The Washington Post
Washingtonpost: Speedskating
Browse guides to both long- and short-track speedskating. With history, lists of medal-winners and an overview of the sport.
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Pearson Education: Athletic Code of Conduct: Snowboarding
In this lesson, students will analyze the rules of snowboarding as established by the US Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) in order to help them develop an athletic code of conduct for elementary school students. This code of conduct...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nordic Combined
Read about the history, events, and equipment associated with Nordic Combined, a Winter Olympics sport. This brief encyclopedia article is a good introduction to the sport and includes links for more research and detailed information.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Dorothy Hamill
This is a very brief article overviewing the athletic career of Dorothy Stuart Hamill, an American figure skater who won the gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Olympic Rings
This is an image of the Olympic Rings, the symbol of the winter and summer Olympic Games.
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1980 Us Olympic Hockey Team
Read about the "miracle" that took place in the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid. This brief article talks about the match in which the U.S. men's ice hockey team beat the Soviet team 4-3.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Shani Davis
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Shani Davis, an American speed skater, who was the first black athlete to win an individual Winter Olympics gold medal.
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1980 Us Olympic Hockey Team Jersey
Read about the "miracle" that took place in the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid. This brief article talks about the match in which the U.S. men's ice hockey team beat the Soviet team 4-3.
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Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport on Thin Ice
This 2002 article overviews the "figure-skating fiasco at the Winter Games," namely the controvery surrounding the judging of the pairs figure skating event.
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Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards
This is a brief article on ski jumping. It provides an overview of sport's history, the events at the Winter Olympics, and related links.
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Luge Start
This site is an introduction to the luge events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. However, it is also a good source for general information on the sport's history, equipment and medalists from previous years.
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Luge Glove
This site is an introduction to the luge events at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. However, it is also a good source for general information on the sport's history, equipment and medalists from previous years.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Curling
A curling team from the USA competing in the Winter Olympics.
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Photo Credit: Ewan Nicholson
Meet Canadian Olympic champion Clara Hughes!Clara owns a place in history as being the only athlete to win medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics as both a speed skater and cyclist. Learn more about this dedicated woman and her...
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New York Times: Turin 2006
Newspaper gives reviews of the games and provides slide shows of high points and the final day at the games.