In the first Winter Olympics, Canadian ice hockey team the Toronto Granites beat the United States 6-1 in the final round to take the gold medal.
Chamonix, France -- 1924 —
In the first Winter Olympics, Canadian ice hockey team the Toronto Granites beat the United States 6-1 in the final round to take the gold medal.
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Skaters prepare for the start of the men's 10,000-meter speed skating event in Lake Placid, New York, in 1932. Irving Jaffee of the United States won the gold, with Ivar Ballangrud of Norway and Frank Stack of Canada taking silver and bronze, respectively.
Lake Placid, New York -- 1932 —
Skaters prepare for the start of the men's 10,000-meter speed skating event in Lake Placid, New York, in 1932. Irving Jaffee of the United States won the gold, with Ivar Ballangrud of Norway and Frank Stack of Canada taking silver and bronze, respectively.
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Spectators gather to watch the opening ceremony of the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
St. Moritz, Switzerland -- 1948 —
Spectators gather to watch the opening ceremony of the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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An Olympic ski jumper takes flight at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, in 1952.
Oslo, Norway -- 1952 —
An Olympic ski jumper takes flight at the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, in 1952.
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Unidentified athletes participate in the luge event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Innsbruck, Austria -- 1964 —
Unidentified athletes participate in the luge event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Norwegian Magnar Solberg shoots targets during practice for the biathlon (20-kilometer cross-country ski race and rifle shooting) in Makomanai, near Sapporo, Japan. Solberg won the gold medal in the event four years after becoming an Olympic champion in Grenoble, France.
Sapporo, Japan -- 1972 —
Norwegian Magnar Solberg shoots targets during practice for the biathlon (20-kilometer cross-country ski race and rifle shooting) in Makomanai, near Sapporo, Japan. Solberg won the gold medal in the event four years after becoming an Olympic champion in Grenoble, France.
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Austrian skier Franz Klammer is all smiles after winning the men's downhill during the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Innsbruck, Austria -- 1976 —
Austrian skier Franz Klammer is all smiles after winning the men's downhill during the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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The U.S. hockey team celebrates its 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in a game dubbed "the Miracle on Ice." The United States went on to win the gold medal by defeating Finland 4-2.
Lake Placid, New York -- 1980 —
The U.S. hockey team celebrates its 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in a game dubbed "the Miracle on Ice." The United States went on to win the gold medal by defeating Finland 4-2.
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The Soviet Union's Irina Kusakina competes in the women's luge event at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta.
Calgary, Alberta -- 1988 —
The Soviet Union's Irina Kusakina competes in the women's luge event at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta.
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Paul Duchesnay and sister Isabelle Duchesnay-Dean of France perform their routine during the compulsory dance section of the ice dancing competition in Albertville in 1992.
Albertville, France -- 1992 —
Paul Duchesnay and sister Isabelle Duchesnay-Dean of France perform their routine during the compulsory dance section of the ice dancing competition in Albertville in 1992.
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From left, Italian Fabio Carta, American Apolo Anton Ohno, Australian Mark McNee, Hungarian Kornel Szanto and Britain's Nicky Gooch skate during the men's 1,500-meter short-track heats in Salt Lake City in 2002.
Salt Lake City -- 2002 —
From left, Italian Fabio Carta, American Apolo Anton Ohno, Australian Mark McNee, Hungarian Kornel Szanto and Britain's Nicky Gooch skate during the men's 1,500-meter short-track heats in Salt Lake City in 2002.
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Canadians Sidney Crosby, left, and Scott Niedermayer celebrate as their team wins the gold against the United States in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Vancouver, British Columbia -- 2010 —
Canadians Sidney Crosby, left, and Scott Niedermayer celebrate as their team wins the gold against the United States in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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