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	ipedia.com: Winter Olympic Games Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		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 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)

	Figure Skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Olympic figure skaters wear boots that are custom-made for each foot and heavily reinforced with thick, stiff leather interiors and extra ankle bracing.
		Skate blades are ground concave; only the two outer "edges" of the bottom of the blade contact the ice.
		Figure skating began among the aristocracy in Holland in the 17th century in a search of elegance and beauty.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/winter/figureskating.asp (624 words)

	winter olympics
		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 first Olympics after the war, the 1920 Games in Antwerp, again, featured figure skating, while ice hockey made its Olympic debut.
		The 10000 m speed skating was abandoned in the 5th pair, and the 50km cross-country event ended with a temperature of 77Â°F (25Â°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.
	hometown.aol.de /svizaczak/wo-47740.html (4518 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)

	ABC Sport - Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Figure skating was included in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and, with ice hockey, at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.
		Despite the objections of International Olympic Committee president Pierre de Coubertin, an International Sports Week was held at Chamonix in 1924 and was retroactively named the first Winter Olympics.
		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/features/history.htm (3570 words)

	Iceskate.Net - Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		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.
		Figure skating was not listed on Olympic programs until the first Winter Olympic games in 1924.
	www.iceskate.net /olympics.html (356 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: 1976, Innsbruck, Austria
		Two Olympic flames burned brightly at Innsbruck; one each was lit for the Austrian city's host roles in 1964 and 1976.
		Denver originally was the odds-on favorite to be host to the 1976 Games, but concerns about the financial cost of the Games, the possible environmental effect and concerns over a negative effect on the state's winter tourism prompted the local population to reject hosting the Games through a referendum.
		Figure skating team Ludmilla Pakhomova and Aleksndr Gorskov of the Soviet Union became the first gold medal winners in ice dancing.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/years/1976.htm (196 words)

	Figure Skating
		skating is one of the most glamorous and well-known of the Winter Olympics events.
		It is the oldest of the Winter Olympics events, appearing on the program in 1924 but also in the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920.
		A similar event, called ice dancing (introduced at the 1976 Winter Olympics, in Innsbruck Austria), is more artistic and does not usually involve the athletic jumps and stunts that individual and pairs events have.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /articles/sports/figureskating.htm (155 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Skating
		Olympic gold medallist figure skater Robin Cousins gives his reaction to the resolution of the pairs controversy.
		America expected to be toasting a ladies figure skating gold, but Sarah Hughes has shocked the world with victory at the age of 16.
		Of all the figure skating disciplines, it is the ladies competition that is the most prestigious and for the winner the most lucrative.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/skating/default.stm (845 words)

	2006 Winter Olympic Figure Skating, Events, News, Stars, Teams, Pictures
		Today, figure skating and ice dancing are two of the top draws at the Winter Olympic Games, with fans around the world avidly following their favorite stars...
		But he remains one of the greatest men's figure skaters of all time, and is a lock for gold in 2006 as he combines spectacular jumps with masterful artistry.
		In 2006, Weir took his third consecutive national figure skating title, automatically qualifying him for a berth at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
	www.chiff.com /olympics/olympics-figure-skating.htm (611 words)

	Figure skating was Games' first winter sport - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Viewers around the globe followed the scandal, investigation, and the Olympic figure skating competition that followed (in which both Kerrigan and Harding participated on behalf of the United States).
		Figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic program when, in 1908, the men's, ladies' and pairs competitions were added to the London Summer Olympic slate.
		Europeans dominated the men's Olympic skating competition until 1948 in St. Moritz, when American Richard "Dick" Button won the gold medal and landed the first-ever double axel.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,15000005,00.html (906 words)

	Cross country competition is as old as the Winter Games - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Skating, which is keeping one ski in the tracks but pushing off to the side with the other ski, proved to be faster than the classical method, but it was fought by international purists who claimed it wasn't "traditional."
		Also, Olympic organizers have toyed with different race aspects in the past decade, trying to generate increased interest in the sport — changing some distances in individual events, trying mass starts and adding events such as combined pursuit and sprints.
		In past Olympics, the men's 10K medal event — the finish order and individual times — served as the first segment of the combined pursuit, which was held on a subsequent day.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,30000124,00.html (1298 words)

	Encyclopedia: 1976 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Christl Haas, (born September 19, Austria - died July 8, 2001 at Antalya, Turkey) was an Alpine skiing Champion at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
		The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years.
		The Olympic Stadium, a daring design of French architect Roger Taillibert, remains a lasting monument to the huge deficit, as it never had an effective retractable roof, and the tower was only completed after the Olympics.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1976-Winter-Olympics (607 words)

	Current Biography Excerpts: Figure Skating
		Throughout the 1970s men's figure skating was dominated by such balletic performers as John Curry and Robin Cousins, the gold medalists at, respectively, the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, whose grace and purity of line rivaled those of a premier danseur.
		Contending that figure skating is a sport rather than an art form, the deceptively fragile-looking Hamilton has created for himself surprisingly athletic free-skating routines in an energetic, "apple pies and Chevrolets" style, to use his words, that have won over audiences and judges alike.
		His gold medal in men's figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first for an American since David Jenkins took that honor in 1960.
	www.hwwilson.com /Currentbio/figuresk.html (982 words)

	Olympics (from figure skating) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Its name derives from the patterns (or figures) skaters make on the ice, an element that was a major part of the sport until recently.
		The activity of ice skating has given rise to two distinctive sports: figure skating, which involves the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements; and speed skating and short-track speed skating, both of which are forms of racing on ice skates.
		The molded toe clamps are tightened with a skate key, and leather straps bind the skates to the ankle.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-222013 (869 words)

	1976 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.
		Whistler would go on to be associated with neighbouring Vancouver's successful bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
		The IOC finally called on the home of the 1964 winter games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics (91 words)

	Figure skating was Games' first winter sport - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Viewers around the globe followed the scandal, investigation, and the Olympic figure skating competition that followed (in which both Kerrigan and Harding participated on behalf of the United States).
		Figure skating was the first winter sport included in the Olympic program when, in 1908, the men's, ladies' and pairs competitions were added to the London Summer Olympic slate.
		Europeans dominated the men's Olympic skating competition until 1948 in St. Moritz, when American Richard "Dick" Button won the gold medal and landed the first-ever double axel.
	webserver.desnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,15000005,00.html (906 words)

	Figure Skating: New Scoring System Makes Olympic Debut - OlympicsNews Story - WCAU \| Philadelphia
		Figure skating has been an Olympic sport since the inception of the Winter Games, but this year's program may be the most interesting to follow in light of what happened in 2002.
		The figure skating will be held at the newly constructed Palavela in the southeastern part of Torino.
		The dance competition is Feb. 17, 19 and 20, and the ladies skate on Feb. 21 and 23.
	www.nbc10.com /olympics2006/6599077/detail.html (1609 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)

	Winter olympics speed skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1994 and 1998 winter Olympics, Chinese short track speed skaters were on theedge to break the gold-jinx but missed in final seconds in several distances...
		At the 1994 Winter Olympics, in Lillehammer, Norway, Jansen,...
		Figure skaters are also the only winter athletes who really receive searches whenthe Winter Olympics are not going on.
	www.bluetoothbest.com /winter+olympics+speed+skating.html (1097 words)

	NPR : 2002 Winter Olympics, A Special Report
		Shorter, who won the gold in the 1972 Olympic marathon and silver in the 1976 games, talks about the drugs involved in doping, and says it has become much easier to detect their use.
		Olympic officials -- seeking to thwart performance-enhancing drugs -- must determine which of hundreds of dietary supplements should be banned from use during competition.
		The 1932 speed skating gold medalist was killed in a car crash, just three weeks before his grandson is to compete in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/olympics2002 (2380 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)

	ABC Sports - Wide World of Sports
		Thinking the crowd was booing her, Hamill broke into tears, but she regained her composure and skated one of the most inspired performances of her career to win the silver medal.
		FEBRUARY 7 & 8 -- The U.S. Figure Skating Championships crown a new set of champions: including Scott Hamilton in the men's, Peter & Kitty Carruthers in the pairs and Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert in the dance.
		Skating with a stress fracture on the second toe of her left foot, Kwan earned a total of 15 perfect 6.0s for presentation (7 in the short program and 8 in the free skate).
	espn.go.com /abcsports/wwos/highlights/skating.html (2092 words)

	Dorothy Hamill: "Nutcracker on Ice"
		Leaping and spinning her way through figure-skating routines at the 1976 Winter Olympics, 19-year-old Dorothy Hamill won hearts around the world as she won her prestigious gold medal.
		Figure skating, she said, has evolved into a sport where the execution of difficult moves is valued more than grace and dance ability.
		Hamill still has a graceful, floating skating style, but most of the stunts she executed during her amateur career wouldn't cut it in today's competitions.
	jaehakim.com /articles/stage/features/hamill.htm (890 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)

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