 1978 by the Pilgrim Pewter Co. in Tully, NY especially for the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid.
	search.rubylane.com /collectibles?id=54&cache=09a843e2007c23b&db=_rlcollectibles (1088 words)

	usnews.com - Winter Olympics 2002 - Photography
		The team captured the gold medal in a controversial win over the Canadian team of Sale and Pelletier, continuing the Russian's golden legacy in pairs figure skating.
		Sarah Hughes captures the gold medal in the women's figure skating event.
		All eyes are on Michelle Kwan as the women's figure skating event begins.
	www.usnews.com /usnews/olympics/winter/gallery/dayfour10.htm (280 words)

	The Winter Olympics — Infoplease.com
		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 event ended the four-year Olympic cycle of staging both Winter and Summer Games in the same year and began a new schedule that calls for the two Games to alternate every two years.
		Apres ski: the IOC is awarding itself and its broadcast partners a gold medal after scoring record ratings for the Winter Olympics......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0115111.html (737 words)

	TopFoto Gallery - Winter Olympic Games - 1964 Innsbruck
		Austria, Innsbruck, Winter Olympic, 1964: Belouscova and Protopopov in the pairs skating - the famous "death spiral" move.
		Austria, Innsbruck Winter Olympics, 1964: Ice Hockey match between USSR and Sweden in the final.
		The four men claimed Canada's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics with a fourth and final run of 1:04.01 for a total time of 4:14.46.
	www.topfoto.co.uk /gallery/winterolympics/1964/default.htm (2162 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Russians take gold again in pairs - Tuesday February 12, 2002 04:26 ...
		It was clear who the crowd thought had won as it chanted "Six, Six" after the Canadians finished their routine and Pelletier fell to his knees to kiss the ice.
		They withdrew from the world championships, then were suspended for three months by the International Skating Union and stripped of their European crown.
		Far worse was a head cut in 1996, when her former partner, Oleg Shliakov, sliced her with his skate while they practiced a spin.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/02/11/pairs_ap (957 words)

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