query: who did the first quad at the olympics

pos: Quad (figure skating) ratified quadruple jump in competition was Canadian Kurt Browning in 1988. In 2002, Miki Ando became the first woman to do so, and she remains one of only two women to have landed a ratified quadruple jump in competition. In singles competition for men: In singles competition for women: In pair skating competition: A jump harness is often employed in training quads. Max Aaron stated that the smallest error may make the difference in the success of a quad attempt: "The minute your left arm is behind you, or your three-turn is too fast, if your hips don't turn in

pos: Quadruple jump controversy its role at major figure skating competitions, including the Winter Olympics. The jump had become so common in men's figure skating since Kurt Browning first landed it in 1988 that it came to be viewed as a deciding element in a winning program and the lack of it almost a handicap. Since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, where Alexei Urmanov won gold without one, the quad, if landed in a competition (absent major weaknesses), made a difference between the first and lower placements. In a "Sports Illustrated" article dated January 19, 1998, E.M. Swift wrote that "no Olympic gold

pos: Elvis Stojko tapes of Kurt Browning, Brian Boitano, Alexander Fadeyev, and Jozef Sabovčík to help him master the quad. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he finished 7th despite skating a technically strong routine, but a month later he made his first appearance on a major international podium when he placed third at the 1992 World Championships behind winner Viktor Petrenko and Kurt Browning. In 1993 at the World Figure Skating Championships he finished second, once again behind Kurt Browning. At the 1994 Canadian Championships in Edmonton, Stojko defeated Kurt Browning in the free skate to win his first national title.

neg: Irina Fetisova (swimmer and rower) she changed to coxed quad scull, displaced by Mariya Danyliuk in the single sculls. She did not go to the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the boycott led by the Soviet Union. Instead, she competed at the Friendship Games, also dubbed the "alternative Olympics", and won first place with the coxed quad sculls. She finished her rowing career in that year. Fetisova was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour for her success in rowing. Irina Fetisova (swimmer and rower) Irina Ivanovna Fetisova (, later Irina Pimenova; born 30 October 1956) is a retired Soviet swimmer and rower. Fetisova

neg: Mariya Omelianovych in Bled, she won silver with the quad scull. In the same boat class but with different team compositions, she won two further silver medals in 1990 and 1991. Mariya Omelianovych Mariya Omelianovych ( Danilyuk, born 21 September 1960) is a Ukrainian rower who represented the Soviet Union. She had qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics but did not go due to the boycott led by the Soviet Union. Instead, she competed at the Friendship Games, also dubbed the "alternative Olympics", and won first place in single scull. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel, Belgium, she came sixth

neg: Sally Kehoe Kehoe rowed for Australia at the 2006 World Rowing Championships at Eton Dorney in the women's quad, with her crew making the final after beating Germany in the first heat. They took the silver medal behind Great Britain. Kehoe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's eight who finished sixth in the final. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia Kehoe rowed in the Australian quad who finished fourth. That same year at the 2011 World Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland she rowed in an Australian quad who finished fifth. She rowed in the Australian eight

neg: Jane Robinson (rower) international representative regatta was at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in that same boat. She beat out the veteran Australian sculler Adair Ferguson for the bow seat in the quad who finished ninth. Robinson became the first Melbourne Rowing Club female member to row at an Olympics. In 1997 Robinson represented in both World Rowing Cups in Europe in a double scull with Gina Douglas in the lead up to the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, where Douglas and Robinson made the final and finished in overall sixth place. In 1998 she moved into the Australian quad scull who again

neg: Anke Borchmann Sabine Jahn. She travelled to the 1974 World Rowing Championships as a reserve but did not compete. At the 1975 East German national championships she defended her quad scull title. She was nominated for the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, where her quad scull team took out the world title. From the 1976 rowing season, she started under her married name Borchmann. She was nominated for the Olympic team and did therefore not compete at the national championships that year. She won at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the coxed quad sculls. For her Olympic performance, Borchmann

neg: Jana Sorgers quad scull for 1991 and after further qualification races, the 1990 team was reassembled, with Jana Thieme nearly having replaced Krüger. At the 1991 World Rowing Championships in Vienna, Austria, the quad scullers defended their world championship title. In the 1992 season, Sorgers had a performance low. She did attend a three-week Olympic training camp in Mexico but then did not make the 1992 national team selection. She thus missed out qualification for the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1993, Sorgers changed club and moved to SG Dynamo Potsdam but did not make it back into the national team. In December

neg: Timothy Goebel Stiegler. On October 31, 1999, at the 1999 Skate America in Colorado Springs, Goebel became the first skater to land three quads in one program. In the free skate, he landed a quad salchow, a quad toe loop in combination, and a quad salchow as a solo jump. Goebel also made history at the 2002 Olympics by becoming the first skater to successfully land a quad salchow jump in combination in Olympic competition. Goebel's repertoire of quadruple jumps made him one of the most competitive skaters in the world during the peak of his career. He would land a total

neg: Jana Sorgers gold medal in quad scull with Rutschow, Köppen, and Kathrin Boron at the 1996 Summer Olympics. After her retirement, she was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal. In the GDR, Sorgers won her first national title in 1986 in the quad scull. In 1988, she became national champion in both the double and the quad scull. In 1989, she retained her title in the double scull. In 1990, she won her final East German title with the quad scull. After the reunification, Sorgers won four national titles in quad scull: in 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1996. Sorgers trained as a medical

neg: Julia Wilson Australian representative appearance at the 1999 World Rowing U23 Championships in Hamburg. She raced in the Australian quad scull who finished sixth. The next year at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Wilson rowed in the Australian women's quad scull, finishing in seventh place. Wilson made the Australian squad for the 2001 international tour. In their first competitive outing of the 2001 season, racing as an Australian Institute of Sport selection eight at Henley Royal Regatta, Wilson won the 2001 Henley Prize for women's eights (from 2002 this event was renamed the Remenham Challenge Cup). Wilson was then selected in two Australian

neg: Kathrin Boron Kathrin Boron Kathrin Boron (later Köppen, born 4 November 1969 in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany) is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medallist. She's an athlete of the SV Dynamo / SG Dynamo Potsdam. Boron won the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Kerstin Köppen and 2000 Summer Olympics with Jana Thieme, and the women's quad sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she finished third in the quad sculls. In addition, Boron has won seven World Championship Gold Medals and five Silver, starting with gold in the double

neg: Marguerite Houston Hannah Every-Hall, Houston won the gold, her first World Championship title and set a new world record in the process. At Milan 2003 Houston again raced in the Australian lightweight quad. They won the bronze medal. Australia qualified a lightweight double scull for the Athens Olympics in 2004 being Sally Newmarch and Amber Halliday. There is no lightweight quad raced at the Olympics and Houston missed selection in Australia's boat for the lightweight 2004 World Rowing Championships. Her 2004 international rowing was therefore restricted to that year's World Rowing Cup III at Lucerne where she placed eight in the double-scull

neg: Marina Hatzakis senior women's quad scull. She was in the quad at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis who rowed to fourth place. Hatzakis and Sally Newmarch were constant in the quad for the next three years. With Adair Ferguson and Fleur Spriggs they contested the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere placing thirteenth and then with Jane Robinson and Bronwyn Roye they competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics finishing ninth overall. In Atlanta Hatzakis also doubled up with Bronwyn Roye in the women's double scull and finished in fourth place. Hatzakis rowed in 1997 at the World Rowing Cup I

neg: Dana Faletic Olympics but was back for Australian national selection in 2006. She raced at the 2006 World Rowing Cupp II at Poznan in both a double scull (who took silver) and the quad. She was picked in the quad to compete at the 2006 World Rowing Championships with Sonia Mills, Catriona Sens-Oliver and Sally Kehoe. They won the silver and Faletic had her third World Championship medal. Faletic gave the sport away in 2006 but made a comeback in 2011 aged 34 and remarkably made the 2012 Australian Olympic Team. She was selected again to the quad to row with Hore,

neg: Kerry Hore Championships. She placed second in four of those races and finally won that Australian championship title racing in Huon Rowing Club colours in 2014. In 2011 she won she Australian national quad scull title in an Australian selection composite crew. Hore won gold and the world title at the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Milan rowing in a quad scull with Jane Robinson, Dana Faletic & Amber Bradley. At the 2004 Athens Olympics with Faletic, Bradley and Rebecca Sattin, Hore won the bronze medal in the women's quad. At Beijing 2008 and London 2012, Hore was in women's quads who

neg: Scott Brennan (rower) won numerous national titles in all sculling classes at the Australian Rowing Championships. Brennan's first Australian Olympic selection was for Athens 2004 when he rowed in the Australian quad scull who won their B final. With David Crawshay, Brennan won the gold medal in the men's double sculls at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In March 2012 Brennan was selected to defend his Olympic title in the men's Double Scull with Beijing Crawshay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After a promising start to the campaign with a silver medal in the Lucerne World Cup, Brennan suffered a back

neg: Roth Pond Regatta 1988 Roth Quad Olympics as part of a boating/sailing section, but the olympics did not occur that year. The yacht club decided to hold the regatta as a stand-alone event which would "be the opening event if [the Roth olympics] do take place". The Roth Regatta is now traditionally held during the last Friday of April and run by the Undergraduate Student Government at Stony Brook, since the absorption of the Roth Yachting club by USG. The judging is split up between two different types of boats: Speedsters and Yachts. The difference between the two categories is that speedsters can

neg: Beate Schramm sculls. In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class) for her sporting success. After a disappointing fifth place at the 1987 World Rowing Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, she terminated her partnership with Schwabe and teamed up with Kathrin Boron instead. The double scullers lost their dominant position to the team made of Birgit Peter and Martina Schröter, who went on to win the double sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. For the 1988 Olympics, Schramm instead became a member of the East German quad sculls team with Kerstin Förster,

neg: Ramona Balthasar Ramona Balthasar Ramona Balthasar (born 9 January 1964) is a German rower. Balthasar was born in 1964 in Forst, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany. She initially competed for SG Dynamo Potsdam and was chosen for the 1984 Summer Olympics but did not compete due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. During 1985, she changed to SC Dynamo Berlin. At the 1985 World Rowing Championships in Hazewinkel, she became world champion in the quad scull boat class. She changed from sculling to sweep rowing and at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she won gold with the women's eight. At the 1989 World Rowing Championships

neg: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics increased, and women were admitted for the first time in Olympic history. The quad scull events were introduced at this Olympics, without coxswain for men and with coxswain for women. A total of 593 rowers from 31 nations competed at the Montreal Games: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted (they would be lengthened to the men's events of 2000 m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul). There was a

neg: James McRae in Amsterdam he won bronze in the men's pair racing with Alexander Belonogoff. In 2016 along with Karsten Forsterling, Cameron Girdlestone and Belonogoff, McCrae won the silver medal in the Australian quad to at the Rio Olympics 2016. James McRae James McRae (born 27 June 1987) is an Australian national champion, world champion, three time Olympian and Olympic medal winning rower. In the Australian men's quad scull he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. McRae grew up in Murray Bridge South Australia and attended Murray Bridge Primary school

neg: Evgeni Plushenko Evan Lysacek, "I think we need to change the judging system – a quad is a quad. If an Olympic champion doesn't do a quad, well I don't know..." In an interview to Russian newspaper Izvestia, Plushenko brought attention to the fact that, following his short program, three judges placed him 21st and 22nd for skating skills. He said, "Strangely, the computer did not drop any one of the three. But what it did instead was to drop those judges who awarded me first place. Under the current system, if this is the way judges' marks are awarded, you can

neg: Petr Barna season. He was coached by František Pechar. Barna sprained his right ankle as he was leaving the airport in Birmingham on his way to the 1989 European Championships. Despite the injury, he medaled for the first time at an ISU Championship, winning bronze. 1991–92 was Barna's best competitive season. He won gold at the 1992 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He became the first person to land a quad jump in Olympic competition, executing a quad toe loop in his free skate. After placing sixth at the 1992 World Championship, Barna

neg: Jana Sorgers In January 1988, Sorgers was awarded the sports title "Honored Master of Sports". At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, the women from East Germany dominated the rowing competition by winning five of the six events. Sorgers won gold with the quad scull, alongside Kerstin Förster (née Pieloth), Kristina Mundt and Beate Schramm. Of the team of 23 female rowers, only two rowers did not win a medal – the coxless pair came fourth. In November 1988, Sorgers was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold (first class); this was the second time that she received this award.

neg: Amy Clay 5th in the quad event at the 2012 World Cup 3 in Munich, Germany. She finished 6th in the quad event at the 2012 World Cup 2 in Lucerne, Switzerland. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in rowing in the quadruple scull. Initially listed as a reserve, she replaced Pippa Savage who had been previously named to the boat but was removed because of "incompatibility issues" with the rest of the crew. Prior to going to London, she participated in a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport European Training Centre in Varese, Italy.

neg: Paul Reedy were eliminated in the repechage. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics Reedy was back in the Australian quad with Powell, Terrell and the veteran Peter Antonie making his first Olympic appearance. They finished in fifth place. For the next two year at World Championships Reedy raced the double scull with Peter Antonie. They finished fourth at Bled 1989 and then at Lake Barrington 1990 they won the bronze medal. Reedy made two more appearances for Australia at World Championships. At Vienna 1991 he rowed in the quad scull which finished twelfth. After a four-year break he raced with Rhett Ayliffe at

neg: Peter Hardcastle (rower) who was in his third year in the Australian senior squad. They rowed the double scull at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne to a second place and then at the 2003 World Rowing Championships in Milan to a sixth place finish in the final. Crawshay moved into the quad for the 2004 Athens Olympics and Hardcastle found himself with a new double sculls partner in Brendan Long and a somewhat short preparation. They competed at the World Rowing Cup III and in Athens they finished in overall twelfth place. In 2006 he moved back into the Australian quad.

neg: Amber Bradley winning at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne. At the 2003 World Championships in Milan they won their heat in an impressive time. They sculled the final to perfection leading at every mark. At the 1500m they had an unbeatable 3.45 second margin and finished more than 2 seconds ahead of Bulgaria. The quad won the gold and Bradley at stroke claimed her first senior World Championship title. The World Champion quad with Jane Robinson replaced by Rebecca Sattin were still together for the 2004 Athen Olympics. They were fourth across the line in the final. After the medals

neg: Eve MacFarlane Hamburg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland). They maintained their form and won a bronze at the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia. In 2012, Macfarlane competed with the women's quad at regattas in Lucerne (Switzerland; fourth place) and Munich (Germany; fifth place). The quad then went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a strong expectation for a medal when Trappitt "caught a crab" and snapped an oar at the 1500 m mark in the repechage. This cost the team their place in the final (they would have had to be within the first four but

neg: Jozef Sabovčík with Anderlová, Lojkovičová, and Hilda Múdra. His choreographer was Frantisek Blazak. Sabovčík won bronze at the 1981 Skate Canada International and 1982 Skate America. He was the silver medalist at the 1983 European Championships. Sabovčík had knee effusion before the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. He won the bronze medal behind Scott Hamilton and Brian Orser. Sabovčík became a two-time European champion with wins in 1985 and 1986. He also won 1985 Skate Canada International and Skate America. Sabovčík landed a quad toe loop at the 1986 European Championships. It was approved at the time as the first quad in

neg: Figure skating land a quadruple jump; the only two female single skaters to be credited with quads in competition are Miki Ando, who landed the first quad Salchow in Dec 2002, and Alexandra Trusova, who landed the first quad Toe Loop (and only the second quad Salchow) in March 2018, both at the Junior level. Alexandra Trusova also was the first female to ever land 2 quadruple jumps in competition, the quad salchow and the quad toe loop. She was only 13 years old at the time. Some elite skaters can complete a jump in about one second, with 26 inches of

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: Nathan Chen Chen performed a total seven clean quadruple jumps (two in the short program and five in the free skate) and scored 315.23 to win his second consecutive national title. Following the event, Chen, Adam Rippon, and Vincent Zhou were nominated by U.S. Figure Skating to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea as part of the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Chen placed 4th in the men's short program of the team event, became the first skater to land a quad Flip at the Olympics. Chen won a bronze medal in the

neg: Adam Rippon while executing a quad lutz, but he was able to continue with his performance without stopping. At the 2018 U.S. Championships, Rippon placed 4th. On January 7, 2018, he was one of three men selected to represent USA in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Rippon won a bronze medal in the figure skating team event as part of the U.S. team, which made him the United States’ first openly gay athlete to win a medal at any Winter Olympics. In November 2018 Rippon announced his retirement from competitive figure skating. On April

neg: Paul Reedy He placed second in the double scull and the quad in 1983. Reedy made his Australian representative debut in the 1983 Trans Tasman series. In a double scull with Tony Lorich he won all of the four matches races in the series against New Zealand. In 1984 Reedy made his senior representative debut in the senior men's quad scull selected to compete at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and coached by Rusty Robertson. The Australians won their heat by a length and led at the first three marks in the final till the experienced West Germans, the current World Champions,

neg: Quadruple jump controversy to a head at the Vancouver Olympic Games. Brian Joubert, the first European skater to land three quads in a program, expressed his strong disappointment over the results and stated that the value of the jump should be raised in the current scoring system. Evan Lysacek, like Joubert, commented that a quad was an essential part of men's skating. In 2009, Lysacek became the second consecutive figure skater to win the world championship without a quadruple jump. With Evgeni Plushenko and Stéphane Lambiel entering the race for gold at the upcoming Olympics, the quad debate intensified. "They saw there was

neg: Jamie Schroeder scull first competed in the 2008 World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. The quad, with Schroeder in the three seat, overcame the 3-year undefeated World Champion Polish quad to win a gold medal, marking the first time the US has had international success in the quadruple sculls event. Keeping the same lineup from the gold-medal World Cup boat, Schroeder and his teammates Scott Gault, Sam Stitt, and Matt Hughes went on to place 5th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics later in the summer. In the summers of 2006 and 2009, Schroeder competed for Christ Church in one of Oxford's annual inter-collegiate

neg: Jason Day (rower) he raced as the Australian single sculls representative at the World Championships in Indianapolis. He finished fifteenth overall. In 1995 Day and Ron Snook joined Bo Hanson and Duncan Free who were continuing in the Australian quad scull. They finished in eight place at the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere. The 1996 Olympic year saw Day picked to again row Australia's double scull with Peter Antonie. They rowed to an eighth place finish. Following a long post-Olympics break from national representation, Day along with Duncan Free, stepped back into the Australian quad in 1999 with Stuart Reside and Peter

neg: Javier Fernández (figure skater) Fernández competed in the men's singles event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. He was the flag bearer for Spain during the opening ceremony. Earning 86.98 points in the short program, he placed third behind Yuzuru Hanyu and Patrick Chan, having stepped out of his quad Salchow and triple Lutz-triple toe loop combination. In the free skate, he landed a quad toe loop and a quad Salchow – the latter in combination – but tripled a second quad Salchow attempt. He went on to complete another triple Salchow as the last jump of his skate, which – having

neg: Flint Generals in a lopsided trade that did not favor the Generals, Andrei Mezin, the goalie who would go on to play for his native Belarus in the olympics and upset Sweden, and female goaltender, Erin Whitten. The second Colonial Cup came in a 4–0 sweep of the Generals arch rival, the Quad City Mallards in 2000. The 2000 Flint Generals were coached by former NHLer Doug Shedden and included former Toronto Maple Leaf Bobby Reynolds, former Detroit Red Wing Mark Major, former Edmonton Oiler Nick Stajduhar, two 100 point scorers in Ross Wilson and Don Parsons, UHL Defenseman of the Year

neg: James McRae Beijing, McRae continued rowing at the highest level, winning a bronze in the men's quad scull at the 2010 World Rowing Championships At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in an upset, the Australian heavyweight quad of McRae, Daniel Noonan, Karsten Forsterling and Chris Morgan defeated the German crew to win gold. Following a costly mistake in the German boat the Australian crew took the lead in the last few metres of the race and won by 0.25secs. At the 2012 London Olympics, McRae won bronze in the men's quad in a time of 5:45.22. At the 2014 World Rowing Championships

neg: Australia at the Winter Olympics sport had attempted in competition, a quad twisting triple somersault. The high degree of difficulty jump scored her 72.12 points and the bronze medal. This historical effort has taken the sport of women’s Aerials to a whole new level. Lassila is also the first mother to win a Winter Olympic medal for Australia. Bobsleigh’s Jana Pittman became the first female Olympian to compete in both a Summer and Winter Olympics. Callum and Aimee Watson became the first siblings to compete at the same Games in Cross Country. Alex Almoukov pulled off the best ever performance by a male Australian biathlete

neg: Jane Robinson (rower) in the 1995 Interstate Regatta at the Australian Rowing Championships. She represented for Victoria again in that event in 1996 and 1997. Following the 1996 Summer Olympics she took a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport. She represented Victoria again at the national level in 2000 winning the Queen's Cup that year in the Victorian women's eight. From 2001 at the annual Interstate Regatta she rowed in ACT crews, figuring in ACT representative eights from 2001 to 2004. Although she was a reserve for the Australian women's quad scull who competed at the 1995 World Rowing Championships, Robinson's first

neg: Heather Stanning quad sculls. She is a British Army officer and currently holds the rank of Major, in the Royal Artillery but had been given dispensation from the army to pursue an Olympic career with the British team at both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Paired with Helen Glover in 2012 she won an Olympic gold medal, the first for their country of the 2012 Games and the first ever British Olympic gold medal in women's rowing. She set the world record time in partnership with Helen Glover at the 2014 World Rowing

neg: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics to complete the jump again in the closing seconds. Candeloro, with the exception of a step out on his Triple Axel, skated his D'Artagnan program flawlessly to the delight of the crowd to end up second in the free skating. Stojko, who skated last, had the best opportunity to win mainly based on his signature Quad Toe Loop/Triple Toe Loop combination. However, a partial groin tear and the flu prevented him from attempting the combo and he downgraded his Quad to a Triple. Despite the injury, he skated a clean program but finished the free skating third, overall placing second

neg: Quadruple jump controversy medal will ever again be won by a man who doesn't try a four-revolution jump." Many, therefore, tried to make themselves competitive by including it in their skating arsenal. In the twelve years leading up to the 2010 Olympics, only two skaters won the World Figure Skating Championships without a quadruple jump. Both wins were under the new ISU judging system. Jeffrey Buttle's win at the 2008 Worlds officially disproved the already long-standing notion that a quad was needed to win the big titles. His win is credited to have been the spark that ignited the quad controversy that came

neg: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Yagudin, Todd Eldredge and Philippe Candeloro went in between. Steven Cousins was the other skater in the final draw, but he was not considered to have a realistic chance of making the podium. Kulik skated flawlessly in a program which included a Quad Toe Loop to open the last session. Yagudin, who was one of several athletes suffering from the flu in these games, fell on his Quad attempt and his Triple Axel to immediately take himself out of contention. Eldredge was skating cleanly but popped what was to be his second Triple Axel and then fell again while trying

neg: Elvis Stojko the ice and landed his quad-triple combination to earn two perfect scores of 6.0 and another world title. Stojko entered the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan as the heavy favorite and was expected to become the first Canadian man to win an Olympic gold medal. He did not disclose to the media that he had suffered a groin injury and was also recovering from a flu that had struck many other athletes during the Games. He was unable to take painkillers due to the possibility of failing his drug test. He later stated in an interview that he was

neg: Javier Fernández (figure skater) 1959–64) and Irina Rodnina (10 years, 1969–78, with two partners: Alexei Ulanov, 1969–72 and Alexander Zaitsev, 1973–78) in pairs. Fernández opened his bid to win the first Olympic medal in figure skating for Spain with a flawless performance of his Modern Times short program at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The program included a quad-triple toe loop combination, a quad Salchow, a triple Axel and all level 4 elements. He received nine perfect 10.00 scores in program components and finished in second place in the segment with 107.58 points., only behind defending champion Yuzuru Hanyu. He expressed his aspirations afterwards: "I'll

neg: United States women's national gymnastics team most dominant countries in women's gymnastics. The US has medalled in every Olympics and Worlds since 2000. They won their first World gold medal in 2003. At the 2004 Olympics, they won the team silver, and Carly Patterson became the second American gymnast to win the individual all-around. The US continued their success in the next quad. They won another Olympic silver medal in 2008. Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson were two of the best gymnasts of their era and finished first and second in the 2008 individual all-around. Since their second-place finish at the 2010 Worlds, the US has

neg: Sanita Pušpure Ireland in World Cup events during 2010, but was only allowed to compete at the World Championships after she gained Irish nationality in 2011. She was in the winning teams in the double and quad sculls at the Henley Women's Regatta in 2011. She initially aimed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the double scull, partnered with Lisa Dilleen. The duo finished in twelfth place at the 2011 World Championships, where the top eight teams qualified for the Olympics. She competed in the single scull event for the first time at a World Cup event in Belgrade in May

neg: Alexa Scimeca Knierim for the first time since 2016. They are one of the only pairs in the world capable of doing a quad twist. Following the event, the Knierims were named to the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team that competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They were the sole U.S. pair team at this Olympic Games. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims won an Olympic bronze medal in the figure skating team event as a key part of the U.S. team. They placed a strong 4th in the short program with a season's best score, and placed 4th

neg: Nick Garratt 1996 World Junior Rowing Championships. Stuart Reside won gold in the Men's Single Scull, while Garratt also coached the gold medal winning Men's Double Scull of Jonathan Fievez and Tim Perkins. Success continued for Garratt in 1997 at the World Junior Rowing Championships as he coached Amber Bradley to a gold medal in the Women's Single Scull. His first Olympics as a coach was at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Garratt coached the Men's Quad Scull of Peter Hardcastle, Jason Day, Stuart Reside and Duncan Free to a 4th-placed finish. Garratt coached two crews at the 2004 Olympics in

neg: Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's team the team total. The Germans, who showed the best performance as a team, had their entry for this event rejected as their members did not belong to the same club. The following clubs did not compete as a team, as they did not enter with at least six gymnasts. Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's team The men's team was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time a team event, in the sense of combining scores of individual gymnasts, was held at the Olympics.

neg: Cape Verde at the 2012 Summer Olympics athletes overall and was 0.48 seconds behind the slowest athlete who progressed to the heats. Therefore, Lopes did not progress to the heats. Cape Verde had one judoka competing in the 2012 Olympics. This woman was Adysângela Moniz, a 25-year-old athlete, competing at her first Olympic Games. She competed in the +78kg event. Moniz received a bye in the first round and fought in match four against Idalys Ortíz from Cuba in the second round. Moniz lost and therefore did not progress to the quarter-finals. Cape Verde at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cape Verde competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics

neg: Chris Knierim Chris Knierim Christopher "Chris" Knierim (born November 5, 1987) is an American pair skater. With his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, he is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2018). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympics. Christopher Knierim was born November 5, 1987, in Tucson, Arizona. When he was six months old, his mother DeeDee began

neg: Ballet Quad Cities Ballet Quad Cities Ballet Quad Cities is a ballet company located in Rock Island, Illinois. It was founded in 1996 by Joedy Cook. The company performs both classical and contemporary dance at various venues in the greater Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa. At the time of its founding the company had one paid dancer. By 2010, the number of dancers who form the company grew to twelve dancers. The original artistic director was Johanne Jakhelln, who left the company in 2006 to return to her native Norway. In April 2010 the company performed for the first time in

neg: Kathrin Boron sculls at Tasmania in 1990. Boron was honoured for her outstanding career in rowing with the 2009 Thomas Keller Medal. She is married to the rower Jens Köppen. Kathrin Boron Kathrin Boron (later Köppen, born 4 November 1969 in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany) is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medallist. She's an athlete of the SV Dynamo / SG Dynamo Potsdam. Boron won the women's double sculls at the 1992 Summer Olympics with Kerstin Köppen and 2000 Summer Olympics with Jana Thieme, and the women's quad sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2008

neg: University of Alabama Quad to destroy all public buildings." By the time that his men had completed their orders only seven university buildings remained: the Gorgas House, President's Mansion, Observatory (not on the Quad), the Little Round House, and a few faculty residences. Following the destruction of the campus, the university remained closed to students until 1871. When it reopened, it had a total enrollment of only 107 students. The first building to be built on the campus was Woods Hall, completed in 1868. It was built well north of the Quad, with bricks from the destroyed Quad buildings. The Quad itself did not

neg: Alexa Scimeca Knierim one point away from 1st overall. "GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series" Alexa Scimeca Knierim Alexa Paige Scimeca Knierim (born June 10, 1991) is an American pair skater. With her husband, Chris Knierim, she is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2018). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympics. Alexa Scimeca was born June 10, 1991,

neg: Alexa Scimeca Knierim Alexa Scimeca Knierim Alexa Paige Scimeca Knierim (born June 10, 1991) is an American pair skater. With her husband, Chris Knierim, she is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2018). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympics. Alexa Scimeca was born June 10, 1991, in Addison, Illinois. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister.

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: Abby Peck Abby Peck Abby Peck (born October 6, 1956) is an American rower. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. Abby Peck was born Abigail Knickerbocker Peck and is the daughter of James and Rosamond Peck. Peck graduated from Skidmore College, with an art degree in 1978. She began rowing in college and later became a US National Team member from 1980 through 1988. Peck competed at the 1984 Olympics in quad sculls, and at the 1988 Olympics in the eight. She rowed at five World Championships (1982–83, 1985–87), winning a silver medal in the eight

neg: Benin at the 2008 Summer Olympics the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he did not progress out of the heats. In 2008 Dansou repeated the result and failed to qualify for the semi-finals. He finished first in his heat in a time of 24.54seconds, ahead of Omar Jasim and Yasser Núñez. Overall he finished 62nd of 97 competitors and did not qualify for the semi-finals. Benin had one woman competing in swimming at the 2008 Olympics. That athlete was Gloria Koussihouede who competed in the 50 meters freestyle. The 2008 Olympics was Koussihouedes second Olympics after competing in 2004, and she was selected to compete in heat

neg: Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics Li Guangxu and Ivan Borisov of Kyrgyzstan. However, his slalom competition was not as successful, as he failed to finish his first run, thus eliminating himself from the competition. Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics Madagascar competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. 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, Mathieu Razanakolona, who did not win any medals. Madagascar first competed at the Summer Olympics at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. They participated on nine

neg: Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics to finish the race. Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics Albania sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy between 10–26 February 2006. This was the nation's first appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, having previously participated several times in the Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of one alpine skier, Erjon Tola, who competed in three events. His best finish was 35th in the giant slalom. 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,

neg: Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics Albania sent a delegation to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy between 10–26 February 2006. This was the nation's first appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, having previously participated several times in the Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of one alpine skier, Erjon Tola, who competed in three events. His best finish was 35th in the giant slalom. 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

neg: Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics athletes, Nickiesha Wilson placed seventh. She did not advance to the final round. Shevon Stoddart participated for Jamaica at the Beijing Olympics as a competitor in the women's 400 meters hurdles. Born in Jamaica, Stoddart was an athlete at the University of South Carolina in Colombia who participated in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics at age 21. She did not advance past the qualification round in that event. During the Beijing Olympics, Stoddart was 25, and competed in the same event again. During the August 17 qualification round, she competed in the first heat, which

neg: Quad Electroacoustics that goal, and even if they did, the chances were that they were severely handicapped by their test equipment at the time. The name "QUAD" is an acronym for "Quality Unit Amplifier Domestic", used to describe the QUAD I amplifier. In 1983, when having become known for their QUAD range of products, the "Acoustical Manufacturing Co. Ltd" changed its name to "QUAD Electroacoustics Ltd". In 1995, QUAD Electroacoustics Ltd was bought by Verity Group plc, joining its existing brands of Wharfedale and Mission. A few changes were made, including shifting all production to Shenzhen, China. In September 1997 the company

neg: Honduras at the 1992 Winter Olympics Honduras at the 1992 Winter Olympics Honduras competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time (and as of 2018, the only time) at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Cross-country skier Jenny Palacios-Stillo was Honduras' only athlete in Albertville, competing in three events: the 15 km classical, the 5 km classical pursuit and the 10 km free pursuit. Palacios placed last (50th, 62nd and 58th, respectively, all by wide margins) among the competitors who finished the three events; however, since she did "finish" all three, Jenny placed ahead of skiers who did not, and thus avoided coming

neg: Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics the women who had won Indonesia's first Olympic medal returned in 1992. Two of the three Olympic rookie women did not advance into the elimination round, while the one that did was defeated in her first match. In the men's competition, Hendra Setijawan advanced to the quarterfinals before being defeated. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Women's Team Competition: Two male cyclists represented Indonesia in 1992. Two male fencers represented Indonesia in 1992. Men's Singles Competition Men's Doubles Competition Indonesia at the 1992 Summer Olympics Indonesia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 42 competitors, 27 men and

neg: Ethiopia at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ethiopia at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ethiopia competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since the 1956 Games. The delegation consisted of a single cross-country skier, Robel Teklemariam, who did not win any medals. Teklemariam would later return for his country at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Ethiopia first competed in the Summer Olympics at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. They participated on 10 occasions prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they made their Winter Olympics debut in

neg: Kees Koolen the only participant racing through a protected area in the Atacama Desert, Matteo Cassucio was also arrested. The following stage Koolen retired from the rally. For 2016 Koolen returned in his Honda quad with top ten stage results. He did not finish the Dakar Rally after stage nine. After his retirement an incident with a helicopter caused his quad (without rider) to drop fifty meters to the ground. In 2017 Koolen and his team developed the Barren Racer quad racer. With his self developed quad he scored his first stage win. He won the 219km stage between Tupiza and Oruro.

neg: Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics Winter Olympic debut at the 1928 Winter Olympics with a five-man bobsleigh team that finished eleventh of twenty-three entrants. Mexico did not return again to the Winter Games until the 1984 Winter Olympics. The first truly tropical nation to compete in the Winter Olympic Games is the Philippines, who sent two alpine skiers to the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Ben Nanasca placed 42nd in giant slalom skiing (out of 73 entrants), and Juan Cipriano did not finish. In slalom skiing, neither skier was able to finish. Costa Rica became the second tropical nation to participate at the Winter

neg: New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Games. Jonty Farmer, Jack Hansen, Geoff Smals and Bryan Treleaven were named as alternates but did not compete. Four male shooters represented New Zealand in 1972. New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. For the first time at the Olympics, God Defend New Zealand was played instead of God Save the King/Queen. The New Zealand Olympic Committee was represented by 89 competitors, 82 men and 7 women, who took part in 63 events in 14 sports. In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics,

neg: Tonga at the 2012 Summer Olympics amongst those who threw during the second try. Her third and final attempt, 15.11 metres, did not beat her first attempt. Using her best mark, 15.80 metres, Po'uhila placed 29th out of 30 athletes who completed the event. She finished ahead of Elena Smolyanova of Uzbekistan (14.42 metres) but behind Taiwan's Lin Chia-ying (17.43 metres) in a heat led by Yevgeniya Kolodko of Russia (19.31 metres). Of the 30 athletes who finished the event Po'uhila finished in 29th, and did not progress into the final. Competing at his first Olympics, Amini Fonua was the sole representative to compete in Swimming

neg: Alan Campbell (rower) sculling partner became ill. Despite this he finished 8th. He competed in the quadruple sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 12th place. In 2005, Campbell won the men's single at the GB Selection Trials, and raced in the men's quad for the World Cup series, winning the bronze at Lucerne regatta. At the 2005 World Championships in Gifu, Japan, the men's quad narrowly failed to reach the final. In 2006, Campbell switched to competing in the men's heavyweight single, and won the Munich world cup regatta ahead of Olaf Tufte. He also finished second in Lucerne, behind Mahé

neg: Sally Newmarch constant in the quad for the next three years. With Adair Ferguson and Fleur Spriggs they contested the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere placing thirteenth and then with Jane Robinson and Bronwyn Roye they competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics finishing ninth overall. In 1997 Newmarch competed in a single scull and won gold at the U23 World Rowing Championships in Milan. She came back into the senior quad in 1998 with Hatzakis, Robinson and Roye and after racing at the World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne, they competed at the 1998 World Rowing Championships in Cologne and won

neg: Louise Trappitt Dick Tonks placed her in a women's quadruple scull for the 2011 season, together with Sarah Gray, Fiona Bourke and Eve MacFarlane. The four surprised themselves by winning bronze at the regattas in Hamburg (Germany) and Lucerne (Switzerland). They maintained their form and won a bronze at the 2011 World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Bled, Slovenia. In 2012, Trappitt competed with the women's quad at regattas in Lucerne (Switzerland; fourth place) and Munich (Germany; fifth place). The quad then went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with a strong expectation for a medal when Trappitt "caught a

neg: Chad at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chad at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chad sent a delegation of two athletes to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China: Moumi Sébergué, who competed in the men's 100 meters, and Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert, who competed in the women's 100 meters and also bore the Chadian flag during ceremonies. The appearance of this delegation marked the tenth appearance of Chad at the Summer Olympics, the first been in 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and its seventh appearance since its Olympic hiatus between 1976 and 1980. Both Sébergué and Ndikert ranked seventh in their respective heats and did

neg: Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics The Republic of Upper Volta (as Upper Volta) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. This was the first and only time the country participated under that name at the Olympic Games. However, the first Upper Voltan athletes took part in the Olympics at the 1924 Games as part of the French contingent. André Bicaba was the only athlete representing Upper Volta in 1972, who participated in the men's 100 metres but did not progress past his heat. Upper Volta initially sought to send athletes to the 1976 Summer Olympics,

neg: Egypt at the 1984 Winter Olympics Egypt at the 1984 Winter Olympics Egypt competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first, and only, time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Its only participant was alpine skier Jamil El Reedy, who competed in three disciplines, but did not win a medal. Prior to 1984, Egypt had sent athletes to eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games (three times as the United Arab Republic), the 1906 Intercalated Games, and equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The 1984 Winter Games were Egypt's first, and only, appearance at the Winter Olympics. The nation entered one athlete, Jamil

neg: Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics Madagascar competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. 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, Mathieu Razanakolona, who did not win any medals. Madagascar first competed at the Summer Olympics at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. They participated on nine occasions prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they made their Winter Olympics debut in Turin, Italy. They sent a single alpine skier, Mathieu Razanakolona. Razanakolona was born in

neg: Senegal at the 1994 Winter Olympics Senegal at the 1994 Winter Olympics Senegal competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The country's appearance marked the third time it had competed at a Winter Olympics, and the last of three appearances at Winter Games by alpine skier Lamine Guèye. The delegation consisted solely of Guèye, who did not win any medals. Senegal participated in three Winter Olympics between its debut at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. No Senegalese athlete had ever won a medal at a Winter Games. In their first appearance, the country was

neg: Lucy Spoors team came fourth. The same boat class went to the 2012 World Rowing U23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania, and her team won a bronze medal. Spoors made the selection to the women's elite team in 2014. In the women's quad sculls, the team came fifth at the 2014 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette, France, the quad sculls team came sixth. To qualify the women's quadruple sculls for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the team had to achieve a top-two finish at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, but they came

neg: Georgia Perry national titles: in the women's premier coxless quad sculls (with a new team composition), and in the women's premier double sculls (with Claudia Hyde). To qualify the women's quadruple sculls for the 2016 Rio Olympics, the team had to achieve a top-two finish in May 2016 at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, but they came third. At the 2017 national championships, Perry once again became national champion with the women's premier coxless quad sculls. She won a bronze medal with the New Zealand women's eight at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida. Georgia Perry Georgia

neg: Debbie Flood Flood won Gold in the Single Sculls at the World Under 23 Championships. At the 2006 World Championships, Flood originally finished in the silver medal position in the Quadruple Sculls, but was elevated to Gold after one of the Russian crew failed a drugs test. Having taken a year off in 2009, Flood returned to take World Championships Gold again in 2010, in the quad sculls with Beth Rodford, Frances Houghton, and Annabel Vernon. At the 2012 Summer Olympics Flood competed in the GB quad scull with Beth Rodford, Frances Houghton, and Melanie Wilson and finished in fifth place. In

neg: Sandra Kirby Sandra Kirby Sandra (Sandi) Kirby is a Canadian sociologist and former Olympic athlete. A member of the Canadian women's rowing team at the 1976 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's quad sculls, with her team finishing ninth. After competing at the Olympics, she lobbied for a number of years to have the International Olympic Committee drop its requirement that all female athletes automatically had to undergo chromosomal testing to ensure that they were actually female, a rule which was not dropped until the 2000 Summer Olympics. Kirby completed a bachelor's degree in physical education at the University of British

neg: Leon Rotman Romania. He did not, but he was remarked by famous coach Radu Huţan after becoming national champion in improvised canoes. He would eventually compete at the Olympics on the first canoe ever made in Romania (at the factories in Reghin, Mureş County). At the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, despite having a sprained ankle, Rotman won both the C-1 1000 m and 10000 m events, equaling Swede Gert Fredriksson's performance who, at the same Olympics, won gold in both individual kayak events. He was the first Romanian to win two medals in one Olympics. At the next Olympics he

neg: Bruce Haslingden Bruce Haslingden Edward Bruce Haslingden (March 1923 – 17 April 2007) was an Australian cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 74th in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Haslingden also competed in the 50 km event at those same games, but did not finish. Together with Cedric Sloane, as part of Australia's first Winter Olympics team, they were the first Australians to compete at the Winter Olympics in the sport of cross country skiing. Haslingden's place at the Olympics was secured by 'qualifying' in a selection trial at Perisher Valley. Haslingden

neg: Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics at the Pavelló de l'Ateneu de Sant Sadurní, in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. The best three teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, which were played as a six-team group stage, at the Pavelló d'Esports, in Reus. In the end, the top two teams played each other in the final and the third and fourth placed teams played each other in a bronze medal match, at the Palau Blaugrana. Roller hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics Roller hockey (quad) was one of three demonstration sports included in the official Olympic programme of the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona. This

neg: Chris Morgan (rower) Australia in the men's quad scull at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. His crew won their heat in a world's best time of 5:36.20, beating the previous fastest time, set by Poland, by a second. The Australians finished fourth in the final. At the 2010 World Rowing Championships Morgan won the coxed pair world championship title with partner Dominic Grimm and coxswain David Webster at Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. At the 2011 World Rowing Championships in an upset, Morgan rowing in the Australian men's quad defeated the German crew to take gold. Following a costly mistake in the German boat, the

neg: Olivia Coffey Olympics. Coffey became a student at Cambridge University and was a member of the winning women's boat race in 2018. Olivia Coffey Olivia Coffey (born January 29, 1989) is an American rower. She won the gold medal in the quad sculls at the 2015 World Rowing Championships. Coffey was on the winning team of The Boat Race 2018. Coffey was born in 1989 in Elmira, New York. She first competed at rowing whilst at Phillips Academy in 2005. She was a member of the rowing team in her first year at Harvard University. She graduated in 2011. She took sixth

neg: Daniel Noonan quad defeated the fancied German crew to win world championship gold. Following a costly mistake in the German boat the Australian crew took the lead in the last few metres of the race and won by 0.25secs. The world champion Australian quad remained together with seats unchanged into the 2012 London Olympics. At Eton Dorney they placed third in their heat but qualified through to the semi-final where they finished second behind Croatia. In the 2012 Olympic final they were in fourth place at each mark before coming home to take the bronze medal behind the Croatian and the German

neg: Frances Houghton overall quad title for the series, then became World Champion for the third time in the quad At the 2007 World Rowing Championships in Munich Houghton won the third of her four world titles in the GB women's quadruple scull, partnered by Katherine Grainger, Debbie Flood, and Annabel Vernon. In the 2008 World Rowing Cup series, the quadruple scull team of Houghton, Grainger, Flood, and Vernon won Gold in Munich and bronze in Lucerne. At the Beijing Summer Olympics Houghton, Grainger, Flood, and Vernon won silver after being overhauled by the Chinese crew. Having had a year off in 2009,

neg: Nick Hudson space of just three years. He placed eighteenth in what would be his last World Championship appearance for Australia. He was vying for a seat in the Australian men's eight for the 2012 London Olympics but missed selection and raced in a coxless pair with Fergus Pragnell at the World Rowing Cups II and III in Europe that year and was a reserve for the Olympic heavyweight squad. In 2014 he competed in the double scull and the quad at the World Rowing Cup I in Sydney, winning gold in the quad. Hudson announced his retirement from competitive rowing in

neg: Paul Reedy Championships and Sam Golding & Tim Hawkins in the lightweight double scull to the 1994 World Championships. In 1999 he coached the Australian men’s quad scull to World Rowing U23 Championships in Hamburg. In 2001 Reedy moved to the UK to coach at the London Rowing Club and by 2002 he was Head Coach there. In 2009 he was appointed as Head Coach of Great Britain's national rowing team. He coach Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland to gold in a lightweight double scull at the London 2012 Olympics; the 2016 World Champion British women's lightweight quad scull; and world championship

neg: Evgeni Plushenko skating to win his eighth Russian Championship with 271.59 points. At the 2010 European Championships, Plushenko set a new world record score in the short program by scoring 91.30 points, and went on to win the event for a sixth time with a total score of 255.39 points. He skated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and received a score of 90.85 for his short program performance, breaking the Olympic record and leading all competitors. Following his skate, Plushenko said "Without a quad it's not men's figure skating. I will do the quad in any case.

neg: Scott Cranham Scott Cranham Scott Cranham (born September 8, 1954) is a Canadian diver, who represented Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1978 Commonwealth Games. He was also slated to compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics, but did not attend due to Canada's participation in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. Cranham won medals in both of his Commonwealth Games competitions, but did not win Olympic medals. Cranham came out as gay after his competitive career ended. In his autobiography "Breaking the Surface", Greg Louganis wrote that Cranham was the first fellow