I-1924 gave America 500m speed skating Charles Jewtraw won the distinction of the first Winter Games gold, but it was the speed skater of Finland Clas Thunberg (three gold, no money, one bronze) from Norway and cross-country skier Thorleif Haug (three gold) is the largest tournament of origin.
ST MORITZ 1928 II-mild weather caused a number of events canceled, but not stop Thunberg added two gold on the basis of a draw in 1924. Europe most of the top spots on the medal table again and Norway's Sonja Henie, caused a sensation at the gold removed at 15 Skating, Winter Olympics was a record until 2002..jpg)
ST MORITZ 1928 II-mild weather caused a number of events canceled, but not stop Thunberg added two gold on the basis of a draw in 1924. Europe most of the top spots on the medal table again and Norway's Sonja Henie, caused a sensation at the gold removed at 15 Skating, Winter Olympics was a record until 2002.
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III-The 1932 Winter Olympics Depression meant that only 17 countries sent athletes to Lake Placid, but the United States responded to the home advantage topping the gold medal table with six. Eddie Eagan came, the light-heavyweight Boxing gold medalist in the 1920 athlete to win gold but in summer and winter, as part of the United States four-man team Bob.
IV-1936 Garmisch With the Nazi forces, a half million people watched the Games is very successful, with the nations of Europe occupied the top seven places on the medal table. Alpine skiing was included for the first time, but ski teacher (and professional) were banned, then a boycott by the Swiss and Austrian skiers.
Not V-ST MORITZ 1948 after the Second World War, Germany and Japan were invited, makes Britain tournament saw the largest team (60 athletes) to win the date, only two bronze medal as a reward. Games Find A evenlycontested one result Henri Oreiller (France) and Martin Sundstrand (Norway) won more than gold.
VI-1952 The cradle of modern skiing to end host Games that took Germany and Japan back into the times. Flags flew at half mast at the opening ceremony after the death of King George VI. Norway led the table basis with the star skater Hjalmar Andersen, and scoop by Jeanette Altwegg won gold in figure skating for GB.
VII-1956 CORTINA Bad signs abound, as was the Italian army to artificial snow in order to compensate for the lack of real work and then Giulio Caroli last torchbearer in tripped over a cable television Stadium. The medal winners were Russia to say, but the Austrian Toni Sailer, the Cannon Ball Kitzbuhel, won all three Alpine events at the outskirts of major.
VIII-1960 Winter Biathlon to start in California, but the time bobsleigh deleted unless Organizers refused to build a track and only nine countries on the occasion. Walt Disney named chairman of the ceremony for the opening and closing ceremonies and Hollywood-line, on the United States and Russia won the hockey mad Canada.
IX-1964 Innsbruck, Austria army saved the day by giving in thousands of ice blocks. Lydia Skoblikova Russia was the first athlete to win four gold when she skates to win. French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel finished first and second in two occasions, and won the skiing Tony Nash and Robin Dixon directly bobsleigh gold GB's.
X-1968 to broadcast in color for the first time, saw the tenth Olympic Games with victory for the hosts as Jean-Claude Killy Treble raced to gold in skiing down the hill, slalom and slalom major rival Austrian Karl Schranz, despite the claim was He cheated. East German women finished first, second and fourth in luge, but all were kicked for heat runners.
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There was XI - Winter 1972 Winter Japan won gold, but in the first tournament held outside of Europe and in America, the hosts swept the podium in the 70m ski jump with Yokoi Kasaya with the gold. The Austrian star Karl Schranz ski kicked his Olympics together after a second - this time after being a dispute over professionalism.
XII - Innsbruck 1976 the first of the three Olympics combined, only Britain won the gold medal was transferred to the residents of Austria after the original host city, Denver, refused to fund. John Curry won gold in figure skating spectacular Great Britain, but a favorite of local hero Franz Klammer of Austria skied a marginalized down the hill to win gold.
XIII - Lake PLACID 1980, China took the first time, but it was the Soviet Union, which continued to influence the very large with 10 gold. They would expect 11, but the more miserable in the history of the Games in the collection of the U.S. amateur hockey produced Miracle on Ice to Beat the mighty Red Machine 4.3 out their way to the gold medal.
XIV - Was the 1984 Winter Olympics medal table, but it was the British pairing of Torvill and Dean, who stole the show in Sarajevo for "sixes in memory across the board 'performance in ice dance. In spite of the weather into The ski Progamme, Jure Franco won silver in the slalom huge, the first medal of the games only guests in the winter.
XV was - Katarina Witt protect 1988 Winter Olympics figure skating crown seized and the charismatic Italian star Alberto Tomba in the world with gold in slalom and slalom huge. The ski-jump Notoriety gained by Great Britain Eddie "the" Eagle Edwards, but the star of the event was on the flight Finn Matti Nykunen won three gold ski.
XVI - 1992 Albertville Albert and Albert for the site for the third hero as the French stuff Tomba Games Mania. The Italian skier - nicknamed La Bomba - the first Alpine skier to win two gold basis at the same time he drove to victory in the slalom huge. With Germany now reunited, they moved back to the top of the table base, on the outskirts of the former Soviet state.
XVII - The 1994 Winter Olympics only two years after the last game, but had decided to move to the PAY-cycle alternating with the Olympics instead of the conflict in the same year. On the ice was overshadowed by events in hiontuigthe Tonya Harding conspiracy to injure rival Nancy Kerrigan. Harding eighth and Kerrigan took silver.
XVIII - Snowboarding Winter Olympics to make curling started in 1998 and came back for the first time since the Games project. Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki won gold on the large hill and this was not unprecedented for maximum style brands. American Tara Lipinski becamethe for individual youth when she skated to gold in 15 years and 255 days.
XIX - 2002 Winter Olympics in Norway led the way with 13 gold medals, four of which went to journalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlon. Croatian Janica Kostelic is gold in slalom, slalom and combined major, and money in the G-Super. Great Britain gold was rarely celebrated as Rhona Martin and her team swept to victory and the gold medal in curling.
XX - Torino 2006 After another look Briton Alex Coomber taking bronze four years earlier in the fabric, Shelley Rudman targeted thanks to adapt and she received £ 4000 from local residents to continue to Turin, and he came home with silver. South Korea won 10 medal in short track with three gold basis in women Sun-Yu Jin and three men for Hyun-Soo Ahn.
IV-1936 Garmisch With the Nazi forces, a half million people watched the Games is very successful, with the nations of Europe occupied the top seven places on the medal table. Alpine skiing was included for the first time, but ski teacher (and professional) were banned, then a boycott by the Swiss and Austrian skiers.
Not V-ST MORITZ 1948 after the Second World War, Germany and Japan were invited, makes Britain tournament saw the largest team (60 athletes) to win the date, only two bronze medal as a reward. Games Find A evenlycontested one result Henri Oreiller (France) and Martin Sundstrand (Norway) won more than gold.
VI-1952 The cradle of modern skiing to end host Games that took Germany and Japan back into the times. Flags flew at half mast at the opening ceremony after the death of King George VI. Norway led the table basis with the star skater Hjalmar Andersen, and scoop by Jeanette Altwegg won gold in figure skating for GB.
VII-1956 CORTINA Bad signs abound, as was the Italian army to artificial snow in order to compensate for the lack of real work and then Giulio Caroli last torchbearer in tripped over a cable television Stadium. The medal winners were Russia to say, but the Austrian Toni Sailer, the Cannon Ball Kitzbuhel, won all three Alpine events at the outskirts of major.
VIII-1960 Winter Biathlon to start in California, but the time bobsleigh deleted unless Organizers refused to build a track and only nine countries on the occasion. Walt Disney named chairman of the ceremony for the opening and closing ceremonies and Hollywood-line, on the United States and Russia won the hockey mad Canada.
IX-1964 Innsbruck, Austria army saved the day by giving in thousands of ice blocks. Lydia Skoblikova Russia was the first athlete to win four gold when she skates to win. French sisters Christine and Marielle Goitschel finished first and second in two occasions, and won the skiing Tony Nash and Robin Dixon directly bobsleigh gold GB's.
X-1968 to broadcast in color for the first time, saw the tenth Olympic Games with victory for the hosts as Jean-Claude Killy Treble raced to gold in skiing down the hill, slalom and slalom major rival Austrian Karl Schranz, despite the claim was He cheated. East German women finished first, second and fourth in luge, but all were kicked for heat runners.
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There was XI - Winter 1972 Winter Japan won gold, but in the first tournament held outside of Europe and in America, the hosts swept the podium in the 70m ski jump with Yokoi Kasaya with the gold. The Austrian star Karl Schranz ski kicked his Olympics together after a second - this time after being a dispute over professionalism.
XII - Innsbruck 1976 the first of the three Olympics combined, only Britain won the gold medal was transferred to the residents of Austria after the original host city, Denver, refused to fund. John Curry won gold in figure skating spectacular Great Britain, but a favorite of local hero Franz Klammer of Austria skied a marginalized down the hill to win gold.
XIII - Lake PLACID 1980, China took the first time, but it was the Soviet Union, which continued to influence the very large with 10 gold. They would expect 11, but the more miserable in the history of the Games in the collection of the U.S. amateur hockey produced Miracle on Ice to Beat the mighty Red Machine 4.3 out their way to the gold medal.
XIV - Was the 1984 Winter Olympics medal table, but it was the British pairing of Torvill and Dean, who stole the show in Sarajevo for "sixes in memory across the board 'performance in ice dance. In spite of the weather into The ski Progamme, Jure Franco won silver in the slalom huge, the first medal of the games only guests in the winter.
XV was - Katarina Witt protect 1988 Winter Olympics figure skating crown seized and the charismatic Italian star Alberto Tomba in the world with gold in slalom and slalom huge. The ski-jump Notoriety gained by Great Britain Eddie "the" Eagle Edwards, but the star of the event was on the flight Finn Matti Nykunen won three gold ski.
XVI - 1992 Albertville Albert and Albert for the site for the third hero as the French stuff Tomba Games Mania. The Italian skier - nicknamed La Bomba - the first Alpine skier to win two gold basis at the same time he drove to victory in the slalom huge. With Germany now reunited, they moved back to the top of the table base, on the outskirts of the former Soviet state.
XVII - The 1994 Winter Olympics only two years after the last game, but had decided to move to the PAY-cycle alternating with the Olympics instead of the conflict in the same year. On the ice was overshadowed by events in hiontuigthe Tonya Harding conspiracy to injure rival Nancy Kerrigan. Harding eighth and Kerrigan took silver.
XVIII - Snowboarding Winter Olympics to make curling started in 1998 and came back for the first time since the Games project. Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki won gold on the large hill and this was not unprecedented for maximum style brands. American Tara Lipinski becamethe for individual youth when she skated to gold in 15 years and 255 days.
XIX - 2002 Winter Olympics in Norway led the way with 13 gold medals, four of which went to journalist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlon. Croatian Janica Kostelic is gold in slalom, slalom and combined major, and money in the G-Super. Great Britain gold was rarely celebrated as Rhona Martin and her team swept to victory and the gold medal in curling.
XX - Torino 2006 After another look Briton Alex Coomber taking bronze four years earlier in the fabric, Shelley Rudman targeted thanks to adapt and she received £ 4000 from local residents to continue to Turin, and he came home with silver. South Korea won 10 medal in short track with three gold basis in women Sun-Yu Jin and three men for Hyun-Soo Ahn.
