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Olympics Fun Facts

The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In…

Winter Olympics 2006: Warm Weather Countries

Warm weather countries at the Winter Olympics by Gerry Brown Related Links 2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsFor…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments: Sonja Henie

Ten world championships, four Olympic appearances, and three consecutive Olympic gold medals by John Gettings Sonja Henie and Dick Button Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsFigure Skating…

Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z

  A-D  | E-I  | J-L  | M-Z Anita DeFrantz Tenley Albright, American figure skater Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater Bonnie Blair, American speed skater Herb Brooks, American hockey…

Women in Sports: Cycling

Cycling was included in the first modern Olympic games but it wasn't until 1984 that women were allowed to participate in this event. In Los Angeles at…