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Encyclopedia > Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Figure skating medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... See also: 1968 Winter Paralympics The X Olympic Winter Games were held in 1968 Grenoble, France and opened on February 6. ... Location within France Grenoble (Occitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ...


Women's singles:

Medal Athletes
Gold Peggy Fleming - United States
Silver Gabriele Seyfert - East Germany
Bronze Hana Maskova - Czechoslovakia


Men's singles: Download high resolution version (1520x800, 18 KB) Subject: Flag of the United States. ... Peggy Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. ... Download high resolution version (1701x1021, 207 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Gabriele (Gaby) Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. ... National motto: none Official languages German Capital East Berlin Largest city East Berlin Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 106th 108,333 km² Negligible Creation -Unified 7 October 1949 3 October 1990 Currency East German mark Time zone  â€“ in summer CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) National anthem Auferstanden aus Ruinen Internet... General info: Large flag of the Czech Republic Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain License: Originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Competitive Highlights 1964 Olympics - 15th 1967 World Championships - 3rd 1968 European Championships - 1st Olympics - 3rd World Championships - 3rd Categories: ‪Figure skaters at the 1964 Winter Olympics‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics‬ ...

Medal Athlete
Gold Wolfgang Schwarz - Austria
Silver Timothy Wood - United States
Bronze Patrick Pera - France


Pairs: Fixed size, hues based on World Flag Database. ... Download high resolution version (1520x800, 18 KB) Subject: Flag of the United States. ... Competitive Highlights 1968 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1969 World Championships - 1st 1970 World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪American figure skaters‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics‬ ... Image File history File links France_flag_large. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Medal Athletes
Gold Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov - USSR
Silver Tatyana Zhuk & Aleksandr Gorelik - USSR
Bronze Margot Glockshuber & Wolfgang Danne - West Germany


Download high resolution version (1600x800, 6 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Soviet Union Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Enterprise Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Atlantis Space Shuttle Endeavour Space exploration Shuttle Buran Modern pentathlon Football World Cup 1958 Football World Cup 1962... Ludmila Yevgeniyevna Belousova ( b. ... Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov (b. ... Download high resolution version (1600x800, 6 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Soviet Union Space Shuttle Challenger Space Shuttle Enterprise Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle Atlantis Space Shuttle Endeavour Space exploration Shuttle Buran Modern pentathlon Football World Cup 1958 Football World Cup 1962... {{JESUS TOOK THE FLAG}} He stole it and sold it to some asian drug dealers from the atlantic, hmm? File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Berlin Brandenburg Chelsea F.C. European Peoples Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats Fulham F.C. Football World...

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The 10000 m speed skating was abandoned in the 5th pair, and the 50km cross-country event ended with a temperature of 77°F (25°C), forcing a third of the field to abandon competition.
This decision caused the Swiss and Austrian skiers to boycott the Olympics.
The 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War.
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