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	2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to these Olympic Winter Games, a number of IOC 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.
		During the opening ceremonies, Rogge, presiding over his first olympics as IOC president, told the athletes of the host country that their nation was overcoming the horrific tragedy and stand with them in their ideals.
		The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics (520 words)

	Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games.
		Luge was first contested in the Olympics, although the sport got bad publicity when a competitor was killed in a pre-Olympic training run.
		Luge first entered the Olympic programme in 1964, and the three events conducted then are still unchanged.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Winter_Olympics (520 words)

	1988 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For the first time in history the Winter Olympics were extended to 16 days, the speed skating events were held indoors on a covered rink, the alpine events took place on artificial snow, and warm Chinook winds not only threatened to cancel events, but sent a ski jumper flying into a camera tower.
		1988 was the second time Canada had hosted the Olympics, this includes the
		The XV Olympic Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_Winter_Olympic_Games (520 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		A total of eight sports were included in the winter Olympics in 1998: biathlon (cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship), bobsled, curling (for the first time), ice hockey (which included women’s hockey for the first time), luge (toboggan), figure skating, speed skating, and skiing (which, for the first time, included snowboarding as a medal sport).
		The winter Olympics were begun in 1924 and were held in the same year as the summer games until the 1994 winter games in Lillehammer, Norway, when the alternating cycles began.
		OLYMPIC GAMES, international athletic competition comprising two separate 4-year cycles, the summer Olympics and the winter Olympics.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/sports/olympics.html (1093 words)

	Definition of 2002 Winter Olympics
		A feature of these Games has been the emergence of the so-called "extreme" sports, such as snowboarding, moguls and aerials, which appeared in previous Olympic Winter Games but have captured greater public attention this year.
		1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and at all 8 exhibition games prior to the Salt Lake Games.
		Olympic flame at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/2002_Winter_Olympic_Games (1093 words)

	Anne Abernathy - Grandma Luge - 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, Virgin Islands Winter Olympic Team
		Anne, known as Grandma Luge to her fellow athletes and many fans, is training to compete in her 6th Winter Olympics in 2006.
		Anne Abernathy - Athletes International 2004 Olympic Athlete of the Year - is in the Guinness World Book of Records as the oldest woman ever to compete in the Winter Olympic Games.
		Anne was only 40 at the time and was preparing for her third Olympic Games.
	www.grandmaluge.com /who.htm (1093 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		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.
		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").
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1136 words)

	Olympic Bobsledding 2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City
		This is the first Winter Olympics where women have competed in the bobsledding race.
		He's competing in his first Olympics and is one of the best all around athletes in the world.
		She won three Olympic medals in luge and three world titles before switching to bobsled in 2000.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1764.htm (280 words)

	Germany's Hackl set to make luge history - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Hackl, 35, says there are younger, stronger and faster athletes in the 2002 Winter Olympic luge field — 50 competitors strong — and people shouldn't be labeling him the favorite.
		But people know better, and no luge observer is picking against the German superstar, who has twice been voted the most popular athlete in his country, ahead of Michael Schumacher both times.
		UTAH OLYMPIC PARK — On the verge on becoming the greatest Winter Olympian in history, Georg Hackl is saying all the right things.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000261,00.html (630 words)

	2002 winter olympics hockey - The olympics Depot
		The olympics Depot is always looking to add new links on our feature subject 2002 winter olympics hockey, so if you know of any great 2002 winter olympics hockey sites, please submit them to our site.
		Our staff at The olympics Depot has put together this great list of 2002 winter olympics hockey related sites to make your life a whole lot easier when looking for information on 2002 winter olympics hockey.
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	upslinkk.com /olympics-winter-2002/2002-winter-olympics-hockey.html (484 words)

	CANOE 2002 Games - Photo Gallery
		Georg Hackl of Germany competes during the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002.
	www.canoe.ca /2002GamesGalleryFeb10/luge_5.html (26 words)

	Lightning fast luge - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		For the first time, U.S. lugers medaled at an Olympic Games.
		Luge, an Olympic sport since 1964, requires competitors to lie prone, feet first, and then propel themselves down a steeply inclined ice track.
		In a sport that's the fastest among Olympic sports and is akin to free-falling, it would seem like mental toughness is less important than a simple reckless disregard of fear.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,40000028,00.html (659 words)

	Winter Olympics 2002
		Blustery winter weather was the big winner Friday on the first day of competition at the Winter Olympics, causing the cancellation of ski jump qualifying, practice for the men's downhill and training sessions in several other events.
		When the 2002 Winter Olympics kick off Friday in Salt Lake City, sports enthusiasts won't be the only ones tuning in to their NBC affiliates.
		During the 17-day period when the Olympic flame burns atop Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium, Salt Lake City will be “one of the safest places on the globe,” in the assessment of U.S. domestic security director Tom Ridge.
	www.suntimes.com /special_sections/winter_olympics/stories.html (7417 words)

	CANOE 2002 Games - Photo Gallery
		Patrick Singleton of Bermuda competes during the men's singles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in Park City, Utah, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002.
	www.canoe.ca /2002GamesGalleryFeb10/luge_4.html (26 words)

	Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics
		He becomes first person to win 5 medals in event in either the summer or winter
		The German women sweep the podium in sport for the fifth time in history.
		Hackl's fifth medal in a row but fourth gold in a row.
	www.freeglossary.com /Luge_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics (52 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics - Utah Olympic Park - Bobsleigh & Luge Track & Ski Jump Hill
		Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton were held at the Bobsleigh/Luge Area (Utah Olympic Park).
		2002 Winter Olympics - Utah Olympic Park - Bobsleigh & Luge Track & Ski Jump Hill
		Located within the 389-acre Utah Olympic Park, the 1335-m track features five start areas and is one of only a dozen refrigerated, certified tracks in the world.
	www.utah.com /olympics/venues/utah_olympic_park.htm (220 words)

	BBC SPORT Winter Olympics 2002 Luge and Skeleton Legend of the luge
		Georg Hackl still made history despite just missing out on his fourth consecutive luge gold at the Winter Olympics.
		Armin is the right Olympic champion and it is a pity that (bronze medallist) Markus Prock is once more behind me at the Winter Olympics."
		Whereas 1994 had been an epic duel, Hackl dominated Nagano in 1998 where he won by more than half-a-second from Zoeggeler and became the first man to record the best time in all four runs at the Olympics.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/low/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_1815000/1815106.stm (220 words)

	Canada Olympic Park - Canada's Centre of Sport Excellence
		Operating the second largest snow academy in Canada, C.O.P. offers a wide range of ski, snowboard and Olympic winter sport programs including bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, and nordic combined, for all ages and abilities.
		Owned and operated by CODA, Canada Olympic Park is Alberta’s second largest tourist attraction outside the Rocky Mountains, welcoming more than 1.3 million visitors each year.
		CODA has a new partner supporting its vision to create the nationÂ’s first Canadian Centre of Sport Excellence.
	www.coda.ab.ca /COP (220 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
		When I was in Japan for the Winter Olympics in Nagano four years ago, I could watch the NBA games and the college games.
		and the Winter Olympics are the topic of discussion.
		Nothing against the athletes in the Olympic sports, but it's a tough time to be out.
	discuss.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/zforum/02/wilbon0219.htm (1931 words)

	Hughes wins first major skate title - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Hughes wins first major skate title - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Hughes said she was surprised to win her first title over the likes of Kwan and Irina Slutskaya, but downplayed any significance her victory may carry looking forward to the Olympics in Salt Lake City.
		Yagudin's program, passionately skated to music from "The Man in the Iron Mask," included two huge quadruple toe loops in combination with triple jumps.
	www.deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,35000156,00.html? (437 words)

	BBC SPORT Winter Olympics 2002 Luge and Skeleton German pair hold off US challenge
		The Americans swapped medals from the last Olympics, when Thorpe, then partnered by Gordon Sheer, steered his luge to silver ahead of Grimette.
		The two soldiers overcame a blunder on their second and final run, clipping a wall, to see off both American teams who took the other two medals.
		Thorpe had been in second place after the first run on Friday but his poor second run left the way open for the Germans to cruise to gold.
	newswm.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/low/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_1823000/1823307.stm (297 words)

	KFOR 1240AM - Surf Report
		During the Winter Olympics, spectators couldn't get enough of young danger sports like snowboarding and the skeleton luge.
		Now that the Olympics have concluded, a new sport is sweeping the world...
		Those who love video games (and even those who don't) know that Pong was the game that started it all.
	www.kfor1240.com /surf_report/index.html?topic=archive&y=2002 (4054 words)

	BBC SPORT Winter Olympics 2002 Luge and Skeleton Coomber cherishes medal moment
		"I would like to do something else to keep me occupied but I also want to be at the 2006 Winter Olympics."
		The relieved three-time World Cup champion was worried she would perform terribly in the Olympic skeleton.
		But, in snowy conditions which did not favour her, Coomber showed tremendous composure to become only Britain's 18th Winter Olympic medallist.
	newswm.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/low/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_1835000/1835111.stm (436 words)

	Olympics 2002: Skeleton
		It was at the 1928 St. Moritz Winter Games that skeleton made its Olympic debut.
		But the sport would not reappear until the 1948 Winter Games, which were also held in St. Moritz.
		Like luge, the sport involves racing a sled down an icy track.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/02olskeleton1.html (392 words)

	Awesome Library - Health_PE
		Provides highlights of the Winter Olympics for American athletes over the past 70 years.
		Provides over a dozen articles on the history of the Olympics, sprinkled with information on science related to sports and fitness.
		States that China has won as host for the Olympics in 2008.
	www.awesomelibrary.org /Classroom/Health_PE/Sports/Olympics.html (691 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Luge - Wilczak gets an Olympic-sized hug from dad - Thursday February 14, 2002 12:07 AM
		Wilczak finished fifth Wednesday in the luge competition at the Salt Lake City Games, matching the highest ever by an American.
		He has been too sick recently to see his daughter's races and was only able to come to the Olympics after a plane was made available if he needed to get back to Chicago for surgery.
		Posted: Wednesday February 13, 2002 11:51 PM Updated: Thursday February 14, 2002 12:07 AM Becky Wilczak hugs her ailing father after her final run.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/2002/luge/news/2002/02/13/wilczak_ap (481 words)

	Luge profiles - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Grimmette, 30, is from more traditional luge country, Muskegon, Mich. At 6 feet 1 inch and 198 pounds, Grimmette is the top man, while the smaller Martin, 5 feet 8 inches and 160 pounds, helps steer on bottom.
		She is a likely candidate to challenge the German women, who are stronger than ever and could easily finish one-two-three in Olympic competition.
		Both will be 29 years old before the 2002 Winter Games.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,40000027,00.html (1280 words)

	ESPN.com
		Salt Lake City said goodbye to the Olympics, sending the Games off with an upbeat display of lights, fireworks and rock 'n' roll.
		Short track has been in the Olympics for a while and normally receives less attention than curling.
		The NHL should extend its contract to play in the Olympics -- and do it right for the 2006 Turin Games.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/index (455 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics - Utah Olympic Park
		Utah Olympic Park near Park City served as the 2002 Olympic venue for ski jumping, nordic combined, bobsled, skeleton and luge.
		Now, visitors are treated to self-guided and expert tours of the competition sites, including the world's highest altitude ski jumps and the fastest sliding track.
		Olympic Parkway and Highway 224 at Kimball Junction
	www.utah.com /olympics/utah_olympic_park.htm (149 words)

	Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation: About Us
		In this photo, father and daughter hug at the finish line of the Women's Single Luge event at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		After seeing his daughter finish fifth in the luge competition last week, he said he's one of the luckiest men alive - regardless of his current health condition.
		For Tom Wilczak, his trip to Salt Lake City to see his daughter Becky Wilczak compete in the Olympics was a dream come true.
	www.nmff.org /aboutus/newsstory.asp?id=44&page=15 (203 words)

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