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	2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		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.
		Skeleton returned as a medal sport in the 2002 Games for the first time since 1948.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics (606 words)

	Skeleton Racing \| Winter Olympics \| Sledding Event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Skeleton racing was invented by British tourists in Switzerland in the 1800s.
		The 2002 Winter Olympics are the first time women have competed in the sport.
		His dad competed in cross-country skiing at the 1964 Winter Olympics and his grandpa won two Olympic gold medals in speedskating events at the 1932 Games.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1813.htm (425 words)

	It takes guts to ride skeleton - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Skeleton is being reintroduced to the world in the 2002 Winter Games for the first time in 52 years.
		Skeleton is one of the most extreme sports in the Winter Olympics.
		Skeleton races often are held in heats with top competitors in one heat surviving to race in the next.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,10000005,00.html (414 words)

	Bobsled, skeleton have had long ride through history - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		In a way, skeleton has been around as long as daredevils have blasted down slopes on small sleds, careening along on their stomachs, braving the ice in a thrilling head-first ride.
		Another story is that skeleton is a mispronunciation of the Norwegian word "kjaelke," a sled used on ice.
		For skeleton sliders with their helmets only inches from the ice, or bobsledders crouching in the sled as it flies up on the curves, the run is an extreme experience.
	webserver.desnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,50000294,00.html (780 words)

	NPR : 2002 Winter Olympics, A Special Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		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.
		At recent Olympic trials for the biathlon -- an event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting -- several U.S. hopefuls were soldiers, training for the Olympics at a time of war.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/olympics2002 (2380 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Skeleton - Grandfather's death changes Shea's priorities - Tuesday ...
		His grandfather had won two gold medals in speedskating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, and his father competed as a cross-country skier in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
		Skeleton, which is making its Olympic comeback after a 54-year hiatus, appealed because it's affordable and is an individual sport.
		Shea's first slide on a skeleton sled was in 1994, and the memory remains vivid.
	www.cnn.com /cnnsi/olympics/2002/skeleton/news/2002/02/19/shea_ap (938 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		The inaugural Winter Olympics were a resounding success in the picturesque spa town of Chamonix, France.
		The 1936 Winter Games were held in the twin Bavarian towns of Garmisch and Partenkirchen just three years before the outbreak of the Second World War.
		The Bosnian city of Sarajevo was virtually unknown on the global stage when the Winter Olympics landed in the Balkans for the first time.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/history (1185 words)

	German Info: Germany at the Olympics
		Among the stories for which the 1936 Winter Games have gone down in Olympics history was the performance of 16-year-old Norwegian Laila Schou Nilsen, who at the time held every speed-skating record for distances between 500 and 5,000 meters.
		Due to the exclusion of women's speedskating from the Olympics, she instead chose to compete in the combined downhill, which she won, although no medals were awarded at the time for success in individual races.
		Rudi Ball, a leading member of the Germany's 1932 Olympic hockey squad and a Jew in voluntary exile in France, was invited by the German government to return home to compete under the banner of his native country.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/olympics2002/wg1936.html (592 words)

	Winter Olympics: Skeleton
		But the sport would not reappear until the 1948 Winter Games, which were also held in St. Moritz.
		At the start of the race, the temperature of the runners must be within 4°C of the reference runner, which is exposed to the open air for one hour before the start of the competition.
		The U.S. skeleton team hit some speed bumps on the road to Torino in late 2005 and early 2006.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/winter-olympics-skeleton.html (480 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		However, skeleton sliders are more daring as they lay on their stomachs, face head first and coast down the ice at speeds around 80 miles-per-hour.
		Men's skeleton is being held for the first time since the 1948 Games in the Swiss town of St. Moritz.
		He recently won his fourth straight skeleton World Cup in Lake Placid and was regarded as one of the top performers in the sport in the early 1990's before retiring after the 1994 season.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON1912942.htm (709 words)

	Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Medals awarded in the sport of Skeleton for February 20, 2002 at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games:
		* Shea, a third-generation Olympian, becomes first Olympic Skeleton champion in 54 years by edging Rettl by 0.05 seconds.
		Events at the 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skeleton_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics (99 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)

	skeleton on Encyclopedia.com
		in winter sports, a type of small, very low, steel-frame sled on which one person, lying face down, slides headfirst down snowy hillsides or down steeply banked, curving, iced chutes similar to those used in luge and bobsledding.
		It was an event in the Winter Olympic Games in 1928 and 1948, when the games were held in St. Moritz, and again in 2002.
		PARK CITY, UT-- Germany's Diana Sartor practices for the women's skeleton event during official training at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Park City February 19, 2002.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/s1/skeleton-sled.asp (932 words)

	Speed of the Fastest Human, Sledding
		Skeleton is supposed to reappear at the Olympics at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
		In order for the sledders to obtain and maintain speeds of 35 to 40 m/s they have special equipment and have to position their bodies correctly.On average the luge and skeleton sled are about 100 to 145 cm long and about 45 to 55 cm wide.
		Both luge and skeleton racers shift their weight slightly either from left to right, move their head slightly and/or their shoulders, or by exerting a bit of pressure on the runners in order to steer or to accelerate downward.
	hypertextbook.com /facts/2001/SharenChin.shtml (429 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Sport Explainers - Skeleton Events - Monday February 04, 2002 10:48 AM
		Skeleton athletes travel head-first down the track, lying on their stomachs atop of the sled (prone position).
		One of the fastest courses in the world, the track is 1,335 meters long and has five start areas for the different events (luge, bobsled and skeleton).
		Men's skeleton will be returning to the Olympics for the first time since the 1948 Games in St. Moritz.
	www.cnnsi.com /olympics/2002/sport_explainers/skeleton_events (277 words)

	News release from Stamford Homes: Olympic medallist settles in St Neots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Winter Olympic medalist Alex Coomber has hung up her sled and is looking forward to new challenges as her life takes an exciting new twist.
		Alex, who became the nation’s darling when she shrugged off injury and won bronze in the skeleton bob 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, shocked the sporting world when she retired from the sport soon after.
		The Olympics were the high point of the career – winning one of two medals for Great Britain at the Games, adding to the gold by the women’s curling team.
	www.stamford-homes.co.uk /News/31.aspx (473 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Skeleton - Shea wins gold medal in men's skeleton - Wednesday February 20, 2002 ...
		He was trailing by the slimmest of margins, the skeleton gold medal slipping away.
		His 91-year-old grandfather, Jack, who died last month, was the first double gold medalist in the Winter Olympics, winning two speed skating events at the 1932 Lake Placid Games.
		Skeleton, in which competitors race headfirst down the ice at about 80 mph on a sled that looks like a large lunch tray, made its first appearance in the Winter Olympics since 1948 and only its third ever.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/skeleton/news/2002/02/20/mens_skeleton_ap (1129 words)

	ipedia.com: 2002 Winter Olympics Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Athletes in short-track speed skating and cross-country skiing were disqualified for various reasons as well (including doping), leading Russia and South Korea to file protests and threaten to withdraw from competition.
		Australian skater Steven Bradbury, an honest competitor who had previously won a bronze as part of a relay team but well off the pace of the medal favourites, cruised off the pace in his semifinal only to see his competitors crash into each other, allowing him through to the final.
		The Canadian women's team also defeated their American counterparts 3-2 after losing to them at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano and at all 8 exhibition games prior to the Salt Lake Games.
	www.ipedia.com /2002_winter_olympics.html (458 words)

	Booze, beer and the 2002 Winter Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		In 1996, a year after Utah was awarded the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, a lawsuit was filed against the State of Utah in regards to the constitutionality of the alcohol advertising laws that were in place.
		One of the most emotional stories of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics was the sudden death of Jack Shea, a former double gold medal Winter Olympian for the United States at Lake Placid, New York, in 1932.
		His death was particularly difficult because of his plans to attend the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and to see his grandson, Jim Shea, an Olympic athlete in the skeleton, become the first third generation American to participate in the Olympic Games.
	www.ias.org.uk /publications/theglobe/02issue4/globe0204_p15.html (1894 words)

	Winter Olympics - 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Men's skeleton was in the 1928 and 1948 Olympics, when the Games were held in St. Moritz.
		Skeleton is similar to luge except sliders lie on their stomachs and sled headfirst down the track.
		His counterpart, reigning world champion Maya Pedersen, is heavily favored to win the women's skeleton race, but either of the two Americans could wind up on the podium.
	cfapp.rockymountainnews.com /winterOlympics02/index.cfm?view=sportevents&eventsport=sportSkeleton&property=rmn (409 words)

	1952 — Oslo, Norway - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		After the flame is lit in the hearth of the home of Sondre Hordheim, the famous 19th century Norwegian skier, the torch is relayed to Oslo by a series of 94 skiers.
		The 150,000 count is an Olympic attendance record that would stand through the end of the 20th century.
		It would be their last gold, thanks to the Soviet Union, future protests over "professional athletes" in Communist countries and the hockey talent spreading all over the globe by the end of the century.
	www.deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,13,00.html (411 words)

	Going For The Gold: The 2002 Winter Olympics
		Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah, and for a few days I am one of over 70,000 visitors from all across the world that are expected to be here each day to experience the Olympiad.
		In August, 1995, it was announced that Salt Lake City had won the bid to be the host of the next Winter Olympics, and initial planning began for fire protection at the event, with an SLCFD Chief attending the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, to learn about how they provided fire protection at the event.
		These units were then special-assigned to secure areas (such as the Olympic Village where the athletes lived or within the venues) and would not leave the firehouse for any other calls except those within secure areas, so as to avoid their being “contaminated” with the possibility of their being tampered with.
	www.hellercreative.com /salt_lake_city.htm (2165 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Skeleton
		Jim Shea followed in the footsteps of his grandfather by winning his own Olympic gold.
		The United States cleaned up in skeleton's return to the Winter Olympics, taking gold medals in both the men's and women's events.
		Third-generation Olympian Jim Shea won on the men's side, just a month after the death of his grandfather, a two-time gold medalist.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/skeleton (102 words)

	Doctoral degree on front burner for Olympic star - newarkadvocate.com/granvillesentinel
		The last time Parsley flew down the skeleton track on her sled was Feb. 20, the day she earned her second-place finish in the Winter Olympics skeleton competition.
		The sport of skeleton, which is similar to luge except sliders lie on their stomachs and sled headfirst down the track, is still pretty new and sponsorships are more difficult to come by than other Olympic sports like the bobsled.
		To collect data, she's been interviewing people throughout the state to see what, if anything, the various public safety agencies are doing in the area of critical incident stress management to help rescuers like firefighters and medical personnel deal with their own health in times of stress.
	www.newarkadvocate.com /granvillesentinel/news/stories/20030109/localnews/story1.html (784 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics - Olympic Highlight
		The Olympics were full of surprises at every turn of the road.
		With the skeleton back in the Olympic arena, a three generation family was the first ever to win gold in the same event.
		Jim Shea followed the Olympic dream of his grandfather and father as he took gold in the men's skeleton event.
	www.utah.com /olympics/highlight.htm (1103 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics \| Salt Lake City \| Figure Skating Scandal \| Ice Hockey \| Olympic Snowboarding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The last time Canada won a gold medal in ice hockey was at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
		Jimmy Shea used the death of his grandfather as inspiration and won gold in the men's skeleton race.
		This is the first time in Olympic history that there has been two golds, a bronze, but no silver medal in a competition.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1824.htm (503 words)

	Cool Attractions - Salt Lake City Winter Games 2002
		The International Olympic Committee awarded the 2002 Olympics to Salt Lake City on June 16th 1995 at Budapest, Hungary.
		The Salt Lake City Olympic Committee is planning for the participation of approximately 2,345 athletes and 1,800 officials from 80 countries - plus the opening and closing ceremonies.
		Obviously the proximity of mountains with outstanding conditions makes it perfect for a variety of winter sports activities, but the city's location - often referred to as the 'Crossroads of the West' - and infrastructure, is perfect for hosting an international event.
	www.saltlakecity.coolattractions.com (302 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Luge and Skeleton \| Coomber cherishes medal moment
		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.
		Links to more Luge and Skeleton stories are at the foot of the page.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/luge_and_skeleton/newsid_1835000/1835111.stm (466 words)

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