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Winter Olympics - MSN Encarta (1241 words) |
 | The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for an initial period of eight years. |
| Alpine skiing, for men and women, has been part of the Olympic programme since 1948: the events are the downhill, the slalom, the giant slalom (since 1952), the super giant slalom or super-G (since 1988), and the combined event (downhill and slalom), which has been staged intermittently since 1936. |
| Men’s speed skating was introduced at the inaugural Winter Olympics; the women had to wait until 1960 for their inclusion. |
| Olympic Oath (277 words) |
| The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. |
| The Olympic Oath, written by Pierre de Coubertin was first taken by an athlete at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. |
| As the equestrian events in 1956 were held in Stockholm, there were two speakers of the Olympic Oath in that year. |
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