1924: A group of American skaters practicing for the 1924 Winter Olympics at Chamonix.
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1928: Gordon Richards, champion jockey, curling during the Winter Olympics at St Moritz, Switzerland.
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1932: Athletes comprising the United States Olympic bobsled team, seated in their bobsled, with smiling onlookers, Lake Placid, New York. The U.S. team won the Olympic title that year.
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1936: English figure skating pair Leslie Cliff and his wife Violet practice during the Olympic games of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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1948: American skier and resort developer Steve Knowlton comes down Corveglia at speed during the Men’s Downhill event from Piz Nair to Salastrains during the V Winter Olympic Games, at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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1952: Austrian skier Othmar Schneider at speed as he wins the Men’s Slalom during the VI Winter Olympic Games, in Rodkleiva, Norway.
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1956: Austrian skier Toni Sailer picks up speed during the first run of the men’s giant slalom in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy during the Winter Olympic Games. Sailer set the best times in both runs to win the gold medal, his first of three won during the Games.
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1960: American professional hockey player John Mayasich (third from left), defenseman for Team USA, on the ice during the final round of men’s ice hockey with the Soviet Team at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Blyth Arena at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort, Olympic Valley, California. The American team scored a 3-2 victory over the Soviet Team and eventually won the gold medal.
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1964: Dieter Bokeloh, after take off from the Berg Isel in the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. Unfortunately, Bokeloh came fourth. The event was won by Veikko Kankonnen of Finland.
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French skier Bernard Orcel tries to gather more speed during the men’s downhill practice 04 February 1968 in Chamrousse, near Grenoble, French Alps, during the Winter Olympic Games. Five days later, Orcel finished 8th in the downhill won by his compatriot Jean-Claude Killy.
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1972: Swiss skier Bernhard Russi speeds down the slope on his way to a gold medal during the men’s downhill in Sapporo, Japan, at the Winter Olympic Games. Russi won in front of his teammate Roland Collombin and Austrian Heinrich Messner.
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1976: Rosie Mittermaier of Germany in action during the Slalom event of the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Mittermaier won the gold medal with a time of 1:30.54 minutes.
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1980: US speed skater Eric Heiden makes his way around a bend tucking low with both arms behind his back during the 1980 Winter Olympic games in Lake Placid, New York. Eric Heiden wins first place in all five speed skating events and sets a world record time in the 10000 meter event.
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1984: Team USA bobsleds down the course during Winter Olympics XXIII in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
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1988: Erica Terwilliegar of the USA in action during the Ladies Luge Singles at the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada.
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1992: Franz Heinzer of Switzerland loses his balance on a tough course during the Men’s downhill competition at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
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1994: Antje Harvey of Germany competes in the women’s 4×7.5 Biathlon event at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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1998: General view of competitors in the ladies” relay cross country event during the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
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2002: Adam Malysz of Poland looks over the mountain in the Men’s K120 Team Ski Jump during the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Park in Park City, Utah.
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2006: Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder of France perform during the Free Dance program of the figure skating during Day 10 of the Turin Winter Olympic Games at Palavela in Turin, Italy.
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2010: Lindsey Vonn of the United States competes during the Alpine Skiing Ladies Downhill on day 6 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada.
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2014: Guangpu Qi of China practices prior to the Freestyle Skiing Men’s Aerials Qualification on day ten of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia.
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