Claudia Pechstein (born 22 February1972 in East Berlin) is a Germanspeed skater. With a total of 4 Olympic gold medals and 3 others, she is the most successful German Winter Olympian of all time. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ... The XVI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1992 in Albertville, France. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. ... Gaetan Boucher training for the 1976 Olympics Speed skating or speedskating is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible. ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ...