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Austrian ski jumper Reinhold Bachler during a training run at the Bergisel ski jump...
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Spectators surrounding the track at the start of the 10,000-meter speed skating event...
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The U.S. ice hockey team posing before a practice in advance of the 1924 Chamonix...
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Chamonix 1924 Olympic Games figure skating medal winners: (left to right) Herma Planck-Szabo...
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David Trottier of Canada scoring against Switzerland during the ice hockey final...
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Norwegian figure skating Sonja Henie practicing in Oslo to prepare for the Winter...
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Finnish speed skater Clas Thunberg competing at the St. Moritz 1928 Olympic Winter...
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Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström at a practice session during the St. Moritz...
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U.S. speed skater Jack Shea leading the 500-meter event during the Winter Olympics...
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(Front to rear) Billy Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray, and Jay O'Brien of the United...
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Ski jumper Birger Ruud of Norway flying off the ramp during the ski-jumping competition...
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A ski jumper taking flight at the large jumping hill during the Winter Olympics in...
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The Hungarian downhill ski team training during the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic...
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Men's downhill skiing race during the Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Olympic Games.
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German skier Christl Cranz competing in the women's Alpine combined skiing event...
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Aerial view of the opening ceremony at the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympic Games.
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Spectators watching as French skier Henri Oreiller competes during the men's downhill...
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Figure skaters Barbara Ann Scott (Canada) and Dick Button (United States) smiling...
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American Alpine skier Andrea Mead Lawrence competing at the Oslo Winter Olympics,...
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American figure skater Dick Button practicing prior to the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo.
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Hjalmar Andersen of Norway (right) overtaking Kazuhiko Sugawara of Japan during the...
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Finnish skier Veikko Hakulinen during his gold-medal-winning run in the men's 50-km...
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The opening ceremony of the 1956 Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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Olympic officials observing Tenley Albright (center) of the United States as she...
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Spectators watching a ski jumper flying through the air during the Cortina d'Ampezzo...
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Figure skaters practicing during the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley (now Olympic...
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German speed skater Helga Haase competing at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw...
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The American ice hockey team competing against the Soviet team at the 1960 Winter...
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The Italian luge doubles men's team of Walter Aussendorfer and Sigisfredo Mair sliding...
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Skier participating in a downhill ski race at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Olympic Games.
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Russian speed skater Lidiya Skoblikova competing in the women's 1,500-meter event...
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American figure skater Peggy Fleming practicing on an outdoor rink in Grenoble, France,...
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Spectators taking in the opening ceremonies of the 1968 Winter Olympic Games at Stadium...
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French Alpine skiers Jean-Claude Killy (left) and Guy Périllat celebrating their...
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Opening ceremony of the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
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Italian skier Gustavo Thӧni, flanked by Swiss skiers Edmund Bruggmann (left) and...
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American figure skater Dorothy Hamill performing during the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck,...
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Austrian skier Franz Klammer preparing for a run during the men's downhill skiing...
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A fight breaking out during a game between the United States and the Soviet Union...
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Members of the United States Olympic men's hockey team celebrating their remarkable...
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Finnish cross-country skier Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen won three gold medals at the 1984...
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Soviet luger Ingrīda Amantova competing in the women's singles luge event at the...
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The British ice-dancing team of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean making history...
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Katarina Witt, competing for East Germany, became the first woman since Norway's...
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Franck Piccard of France speeding down the course of the men's supergiant slalom...
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American figure skater Brian Boitano performing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary,...
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Italian skier Alberto Tomba competing in the giant slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics...
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German speed skater Christa Luding-Rothenburger competing in the women's 500-meter...
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American figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi performing during the original free skate...
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Oksana Baiul skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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Tonya Harding (back) and Nancy Kerrigan sharing the ice during a practice session...
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Despite the attack, Nancy Kerrigan skated a nearly flawless performance to win the...
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Canada's Ross Rebagliati, the first competitor to win an Olympic gold medal in the...
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Picabo Street raising her skis in victory after winning the gold medal in the supergiant...
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Tara Lipinski performing during her free skate at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano,...
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Norwegian cross-country skier Bjørn Daehlie celebrating after winning the gold medal...
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American bobsledders Vonetta Flowers (left) and Jill Bakken competing at the 2002...
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Clara Hughes competing in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the 2002...
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(From left) Canadian figure skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier show off the gold...
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Acrobats performing during the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics, held...
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Snowboarder on the course constructed for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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Australian skier Alisa Camplin receiving the bronze medal in the aerial event at...
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American short-track speed skater Apolo Ohno competing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter...
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An Olympic women's curling match between China and Canada during the 2010 Vancouver...
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Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger celebrating after winning the gold medal in doubles...
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi,...
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Dale Begg-Smith of Australia competing in the men's mogul freestyle skiing qualification...
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Speed-skating legend Ireen Wüst competing in the 3,000 meters at the 2014 Sochi Winter...
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Speed skater Viktor Ahn competing in the short-track men's 500-meter event at the...
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Athletes at the start of the men's cross-country 50-km mass start competition at...
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Japanese figure skater Hanyu Yuzuru performing in the men's free program at the Winter...
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American snowboarder Chloe Kim competing in the women's half-pipe finals at the 2018...
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Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics...
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South Korea's curling team during the gold-medal game of the women's tournament at...
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Shaun White competing in the men's half-pipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games...
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Bobsledders Kaillie Humphries (front) and Phylicia George of Canada competing during...
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Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova completes a sit spin during the short program...
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Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen Gu performing an aerial trick during half-pipe...
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Sarah Nurse of Canada celebrating scoring a goal during the women's ice hockey gold...
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French skier Clement Noel competing in the slalom at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic...
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American speed skater Erin Jackson racing toward victory in the 500-meter long-track...
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American figure skater Nathan Chen spinning during a jump element while competing...
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Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo competing in the men's team...
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American figure skater Alysa Liu competing in the women's singles free skate final...
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American figure skater Alysa Liu (center) celebrating her gold medal victory in the...
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Ilia Malinin fell twice during his free skate at the 2026 Olympics. The uncharacteristic...
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American figure skater Ilia Malinin (right) congratulating Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan...
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Chinese American freestyle skier Eileen Gu after winning the silver medal in slopestyle...
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Ukrainian skeleton sledder Vladyslav Heraskevych during a training run on day three...
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American figure skater Amber Glenn competing in the free skate portion of the team...
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