International Luge Federation - News Cheered at by 14,000 excited spectators, the biggest crowd the luge sport has 258,270),making him the first winter sports athlete in olympic history to ever http://www.fil-luge.org/News/en_news.asp?ruindex=aft&nindex=422
Cool Attractions - Olympic History Perhaps the history of these prestigious games should be WW2, Japan and Germany'sabsence from olympic ceremony would and rushed them to the luge and bobsled http://www.saltlakecity.coolattractions.com/history.html
Extractions: A Vintage Pair of Ice Skates 1924 marked the year of the first official Winter Games, and for the first time events such as figure skating, speed skating, Nordic skiing, bobsleigh, and ice hockey were held at a separate celebration than the Summer Games. Taking place in Chamonix, France, 294 competitors were involved in the first official Winter Olympics. The number of athletes participating in Salt Lake City is projected to be over 2,300. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie made her debut at the 1924 Games, at age 12, and in 1928, 32, and 36 took home the gold medals. In 1937 Henie took advantage of her world popularity and appeared in her first movie. Her Hollywood career would last over 10 years. in Davos, Switzerland With the world at war in the 1940s the scheduled games in 40 and 44 were cancelled. As punishment for their roles in WW2, Japan and Germany's absence from Olympic ceremony would continue into the 1948 games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Twenty-eight countries participated enthusiastically, and it was clear that the games had survived both the world's conflicts, and the 12-year span between the last Olympics. The IOC awarded the 1976 Olympics to Denver, Colorado, but after two years of preparation and financial squabbling, the people of Colorado refused to fund the major event through public taxes. Innsbruck offered to host the Winter Olympics only twelve years since it last played the role, and the underplayed event went off peacefully and without excessive spending.
GOVERNOR PATAKI ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION FOR BOBSLED/LUGE RUN Governor Pataki should be commended for recognizing Lake Placid's rich olympic history, Senator Ron to be an Olympian in the winter sports of luge and bobsled http://www.state.ny.us/governor/press/oct8_3_97.html
Extractions: Investment Designed to Encourage Federal, Private Support for Olympic Facility Governor George E. Pataki today announced $5 million in State funding toward the construction of a state-of-the-art bobsled/luge track at the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) facility at Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid. "More than 17 years later, Lake Placid still stirs the Olympic spirit in all of us," Governor Pataki said. "By making an investment in the bobsled/luge track, we are making an investment in the future of Lake Placid a future that one day may again be filled with Olympic glory. "Lake Placid is a national even international community, known around the world for hosting the 1980 Olympics and many world-class events since those wonderful days," the Governor said. "This $5 million investment represents our commitment to maintaining Lake Placid's place as a leader in Olympic class competition. "In addition, I am committed to working with our partners in the federal government, as well as in the private sector, to encourage them to follow the State's lead in funding this important project," Governor Pataki said. "I am determined to see this project through to completion and I still look forward to taking a ride on the new track."
HoustonChronicle.com - Runner-up In Men's Luge Sees Silver Lining German sees silver lining in bid to make history. of Italy bested Hackl moments laterto win the Men's Singles luge Final at the 2002 olympic Winter Games in http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/oly/1250791
Extractions: PARK CITY, Utah Georg Hackl takes the things he likes to do quite seriously. He doesn't just go to the local pub for a celebratory drink. He dons Lederhosen and leads the knee-slapping, boot-spanking, ale-swilling Bavarian dances that are a rich part of his homeland's heritage. Smiley N. Pool / Chronicle Georg Hackl of Germany celebrates at the finish line, but Hackl's shot at a fourth consecutive gold medal in the event was short-lived as Armin Zoeggeler of Italy bested Hackl moments later to win the Men's Singles Luge Final at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Park City, Utah Monday morning.
Extractions: SALT LAKE CITY If you ask George Hackl to identify the favorite in the men's luge, the German star will rattle off a host of names. One will be curiously absent his. The most decorated slider in Olympic history has made a career of talking down his chances and even playing a bit of possum at times to throw competitors off the track. But make no mistake about it, Hackl is the man to beat in the luge, which begins today with the first two of four total runs at Olympic Park in Park City. Of course, he denies it. "That's Armin Zoeggeler," was Hackl's response when asked who people should look for atop the medal stand when the two-day event is done. "He fulfills all the prerequisites for success at this track." Wisely, Zoeggeler is not buying it. Hackl has four World Cup wins this season to Zoeggeler's one, and that one came in a race that the German team did not run in because its Olympic qualifying took place that week.
Wilczak Nabs Fifth In Luge seventh gold medal in 11 Olympiads and its fifth medals sweep in women's luge. goldin Nagano four years ago by .002 the closest finish in olympic history. http://www.olympic-usa.org/CFDOCS/borg/newsTemplate.cfm?spID=23&newsID=440
USOC - U.S. Olympic Gold Schedule luge skeleton - bobsled - three winter olympic track sports - not for the faintof Utah olympic Park was the scene for some great moments in olympic history. http://www.olympic-usa.org/about_us/calendars/tv_gold_b.html
Extractions: This edition of U.S. Olympic Gold takes us back to the year 2000. The Olympic Games in Sydney had many moments that thrilled the world. We take you back to that time and feature four Americans who were surprising winners of Olympic Gold. Misty Hyman (Phoenix, AZ) has been swimming since she was six years old. Her first coach recognized early on that Misty had a definite affinity for the butterfly. Misty's road to Olympic success, however, was not without many difficulties. She struggled with asthma since childhood and then in 1998, FINA, the international swimming federation outlawed the way Misty swam the butterfly, using a unique sideways underwater kick. Misty adapted to the new rules and went on to win the Olympic Trials at 200M and was now set to face off against the reigning Madame Butterfly, Australia's Suzie O'Neill. U.S. Olympic Gold takes you back to that exciting race. With the debut of women's weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, tiny Tara Nott (Stillwell, KS) became the first U.S. Athlete in 40 years to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the sport. Nott had initially won the silver medal, with the gold going to Bulgarian lifter Izabela Dragneva. Dragneva was later disqualified after failing a doping test. We check in with Tara to see how the gold medal changed her life and what her plans on for the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. Nancy Johnson (Downers Grove, IL) shot to success in Sydney, winning the first gold medal of the Games in the women's air rifle event. Nancy started shooting at the age of 15. In 1996 she made the U.S. Shooting team that went to the Olympic Games in Atlanta. After disappointing results, she refocused, setting her sights on hardware at the 2000 Olympic Games. Through years of physical training, mental conditioning and with the support of her coach and family, she achieved that goal. Nancy takes us through one of the keys to her winning strategy, a five step program that she follows as she prepares both mentally and physically for each shot.
2002 Winter Olympics s been a long but fulfilling road for Tavares, a 1992 olympic luge team member bobsledderswill take to the track for the first time in olympic history at the http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/olympics2002/coaches.html
Extractions: U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres Army World Class Athlete Spc. Bill Tavares, women's bobsled head coach, works with the team on a makeshift ice track just west of the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, Feb. 7, 2002. The women's bobsled take to the track Feb. 19, in the 2002 Olympic WinterGames for the first time in Olympic history. Brian Lepley
Olympics 2002: Luge luge made its olympic debut at the 1964 He's attempting to become the first athletein Winter Games history to win four consecutive gold medals in the same http://www.infoplease.com/spot/02olluge1.html
Ananova - Sport - Luge a creditable 25th in the luge, twice breaking the national record in the process.2101 Monday 11th February 2002. Hackl makes olympic history Germany's Georg http://www.ananova.com/sport/?keywords=Luge&menu=sport.winterolympics.luge
TheCarolinaChannel.com - Olympics More olympic Headlines. Silver Jim Shea Wins Skeleton Gold US Women Earn GoldSilverSkeleton Sweep US Women Make Bobsled history Daily olympics Story 9-11 luge. http://www.thecarolinachannel.com/olympics/?z=smap
KIAT.NET - SL|02 XIXth Olympic Winter Games The SL 02 Games was the largest olympic Winter Games in history comprising of 7 41are men's events, 34 women's and 3 mixed events (luge doubles, figure http://www.kiat.net/olympics/slc2002/
Extractions: FEBRUARY 8 - 24, 2002 On 16 June 1995 largest Olympic Winter Games in history comprising of 7 sports (15 disciplines) with 78 events (10 more than Nagano 1998) of which 41 are men's events, 34 women's and 3 mixed events (luge doubles, figure skating pairs and ice dancing). It was attended by 2527 athletes from 78 countries . The XIXth Winter Olympic Games were officially opened by George W. Bush , President of the United States of America. The Olympic Flame was lit by Mike Eruzione and the 1980 U.S. Olympic gold-medal winning men's ice hockey team DAY-BY-DAY - Events per day, schedule, opening/closing ceremonies, mascots HISTORY OF THE GAMES - From 1924-2002, Chamonix to Salt Lake
KIAT.NET - Winter Olympic Games St Moritz 1928 The US bobsled team took both gold and silver in the only fiveman competitionin olympic history. BOBSLEIGH, 1, 1. ICE HOCKEY, 1, 1. luge, 1, 1. SKATING, http://www.kiat.net/olympics/history/winter/w02stmoritz.html
Extractions: IInd WINTER GAMES February 11 - 19, 1928 Mascot - none 25 countries, 464 athletes (26 women) 5 sports, 13 events Opening - President Edmund Schulthess Torch lit by - none The Swiss got the Games due to Holland backing out Another famous tourist resort, St. Moritz in Switzerland, played host to the second edition of the Winter Games. With the first Olympic Winter Games an enormous success, it was no surprise that the St. Moritz Games attracted an 84 percent increase in the number of participants including a 100% increase of female athletes. The Games started poorly due to extremely mild temperatures caused by the "fohn", the warm wind that sweeps the Swiss mountains from the south. The 1928 Winter Games in St. Moritz marked the first time Germany was allowed to participate in any Olympic competition after World War I; the Soviet Union was still notably absent. The Germans won a disappointing one bronze medal. Bobsledding was in the news at the 1928 Games. A new event, the skeleton sled, was upgraded from a demonstration sport and added to the program. In addition, teams in the four-man bobsled event had an option to include a fifth member. They all took up that option.
TheKCRAChannel.com - Olympics Rahlves Alpine Jonna Mendes - Alpine Brian Martin - luge Jonny Moseley - FreestyleDerek Parra - Speedskating Shannon Bahrke - Freestyle. olympic history. http://www.thekcrachannel.com/olympics/?z=smap
Bigchalk: HomeworkCentral: Events (2002 Winter Olympics) luge News Info (US olympic Committee); Skeleton history; Skeleton News Info(US olympic Committee); US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation; What is Skeleton? http://www.bigchalk.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/Homework/High_School/Cur
Celebrating 35 Years In The Olympic Movement in a lighthearted and obviously impromptu Street luge competition stage olympicSolidarity The history of the VI olympic Committee In 1966 several sports http://www.virginislandspace.com.cnchost.com/viochistory.html
Celebrating 35 Years In The Olympic Movement President of the VIOC were performers in a lighthearted and obviously impromptu Street luge competition stage olympic Solidarity VI Athletes Make history http://www.virginislandspace.com.cnchost.com/vioc.html
DallasNews.com Winter Olympics Heidt had extra reason to feel encouraged about his place in luge. Sure, when youtalk about olympic history, statistically speaking it another gold might http://olympics.belointeractive.com/luge/0212olylugelede.b8492.html
Extractions: Results The day and the occasion warranted it. Hackl, Germany's king of luge, was dethroned by 27-year-old Italian Armin Zoeggeler on a sunny Monday afternoon before 14,000 boisterous, cowbell-ringing fans at Olympic Park. "This second place is where I belong," Hackl said. "Armin is the right Olympic champion." The result was irrefutable. Zoeggeler, the three-time World Cup champion, defeated Hackl by a comfortable .329. Zoeggeler achieved the first- or second-fastest times in all four runs. Hackl, 35, the Olympic champion of 1992, 1994 and 1998, entered Monday's final two runs trailing Zoeggeler by a mere .041. But Hackl came up short in his bid to become the first person to earn gold in four Winter Olympics.
