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Show Looking back on great moments from Winter Olympic history 1924 Chamonix, France Initially uranied as an International Winter Sports Week, the Games at C'hamonix were not officially recognized as the first Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee until 1925. Five sports were represented: Nordic skiing, figure skating, speed skating, bobsled and hockey. Canada established its reign as hockey champion by winning the gold in the first four Winter Olympics. Anders Haugen (United States) was logged as coming in fourth in the ski jump, but a calculation error discovered in 1974 showed he really placed third. At age 83, I Iauuen was awarded his bronze medal. Charles Jew traw (United States) won the United States' only gold medal in the 500-meter speed skating event. i -1 I f USOC ARCHIVES 1928 St. Moritz, Switzerland The second Winter Olympics used the facilities of an established ski resort. It also was the first time since World War I that Germans were admitted back into any Olympic competition. The Games at St. Moritz were the only time that bobsled teams could have five men instead of four. The United States placed first and second in the event. 1932 I.ake Placid, United States Due to the Depression, turnout w as low, w ith only 17 nations participating. Half of the athletes were from the United States or Canada. Dog sledding was included as a demonstration sport. John Shea (United States) won golds in the 5(X)-meter and 1 ,500-meter speed skating events. The U.S. bobsled team captured gold for the second time in a row. Team-member Eddie Eagan became the only person to win a gold medal in both the Winter and Summer Olympics. He already had a gold in boxing from the 1920 Summer Games. 1936 GarniLsch-Partcnkirchcn, Germany The Germans saw these Winter Games as a prelude to the Summer Games in Berlin. An attempt by German immigrants in the United Stales for a national boycott tailed. Great Britain's hockey team toppled the Canadian hold on gold. Sonja Henie (Norway ) won her third consecutive gold medal, making her the mo--t successful indiv idual woman ft mi re skater. 1948 St. Moritz, Sw itzerland I The popularity of Alpine skiing increased, and slalom and downhill events were added. i i The w inter pentathlon (cross country skiing, j downhill skiing, fencing, shooting and horse riding) was held as a demonstration sport and was not successful. Barbara Ann Scott (Canada) became the first North American to win a gold in figure skating. Gretchen Fraser (United States) captured gold in the women's slalom, the United States' first skiing medal. 1952 Oslo, Norway Germany and Japan were allowed to compete for the first time since World War II. The Oslo Games marked the first time the Olympics were held in a Scandina- vtan country. Andrea Mead (United States) was victorious in the slalom and giant slalom, becoming the first U.S. athlete to win two golds in a Winter Olympics. 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy An Italian television station provided the first Winter Olympic live coverage. "Eurovision" allowed parts of central Europe to watch competition. The United States swept the men's Jlgure skating competition. Gold went to Hayes Alan Jenkins, silver to Ronald Robertson and bronze to David Jenkins, younger brother otHayes. The new Soviet hockey team upset Canada in the finals and took the gold undefeated. USOC ARCHIVES 1960 Squaw Valley, United States The opening and closing ceremonies w ere stage-managed by Walt Disney, chairman of the Olympic Pageantry Committee. South Africa was represented for the first and last time until 1994. Figure skating events moved indoors. The U.S. hockey team defeated Canada and captured gold for the first time. 1964 Innsbruck. Austria Computers helped officials time and judge events. Mild weather prompted the Austrian military to truck in snow. Luge made its Olv mpic debut. Ortun Enderlein (Germany) won gold in the first women's Olympic luge event. 1968 Grenoble. France For the first time there were (wo separate kit 0 ym. F lWI I USOC ARCHIVES German teams competing in an Olympics. Peggy Fleming (United States) uxik home the gold in women's figure skating. U.S. speed skaters Mary Meyers, Dianne Ilolum and Jennifer Fish triple-tied for silver in the 500-meter event. Jean-Claude Killy (France), the host country's favorite son, won gold medals in all three Alpine skiing events. The Games were dubbed the "Killympics." 1972 Sapporo, Japan The Sapporo Games were the first Winter Olympics held outside of Europe and the United States. They also marked the first time all three medals in one discipline were won by a non-European country (Japan, in the normal hill ski jump). Galina Kulakova (U.S.S.R.) captured three gold medals in women's cross country skiing. Speed skater Dianne Holum (United States) won a gold (1,500 meters) and a silver (3,000 meters). He would later coach Eric Heiden to the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. Barbara Cochran (United States) won the gold in the women's slalom bytwo-hun-dredths of a second. 1976 Innshruck, Austria The Games were originally awarded to Denver but later nixed by Colorado voters. Innsbruck used existing facilities from the 1964 Games. Speed skater Sheila Young (United States) captured gold, silver and bronze medals, making her the first U.S. athlete to win three medals at a single Winter Olympics. Franz Klammer (Austria) won gold in downhill skiing. Ice dancing made its Olympic debut. Ludmilla Pakhomava and Alexander Gorshkow (U.S. .R.) took the first gold medal. 1980 Fake Placid, United States The second Lake Placid Games marked the first use of artificial snow in Olympic competition. Erie Heiden (United States) won five iiold Nordic combined. 1984 Sara jevo, Yugoslavia It was the first and only time the Olympics were held in a socialist country. Scott Hamilton (Lhiited States) took the gold medal in figure skating. Phil Maine and his brother, Steve, (United States) took first and second in the slalom event. 1988 Calvary, Canada For the first time since f 1968, demonstration sports j (curling, short track speed W f skating and freestyle skiing) I were included. Speed skating . events were moved indoors. Alberto Tomba (Italy) took J two gold medals in the " men's slalom. 1 f" Bonnie Blair (United States) captured the first of jl three consecutive gold - medals in the 500-meter ; speed skating event. 1992 MAW L . ! CLEM MURRAY KRT medals in speed skating. The U.S. hockey "Dream Team" defeated the Soviets, who had taken gold since 1964. I'lrich Welling (East Germany ) garnered his third consecutive iiold medal in the WILLIAM SNYDEPKRT Albcrtville, France Germany was once again represented by one team. The Russian republics, with the exception of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, competed on a Unified Team. World champion Kristi Yamaguchi (United States) garnered the gold medal in women's figure skating. 1994 Lillehammer, Norway The South African team returned after 34 years. Each Russian republic had its own team. Speed skater Bonnie Blair (United States) won two gold medals for a grand total of five, making her the most successful U.S. female w inter athlete. Drama lingered in the women's figure skating competition as Nancy Kerrigan faced her U.S. teammate Tonya Harding w ho was investigated for plotting to disable Kerrigan prior to the Games. Kerrigan took the silver. 1998 Nagano, Japan . The Olympics returned to Japan after 26 years. Three sports curling, snow boarding and women's hockey made their medal debut. For the first time, the NHL suspended its season to allow the best professional players to participate in the Games. 2002 Salt Lake City, United States Salt Lake City, which had sought to host the Winter Games since 1972. was selected over Quebec (Canada). Sion (Sw itzerland) and Ostersund (Sweden). More than 2.500 athletes from 80 countries (locked to the capital of Utah for the 2002 Winter Olympics against a backdrop of deep concern about international terrorism. In formation conrusx KRTCampits |