2010 winter games finland

Innsbruck was threatened by a lack of snow until the Austrian Army delivered 50, cubic yards of the fluffy stuff. Debra Thomas became the first black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics after she won bronze in figure skating at the Games in Calgary. US ice hockey player Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the fastest two goals by one player at a Winter Olympics — just six seconds apart at PyeongChang The founder of the Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin , died in and was buried in Lausanne , save for his heart, which, on his instruction, was interred in a memorial near the ruins of ancient Olympia.

More than 24 million people tuned in to watch the famous Bolero figure skating routine by British pairs skaters, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in The skeleton track at Beijing has the first ever degree corner of any Olympic Winter Games. The Shougang ski ramp — the permanent Big Air venue for the Beijing Games — is 60m tall and m long. The youngest female snowboarding gold medallist is America's Chloe Kim , at 17 in PyeonChang in The tournament started rough for the U.

In the Winter Olympics, there was a lot of drama. There were allegations that Sweden threw its game against Slovakia so it would face Switzerland instead of Canada or the Czech Republic. But the biggest drama was the poor performance of Canada, the defending champion. The "Golden Goal" gave the Canadians a gold medal in their home country. Sidney Crosby scores the "Golden Goal", one of the most iconic goals in the history of Olympic hockey to bring Canada home a gold medal in ! Vancouver pic. It was quite the year again for Canada, defending its gold medal in men's hockey and adding gold in women's hockey.

OnThisDay in , Canada won its second-straight Olympic gold in men's hockey with a dominate win over Sweden pic. Even though the U. He was forever dubbed "T. Oshie's OT in Sochi. TJOshie77 led the U. Olympic men's hockey team to victory over Russia at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in one of the most epic overtime showdowns seen on Olympic ice.

NHL players were not part of the Olympics due to a dispute between the league and the International Olympic Committee over who would cover costs such as travel, insurance and accommodations. The U.

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