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  • June,18th,2013 at 6:01 PM

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Squaw Valley, Calif.

1960 was the only time bobsled wasn’t included in the Games, because the organizers looked at the bill for a bobsled track and said, “Nah, we’re good.” Walt Disney produced the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and instant replay was invented when slalom officials asked CBS if they could review tapes of the event to check if a skiier missed a gate.

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anndonahue:

Squaw Valley, Calif.

1960 was the only time bobsled wasn’t included in the Games, because the organizers looked at the bill for a bobsled track and said, “Nah, we’re good.” Walt Disney produced the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and instant replay was invented when slalom officials asked CBS if they could review tapes of the event to check if a skiier missed a gate.

Photo of the Day

  • June,17th,2013 at 6:02 PM


A person photographs the Olympic cauldron from behind a chain-link fence that keeps the public away on February 17, 2010. Following a series of complaints that the flame was inaccessible to the public, Olympic officials moved the barrier closer to the cauldron and cut a hole in the fence to allow an more unobstructed view. (REUTERS/Gary Hershorn) #

A person photographs the Olympic cauldron from behind a chain-link fence that keeps the public away on February 17, 2010. Following a series of complaints that the flame was inaccessible to the public, Olympic officials moved the barrier closer to the cauldron and cut a hole in the fence to allow an more unobstructed view. (REUTERS/Gary Hershorn) #

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Video of the Day

  • June,16th,2013 at 6:01 PM

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Zahra Nemati was the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal in Paralympic games.

She won a gold medal in Women’s archery individual W1/W2 class event at 2012 London Paralympics.

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Video of the Day

  • June,15th,2013 at 6:01 PM

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Olympic Village, Munich, Germany 2012

Photo of the Day

  • June,14th,2013 at 6:01 PM


In Poland, the Bras d’honneur became known as “Kozakiewicz’s gesture” (gest Kozakiewicza). Kozakiewicz made the gesture on 30 July 1980 to Russian spectators in the stadium during the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The crowd supporting Soviet jumper Konstantin Volkov booed, hissed, jeered, and whistled during Kozakiewicz’s spectacular performance. Having just secured his gold medal position, Kozakiewicz made the gesture in defiance to the Soviet crowd. He later confirmed his dominance over the competition by breaking the world record, clearing at 5.78 meters.
The photos of this incident circled the globe, with the exception of the Soviet Union and its satellites. While international observers varied in their reaction to the incident, Kozakiewicz’s act received much support in Polish society, which resented Soviet control over Eastern Europe (Poland was in the midst of labor strikes that led to the creation of the labor union Solidarity less than two months later). After the 1980 Olympics ended, the Soviet ambassador to Poland demanded that Kozakiewicz be stripped of his medal over his “insult to the Soviet people”.The official response of the Polish government was that Kozakiewicz’s arm gesture had been an involuntary muscle spasm caused by his exertion.

In Poland, the Bras d’honneur became known as “Kozakiewicz’s gesture” (gest Kozakiewicza). Kozakiewicz made the gesture on 30 July 1980 to Russian spectators in the stadium during the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The crowd supporting Soviet jumper Konstantin Volkov booed, hissed, jeered, and whistled during Kozakiewicz’s spectacular performance. Having just secured his gold medal position, Kozakiewicz made the gesture in defiance to the Soviet crowd. He later confirmed his dominance over the competition by breaking the world record, clearing at 5.78 meters.

The photos of this incident circled the globe, with the exception of the Soviet Union and its satellites. While international observers varied in their reaction to the incident, Kozakiewicz’s act received much support in Polish society, which resented Soviet control over Eastern Europe (Poland was in the midst of labor strikes that led to the creation of the labor union Solidarity less than two months later). After the 1980 Olympics ended, the Soviet ambassador to Poland demanded that Kozakiewicz be stripped of his medal over his “insult to the Soviet people”.The official response of the Polish government was that Kozakiewicz’s arm gesture had been an involuntary muscle spasm caused by his exertion.

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Photo of the Day

  • June,13th,2013 at 6:01 PM

minimalmodernist:

Richmond Olympic Oval, Metro Vancouver

minimalmodernist:

Richmond Olympic Oval, Metro Vancouver

Photo of the Day

  • June,12th,2013 at 6:01 PM

Video of the Day

  • June,11th,2013 at 6:01 PM

ABCs of the Olympics » Miracle on Ice

Photo of the Day

  • June,10th,2013 at 6:19 PM

olympics:

Thanks to #Instagram user alexandra_sashok for sharing this great photo via #Sochi2014!

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Thanks to user alexandra_sashok for sharing this great photo via !

Sochi Olympic Preview

  • June,9th,2013 at 6:01 PM

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