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  INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
In 1986 the IOC voted to change the schedule of the Olympic Games so that the Summer and Winter Games would be held in different years.
To adjust to this new schedule, the Lillehammer Games were held in 1994, the only time that two Games have been staged two years apart.
The 1994 Games were extremely well organised and the Norwegian host' natural love of winter sports added a refreshing purity of spirit.
www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1994   (263 words)

  
  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)

  
 Figure Skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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)

  
 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)

  
 vhs video: figure (conversation instruction competition)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
FIGURE IN A LANDSCAPE moves through time and across the country, from the deeply rooted Puritan New England village to the temporary landscape...
This was because in 1994 it was possible for "professionals" to compete along with the "amateurs," which meant that former gold medallists returned to try and recapture their golden moments.
American Skating World Magazine review by Chris Bothner-By Although there are many professional competitions and skating shows being broadcasted, the National, World and Olympic events capture the imagination in a different way, and they are the only ones where requirements and scoring are critically important.
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 NBCOlympics.com - Figure Skating - Slutskaya, Plushenko figure there's gold in Torino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
She overtook two Olympic champions -- Sonja Henie and Katarina Witt -- to win her seventh European title and should be favorite at the Torino Games.
She asked for a chance to be on the team after withdrawing from the national championships because of a groin injury.
She was hospitalized this season with a stomach ailment that forced the pair to miss the Russian championships, and is now on a strict diet.
nbcolympics.com /figureskating/5087351/detail.html?...   (746 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S. Figure Skating Championships kick off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
That started at the 1994 nationals in Detroit when Nancy Kerrigan was stuck in the knee with a retractable baton.
She was banned from competition for life by U.S. Figure Skating, the sport's governing body.
Skating's image is considerably tamer today by comparison, but the drama between Harding and Kerrigan and their eventual showdown in Lillehammer brought many new fans to the sport.
usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2005-01-09-us-figure-skating_x.htm   (603 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)

  
 Winter Olympics 1994   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Harding soap opera, Figure Skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway ended up being the most...
Results from The 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer For Web users in North America or the Pacific Rim, a mirrored Olympic Information Server for North America is now available.
Recounts how after previous Olympic heartbreaks that the US speed skater provided the feel-good moment of the 1994 Lillehammer Games by finally winning a gold medal.
www.ezpredict.com /winter-olympics-1994.html   (217 words)

  
 CBC.CA - Torino 2006
The inaugural Winter Olympics were a resounding success in the picturesque spa town of Chamonix, France.
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.
The 1994 Games did not suffer from the quick turnaround as the Lillehammer Olympics are considered among the most successful Winter Games in history.
www.cbc.ca /olympics/history   (1273 words)

  
 eMailman: Figure Skating Bookstore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
New: Figure skating discussion forum for fans and skaters.
SkateStyle Instructional Figure Skating Videos by Ann-Margreth Frei, Olympic competitor, three time Swedish national champion, triple gold medalist, and star in the Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice for over fifteen years.
In Artistry on Ice: Figure Skating Skills and Style, 1994 Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan shares her knowledge to give you the inside edge on winning competitive events.
www.figureskating.net   (2564 words)

  
 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights (1994) (V)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
IMDb > 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights (1994) (V)
1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition and Exhibition Highlights (1994) (V)
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 1994 Olympics — Infoplease.com
It was an ugly attack before the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on skater Nancy Kerrigan by cohorts of teammate and rival Tonya Harding that set up the most anticipated moment of the Games.
The broadcast of the women's skating final was the sixth highest-rated program of any sort in U.S. television history.
Olympics sweeps prime time; Kerrigan-Harding duel helps power record-setting numbers.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300773.html   (450 words)

  
 Skating & Skateboarding
The U.S. figure skating team's performance, both on and off the ice, made the competition extremely popular.
The blood and guts of in-line extreme were first presented with this 1994 release of the most difficult tricks ever caught on film.
Inline Skating is fast becoming one of America's favorite sports, and with this video you can learn the skills necessary to be a part of it.
www.videolearning.com /S3918.HTM   (927 words)

  
 Figure Skating
Figure Skating - All four events consist of a short program (two minutes and 40 seconds) and a free skate, sometimes...
Figure Skating - All four events consist of a short program (two minutes and 40 seconds) and a long program (4:30...
Figure Skating–Women - 1908 Madge Syers, Britain 1920 Magda Julin-Mauroy, Sweden 1924 Herma Planck-Szabö, Austria...
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 Amazon.com: 1994 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating / Sports: Video: Winter Olympics-1994   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The tape begins with the Women's competition, and once Harding's laces broke she was out of the running and the contest came down to Kerrigan of the United States and Ukrainian Oksana Baiul, who ended up winning the gold by one-tenth of a point.
Ironically, after 1994 it was Baiul whose life became a soap opera.
Ironic footnote: The women's figure skating short program featuring the Tonya and Nancy saga, garnered the highest television ratings of any show in 11 years and was the sixth-highest rated program in American television history.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303058132?v=glance   (822 words)

  
 Winter Olympics
Above are the results for Turino 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy.
A party full of joy, to celebrate the success of the Olympic Winter Games and the athletes’ victories, with a touch of sadness for an event that’s coming to an end.
TURIN, Italy — Nicklas Lidstrom scored 10 seconds into the third period as Sweden defeated rival Finland 3-2 to win Olympic hockey gold for a second time on Sunday.The Swedes, who won gold at the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, were the first team to beat the tenacious Finns in eight tournament games.
www.samtsai.com /olympics/ogcategory/winter-olympic-games   (631 words)

  
 1993 Figure Skating   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In August 1991, the U.S. Consumer.....injuries was an astounding 184% increase in skating injuries over 1993 and 1994's...
The results of the the Hershey's Kisses Figure Skating Challenge from 1993 to present.
Some cool Figure Skating links: This page is of interest to fans of any skater at all.
www.inlinedownhill.com /1993figureskating.html   (227 words)

  
 Figure skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The figure skating 1960 Winter Olympics results in Squaw Valley, California, United States.
Events at the 1960 Winter Olympics (Squaw Valley)
This page was last modified 17:52, 30 August 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_1960_Winter_Olympics   (65 words)

  
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The Figure Skating event will include all of the traditional disciplines such as men’s and women’s singles events, male/female pairs, and dance events.
In a devastating blow 4 years later, the figure skating competition at Gay Games V was turned into a "public practice" when it was revealed that the Amsterdam organizing committee had failed to obtain an appropriate sanction.
Bradley Erickson, a disappointed skater who had learned to skate specifically for GGV, was instrumental in steering IGFSU to become member organization of Ice Skating Institute (ISI), a recreational governing body for figure skating.
www.gaygameschicago.org /sports/sports.php?mgroup=Figure+Skating   (582 words)

  
 vhs video: olympics (competition prefontaine incredible)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Mills is the only American runner in the history of the Olympic games to win a Gold Medal at 10,000 meters.
In 1984, The LA Olympics was the one Olympics that beat out all of the others in terms of its spectacular opening ceremonies.
This is during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and there is no where to stay.
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 Olympics: Figure skating favorites?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
But a couple of skating experts I respect have told me that they like the fact that she's so relaxed and unburdened by expectations.
Candy Thomson will be covering Maryland's Kimmie Meissner in the figure skating competition in addition to the women's hockey team.
She also covered the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
blogs.baltimoresun.com /sports_olympics/2006/02/figure_skating_.html   (504 words)

  
 US Figure Skating Championships on Find Articles
Michelle Kwan, America's pre-eminent figure skater, is the talk of the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships and she's
The 1994 US women's national figure skating championship in Detroit was marred by a crime against Olympic medal hopeful Nancy Kerrigan.
U.S. skating's leadership says it is taking action to trim its budget in preparation for a future likely to include less TV money when its contract...
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 The 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition Highlights Video (1994) (V)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Amazon.com: 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating: Video: Competition,Oksana Baiul,Tonya Harding,Nancy Kerrigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
When I saw this I was hoping it would be the entire 1994 Olympic Figure Skating competition and not just the highlights.
I was so pleased to finally have the chance to watch the 1994 Winter Olympics on tape, and the coverage was great.
Of all four Olympic champions, CBS showed complete long programs that were uninterrupted, plus Nancy Kerrigan's complete long and short programs, and wonderful interviews.
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Elbow Lake City Park Separate outdoor hockey and figure skating rinks with warming house Directions: Traveling on Interstate 94, take the Elbow Lake-Evansville exit and turn west onto State Hwy 79.
Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center 2100 Arrowwood Lane Alexandria, MN 56308 320-762-1124 Outdoor figure skating rink available with the purchase of a rec pass.
Directions: From the intersection of Third Avenue and Broadway in Alexandria, go west on County Road 82 to the entrance to the Douglas County Fairgrounds (located on your left at the "T" intersection with County Road 22 and across from the large white storage tanks of William Brothers Pipeline).
www.wintersportsworld.info /WinterSports10139.aspx   (1934 words)

  
 1994 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating - Moviefone
Synopsis: This CBS video features footage of ice skating performances by Olympic rivals Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
The 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Competition Highlights...
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