The Winter Olympics were first held in France in 1924 ... the Olympic gold in 1960 was as incredible as the later game in 1980. Here, the team piles on the puck a moment after winning; American ...

In nine days in February 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y., Heiden accomplished what no Olympian had ever done -- he won five individual gold medals in a single Olympics, be it Summer or Winter.

The Geilo 1980 medals showcase the logo of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation in addition to the name of the Geilo 1980 Paralympic Winter Games, which was known as “2nd ...

NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES SPORTS JOHN BAUER More than 40 years after playing host to the 1980 Winter Olympics, the small town of Lake Placid, N.Y. is starting to feel the pull of the Olympics ...

Since 1980 China has participated in seven Olympic ... In 1984, thirty-seven Chinese athletes took part in the Sarajevo Winter Olympics, during which Jin Xuefei and Wang Guizhen finished 19th ...