Freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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	Biathlon: Skiing and shooting - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Biathletes use freestyle skiing technique, which is skating on skis, and then shoot a.22-caliber rifle alternating between the prone (lying down) and standing positions.
		East Germany’s Frank-Peter Roetsch swept the men’s individual events at the 1988 Calgary Games, becoming the first to win the individual golds at the same Olympics.
		After skiing approximately two to three kilometers, biathletes must steady their rifle and concentrate on shooting the targets.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,22,00.html

	2006 Olympics Trivia Games
		There are fifteen displines in all at the Winter Games, most of them traditional like Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsled, Cross-country Skiing, Curling, Ice Hockey and Figure Skating, and some of them relatively new to the games, like the hyperactive and very exciting Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing competitions.
		As the host of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Turin has arranged most events to take place within the city limits, while all the Alpine sports will occur just outside the city at various winter resorts.
		Who are the mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games?
	www.chiff.com /a/winter-olympics-trivia.htm (353 words)

	Cross Country Skiing
		Starting with the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, the classical and freestyle (i.e., skating) techniques were designated for specific events.
		Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings by Sport (Snow) - Medal standing results for the 2006 Winter Olympics events Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snowboard.
		The Pursuit race was introduced in 1992 and revamped after the 1998 Nagano Games.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0758103.html (464 words)

	Cross Country Skiing
		Starting with the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, the classical and freestyle (i.e., skating) techniques were designated for specific events.
		The Pursuit race was introduced in 1992 and revamped after the 1998 Nagano Games.
		Cross Country Skiing - There are two techniques in cross country: classical (parallel skis) and freestyle (skating style).
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0758103.html (452 words)

	Trivia - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		It was first a demonstration-sport event at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.
		Moguls debuted as a medal sport at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France.
		The aerial portion of freestyle skiing was added as a medal sport for the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,50000350,00.html (56 words)

	eBay - olympics skiing, Fan Apparel Souvenirs, Topical Specialty items on eBay.com
		1988 Calgary Olympic Pin FREESTYLE SKIING MASCOT HOWDY
		McDonald's 2006 Torino sponsor Olympic Pin neve skiing
		2006 Olympics Torino GE Sponsor Pins Snowboard Skiing
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=olympics+skiing&...&krd=1 (498 words)

	Sports: Olympics: Winter Games: Skiing - Open Site
		Freestyle skiing was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sports.
		There are six disciplines in Olympic skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Freestyle, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snow Boarding.
		The Nordic Combined event was included in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
	open-site.org /Sports/Olympics/Winter_Games/Skiing (498 words)

	Sports: Olympics: Winter Games: Skiing - Open Site
		Freestyle skiing was first introduced into the Olympics during the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sports.
		There are six disciplines in Olympic skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Freestyle, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, and Snow Boarding.
		The Nordic Combined event was included in the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix Mont Blanc.
	open-site.org /Sports/Olympics/Winter_Games/Skiing (498 words)

	MSN Encarta - Winter Olympics
		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.
		Freestyle skiing (introduced in 1992), comprises ballet, aerial, and mogul events of which aerials and moguls (or snow bumps) are Olympic disciplines for both men and women.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/winter_olympics.html (1241 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		An Olympic gold medallist in the slalom and giant slalom in 1988, charismatic Alberto Tomba (ITA-Alpine skiing), nicknamed "La Bomba", finished first again in the giant slalom.
		Freestyle skiing and short-track speed skating made their debuts as medal disciplines, as did women’s biathlon.
		Visit the official website of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1992 (268 words)

	NZ Summer Olympic History
		The 1992 Olympic year kicked off in spectacular fashion for New Zealand as Annelise Coberger won this country's first Winter Olympic medal when she claimed silver in slalom skiing in Albertville.
		She was placed 5th in the 100 metres freestyle but she could not compete in the final due to illness.
		The Olympic Games returned to their spiritual home for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens.
	www.olympic.org.nz /Article.aspx?ID=343 (268 words)

	Amazing Race 5, Legs 11 & 12 -- In a Fogg -- Long, Spoilers
		As a resident of Calgary and having volunteered at the Olympics in 1988, Canada Olympic Park was venue for Ski Jumping, Luge, and Bobsled, and freestyle skiing only.
		The fog (which is unusual for Calgary at that time of the year, but last winter was an unusual one in western Canada) has prevented that night's plane from Dallas from arriving in Calgary and thus the aircraft for the morning flight down isn't at the airport.
		When the organizers ==of the 1988 Calgary Olympics set up the outdoor venues they made the ==decision to keep as many of them as possible in one area which has become ==Calgary Olympic Park, about 15 minutes outside of the city.
	www.seriousliving.net /new-4571711-1057.html (268 words)

	PJ Gold Rush
		Last of a series looking at just how hard it is to get to the Olympics; see previous posts on biathlon and cross country skiing, ski jumping and nordic combined, speed skating, short track, snowboarding, figure skating, freestyle skiing, curling and hockey, and bobsled, luge and skeleton.
		Any discussion of last-place finishers at the Olympics, particularly at the Winter Olympics, would not be complete without at least mentioning Jamaica’s bobsled team, which drew worldwide attention at the Calgary Games in 1988.
		The glamour event of the Winter Olympics did not live up to expectations, and the emphasis on piling points might be partly to blame.
	blogs.pajamasmedia.com /gold_rush (2785 words)

	ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics
		From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years.
		Winter Olympics, popular designation for the quadrennial Olympic Winter Games, the winter sports competitions forming a separate cycle of the Olympic Games.
		The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for an initial period of eight years.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/Winter_Olympics.html (2785 words)

	Kananaskis, Alberta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Development in Kananaskis includes several campgrounds, a golf course, some hotels, a holiday ranch, two alpine ski areas (including Nakiska, which hosted alpine skiing and freestyle moguls skiing during the 1988 Winter Olympics) and a competitive cross-country ski area (the Canmore Nordic Centre) that the public can use.
		The Canmore Nordic Centre was the venue for cross-country skiing events during the 1988 Winter Olympics.
		Kananaskis is an improvement district (a type of rural municipal administrative unit) situated to the west of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kananaskis,_Alberta (448 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Freestyle Skiing Medalists
		Three types of freestyle skiing competition, aerials, ballet, and moguls, were included as demonstration events at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
		HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Freestyle Skiing Medalists
		Moguls became a medal event in 1992, when aerials and ballet were again demonstration events.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/olfsski.shtml (73 words)

	Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing
		Freestyle skiing saw its first Olympic action at the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sport.
		It has been a staple of the Winter Olympics ever since.
		Its immense popularity, particularly with the Gen-X crowd, made it an official medal sport at Albertville in 1992.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/02olfreestyle1.html (400 words)

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