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	BBC News \| TALKING POINT \| Is the Olympic spirit dead?
		The Olympic spirit died on September 5, 1972 in Munich when the decision was taken by Avery Brundage, the then IOC president, to carry on with the Games after 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were innocently murdered.
		I was cynical before the Olympics started, but to see the best of the best competing, to see people proud of the country and their cultural heritage; of their birth and at the same time having good will towards the countries of others has been a joy.
		The Olympic Spirit surely is to train for years, putting in lots of hard work, driven on by the dream of competing against the best in the world in the Olympics to prove to yourself that you have the talent and determination.
	newsvote.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/talking_point/newsid_932000/932378.stm (7366 words)

	Dino Siotis Lectures At SNHU
		The Olympic festivities attracted not only lovers of sports but authors and poets, too, who came to place their latest intellectual corpus before the public: in ancient Greece, the overall concept of the perfect human being involved a man’s perfect mind in a perfect body.
		This was the Olympic spirit, a spirit that embraced the Pan Hellenic idea of uniting and strengthening the Greeks, engaging them in the process of philosophical and political thinking since all human beings, according to Aristotle, are thinking animals.
		The Olympic Spirit is nothing more or less than the balancing of body and mind and their incorporation, as a permanent entity, into the surrounding world.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /dinosclassical.html (6188 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Other sports / European skaters catch the Olympic spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Olympic countdown began at the European Figure Skating Championships.
		Olympic figure skating begins Feb. 11, 2006 with the pairs short program.
		After being knocked unconscious in a fall from a lift at Skate America in October and spending a few days in a hospital with concussion and bruises, Totmianina came back to win the gold with her partner for the fourth time at the Europeans.
	www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/articles/2005/01/30/european_skaters_catch_the_olympic_spirit (603 words)

	KODAK: In Camera July 2000 - Olympic Spirit provides a taste of the games
		Licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the first of four Olympic Spirit Centers recently opened in Munich, Germany.
		Paul says the IOC and Olympic Spirit Centers wanted him to focus on sports that are especially appealing to young audiences.
		Seats in the Olympic Spirit theaters are on a motion base that moves with the action.
	www.kodak.com /US/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/july2000/olympic.shtml (621 words)

	Ice Arena captures Olympic spirit
		With the Olympic Games, Switaj noticed a steady increase in the general use of the arena.
		Drayer used to skate competitively when she was in high school, but she focused mainly on the enjoyment of the sport.
		Photos, images, or text may not be redistributed, copied, or altered without the express written permission of The Daily Kent Stater, KSU Studentmedia, or Kent State University.
	www.stater.kent.edu /stories_old/98spring/022098/f6a.html (597 words)

	The Olympic Games
		The Ancient Olympics - "In this exhibit, you can compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times."
		REACH An Educator's Guide to the Olympics: Hundreds of beautifully made printable facts and activities sheet on everything imaginable related to the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics.
		Olympic Statistics - Medal Count - "the ranking by country for each olympic event (e.g.
	www.caslt.org /research/olympics.htm (715 words)

	normblog: More Olympic spirit
		Athens - At the rear of the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall yesterday, Yudi Vaks squatted down onto his heels and buried his big square head in his arms - imagine the fetal position gone vertical - and sobbed.
		Miresmaeili showing up for the weigh-in yesterday morning, officially too heavy, and by such an unusually large margin for a world-class athlete that the judo federation is investigating the matter.
		When the Palestinian delegation marched into the Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremonies last week, they were warmly welcomed.
	normblog.typepad.com /normblog/2004/08/more_olympic_sp.html (353 words)

	Olympic spirit is a ghost - News in Depth -
		The great Olympics story of recent times that gets quoted and re-quoted is about a journalist who waited for the last competitor to finish the men's marathon.
		What interests me is that it suggests the true Olympic spirit is now more easily found in losers than winners.
		In 2000, the International Olympic Committee was still being run by Juan Antonio Samaranch, among the 20th century's least-attractive sports politicians.
	www.theage.com.au /olympics/articles/2004/08/13/1092340473896.html (773 words)

	bjturk.commentary: the olympic spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Comoros track team felt the Olympic spirit in the form of an assistant coach (whose name I do not have) at the Georgia college at which they trained during the games.
		My problem is that people forget that the spirit of the Olympics is harmony, cooperation, and mutual respect and concern.
		Thirty-nine years later, in October 1982, Thorpe's Olympic records were reinstated, and in January 1983, the International Olympic Committee presented replicas of Thorpe's two gold medals to each of Thorpe's children.
	www.bjturk.com /mentary/ac.php (951 words)

	ATHENS 2004 Olympics / Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games Launch Pad
		Olympic style games for athletes with a disability were organised for the first time in Rome in 1960.
		The Olympic Youth Festival will help young athletes experience the Olympic Spirit at the place where it was born -- one of the most holy places on earth.
		Athena and Phevos, the Athens 2004 Olympic Games mascots, are a brother and a sister, symbols of the Olympic values and the idea of brotherhood among all people and ambassadors of participation, noble competition and equality.
	www.invgr.com /olympics_launch_pad.htm (8072 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Violating the Olympic spirit
		Olympic history is filled with moments of high drama, many of which take place outside the competition.
		Didrikson, who had won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, was banned from amateur competition by the AAU later that year, for allowing her photo to be used in a car adversitement, which violated amateur rules.
		Matthews, the gold medalist in the 1972 Summer Olympics 400 meter dash, and Collett, the silver medalist, were suspended by the IOC for what it called a "disgusting display" on the victory stand.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/merron/030205.html (853 words)

	Olympic Spirit - Gail Devers
		Gail worked hard, and when the Olympics arrived, she competed in the 100-meter finals and won the gold medal.
		She qualified for the Olympics by setting a new American record in the event at 12.33 seconds, the event's fastest time in eight years.
		Discipline was the key to Gail Devers' ability to overcome the disease and stage the comeback to reach her Olympic dream.
	www.edgate.com /copernedit/html/summergames/inactive/olympic_spirit/gail_devers.html (487 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Access the profiles of Olympic heroes by choosing below the first letter of his or her last name.
		Ancient Olympic champions were looked after by their fellow townsfolk for the rest of their lives, although they also enjoyed the redoubtable honour of fighting in the front line.
		Olympic Solidarity allocates Scholarships to help athletes with financial difficulties train and ultimately qualify for the Olympic Games.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/index_uk.asp (146 words)

	Anglicans filled with Olympic spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		As the year 2000 approaches Sydney Anglicans have already determined that the Olympic City will be well prepared to support the thousands of visitors that win pour in from all over the globe.
		Many of the young sportsmen and women, their entourage, also some of the officials, to say nothing of the myriad spectators will be strangers in a strange land.
		This will be a great opportunity for everyone, not only Anglicans, touched by the spirit, to view what is happening at Homebush, listen to a dynamic speaker, enjoy a superb buffet, and help the Task Force gear up for one of the most thrilling events in Sydney’s history.
	www.pastornet.net.au /quest/News/anglican.htm (244 words)

	Dan Patrick:Ohno embodies Olympic spirit
		These 2002 Olympic Games have finally delivered their poster child, the one athlete who stands for everything the Olympics are supposed to represent.
		And it is neither David Pelletier nor Jamie Sale, though the endless controversy surrounding their silver-to-gold medal has certainly provided the backdrop for the real hero to emerge.
		And in the context of the scandal surrounding the judging of the pairs' figure skating, Ohno is a refreshing reminder of why we love the Olympics.
	espn.go.com /talent/danpatrick/s/2002/0218/1335867.html (319 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / With great pride, Greeks carry the torch of Olympic spirit
		Maria Kouki muscled her way through hundreds of revelers in Greek-flag shirts to reach the Olympic flame, which a relay of local heroes had jogged into town on the last week of the torch's journey to Athens.
		Celebration awaited at each stop, even though the Games have invoked mixed feelings in many Greeks who wish their Olympics had not become a slave to big business and the specter of terrorism.
		She said hello to an old man, who announced that many of the restaurants along the square had been so busy that night that they had run out of grilled pork souvlaki and Mythos, a Greek beer.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/08/11/with_great_pride_greeks_carry_the_torch_of_olympic_spirit (803 words)

	USA Gymnastics Online: News: Olympic Spirit Award
		Nu Skin Enterprises is the official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award for the years 2000, 2002 and 2004.
		Gardner, the 2000 Olympic Champion in the Greco-Roman wrestling 120 kg/264.5 lbs weightclass, overcame a near death snowmobile accident to return to the Olympic spotlight and capture the bronze in Athens.
		Following the 2000 Olympic Games, Olympic gold medal diver, Laura Wilkinson, and Olympic gold medal wrestler, Rulon Gardner, were honored, and after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games the award was presented to bronze medalist Chris Klug (skiing/parallel giant slalom) and the 2002 gold medal winning U.S. Women's Bobsled Team of Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers.
	www.usa-gymnastics.org /news/2004/oct11-04hamm.html (1093 words)

	The Context of the Games and the Olympic Spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The conflict between the Olympic movement's high ideals and the commercialism or political acts which accompany the Games has been noted since ancient times.
		The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world.
		This exhibit is a subset of materials from the Perseus Project database and is copyrighted.
	www.perseus.tufts.edu /Olympics/spirit.html (305 words)

	Wanting to be carried away by Olympic spirit \| csmonitor.com
		The media have been writing with a vengeance in recent years about the corruption of the organizers, the shameless commercialism of the promoters, and, of course, the alleged use of performance enhancing drugs by athletes.
		In an era saturated with hostility and strife, it's fitting, perhaps, that the Olympics are returning to Greece for the first time since they were resurrected in 1896.
		The two weeks of the Olympic Games are a true microcosm of life, complete with all life's twists and turns and ups and downs.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0813/p09s01-coop.htm (877 words)

	Why the Olympic Spirit Lacks a Jewish Neshama
		This was not only because of the impossible deadline that would have had to be met (it wasn't), but also because of a gut feeling that, whatever might be the case with respect to other cultures, religions and academic disciplines, there exists an essential conflict between traditional Judaism and the world of athletics.
		Professional or full-time athletes (unless it is with a view to teaching or some other justifiable end) would be frowned upon as avoiding their legitimate functions of "habitations of the world," a charge which would also be brought against professional gamblers and other unproductive types.
		It is when people begin to attach an inherent value, or "spirit," to athletic achievement that Jewish tradition must find itself at odds with the secular environment, forced to stand at some distance from the Olympic arena.
	www.ucalgary.ca /%7Eelsegal/Shokel/870901_Olympic.html (1867 words)

	The Games at Olympia - Ancient Greece
		The modern Games are a worldwide event, broadcast to a huge audience, but we can still see their origins in the ancient games.
		The earliest recorded date of the ancient Greek Olympics is 776 BC.
		Like the modern Games, they were held every four years and, like their modern counterparts, the athletes trained for many months, following a careful diet and fitness programme.
	www.ancient-greece.co.uk /festivals/story/olympics.html (141 words)

	Olympics links
		Presented by the British Olympic Association, this is a 60 PAGE TEACHING GUIDE IN PDF FORMAT including resources, teaching ideas, and holding an Olympic sport day at your school.
		Olympics study; students determine the equation of a line given points they
		Olympics through the ages, from prehistory through ancient times and into the
	www.bhs.tased.edu.au /olympics/olympics.htm (743 words)

	Olympics need a little more Olympic spirit: 2/20/98
		Unfortunately, the U.S. men played in the spirit of brotherhood and were quickly bounced out of the tournament.
		The best example of brotherhood at the Olympics so far has been among the snowboarders, who reportedly agreed not to accept any medals they hadn't earned.
		A potentially embarrassing situation was avoided when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reversed itself and told Rebagliati to keep the medal because there was no formal agreement between the IOC and the ISF (International Ski Federation, snowboarding's Olympic governing body) banning marijuana.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-98/02-20-98/d01sp132.htm (666 words)

	ABC News: European Skaters Catch the Olympic Spirit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Russia's Evgeni Plushenko performs in a gala exhibition at the end of the European figure skating championships at Turin's Palavela ice rink, northern Italy, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005.
		TURIN, Italy Jan 30, 2005 — The Olympic countdown began at the European Figure Skating Championships.
		It will be the first time the system which adds the technical and artistry points over the whole competition will be used at the world titles.
	abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=456026 (620 words)

	NASA - NASA Joins in the Olympic Spirit
		As the world's finest athletes converge on Athens, Greece, NASA joins in the Olympic spirit by offering its unique view of the city where the Olympics were born.
		"We salute the spirit of international cooperation that pulls together this greatest of athletic endeavors?Even from our outpost, we?ll be watching." The crew then showed off their version of the 100-meter sprint: a weightless flight across the space station.
		In 1896, when the modern Olympic Games were born, Athens was fittingly chosen to kick off the revival.
	www.nasa.gov /vision/earth/everydaylife/olympics.html (508 words)

	Magnificent evening of Slovene Olympic spirit in Sydney
		Zdravlijca (the national anthem) and Ode of joy resounded in the middle of the Olympic heat, in honour of the Slovene Olympic movement, and more than two hundred guests came to know Slovenia as a land of friendship and exemplary Olympic spirit.
		The main star of the evening was certainly Dawn Fraser, former Olympic swimming champion and legend of Australian sport, who had also been greeted with huge applause as the penultimate carrier of the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony a few days earlier.
		After a speech by the president of the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, Janez Kocijancic, a short documentary film on meetings between Juan Antonio Samaranch and Slovene legend, Leon Stukelj was given its premiere.
	www.uvi.si /sydney2000/eng/news/2000-09-19-02.html (243 words)

	Beyond medals: athletes in pursuit of the Olympic spirit \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The true story of the Olympics is in the telling - told in the letter from a Nebraska grandmother who pushes a wrestler to work harder this day than he did the last.
		The upper floor of the house he bought in Medford, Mass., in 1993 was occupied by pigeons and strewn with newspapers from 1972, left there by a widow who lived on the ground level for 25 years.
		His trip to the Olympics in the men's twos event is a work in progress as well.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/0810/p03s01-ussc.html (1251 words)

	Is the Olympic spirit still alive … or is it all burned out? - [Sunday Herald]
		By the time the first official Olympic Games began in ancient Greece in 776BC, their venue Olympia had become the centre of a federal league under religious sanction – an early version of Brussels, although it of course has forgotten about the religion.
		By contrast, when pyrotechnics and puppeteers open the Olympics in Athens on August 13, the world’s 87 or so current wars – depending on your definition of what is or isn’t a war – will continue regardless.
		The revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 was largely the work of one man: the French aristocrat Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
	www.sundayherald.com /43700 (2011 words)

	Pushed Beyond The Limit (washingtonpost.com)
		The Greeks led a celebration of an Olympics that at one point was almost taken away from them.
		Jefferson goes back home to amenities befitting a king, a life in which the Olympics is more of a footnote than a seminal life moment.
		Maybe we just have to reconcile ourselves to the fact that the Olympics are locked in a constant battle between the spirit of the ancients and the reality of the present.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A45340-2004Aug29.html (1397 words)

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