61. Ice 2003 This Weekend Gordy Sheer, a 1998 olympic silver medalist and USA luge s marketing director Theolympic history of the village and its ambiance will enhance the excitement of http://www.usoc.org/CFDOCS/borg/newsTemplate.cfm?spID=75&newsID=2984

62. Savannah NOW: Sports - Americans Settle For Silver In Double Luge 02/16/02 The average crowd of 13,909 at Utah olympic Park and 69,547 for five sessions wasthe largest in olympic history. That got me really pumped. luge is the only http://www.savannahnow.com/stories/021602/SPTOLYLuge.shtml

Subscribe Now Advertisers FREE internet radio FREE EMAIL SIGN UP Local Sports Web posted Saturday, February 16, 2002 Brian Martin, right, and Mark Grimmette of the United States celebrate their final and silver medal winning run during the men's doubles luge at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics in Park City, Utah, Friday. AP Photo Americans settle for silver in double luge U.S. pair falls .134 of a second short from stealing the gold. By David McCollum Morris News Service PARK CITY, Utah Michigan's Mark Grimmette and California's Brian Martin were less than a blink of an eye away from luge gold Friday in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Grimmette and Martin, the bronze medalists at the 1998 Games at Nagano, took the silver medal in men's doubles, equaling the U.S.'s 2-3 finish at Nagano. The U.S.'s Chris Thorpe and Clay Ives took bronze. Thorpe and Brian Sheer won silver at Nagano. The two medals helped make history. They pushed the climbing U.S. total to 13, which equals the most Americans have won at a Winter Olympics. Grimmette and Martin had gold clearly in sight with only one team left on the run. They were .004 ahead of their U.S. teammates.

63. 500 Servlet Exception Heidt had extra reason to feel encouraged about his place in luge. Sure, when youtalk about olympic history, statistically speaking it another gold might http://olympics.belointeractive.com/luge/0212olylugelede.b8492.html

500 Servlet Exception /wrappertop.jsp:1: `session' attribute value must be quoted at `false'. JSP attribute syntax is either attr="value" or attr='value'. Resin-3.0.6 (built Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:46:57 PST) Luge crowns new king Three-time champ Hackl settles for silver as Italian prevails By BRAD TOWNSEND / The Dallas Morning News He applauded. Luge notebook Results The day and the occasion warranted it. Hackl, Germany's king of luge, was dethroned by 27-year-old Italian Armin Zoeggeler on a sunny Monday afternoon before 14,000 boisterous, cowbell-ringing fans at Olympic Park. "This second place is where I belong," Hackl said. "Armin is the right Olympic champion." The result was irrefutable. Zoeggeler, the three-time World Cup champion, defeated Hackl by a comfortable .329. Zoeggeler achieved the first- or second-fastest times in all four runs. Hackl, 35, the Olympic champion of 1992, 1994 and 1998, entered Monday's final two runs trailing Zoeggeler by a mere .041. But Hackl came up short in his bid to become the first person to earn gold in four Winter Olympics. This loss occurred 10 years and one day after Hackl's Olympic reign began, at Albertville, France.

64. 500 Servlet Exception who sledded for the United States on Friday had attained history before, four topspot Sunday after the first two runs of the men s luge at Utah olympic Park http://olympics.belointeractive.com/luge/

500 Servlet Exception /wrappertop.jsp:1: `session' attribute value must be quoted at `false'. JSP attribute syntax is either attr="value" or attr='value'. Resin-3.0.6 (built Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:46:57 PST) Men's luge doubles final results U.S. doubles luge teams repeat silver, bronze feat U.S. duos hope to be on fast track to gold SHERRINGTON: ... Hackl second to Italy's Zoeggeler after two runs of men's luge PARK CITY, Utah - Armin Zoeggeler of Italy, bidding to dethrone three-time Olympic champion Georg Hackl of Germany, held the top spot Sunday after the first two runs of the men's luge at Utah Olympic Park. Men's Singles First Run results Men's Singles Second Run results Luge takes off on American stage PARK CITY, Utah - To most Americans, luge is not just a cult sport, but one that only the truly demented ever master. Few of us, after all, understand the desire to hurtle feet-first down a slope that drops nearly 40 stories at speeds approaching 90 mph. Germany's Hackl seeks luge gold PARK CITY, Utah - Georg Hackl hopped on his new purple Porsche sled Saturday and sent one last message to the field in the luge. Americans Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin worked many years and took improbable routes to become a world-class luge doubles team. But they still feel like they are fighting an uphill battle.

65. Usnews.com - Winter Olympics 2002 - Sport-By-Sport Guide At 5foot-8 and 176 pounds, he has been tagged the racing white sausage, butno matter He s the most decorated luge athlete in olympic history, and he s http://www.usnews.com/usnews/olympics/winter/articles/roundup.htm

Best Colleges Best Grad Schools E-learning Auto Reviews ... Market@usnews CROSS-COUNTRY It's not boring; it's a magnificent feat of fitness and endurance Cross-country aficionados bummed over sparse coverage will get their fill of snowy swooshing this year. NBC has staked out over 30 camera positions along busy Soldier Hollow's trails and plans to televise more of the races than ever before. (The relatively action-packed relays air on NBC February 17 and 21.) But the skiing isn't exactly hair-raising, what with its lack of leaping, speeding, and spinning. The sport's want of "wow factor" is offset by its focus on fitness and endurance, says Paul Robbins, a spokesman for the U.S. ski team. Per Elofsson of Sweden, the defending World Cup champ, trains by running through swamps and roller skiing up mountains. Russia, Norway, Finland, and Italy are, with Sweden, on track to repeat past victories. The U.S. team is the strongest since 1984, Robbins says, but the Arctic countries live for this stuff. -Samantha Levine NORDIC COMBINED When cross-country skiing isn't enough, add scary jumps

66. Celebrating 35 Years In The Olympic Movement in a lighthearted and obviously impromptu Street luge competition stage olympicSolidarity The history of the VI olympic Committee In 1966 several sports http://www.virginislandsolympics.com/viochistory.html

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67. Hot Topic: The 2002 Winter Olympics competed for five years as a luge athlete, including the 1992 Winter olympic Gamesin Albertville, France. For the first time in olympic history, women will http://www.svconline.com/mag/avinstall_hot_topic_winter/

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68. September 14 Events In History - BrainyHistory September 14 Birthdays in history, Cowsill, Newport RI, rock bassist (CowsillsWeCan Fly) September 14, 1952 Margit Schumann, German DR, luge (olympic-gold-1976 http://www.brainyhistory.com/daysbirth/birth_september_14.html

BrainyAtlas BrainyDictionary BrainyEncyclopedia BrainyGeography BrainyHistory BrainyQuote BrainyZip History Home September 14 Birthdays in History September 14, 1975 Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton canonized as 1st US-born saint September 14, 1973 Terrell Fletcher, NFL running back (SD Chargers) September 14, 1972 David Bell, Cincinnati Ohio, infielder (St Louis Cardinals) September 14, 1972 Donnell Bennett, NFL fullback (KC Chiefs) September 14, 1971 Jonathan "Adam" Holland, Philadelphia, rower (Olympics-1996) September 14, 1971 Kimberly Williams, actress (Father of the Bride) September 14, 1971 Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons) September 14, 1970 Satoshi Kojima, wrestler (NJPW) September 14, 1968 Dan Cortese, actor/TV host (Jess Hanson-Melrose Place) September 14, 1968 Ginger Helgeson Nielson, St Cloud Minn, tennis star September 14, 1968 Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) September 14, 1967 John Smit, soccer player (NAC) September 14, 1965 Troy Neel, baseball player September 14, 1964

69. December 1 Events In History - BrainyHistory December 1 Birthdays in history, Peter Negroponte, NYC, founder/director (Media Labat MIT) December 1, 1943 Orton Enderlein, German FR, luge (olympicgold-1964 http://www.brainyhistory.com/daysbirth/birth_december_1.html

BrainyAtlas BrainyDictionary BrainyEncyclopedia BrainyGeography BrainyHistory BrainyQuote BrainyZip History Home December 1 Birthdays in History December 1, 1988 December 1, 1976 Konerak Sinthasomphone, Milwaukee Wisc, Jeffrey Dahmer's victim December 1, 1975 Alya Rohali, Miss Universe-Indonesia (1996) December 1, 1975 Sandra Maidana, Miss Universe-Uruguay (1996) December 1, 1974 Richard Jordan, linebacker (Detroit Lions) December 1, 1973 Eric Thomas, Chartage Texas, 400m hurdler December 1, 1973 Mia Farrance, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96) December 1, 1972 Andre Royal, linebacker (Carolina Panthers) December 1, 1972 Charlie Jones, wide reciever (San Diego Chargers) December 1, 1971 Oscar Sturgis, WLAF DE (Frankfurt Galaxy) December 1, 1971 Rob Zatechka, NFL guard (NY Giants) December 1, 1971 Tom Robsock, NFL/WLAF guard (Raiders, Barcelona Dragons) December 1, 1970 Kirk Rueter, Centralia IL, pitcher (Montreal Expos) December 1, 1970 Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF LB (Rhein Fire) December 1, 1970 Todd Steussie, NFL guard/tackle (Minnesota Vikings) December 1, 1968

70. The Salt Lake Tribune - 2002 Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympian ever to win four straight olympic titles in his goal to gain thatexclusive place in history. Less than two months ago, the luge legend buried http://www.sltrib2002.com/Main/Story.asp?NUM=175885&VOL=02122002

71. GayWired.com - The Leading Gay & Lesbian Online Entertainment Community For the adventurous, the Park offers public luge and skeleton, skiing, snowboarding 2010will be the first time in olympic history that these ceremonies will http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=16&id=2921

72. Prices And Opening Hours For Winter Activities In Lillehammer Olympic Park In Lillehammer olympic Bobsleigh and luge Track at Hunderfossen, you can ride Norwegianolympic Museum where you can experience the olympic history from 1896 http://www.olympiaparken.no/Engelsk/Priser2/Winter.htm

Opening hours and prices winter 200 TOBOGGANING Photo: Kjetil Rolseth © In Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena you can try tobogganing - the most exciting winter activity in town! You hook the toboggan directly on to the ski-lift and you sit on it while you are towed to the top. Welcome to fun in the snow! Opening hours (depending on the weather): • Every Saturday and Sunday 11.00 - 16.00 hrs. • Every day during Christmas vacations 26.12.03 - 31.12.03, 11.00 - 16.00hrs • Daily during winter vacations week 8 and 9 11.00 - 16.00 hrs. • Daily during Easter vacations (depending on the snow) 05.04.04 - 11.04.04 • Group visits possible outside regular opening hours when booked in advance • Under normal weather conditions the season lasts from primo December to medio April. Prices: • NOK 120 per hour, incl. toboggan, ski lift card, helmet and goggles. Age limit 10 years unaccompanied. • Groups within ordinary opening hours (min 20 persons) NOK 100 per toboggan. • Group price outside ordinary opening hours: Start fee NOK 500 + NOK 2000 per hour incl. 20 toboggans

73. The Salt Lake Tribune -- Outdoor Notebook olympic Park will be able to take guided tours on the world s highest altitude skijumps and the fastest bobsled, skeleton and luge track in olympic history. http://www.sltrib.com/2004/May/05062004/thursday/163646.asp

document.writeln(AAMB1); WORLD UTAH BUSINESS SPORTS ... CLASSIFIEDS THURSDAY May 06, 2004 Quick Search Features Film Finder Columnists - Kirby - Television ... Privacy Policy Outdoor Notebook Youths can test their skills at the luge with help from USA Luge team coaches this weekend at the University of Utah's Research Park. (David Breslauer) Compiled by Brett Prettyman Little Sahara fee increase The Fillmore Field office of the Bureau of Land Management has approved a fee increase at the Little Sahara Recreation Area during select holiday weekends. The day use fee for Easter, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends will increase from $8 to $10 per vehicle. Officials say Little Sahara is visited by 8,000 people on a typical weekend, but that more than 35,000 visit on holiday weekends. The recreation area is 28 miles west of Nephi and covers 60,000 acres. Tag reduction approved The Utah Wildlife Board approved the reduction of doe deer and cow elk tags for this year at a meeting last week. The number of doe permits was reduced by 1,450 from 2003. Cow elk tags went from 10,952 in 2003 to 6,802 this year. Advertisement document.writeln(AAMB6);

74. Make-A-Wish Foundation - Feature jumping, shorttrack speed skating, snowboarding, men s figure skating, luge, andice While the 2002 Winter Games will live on in olympic history, the memories http://www.wish.org/home/news/news_ftr_OlympicWishFamilies_022002.htm

Winter Wonderland UAW-GM and General Motors Show Warmth During 2002 Olympic Games Peggy Fleming shares time with (L-R) Christopher, Neal, Jason, and Jacqueline. (Photo courtesy of Elsa Hasch/Getty Images.) Numerous Make-A-Wish Family members (back row, L-R) Jami, Charles, (front row, L-R) Clayton, and Neal enjoy their autograph session with Fleming. (Photo courtesy of Elsa Hasch/Getty Images.) Some of the wish families' Olympic experience started off with star power. While the families ate an early dinner together, Olympic figure skating champion Peggy Fleming popped in to talk with the kids, sign autographs, and take pictures. She even joined the children later that evening during the men's figure skating short program. The generous champ sat in the Make-A-Wish seating section and explained the finer points of figure skating, including judges' scoring and triple toe loops. Luge teammates (back row, L-R) Becky, Ashley, Tony, and Adam get to know wish kids (front row, L-R) Jacqueline, Neal, Jason, and Christopher. (Photo courtesy of Harry How/Getty Images.)

75. Hockey - Newspaper Usa Wins Hockey Gold Lake Placid uSSR Hockey victories this olympic games koch randy xii winter luge bill jan programis hanni wenzel olympic history, read galina 13, 1980 charles tickner an http://www.1boomersplace.com/page/crs13-2872-newspaper/usa/wins/hockey/gold/lake

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76. Detroit Free Press - 98 Olympics Women make olympic history. Russia wins first medals of Nagano Games. February 7,1998. Today s TV schedules luge Suckow stays cool so dream won t go slipslidin http://www.freep.com/index/98olympics.htm

American athletes enter the Nagano closing ceremonies with a sign for the next Winter Olympics. (AP photo by Amy Sancetta) February 25, 1998 Celebrations for Olympic heroines planned February 23, 1998 Life's still a blur as Tara prepares to leave Japan Final day standings and highlights CBS individuals win medals; team gold to CBC Tara beats Tiger on Channel 62 ... ALBOM: Nagano taught us to take our shoes off and to open our minds to change February 22, 1998 BOBSLED: U.S. bobsledders miss medal by .02 seconds People of Nagano are the champions of these Olympics MEN'S HOCKEY: No hockey gold, no happiness in Great White North FIGURE SKATING: Lipinski, Candeloro show-stoppers at figure skating exhibition ... SKIING: Norway's Dahlie gets 8th gold, winning 50-kilometer cross-country race February 21, 1998 Tara's medal just the tip of the gold mine WWJ, CBC get the gold for brilliance DAY 16: TV schedule and highlights ALBOM: Tara's gold rush ... Earth moves; Tomba quits; records fall February 20, 1998 ALBOM: More bomb than Bomba now, but he still hungers FIGURE SKATING: Thomas lost on the ice but wins game of life MEN'S HOCKEY: The 'Team' in Canada is why they're winners TV: Not all the spin moves are on the ice (see Channel 62) ... FIGURE SKATING: Eldredge might not be retiring kind February 19, 1998 MEN'S HOCKEY: Canada Wings it: Yzerman, Shanny score in 4-1 win

77. Olympics: Swiss Soars To Fame With 2nd Ski-jump Gold German women have won 26 of the 33 medals awarded since luge became an for the goldin Nagano four years ago by .002 the closest finish in olympic history. http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/14/Olympics/Swiss_soars_to_fame_w.shtml

The games Feb. 8-24, 2002 Olympics Coverage Photo Galleries Feb. 9, 2002 Opening night Feb. 10, 2002 Day one events Feb. 11, 2002 Day two events Feb. 12, 2002 Day three events Feb. 13, 2002 Day four events Feb. 14, 2002 Day five events Feb. 15, 2002 Day six events Feb. 16, 2002 Day seven events Feb. 17, 2002 Day eight events Feb. 18, 2002 Day nine events Feb. 19, 2002 Day 10 events Feb. 20, 2002 Day 11 events Feb. 21, 2002 Day 12 events Feb. 22, 2002 Day 13 events Feb. 23, 2002 Day 14 events Feb. 24, 2002 Day 15 events Feb. 25, 2002 closing ceremony Special links Salt Lake 2002 U.S. Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee NBC Olympics Interactive Forums: Follow your sport at our message boards Times sites Sports Swiss soars to fame with 2nd ski-jump gold Compiled from Times wires published February 14, 2002 PARK CITY, Utah Simon Ammann was 8 when he first started jumping off a hill in the shadows of the Swiss Alps. He didn't fly, however, until coming to Utah. Ammann soared above the Wasatch Mountains and into Olympic history Wednesday, winning his second gold medal of these Games by surprising the field in the 120-meter event. The Swiss, who is 20 but could pass for 14, joined Finland's Matti Nykanen as the only jumpers to win both the 120- and 90-meter events in the same Olympics. Nykanen did it in Calgary in 1988.

78. Finally, U.S. Lugers Take The Stand: 2/14/98 where luge began competitively in 1883, people know that Stefan Krausse and Jan Behrendtof Germany are the most decorated doubles sliders in olympic history. http://www.s-t.com/daily/02-98/02-14-98/c03sp104.htm

... Learn more about New Bedford's history. Finally, U.S. lugers take the stand By John Kekis, Associated Press writer NAGANO, Japan Talk about being low. Two years ago, Mark Grimmette and Brian Martin had to pay their own way to their first World Cup luge race. And last month, with the Winter Olympics looming, Chris Thorpe broke a bone in his right wrist while training with doubles partner Gordy Sheer. Talk about being high. On Friday, both teams won medals Thorpe and Sheer the silver, and Grimmette and Martin the bronze to break the United States' 34-year Olympic jinx in the sport. "I think breaking my hand helped," said the 27-year-old Thorpe, of Marquette, Mich. "It distracted us a little bit. We knew we were definitely at a disadvantage, and we started to go up from there." Some in the crowd seemed to be gasping for air as the last run began Friday with both U.S. teams in medal contention. Heck, another Olympic disaster remember Duncan Kennedy's crash four years ago at Lillehammer when he was on the verge of winning bronze? wouldn't have surprised anybody. "I didn't breathe for an hour," said Ron Rossi, executive director of the U.S. Luge Association. "A lot of people have been working for a long time, some of us 20 years, to get us over the hump."

79. The Voice Of Russia ( Olympic Games 2002 ) Programme was expanded with luge. the olympics was the Soviet women skater Lidia Skoblikovawho won four gold medals for the first time in the olympic history. http://www.vor.ru/Olymp/history_eng.html

HISTORY OF WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES THE ORIGIN OF OLYMPIC GAMES THE REVIVAL OF OLYMPIC GAMES THE ORIGIN OF WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES I /CHAMONIX, FRANCE, 1924/ ... WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES XVIII /NAGANO, JAPAN, 1998/ THE ORIGIN OF OLYMPIC GAMES The idea of holding Olympic Games has its roots in Greek mythology. The first recorded Olympics were held in 776 B.C. They were sponsored to honor the god Zeus on the plain of Olympia in the west of the Peloponnesus Peninsula.The first recorded Olympics were won by an athlete from the town of Elida, Coroebus. In ancient Greece only free men of Greek origin could take part in the Olympics.Competitions were always tough, and the prize awarded to winners was a garland of wild olive, but beyond this the victorious athletes earned great honour and esteem not only in their native town but also in the Greek world as a whole. MODERN REVIVAL OF OLYMPIC GAMES Baron de Coubertin, a Frenchman, inspired the Olympic revival. Owing to his great effort the International Olympic Committee was set up on June 23, 1894. To the present day the Committee is the highest governing body of the Olympic Movement. The first international competitions similar to ancient Greek Olympiads were held in the city of Athenes in 1896. They were held in 9 separate sportstrack and field, gymnastics, swimming, weight lifting, wrestling, shooting, fencing, cycling race and tennis. From that time on Olympic Games became a major international event in sports. They were held in many cities of the world, including Moscow /1980/.The Olympic cycle of four years was interrupted only three times: in 1916 because of the First World War and in 1940 and 1944 because of the Second World War.

80. Wakefield Returns To Winter Olympics olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT, you may have seen our own Wanda EllenWakefield, history/Delta College and Chief of Control for the highspeed luge http://www.brockport.edu/publications/statements/2001_2002/0219/olympics.html

View the PDF Edition View the HTML Edition College Publications Select SUNY Brockport Home Prospective Students Current Students About SUNY Brockport Admissions Academics Library College Publications Online Services Contact Us Search Home Wakefield returns to Winter Olympics By Kathy Kutolowski, history If you have been watching the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, UT, you may have seen our own Wanda Ellen Wakefield, history/Delta College and Chief of Control for the high-speed luge competition. For those unacquainted with the sport, lugers hurtle downhill, feet first, on a very small sled lying flat on their backs. And just what does the Chief of Control do? On Wakefield's shoulders lies the responsibility of ensuring the fairness of competition with regard to luge athletes' equipment (including race clothing) and total weight. Since luge is a "sliding sport," the advantage goes to heavier athletes, so the rules allow lighter men and women to carry extra weight. Wakefield and her assistants must check the pre-competition weight of each racer, determine the amount of additional weight each can carry, and then conduct random weigh-ins and equipment checks after each luge run. And, yes, disqualifications occur. Wakefield remembers well a Russian woman whose suspiciously many necklaces had put her over the allowed weight. Wakefield, an inter-national luge judge since 1989, turned to history after practicing law for 10 years. She tested the waters with a Master of Art in History from SUNY Brockport and completed a PhD at SUNY Buffalo, with her dissertation evolving into Playing To Win: Sports and the American Military (SUNY Press, 1997). Wakefield's luge avocation dovetails nicely with her current research on the end of the Cold War as seen by elite-level athletes and sports administrators in former Communist bloc countries. Traditionally dominated by Eastern European nations such as East Germany and the former Soviet Union, luge offers a test case for Wakefield's questionsand the Winter Olympics gives her a chance to conduct interviews with athletes and officials long familiar with the power politics of international sport.

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