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pos: 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXIII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as PyeongChang 2018, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, with the opening rounds for certain events held on 8 February 2018, the eve of the opening ceremony. Pyeongchang was elected as the host city in July 2011, during the 123rd IOC Session in Durban, South Africa. This was the first time that South Korea had hosted the Winter Olympics and the second Olympics held in

neg: Ådne Søndrål Ådne Søndrål Ådne Søndrål (born 10 May 1971) is a former Norwegian speed skater. Søndrål, representing Hol IL, was one of the best 1500 m skaters through most of the 1990s. He placed 2nd in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 4th in the 1994 Olympics. He finally won Olympic gold when he won 1500 m in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, setting a new world record: 1:47.87. He was also one of the favourites for a 1000 m medal in 1998, but he got sick before this race and did not start. In the 2002 Winter Olympics he was

neg: Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics not start her race, after breaking her nose during training. Gary did not finish after starting his race because he was suffering from gastroenteritis. Had Angelica competed in her race, she would have become the oldest women to compete in a cross-country skiing race at the Winter Olympics, surpassing Norway's Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen who competed as a 41-year-old at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics Dominica competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014, in its Winter Olympics debut. The team consisted of two athletes in

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle following Olympics. The race was a 'mass start', with all 79 skiers starting at the same time. 13 skiers failed to finish the race, while 3 were originally entered, but did not start. Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato. This was the final day of the Games, and the top three finishers were presented their medals as part of the Closing Ceremony. This is the first time in Olympic history that

neg: France at the 1968 Winter Olympics France at the 1968 Winter Olympics France was the host nation for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. It was the second time that France had hosted the Winter Olympic Games (after the 1924 Games in Chamonix), and the fourth time overall (after the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics, both in Paris). Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. France entered in this round, from the start, they did not play for a medal. Goalscorers: Hagensen, Smefjell, Dalsören, Mikkelsen – Liberman. Goalscorers: Itzicsohn, Mazza, Lacarriere – Iuliu Szabo 2, Florescu 2, Pana, Geza Szabo, Stefan. Goalscorers: Faucomprez, Caux –

neg: 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay The 1952 Winter Olympics torch relay was the first time that a flame was transported as part of the build-up to the Winter Olympics. While similar to the inaugural Summer Olympics torch relay of 1936 the Olympic Flame did not start in Olympia, instead the relay began in Morgedal, Norway, the birthplace of competitive skiing. Indeed, the Norwegian Olympic Committee were keen to stress that this was not the traditional transfer of the Olympic flame but a separate event that symbolised the use of torches while skiing in the dark. It was not until the

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start the woman who was not there, Bente Skari. Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start The Women's 15 kilometre freestyle mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 9 February at Soldier Hollow. All 59 skiers began at once. 2002 is the first time that a mass start was held in the Olympics. This was the first Winter Olympic cross-country event skied entirely as a mass start race. Previously, this event was held at an interval start. It was also the first cross-country

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 15 kilometre mass start The Women's 15 kilometre freestyle mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 9 February at Soldier Hollow. All 59 skiers began at once. 2002 is the first time that a mass start was held in the Olympics. This was the first Winter Olympic cross-country event skied entirely as a mass start race. Previously, this event was held at an interval start. It was also the first cross-country event in Salt Lake City, starting shortly before

neg: Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Austria entered in this round, from the start they did not play for the medals. Goalscorers: Fagarasi, Calamar, Mois – Schupp, Samonig. Goalscorers: Ivo Jan 3, Roman Smolej, Tisler, Klinar. Goalscorers: Faucomprez, Caux – Puschnig 2, Kirchbaumer, St. John, Schupp. Goalscorers: Dalsören 2, Bjölbak, Olsen, Hansen – Schupp 2, Weingärtner, St. John. Goalscorers: Itoh 2, Okajima 2, Hikigi 2, Araki, Kudo, Takashima, Toriyabe, Iwamoto – Puschnig. 13. AUSTRIA Goaltenders: Franz Schilcher, Karl Pregl Defence: Gerd Schager,

neg: Japan at the 1968 Winter Olympics Japan at the 1968 Winter Olympics Japan competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Japan entered in this round, from the start they did not play for a medal. Goalscorers: Tisler 2, Beravs, Felc, Mlakar – Iwamoto. Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki. Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu. Goalscorers: Itoh 2, Okajima 2, Hikigi 2, Araki, Kudo, Takashima, Toriyabe, Iwamoto – Puschnig. Goalscorers: Mazza, Faucomprez – Ebina 2, Hikigi, Itoh, Okajima, Araki. 10. JAPAN Goaltenders: Kazudži Morišima, Tošimitsu Ótsubo Defence: Isao Asai, Mičihiro Sató, Hisaši

neg: Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics Gerhard Felfernig, Josef Mössmer, Hermann Erhard, Gerhard Hausner Forwards: Dieter Kalt, Adelbert St. John, Josef Puschnig, Josef Schwitzer, Heinz Schupp, Walter König, Heinz Knoflach, Klaus Weingartner, Klaus Kirchbaumer, Günter Burkhart, Paul Samonig (Men's) Doubles Events: Austria at the 1968 Winter Olympics Austria competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Austria entered in this round, from the start they did not play for the medals. Goalscorers: Fagarasi, Calamar, Mois – Schupp, Samonig. Goalscorers: Ivo Jan 3, Roman Smolej, Tisler, Klinar. Goalscorers: Faucomprez, Caux – Puschnig 2, Kirchbaumer, St. John, Schupp. Goalscorers:

neg: Japan at the 1968 Winter Olympics Kasai, Toru Itabaši, Takaaki Kaneiri, Kendži Toriyanbe. Forwards: Mamoru Takašima, Kimihisa Kudó, Kodži Iwamoto, Takao Hikigi, Toru Okadžima, Minoru Itó, Takeši Akiba, Yutaka Ebina, Kazuo Matsuda, Nobuhiro Araki. Events: Japan at the 1968 Winter Olympics Japan competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Teams in this group play for 9th-14th places. Japan entered in this round, from the start they did not play for a medal. Goalscorers: Tisler 2, Beravs, Felc, Mlakar – Iwamoto. Goalscorers: Okajima 2, Ebina, Araki. Goalscorers: Hikigi 2, Araki, Itoh, Kudo – Florescu, Pana, Mois, Ionescu. Goalscorers: Itoh 2, Okajima 2, Hikigi 2, Araki,

neg: Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics Croatia was the eight reserve in men's biathlon. For the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics, Croatia did not compete in biathlon. Jakov Fak, the 2010 bronze medalist, competed for Slovenia this year instead of Croatia. Croatia was the third reserve in four-man bobsleigh event. This was the first time since the 1998 Winter Olympics that Croatia did not qualify for the Olympics in a bobsleigh event. Josip Gluhak competed at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, but failed to qualify for the Olympics. Croatia has not competed in a figure skating event since 2006. Croatia's Daria Obratov was the first

neg: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres Håvard Bøkko and Sverre Lunde Pedersen, who were all on the original start list, decided not to start the 10,000 meters to focus on the team pursuit that would be held a few days later. Norwegian speed skater Simen Spieler Nilsen, on the reserve list for the 10,000 meter, did not start for the same reason. Russian speed skater Ivan Skobrev and French Alexis Contin also did not start. The open places were taken by Moritz Geisreiter, Patrick Meek and Sebastian Druszkiewicz. The races were started at 17:00. Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres The

neg: Martin Fourcade his best result being third in the sprint. At the start of the year 2014 Fourcade won the mass start in Oberhof, his first World Cup victory there. He then decided to skip the Ruhpolding weekend to train for the olympics. His final tune-up for the olympics, the Antholz World Cup weekend wasn't all that successful, although the French team, anchored by Martin Fourcade, did win the men's relay. Ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Fourcade admitted that he will be under pressure, but that he will be able to handle it. He also said that he is

neg: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics m events for the Olympics during the four World Cup events in November 2017. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes. However Piotr Żyła did not start in any. According to the quota allocation released on 22 January 2018, Poland qualified five athletes. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2017–18 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Poland earned the following start quotas: Poland at the 2018 Winter Olympics Poland competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. It was the

neg: Ramona Härdi the 2018 Winter Olympics. She and Livio Wenger are the only two Swiss speed skaters at the games. Härdi is the first Swiss skater to compete in the ladies' mass start event since its introduction at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In Pyeongchang, Härdi competed in the ladies' mass start. In the semi-finals, she did not finish, completing 4/16 laps, at a time of 2:49.59; ranking 12th. She did not qualify for the finals. Ramona Härdi Ramona Härdi ("Ramona Haerdi") (born on April 9, 1997 in Möriken, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss speed-skater. She competed for Switzerland at the 2018 Winter

neg: Annelise Coberger Annelise Coberger Annelise Coberger (born 16 September 1971) is a New Zealand former alpine skier. Born in Christchurch, she became the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won silver in the slalom at Albertville in France in 1992. For this success, at the annual Halberg Awards she was awarded the title of New Zealand Sportsman of the Year. Coberger also competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer but did not finish her first run of the slalom. Coberger remained the only Winter Olympic medalist from New Zealand for 26

neg: Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km US and Italy in Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics. Italy's best finish prior to this event in Nordic combined was fifth by Ezio Damolin at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km The men's individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, on 14 February. Germany's Georg Hettich was the defending Olympic champion when the event was known as the 15 km Individual Gundersen, but did not compete in this event.

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held 24 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung on This was the first time the mass start has been introduced to the Olympics. The competition was held as a points race. There were 12 skaters in each semifinal. The eight best finishers from each of two semi-finals competed in the final. Each race consisted of 16 laps. Three leaders after last 16th lap received 60, 40 and 20 points respectively. Three intermediate sprints award points

neg: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The men's mass start speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 24 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung This was the first time the mass start has been introduced to the Olympics. The competition was held as a points race. There were 12 skaters in each semifinal. The eight best finishers from each of two semi-finals competed in the final. Each race consisted of 16 laps. Three leaders after last 16th lap received 60, 40 and 20 points respectively. Three intermediate sprints award points

neg: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles die at the Winter Olympics in training since 1992 and the first luger to die in a practice event at the Winter Olympics since Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski of Great Britain was killed at the luge track used for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was also luge's first fatality (on an artificial track) since 10 December 1975, when an Italian luger was killed. Kumaritavili's teammate Levan Gureshidze withdrew prior to the first run of the event. Women's singles and men's doubles start was moved to the Junior start house of the track, located after turn 6. Germany's Geisenberger complained that

neg: Nations not competing at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic Committee (CONI), the IOC, and FIS. Morocco qualified to participate at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy with the representation by Samir Azzimani (who lives in France) and Sarah Ben Mansour (who lives in Belgium), both in alpine skiing. However, they did not appear on the start list at the event. Eighteen-year-old Ben Mansour was born outside Antwerp and trains in Flanders. The man-made indoor slope (coincidentally named the Casablanca Ski Centre) that she practices on is small compared to the majestic training grounds of the traditional skiing powers and involves countless numbers of short runs. Ben Mansour

neg: India at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2009 was the first time he received any government support. India at the 2010 Winter Olympics Three athletes represented India at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They did not win any medals. Typically for the Summer Olympics, Indian Olympic athletes are supported indirectly (through jobs for athletes at the Ministry of Railways), augmented by private support from various sources, including (this year) support and uniforms provided by Indo-Canadians. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, two skiers, both Ladakh Scouts and graduates of the High Altitude Warfare School, are supported indirectly by the Indian Army, while the third

neg: India at the 2010 Winter Olympics India at the 2010 Winter Olympics Three athletes represented India at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They did not win any medals. Typically for the Summer Olympics, Indian Olympic athletes are supported indirectly (through jobs for athletes at the Ministry of Railways), augmented by private support from various sources, including (this year) support and uniforms provided by Indo-Canadians. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, two skiers, both Ladakh Scouts and graduates of the High Altitude Warfare School, are supported indirectly by the Indian Army, while the third athlete has cobbled together late-arriving Ministry of Sports support, augmented

neg: Jamaica national bobsleigh team the gold medal at the World Push Championships in Monaco. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the 2-man team of Winston Watts (pilot) and Lascelles Brown (brakeman) set the Park City bobsled track record and the Olympic record for the push-start segment of the 2-man race at 4.78 seconds. Jamaica failed to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, or the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. They did, however, qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia as a two-man bobsled. Jamaica also competed in women's bobsleigh, with a crew of two, consisting

neg: Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Colombia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Colombia first participated in the Summer Olympics in 1932, with one athlete, Jorge Perry, when the Colombian Olympic Committee did not exist. The committee was formed in 1936. Between 1932 and 2010, Colombia competed in five Summer Olympics, winning eleven medals. In the late 1990s, President of Federation of Skating Carlos Orlando Ferreira proposed training for speed skating athletes, but this proposition was unsuccessful after a lack of funding. Colombia first participated in the Winter

neg: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres The women's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 11 February 2014. The reigning 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Champion Yu Jing did not start due to reoccurrence of an old waist injury. A total of thirty-six speed skaters could qualify for this distance, with a maximum of four skaters per country. The top 20 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres standings after the fourth World Cup race in Berlin secured a

neg: Mixed curling won their first world curling medals. The IOC did not approve the events for inclusion into the 2010 Winter Olympics, but an attempt to include the mixed doubles in the following winter Olympiad succeeded, making its Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the start of each end, two rocks start in play — one in the back 4 foot with the front of the rock at the very center of the house, and a rock of the opposite color guarding on the center line, halfway between the front of the house and the hog line. Five rocks are

neg: Ireland at the 2006 Winter Olympics Austrian Hermann Maier. Kirsten McGarry was 20 years old at the time of these Olympics, and would later represent Ireland again at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She described herself as "very nervous" coming into the Olympics. She was scheduled to compete in the women's super-G but ultimately did not start the race, as the weather conditions were poor and the Super-G was not considered her best discipline. The gold medal was won by Austrian Michaela Dorfmeister, the silver by Croatian Janica Kostelić and the bronze was taken by Austrian Alexandra Meissnitzer. On 22 February, she did compete in the women's

neg: Philip Boit where he started his Olympic career. Boit had planned to retire after the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, he did not meet the requirements needed to start in the Games as he missed the limit by two FIS points. His attempts to qualify for the Olympics had been hampered by illness. After missing the Olympics, Boit decided to continue his career by a year and retire after the 2011 World Championships to be held in Oslo, Norway. Boit finished 42nd during qualification, and therefore was unable to compete in the 15 kilometre classical. After graduating from Samwayi Secondary School, he was

neg: Virgin Islands at the 2006 Winter Olympics to a broken wrist suffered in her fifth training run on 12 February. Initially left off the start list entirely, a three-judge panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on 17 February 2006 that she should officially be recorded as "Did Not Start". The other female lugers gifted her a signed start number 31, with Michelle Despain of Argentina writing "Thank you for your example, Anne." In the competition, the Germans swept the medals; Sylke Otto won gold; Silke Kraushaar-Pielach took the silver, and Tatjana Hüfner won the bronze. Virgin Islands at the 2006 Winter Olympics The United

neg: Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics the 5th woman to qualify for the team but she did not skate in any individual distances or in the relay. Italy received the following start quotas: Italy achieved the following quota places: Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics Italy competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. On 21 February it was announced that bobsledder William Frullani had tested positive for methylhexanamine and was sent home from Sochi. For the first time since 1980, Italy failed to win a gold medal in an Olympics. Closest was the alpine skier Christof Innerhofer who

neg: Israel at the 2010 Winter Olympics Israel at the 2010 Winter Olympics Israel has participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which occurred from February 12–28, 2010. This was the fifth time Israel took part in the Winter Olympics. The Israeli delegation consisted of alpine skier Mykhaylo Renzhyn and ice dancing duo Alexandra Zaretsky and Roman Zaretsky. Tamar Katz qualified, but the Israeli National Olympic Committee (NOC) did not permit her to compete. They did not bring home a medal during these Olympics. Israel participated in every Winter Olympics since the 1994 Olympics in Norway. The country has never won a Winter

neg: Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics the 40 skiers who did not finish the giant slalom on 20 February, and one of the 44 who did not finish the slalom on 25 February. Seck would go on to compete once again for Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics Senegal competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This marked the fourth appearance by the nation at a Winter Olympics, and the first time it had not been represented at one by alpine skier Lamine Guèye. Instead, Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative. He did not win

neg: Scott Baird Scott Baird Scott Baird (born May 7, 1951) is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone. He still received a bronze medal, which the team won. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006 USOC Team of the Year. In addition to the Olympics, Baird has skipped the U.S. team to three World Championship events (1979, 1993 & 1994), winning

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle The Men's 50 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, was held on 26 February, at Pragelato. This was the final day of the Games, and the top three finishers were presented their medals as part of the Closing Ceremony. This is the first time in Olympic history that the 50 kilometre race is run as a mass start, where all skiers start at the same time, and the winner of the race is the first to cross the finish line. This

neg: Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics February was held in a raging blizzard. Skiers and officials argued about the course itself, delaying the start of the race for three hours. Despite this, it produced the closest 50 km race in Olympic history then when Finland's Veli Saarinen defeated his fellow countryman Väinö Liikkanen by 20 seconds. This record would stand until the 1968 Winter Olympics, when Norway's Ole Ellefsæter beat out the Soviet Union's Vyacheslav Vedenin by 16.7 seconds. Three of the venues would become host to events that were held outside of Europe for the first time. After the 1932 Games, the Stadium hosted the

neg: France at the 2014 Winter Olympics team had qualified for the Games. France has achieved a total of 14 quota places in snowboarding. On 22 January 2014, eight provisional slots have been filled by the French freestyle skiing team. The remainder of the team, including pending selections, was officially announced on 27 January 2014. Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, France has earned the following start quotas: France at the 2014 Winter Olympics France competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. French President François Hollande did

neg: Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Kazakhstan earned the following start quotas: Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Kazakhstan's team consisted of 52 athletes competing in 11 sports, an increase of 14 athletes from four years prior. According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Kazakhstan had four athletes in qualification position. Lyudmila Fedotova was selected to compete but she did not participate in any of her scheduled events. Based

neg: Daniela Merighetti Daniela Merighetti Daniela Merighetti (born 5 July 1981) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer from Northern Italy. Born in Brescia, Lombardy, she competed in the World Cup, three Winter Olympics, and five World Championships. In the 2010 Winter Olympics, Merighetti competed in the women's downhill, combined and super-G, but failed to finish. In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she competed in the women's downhill, where she came 4th, and super-G, where she failed to finish. She did not start in the combined. She won her first World Cup race in 2012 at age 30, in the downhill at Cortina

neg: 2010 Winter Paralympics This was the first time Canada hosted the Winter Paralympic Games and second time it hosted the Paralympics – the first was the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto. On June 7, 2006, Prince Edward, as a member of the Canadian Royal Family and patron of the British Paralympic Association, raised the flag of the Paralympic Games outside Vancouver City Hall. Brian McKeever of Canada became the first athlete to be named in a Winter Paralympics and Winter Olympics team in the same year, although he did not compete in the Olympic Games. (At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he was scheduled

neg: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start was never seriously challenged for first place. Domracheva did not miss a target in the last shooting and went on to finish second. Eckhoff missed one target in the first prone shooting and one in the first standing shooting, and for most of the race was skiing in the middle of the field. However, in the last shooting all of her direct competitors missed, and she left the shooting range in third place and went on to take the bronze medal. The race was started at 20:15. Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's mass start The women's 12.5

neg: Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics mission, Tom Carrasco remarked Martinez did his best given the skater's "condition and circumstances". According to the official, Zagor described Martinez' short program as "not a bad performance". Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics The Philippines competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country was represented by two male athletes, a figure skater and an alpine skier. The Philippines made its second consecutive participation at the Winter Olympic Games after they participated in the 2014 edition in Sochi, Russia. They had previously achieved this feat when they participated in the

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre The 50 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1960 Winter Olympics, in Squaw Valley, California, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event at its length of 30 km. The competition was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960 at the McKinney Creek Stadium. Kalevi Hämäläinen of Finland won the gold medal ahead of fellow Finn Veikko Hakulinen. Defending Olympic champion Sixten Jernberg from Sweden finished 5th. Thirty nine competitors were due to start but eight did not make the starting

neg: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics profile was changed. It also moved the men's singles luge event from its starthouse to the one for both the women's singles and men's doubles event. Kumaritashvili is the first Olympic athlete to die at the Winter Olympics in training since 1992 and the first luger to die in a practice event at the Winter Olympics since Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski of Great Britain was killed at the luge track used for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was also luge's first fatality since 10 December 1975 when an Italian luger was killed. The women's singles and men's doubles start was

neg: Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics Senegal competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This marked the fourth appearance by the nation at a Winter Olympics, and the first time it had not been represented at one by alpine skier Lamine Guèye. Instead, Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative. He did not win any medals, but would return to represent his country again at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Senegal participated in four Winter Olympics between its debut at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. No Senegalese

neg: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's singles Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski of Great Britain was killed at the luge track used for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. It was also luge's first fatality (on an artificial track) since 10 December 1975, when an Italian luger was killed. Kumaritavili's teammate Levan Gureshidze withdrew prior to the first run of the event. The women's singles and men's doubles start was moved to the Junior start house of the track, located after turn 5. Germany's Natalie Geisenberger complained that it was not a women's start but more of a "kinder" ("child" in German) start. Her teammate Tatjana Hüfner who had the

neg: Tajikistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics are their Winter Games debut. The country has only compete at four Summer Paralympics. They were the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games. Tajikistan has three total people compete at these four Games. They never won a medal. The country did not send any competitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics. They had competed at every Winter Games since 2002. No one competed in qualifying competitions for the Olympics. Tajikistan has a skier competing in para-Nordic skiing. They trained in Germany and China before the start of the Games. On 12 March, the 15 km race takes place, with standing and

neg: Baku bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics start of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, Baku 2020 announced the opening of a new ski resort in Azerbaijan. It will be the first major ski resort in the country. Baku 2020 CEO Konul Nurullayeva said it will compel Azerbaijan to send athletes to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and to the Winter Olympics in the future. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has declared 2012 as a "year of sport" which will help promote the Olympic Movement in the country as well as promote Baku's Olympic bid. The bid enjoys high public support. A poll conducted in December 2011 revealed that

neg: Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Individual normal hill/10 km The men's individual normal hill/10 km Nordic combined competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, was held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia, on 14 February. Germany's Georg Hettich was the defending Olympic champion when the event was known as the 15 km Individual Gundersen, but did not compete in this event. Todd Lodwick of the United States was the defending world champion in this event and would finish fourth in the Olympic event. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games

neg: Luxembourg at the 1998 Winter Olympics Luxembourg at the 1998 Winter Olympics Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan from 7–22 February 1998. This was Luxembourg's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian delegation consisted of a single athlete, figure skater Patrick Schmit. In the men's singles he finished in 29th place. Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and had their first participation at the Winter Olympic Games at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Their participation at the Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, Luxembourg did not send a delegation to any Winter Olympics

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical this was her 10th Olympic medal, equaling the Winter Olympic record for women held by Soviet/Unified Team skier Raisa Smetanina, both trailing only Norway's Bjørn Dæhlie among men, who won 12. Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical The Women's 30 kilometre classical mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 24 February at Soldier Hollow. This was the final women's event of the 2002 Olympics cross-country program. All skiers started at 30 second intervals, skiing the entire 30 kilometre course. The early leader

neg: Dominique Maltais Snowboard Cross would be contested at the Winter Olympics. In Turin, Maltais was in a final of four with fellow Canadian Maëlle Ricker. Ricker fell in the early stages, and Maltais crashed out of a corner farther down. After the other two racers (Tanja Frieden and Lindsey Jacobellis) finished, Maltais was able to get up and finish the race, earning her the bronze. Dominique had a disappointing 2010 Winter Olympics falling in both of her qualifying runs and therefore did not qualify for the finals. Maltais followed a disappointing Olympics with a successful start to the 2010–11 FIS Snowboard World

neg: Luxembourg at the 1992 Winter Olympics Luxembourg at the 1992 Winter Olympics Luxembourg sent a delegation to compete at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France from 8–23 February 1992. This was Luxembourg's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Luxembourgian delegation to Albertville consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marc Girardelli. He won two silver medals at these Olympics, which placed Luxembourg 17th on the medal table. Luxembourg first joined Olympic competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics and first participated at the Winter Olympic Games at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Their participation at Winter Olympics since has been sporadic, Luxembourg did not sent

neg: The Will to Fly to build a water ramp facility they believe will underpin future international success". NSW Sports Minister Stuart Ayres announced in June 2016 that the $10 million facility will be built at the Lake Ainsworth Sport and Recreation Centre at Lennox Head in subtropical northern NSW. "The godfather of Australian winter sport, Olympic Winter Institute chairman Geoff Henke, believes a screening of a documentary on Lassila’s preparation for the Sochi Winter Olympics, The Will to Fly, in the NSW parliament house this year achieved the breakthrough. Ayres and his office staff all attended, as did Treasury staff". “That’s when they understood

neg: Eric Flaim 1,000 m races to determine the 1,000 m World Cup, two weeks prior to the start of the Olympics. During the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, after a 6th place in the 5,000 m, a case of food-poisoning the evening before his 1,500 m race ruined his chances for the rest of the Olympics. At the 1994 Winter Olympics, he won his second Olympic silver medal – this time in short track skating – as part of the United States team in the 5,000 m relay. This made him the first skater to win Olympic medals in two different "winter"

neg: San Marino at the 2014 Winter Olympics run of her race, thus receiving an official placement of did not finish. Vincenzo Michelotti was the youngest Olympian at these Games at 17 years and 98 days, racing in the giant slalom. His left ski fell off during his run, and he crashed. Officials disqualified him when they determined that made his run not continuous. San Marino at the 2014 Winter Olympics San Marino sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. This was the country's ninth appearance and the first time a woman was representing the nation

neg: 1968 Winter Olympics accommodation did not meet the necessary standards, so much so the Austrian team left. This led the hosts to have a rethink and make improvements. There were 35 events contested in 6 sports (10 disciplines). In Grenoble, there was 1158 athletes and 37 teams, which was a new record in terms of the number of participants. This was Morocco's first appearance at the Winter Olympics. Similar to the Summer Olympics 1952, when Saarland who had sent its own team but had not been integrated as a part of West Germany, there were two teams participating from Germany. For the first

neg: Luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's singles commented to Reuters that "Tatti (Hüfner's nickname) is a very strong slider and still relatively young so she could achieve what I did and win this again." Canada's Gough commented on the 14th in the wake of Kumaritashvili's death two days earlier that "We’ve got the world championships here in a few years (2013) so hopefully we can actually have a race." instead of the start at the Junior start house. Time listed at top in "italics" is start time while time below is the track time. SR - Start Record. TR - Track Record. Top finishes in both times

neg: Senegal at the 1984 Winter Olympics Senegal at the 1984 Winter Olympics Senegal competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1964. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Lamine Guèye, who did not win any medals. This was the first time a black African competed at the Winter Olympics, and Guèye would later return to the Winter Games twice more in 1992 and 1994. Senegal first competed in the Summer Olympics at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. They participated on five occasions

neg: China at the 2010 Winter Olympics China at the 2010 Winter Olympics China participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, sending its largest delegation at a Winter Olympics with 94 athletes. China had its best ever Winter Olympics medal finish, winning five gold medals and eleven in total, finishing seventh in the medal standings. China won its first ever gold medal in figure skating when Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo set a new world record for the overall combined score in pair figure skating. It was the first time since 1960 that a Russian, Soviet, or Unified Team flagged team did not

neg: 1996 Summer Olympics closing ceremony during the 1972 Summer Olympics. He said that those tragedies will never be forgotten and said: Although this was first official IOC recognition of the Munich tragedy since 1972, commentators mentioned 1972 quite often, mainly because the next Olympics were taking place in Nagano, Japan and Japan last hosted an Olympics that year, hosting the Winter Games in Sapporo. Furthermore, Samaranch thanked Atlanta with the phrase "Well done, Atlanta", and calling them "most exceptional." He broke with precedent and did not say they had been the best Olympics ever, as he did at every previous Olympic closing ceremony while he

neg: Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were constructed especially for the Games. The last venue to start being constructed was the long track speed skating oval in Gangneung; work began on this in October 2014. The Alpensia Resort in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, was the main focus of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The coastal cluster is located in Pyeongchang's neighboring city of Gangneung. The Gangneung Olympic Park included the following four venues: Additionally, a stand-alone venue was located in the grounds of Catholic Kwandong University: Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics The compactness of the venue locations for the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2018

neg: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It is the first curling event in Olympic history. In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic programme in 1924, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed (although the IOC itself had never done so). This official confirmation was the culmination of an investigative campaign begun by the Glasgow-based newspaper "The Herald", on behalf of

neg: Venues of the 1968 Winter Olympics the public in Grenoble that it was making a bid for the 1968 Winter Olympics. They were awarded those games on 28 January 1964 in Innsbruck, the day before the start of the 1964 Winter Olympics. La Patinoire Municipale was constructed in 1963 for the Brûleurs de Loups hockey team. It hosted the European Figure Skating Championships the following year. In 1965, an aggressive construction scheduled was established using Program Evaluation and Review Technique that was used for both venue construction and all of the support systems, including transportation, communications, and public works to ensure all venues were completed in

neg: Canada at the Paralympics a 14th medal in five Games from 2002 to 2018, passing the late Lana Spreeman, who won 13 medals in para-alpine skiing between 1980 and 1994. Canada has hosted the Games twice. In 1976, and in 2010, Canada also hosted the Olympic Games counterpart, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics respectively. Canada did not host the Paralympic Games counterpart to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta; this was the last Winter Olympics that the host city did not also host the Winter Paralympics. The 1988 Summer Paralympics was the first Paralympics to be linked to the

neg: Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics been sporadic; Luxembourg did not sent a delegation to any Winter Olympics from 1948 to 1984. They also skipped the 2002 and the 2010 Winter Olympics. This was Luxembourg's eighth appearance at a Winter Olympics. In their history, Luxembourg has won medals at both the Summer and Winter Olympics; their Winter Olympics medals, both silver, were won in 1992. According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Luxembourg had one athlete in qualification position for alpine skiing and one for cross-country skiing, however, no alpine skiers were selected for the final Luxembourgian team. The final Luxembourgian team consisted

neg: British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics points in his second run. However, this was only enough for 27th place, and Crook was therefore eliminated. With his Olympic participation concluded, the territory did not win a medal at these Games. British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the second Winter Olympic Games appearance for the territory, after the 1984 Winter Olympics. The team consisted of one athlete, the freestyle skier Peter Crook, who became the territory's second Winter Olympian ever. In the men's

neg: Albania at the 2010 Winter Olympics Albania at the 2010 Winter Olympics Albania sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held between 12–28 February 2010. This was Albania's second appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Albanian delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Erjon Tola, whose best finish between all his events was 48th. Albania first entered Olympic competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. They did not make their second appearance until 20 years later in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and have competed in every Summer Olympics since. They had made their Winter Olympics

neg: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start Poirée. Tomasz Sikora's silver medal finish was the first biathlon medal ever for Poland, men's or women's. The race was held at 10:00. Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The Men's 15 kilometre biathlon mass start competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 25 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 3.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop. Only thirty athletes competed in the mass start, which was making its

neg: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's mass start The Men's 15 kilometre biathlon mass start competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 25 February, at Cesana San Sicario. Competitors raced over five loops of a 3.0 kilometre skiing course, shooting twenty times, ten prone and ten standing. Each miss required a competitor to ski a 150-metre penalty loop. Only thirty athletes competed in the mass start, which was making its Olympic debut. Ole Einar Bjørndalen was defending World Champion, but was tenth in the overall World Cup, which was led by France's Raphaël

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre classical The Women's 30 kilometre classical mass start cross-country skiing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States, was held on 24 February at Soldier Hollow. This was the final women's event of the 2002 Olympics cross-country program. All skiers started at 30 second intervals, skiing the entire 30 kilometre course. The early leader in this race was Russian Larisa Lazutina, the 1999 World Champion and 2001 Holmenkollen champion in the event. She won the race by almost two minutes over Italian Gabriella Paruzzi. Lazutina

neg: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 30 kilometre freestyle The Women's 30 kilometre freestyle cross-country skiing competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 February, at Pragelato. Marit Bjørgen was the defending World Champion, while the last 30 kilometre free style (with individual start) in the World Cup was won by Yuliya Chepalova on 28 February 2004. The event had never been held as a mass start at the Olympics, but the last 30 km (a classical individual start event) was won by Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy. Veteran Kateřina Neumannová won her

neg: Morocco at the 2010 Winter Olympics Morocco at the 2010 Winter Olympics Morocco competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at Vancouver marked its fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut in 1968; no athlete had won any medals. The 2010 delegation consisted of a single athlete competing in alpine skiing, Samir Azzimani, who was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Azzimani brought a group of schoolchildren from a suburb of Metz, France, which had seen rioting in January that year. Azzimani was one of three African skiers at the Games, and did

neg: Jeff Christie Jeff Christie Jeff Christie (born February 2, 1983 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian luger who has slid since 1995 and competed internationally since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish at 14th place in the men's singles event twice at the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Christie's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 12th in the men's singles event at Park City, Utah in 2005. His comments garnered attention regarding the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili when he criticized the change in start heights enacted, saying: "The

neg: Heather Moyse turned down the opportunity to return to competition with Humphries the previous year. With Rissling as driver, the pair finished 6th in the two-woman bobsleigh event representing Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Moyse held or had tied nine track start records with either Kaillie Humphries or Helen Upperton, including every track on the 2009–2010 World Cup circuit. Three of those records have since been broken. Moyse also won the 2013 World Push Championships, held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in November 2013. Start records held by Heather Moyse:. Moyse represented Canada's national rugby

neg: Senegal at the 2006 Winter Olympics athlete had ever won a medal at a Winter Games. In two out of the three initial appearances, the country was represented by a single alpine skier, Lamine Guèye, with the exception of 1992 when Alphonse Gomis also competed. Following a break of two Games, Senegal once again sent an athlete to the Winter Olympics in 2006.This was the first time Senegal had fielded a Winter Games team which did not feature Guèye. Instead, alpine skier Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative, who had been competing professionally since 2002. He had been brought to the attention of

neg: Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics to alpine skiing. Despite being born in California, she was allowed to compete for Colombia after her father became a citizen of the country. Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics Colombia competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Colombia first participated in the Summer Olympics in 1932, with one athlete, Jorge Perry, when the Colombian Olympic Committee did not exist. The committee was formed in 1936. Between 1932 and 2010, Colombia competed in five Summer Olympics, winning eleven medals. In the late 1990s, President of Federation of Skating Carlos

neg: Jazmin Sawyers Olympics and Sawyers and McNeil became the country's first ever medal-winning team at the competition (and the only medallists for Britain that year), taking the silver medals behind the Dutch team. As a result, she was chosen as one of the carriers for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay. Sawyers' bobsleigh training at the start of the year meant she was ill-prepared for heptathlon in the summer of 2012. She opted to focus on the long jump instead, as this combined well with the explosive strength training she had undertaken for the winter sport. This proved to be a successful

neg: Marie Risby World Cup victory was in a 5 km event in Finland in 1985, her last year as an active athlete. All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). Marie Risby Marie Risby (born Marie Johansson on April 20, 1955) was a Swedish cross country skier who competed during the seventies and eighties. She participated in three Winter Olympics (1976, 1980 and 1984) and did her best results at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, when she finished fourth in the 5 km, fifth in the 20 km, fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay, and sixth in

neg: San Marino at the 2006 Winter Olympics San Marino at the 2006 Winter Olympics San Marino sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin, Italy from 10–26 February 2006. This was the nation's seventh appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Marino Cardelli. In his race, the giant slalom, he failed to finish the competition. San Marino first entered Olympic competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The nation did not enter a Winter Olympic Games until Innsbruck in 1976. Excepting the 1980 and 1998 Winter Olympics, San Marino has participated in every edition

neg: San Marino at the 2010 Winter Olympics San Marino at the 2010 Winter Olympics San Marino sent a delegation to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 12–28 February 2010. This was the nation's eighth appearance in the Winter Olympic Games. The San Marino delegation consisted of a single competitor, the alpine skier Marino Cardelli, who finished 80th in his only event. San Marino first entered Olympic competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The nation did not enter a Winter Olympic Games until Innsbruck in 1976. Excepting the 1980 and 1998 Winter Olympics they have participated in every edition of

neg: Puerto Rico at the 2018 Winter Olympics Puerto Rico at the 2018 Winter Olympics Puerto Rico competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. This marked the return of the territory to the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2002. It was represented by only one athlete, alpine skier Charles Flaherty. In 2002, the bobsleigh team that was set to compete for the team was withdrawn as one athlete (Michael Gonzales) did not meet Puerto Rico Olympic Committee rules about eligibility. After this, the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee withdrew the recognition of the Winter Sports Federation for the

neg: Michael Seibert (figure skater) Springs, Colorado. In 2014, recalling the start of their partnership, Blumberg stated, "I knew this would be the boy I would skate with. You know when you move similar to someone, when your knees work with someone." In 1979, Blumberg/Seibert were awarded the bronze medal at their first U.S. Championships, having finished third behind Stacey Smith / John Summers and Carol Fox / Richard Dalley. The following year, they passed Fox/Dalley to take the silver medal behind Smith/Summers at the 1980 U.S. Championships in Atlanta. They were included in the U.S. team to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid,

neg: 2018 Winter Olympics and with the Olympic anthem played at any ceremony. Apart from the respective delegations, North Korea and South Korea formed a unified Korean women's ice hockey team.<br> To accommodate primetime broadcasts in the Americas, figure skating events were scheduled with morning start times; figure skating is one of the most popular Winter Olympic sports among U.S. viewers (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible). This scheduling practice affected the events themselves, including skaters having to adjust

neg: Skeleton (sport) Winter Olympics) heat, the competitors start in reverse order of their ranking after the previous heat. (At four-heat races, start order in heats two and three is in ascending order of combined time from the prior heats.) In addition to the four race series, the IBSF also organizes World Championships, which are held at the end of every sliding season except when the Olympic Winter Games are held, and a Junior World Championships (open to athletes aged 23 and under) which are held annually without regard to the Olympics. One race each World Cup season is also designated the European

neg: Olympic medal table first ranking system has been used occasionally by some American media outlets, newspapers in the United States primarily publish medal tables ordered by the total number of medals won. This difference in rankings has its origins in the early days of the Olympics, when the IOC did not publish or recognise medal tables. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics the difference in ranking system received scant notice, since in recent Olympic history the country that led in total medals also led in the gold count. However, during the 2002 Winter Olympics Germany won the highest number of medals (36), but earned

neg: Matías Schmitt of slopestyle He is competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics being celebrated in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in the snowboard categories of big air and slopestyle. This specialty did not have an Argentine representative since the 1998 Winter Olympics, when Mariano López participated. He qualified to the Olympics after a quota place was released by a Swedish athlete and subsequently not taken up by an Italian athlete who was first on the waiting list. He was notified about his selection only two days prior to the opening ceremony. He was already in South Korea in case any possibilities for him to

neg: Willy Bogner Sr. 1960s who competed for Germany at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley and the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. Bogner Jr. would later go into filmmaking in 1967, then follow into Bogner Sr.'s footsteps and start his own ski collection in 1971. Bogner Sr. died in 1977. Bogner Jr. took over the line and oversaw further growth and marketing success until 2014 when its costumes for the German Winter Olympics team drew unfavorable review and the company was seeking a buyer. As of 2018, sales were in decline and the company had not found a new buyer. Willy Bogner

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-woman The Two-woman bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 20 and 21 February, at Cesana Pariol. While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes. Prior to this competition, the existing Cesana Pariol track records were as follows. The following track records were established during this event. 15 of the 16 two-woman teams entered for the event completed all four runs, with the Netherlands-1 team

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Four-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Four-man The Four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 and 25 February, at Cesana Pariol. While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes. Prior to this competition, the existing Cesana Pariol track records were as follows. The following track records were established during this event. Twenty-six sleds were entered in the four-man event, with one, from New Zealand, not starting the first run

neg: Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Men's two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 and 19 February, at Cesana Pariol. While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes. Prior to this competition, the existing Cesana Pariol track records were as follows. The following track records were established during this event. The Russian team of Zubkov and Voevoda equalled the track record set just two sleds earlier by

neg: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's as well. On 1 February 2018, their results were restored as a result of the decision of CAS Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Sliding Center Sanki on 14–15 February. The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragment to commemorate at first anniversary of this meteor strike. In the first run, Aleksandr Tretyakov established the track record (55.95) and the start record (4.47). TR – Track Record. Top finish in each run is in boldface. On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr

neg: Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton event at the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Sliding Center Sanki on 14–15 February. The gold medal won in this event featured Chelyabinsk meteor fragment to commemorate at first anniversary of this meteor strike. In the first run, Aleksandr Tretyakov established the track record (55.95) and the start record (4.47). TR – Track Record. Top finish in each run is in boldface. On 22 November 2017, gold medalist Aleksandr Tretyakov was stripped of his gold medal. On November 27, 2017, the results by Sergey Chudinov were annulled

neg: Skeleton at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics released by FIBT at a later time. Qualification was achieved by the results of athletes, who gained a qualification place for their NOC. The FIBT did not release a final list of qualified teams, this is just a list of teams in alphabetical order according to qualification system. The FIBT did not release a final list of qualified teams, this is just a list of teams in alphabetical order according to qualification system. Skeleton at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Skeleton at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Igls, Innsbruck, Austria on

neg: Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics was constructed in an oblong area in an east-west direction with the Grand Stands facing south. Prior to the construction of "La pista di Misurna" (), the International Skating Union (ISU) had expressed concern over the upkeep, but after a test event the year before the 1956 Games, changed their minds. A sports official for the ISU later stated that the track was easier to maintain than that of Davos, Switzerland even though the track was made of natural ice. When Squaw Valley, California in the United States did not construct a bobsleigh track for the 1960 Winter Olympics, the

neg: Patricia Neske also won her first bronze at the European Championships. She then placed 4th at the World Championships, achieving her career-best World result. In the 1989–90 season, Neske won gold at the German Championships but did not reach the European podium again until 1992 when she won her second European bronze medal, earning selection for the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, where she placed 13th overall. She retired from competition later that year. Patricia Neske Patricia Neske (born 19 October 1966) is an American-born former competitive figure skater with dual US/German citizenship. She represented Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics, finishing

neg: Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was the 15th Olympic Championship. The Soviet Union won its sixth gold medal. Games were held mostly in the arena portion of the Olympic Hall Zetra, with some played in the arena portion of the Skenderija Olympic Hall. The IIHF did not run a championship in Olympic years at this time. Nations that did not participate in the Sarejevo Olympics were invited to compete in the Thayer Tutt Trophy. Source: The final standings of the 1983 championships were used to

neg: Sugar Todd quickly drew international attention and reached its goal in less than 24 hours. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Todd placed 29th in the 500 meters with a combined time of 78.53 from two runs. However, she called the race the "most fun I've ever had" and photos of her celebrating after the race caused a Twitter sensation.c Todd specializes in sprint events, listing the 500 meter start as her greatest strength. She is coached by Ryan Shimabukuro. Todd participated in the US Olympic Trials in January, 2018, but did not qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics after finishing 4th in

neg: Kris Freeman by his own admission, his results did not live up to expectations and the diagnosis of severe compartment syndrome, Freeman duplicated his career best by placing fourth in the 15 km individual-start classic race at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic. . Freeman represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Kris Freeman Kris Freeman is a professional American cross-country skier. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman.