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Topic: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics


  
  iceskate.com is the official site with all the information about ice skating. Visit the coolest site in the world.
Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used in ice skating to propel oneself across ice surfaces.
Compulsory figures, in which skaters use their blades to draw circles, figure 8s, and similar shapes in ice, and are judged on the accuracy and clarity of the figures and the cleanness and exact placement of the various turns on the circles.
Ice dancing competitions usually consist of three phases: one or more "compulsory dances"; an "original dance" to a ballroom rhythm that is designated annually; and a "free dance" to music of the skaters' own choice.
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 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Six countries, hockey powers (dubbed "The Super 6") Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States of America were automatically admitted to the final eight.
This was the first Olympic gold medal in 50 years for the Canadian ice hockey team.
As with the 1998 Winter Olympics, when the US joined Canada as Tier One teams, another major change in the status of International Women's Ice Hockey occurs at the Olympics.
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 Winter Olympics: Ice Hockey
Ice hockey made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.
In 1998 the face of Olympic hockey underwent a major change when it was ruled that professionals would be allowed to compete.
Hockey games will be played at the new Palasport Olimpico and also at an ice rink set up in the existing Torino Esposizioni.
www.factmonster.com /spot/winter-olympics-ice-hockey.html   (517 words)

  
 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 2002 | csmonitor.com
Hockey is a team sport played on ice, and considered by some to be the world's fastest team sport – a sixty minute game taking as little as three hours.
The origins of modern ice hockey are a matter of debate, but it is generally agreed that the precursor to the modern rules of the sport were set in the mid- to late-1800s, and have been faithfully ignored to this day.
Hockey games are 'controlled' (for want of a better term) by two or three officials, and several thousand fans.
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 BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Ice Hockey
Canada is slipping in the world ice hockey rankings, prompting calls for a rethink in the coaching of the country's young hopefuls.
Switzerland are close to elimination from the Winter Olympics as the Ukraine cause a shock in the men's ice hockey competition.
The Olympics is set for a North American showdown as Canada's women face the United States in the ice hockey final.
news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/ice_hockey/default.stm   (659 words)

  
 Spotlight Sport - Ice Hockey
Hockey was first brought to North America when British soldiers stationed in Nova Scotia, Canada, played the earliest games.
From The U.S. men's shocking "Miracle On Ice" victory in Lake Placid, N.Y., to Dominik Hasek's incredible goaltending in Nagano, Japan, Olympic ice hockey has provided fans with some of the most memorable moments in Winter Games history.
Olympic hockey rules differ from National Hockey League rules and are established by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
www.edgate.com /wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/hockey.htm   (788 words)

  
 Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Eventually the ice skate was prized as a recreational tool and became the basis for a variety of ice sheet sports.
Olympic ice surfaces are approximately four meters wider and two meters longer than standard North American ice rinks.
Hockey is the only team game in the Winter Olympics with 20 players dressing for each game.
2002.uen.org /html/sports/lessons/hockey.html   (1207 words)

  
 2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
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.
Finally, the Canadian men's ice hockey team defeated the American team 5-2 to claim the gold medal and end a drought that lasted 50 years to the day.
www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.shtml   (431 words)

  
 One Canuck's Radio Weblog
Canada Roots for Olympic success Hats, jackets, scarves and sweatshirts with the Canadian maple leaf were also hot items, and for the first time in Olympic history (and perhaps ever) it was cool to be a Canadian, or at least to look like a Canadian.
CBC Sports Online : 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah : scottgold_020224 The Canadian Olympic Association would like to see Beckie Scott's bronze medal in the five-kilometre pursuit upgraded to gold after the two cross-country skiers who finished ahead of her were caught doping Sunday, according to a report by Canadian Press.
CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Ice Hockey - Canada beats USA 5-2 to win gold medal As the Edmonton Oilers' ice specialists made the surface at the E Center rink, they sank a loonie -- a golden Canadian dollar coin -- into it for good luck.
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 olympic extra credit caitlin.htm (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab3.cs.columbia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Eight countries competed in women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Canada's Women's Olympic hockey team were crowned Olympic champions Thursday night, when they defeated the USA 3-2 to capture the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Canada, revenging their 1998 Olympic silver medal, opened the scoring early in the first period as Caroline Ouellette bounced on a loose puck and put it past USA goaltender Sara DeCosta.
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 CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Ice Hockey
The men's hockey gold medals are heading back to the game's birthplace for the first time in 50 years.
Herb Brooks says the Olympic talent pool is deeper than it was 20 years ago.
Olympic hockey is the greatest show on ice
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/ice_hockey   (259 words)

  
 CBC.CA - Torino 2006
Hockey Night in Canada's Kelly Hrudey dissects the Canadian men's squad bound for Turin.
Olympic ice hockey has hosted its share of dynasties and upsets.
Olympic rules put a premium on a player's hockey sense — the ability to act quickly and positively with the puck and the discipline to know what to do without it.
www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/icehockey   (657 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Ice Hockey | Canada claim Olympic title
Canada have won the gold medal in the women's ice hockey with victory over the United States.
The victory avenges the defeat they suffered at American hands four years ago in Nagano, and is the country's first Olympic ice hockey gold in 50 years.
Links to more Ice Hockey stories are at the foot of the page.
news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/ice_hockey/newsid_1835000/1835144.stm   (407 words)

  
 2002 Winter Olympics | Salt Lake City | Figure Skating Scandal | Ice Hockey | Olympic Snowboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Canada made up for a 50 year drought by winning the gold medal in women's and men's ice hockey.
The last time Canada won a gold medal in ice hockey was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
This is the first time in Olympic history that there has been two golds, a bronze, but no silver medal in a competition.
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 Olympics
Olympic ring border, list of words related to bobsledding and luge to use in poem.
This reading comprehension is a biography of Olympic champion Kerri Strug and the story of her famous gold-medal win in gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics.
When the Olympics are over, use the results from your chart to answer the questions.
www.abcteach.com /directory/theme_units/funkids/olympics   (1079 words)

  
 2006 Winter Olympics » Ice Hockey (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab3.cs.columbia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Women’s ice hockey is a relatively new Olympic sport, but it has really caught on in the United States, where girls and young women have played on boys’ teams for quite some time.
The women’s Olympic hockey team should be in good shape since they bring to the games several experienced members.
Olympic veterans Jenny Potter, Katie King, Tricia Dunn-Luoma and Angela Ruggiero were selected Tuesday for the U.S. women’s hockey team that will compete at the Turin Games.
2006turinolympics.com.cob-web.org:8888 /category/ice-hockey   (881 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Ice Hockey - Canada beats USA 5-2 to win gold medal - Monday February 25, 2002 12:37 ...
The Canadians finally ended an agonizing 50-year wait for the Olympic gold medal in their national sport, beating the United States as Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic each scored twice in a historic 5-2 victory Sunday.
As the symbol of Canadian hockey excellence for two decades, Wayne Gretzky took a risk and put his heart on his sleeve for all to dissect.
From a hockey tournament as rich as the one we’ve just witnessed, and from a team as full of compelling characters as Team Canada, you can pick any number of players to celebrate.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/ice_hockey/news/2002/02/24/usa_canada_ap   (1296 words)

  
 Torino (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab3.cs.columbia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At the last Paralympic Games in 2002 at Salt Lake City, Bourgonje placed in the Top 10 in all three of her events, including a fourth place finish in the 2.5km, a sixth in the 10km, and a ninth in the 5km event.
She was the sports massage therapist with the Canadian National Women's team that won a silver medal at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships; gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships.
She is the Team Physician for the Canadian National Women's Hockey Team and coordinates the medical coverage for the Department of Athletics at the University of Alberta.
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 Winter Olympics - 2002 in Salt Lake City
Winter Olympics - 2002 in Salt Lake City
There are printables of Maps, Olympic flags, medals, Mascots and more.
These ideas have been adapted by Aimee Charlton, UEN Web Facilitator, to be used in correlation with the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games.
www.gigglepotz.com /winter_ol.htm   (307 words)

  
 2002 Winter Olympics - Olympic Ice Hockey Arena
Utah Valley State College - Olympic Ice Hockey Arena
Ice Hockey took place at the Ice Hockey Arena at Provo (The Ice Arena at Provo).
Construction of the two ice sheets was completed in early 1999; seating was completed in May 1999.
www.utah.com /olympics/venues/uvsc.htm   (88 words)

  
 ESPN.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Salt Lake City said goodbye to the Olympics, sending the Games off with an upbeat display of lights, fireworks and rock 'n' roll.
Canada ended 50 years of frustration Sunday, beating the United States 5-2 to win its first men's hockey gold in 50 years.
In an all-North American men's ice hockey gold medal final, the team that truly played the North American style won.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/index   (457 words)

  
 ESPN.com - 2006 Winter Olympics Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Sidney Crosby wouldn't flat-out criticize Team Canada, but the teenage phenom said he was disappointed that he was left off the Canadian Olympic team.
A look at the discrepancies between the IIHF and NHL rules for the Winter Olympics.
ESPN.COM'S 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS: Look back at the best Winter Games performance by the United States.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter06/hockey/index   (186 words)

  
 2006 Hockey Ice Olympics
back to back games during the Olympics in which two goalies are a group that will spread the ice with a ton of excellent passers for you Switzerland, but your hockey team sucks.
Wayne Gretzky, watches the game against the Czech Republic during men's ice hockey action at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 21, 2006, in Italy.
Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey equipment Ice hockey rules Ice hockey statistics Ice
www.teamsportsgo.com /icehockey/2006hockeyiceolympics   (996 words)

  
 Winter Olympics 2006 | Torino, Italy
The Winter Games were held in Italy once before 2006.
The Winter Games were held in Italy once before.
What the was first year that female athletes could compete in events other than figure skating at a Winter Olympics?
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 Women's Hockey in the 1998 Winter Olympics
Women's Hockey was in the Winter Olympics for the first time ever!!
The 1997 Women's World Championship served as a qualifier for the 1998 Winter Olympics, which took place in Nagano, Japan.
The top four teams in Olympic round-robin advanced to the medal round: Third-placed Finland and fourth-placed China played for the Bronze; first-placed USA and second-placed Canada played for Gold.
www.whockey.com /int/olympics/1998   (837 words)

  
 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics
==== 2002 Winter Olympic Games Ice hockey ====
Six countries, hockey powers Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States of America were admitted to the final eight.
USA scored late in the third period on the power play to cut the lead to 3-2, but Canada hung on to win.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ic/Ice_hockey_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics.html   (305 words)

  
 S Stranged Productions
Logged ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, UT. Managed on-site tape library at the Peaks Ice Arena for the duration of the Games.
Worked as a photographer, assistant photo editor and runner for USOpen.org during the 2002, 2003 and 2004 US Open tennis tournaments.
Covered minor league hockey for the nationally-distributed monthly publication.
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 Women's Hockey in the 2002 Winter Olympics
Eight countries competed in women's ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA.
To determine the final two teams to compete, there was a qualification tournament in February 2001 between the bottom two teams at the A Pool 2000 Women's World Hockey Championship (Germany and Japan) and the top two teams at the B Pool 2000 Women's World Hockey Championship (Kazachstan and Switzerland).
Time (MST) Event Result Arena Tickets February 11, 2002 11:05 a.m.
www.whockey.com /int/olympics/2002   (488 words)

  
 Image:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab3.cs.columbia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle
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