Winter Olympics 1 Flashcards
Officially known as the First Olympic Winter Games the 1924 Games were held in which resort in the French Alps?
CHAMONIX
Who opened the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
ADOLF HITLER
Which country won the gold medal in curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics?
GREAT BRITAIN
Who won the women’s figure skating at the 1928 1932 and 1936 Games going on to become one of the highest paid film stars in Hollywood?
SONJA HENIE
Which sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting was first held at the 1960 Games?
BIATHLON
In 1948 which Alpine resort in Switzerland became the first city to host the Winter Olympics for a second time?
ST. MORITZ
Who partnered Tony Nash to win the two-man bobsleigh for Great Britain at the 1964 Games?
ROBIN DIXON
Which Italian resort was awarded the 1944 Games which were cancelled due to World War II but hosted the 1956 Games?
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO
In which year were alpine skiing events included at the Winter Olympics for the first time?
1936
Which French skier won gold medals in the men’s downhill slalom and giant slalom at the 1968 Games?
JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY
Who was chairman of the Pageantry Committee in charge of the Opening and Closing ceremonies at the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley?
WALT DISNEY
Which Japanese city was originally selected as the host of the 1940 Winter Olympics but gave the Games back to the IOC in 1938 after the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War? It hosted the Games in 1972.
SAPPORO
In which sport did Great Britain win its only gold medal at the 1936 Games?
ICE HOCKEY
Who competed in four Winter Olympics as a skier captaining the British Women’s Olympic Ski Team in 1968 and 1972 and also pursued a career in motorsport entering three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix?
DAVINA GALICA
Who officially opened the 1968 Games in Grenoble?
CHARLES DE GAULLE
Which figure skater won the only gold medal for USA in the 1968 Games before turning professional and becoming a television commentator?
PEGGY FLEMING
In 1952 which city became the first capital city to host a Winter Olympics?
OSLO
Who was a silver medalist with the Czechoslovakian ice hockey team in the 1948 Winter Olympics and the men’s singles champion at Wimbledon in 1954?
JAROSLAV DROBNY
Who was the Governor of New York who opened the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid?
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT
Contested at the Winter Olympics since 1924 the first competition in which event involved 18km cross-country skiing followed by ski jumping? It is the only event that is now not contested by women.
NORDIC COMBINED
At the closing of the 1924 Games who presented a prize for ‘alpinisme’ (mountaineering) to the leader of the expedition that tried to climb Mount Everest in 1922?
PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
Who finished fourth in the women’s slalom at the 1968 Games the best ever performance by a British skier?
GINA HATHORN
Which British figure skater took part in the 1932 Games at the age of 11 and won the silver medal at the 1936 Games?
CECILIA COLLEDGE
Who won the men’s figure skating at both the 1924 and 1928 Games? He also won the gold medal in 1920 when skating was part of the Summer Olympics.
GILLIS GRAFSTROM
Which friend of Prince Charles and father to Tara (who died in 2017) was a competitor in the 1964 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom and downhill events?
CHARLES PALMER-TOMKINSON
In which event did Yukio Kasaya won the first-ever Winter Olympics gold medal for Japan at the 1972 Games?
SKI JUMPING (NORMAL HILL)
Which sport where an athlete on skis is towed behind horses was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Games?
SKIJORING
What is the surname of the American brothers who won gold medals in figure skating at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics?
JENKINS
Which country withdrew from the ice hockey tournament at the 1972 Games as a protest against the hypocrisy of the eligibility rules? Professionals were not allowed but the Communist nations used their leading players as there were no ‘professionals’ (their players were employed by the government).
CANADA
Which American male figure skater who was the first to land a triple jump won the gold medal at both the 1948 and 1952 Games?
DICK BUTTON
At the 1956 Games who became the first person to sweep all three alpine skiing events in a single Olympics?
TONY SAILER
The only person to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in different events who won his winter gold in four-man bobsleigh at the 1932 Games?
EDDIE EAGAN
Born in India which British female figure skater won the bronze medal in 1948 and the gold medal in 1952?
JEANNETTE ALTWEGG
Which Games were marred by the death of Australian alpine skier Ross Milne and British luge slider Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski during training?
1964 (INNSBRUCK)
Which event has been held at every Winter Olympics apart from 1960 where the organisers decided the events did not warrant the cost to build a venue?
BOBSLEIGH
Which speed skater from the Netherlands won three gold medals at the 1972 Games?
ARD SCHENK
In what year did the Soviet Union made its Winter Olympics debut winning more medals than any other nation?
1956
Which event which featured at four Winter Olympics between 1924 and 1948 involved cross-country skiing ski mountaineering and rifle shooting? It was usually contested between countries or military units.
MILITARY PATROL
Which French skier who was the first to use metal skis and the tuck position won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1960 Games?
JEAN VUARNET
What is the surname of the French sisters who won gold and silver medals in the slalom and giant slalom at the 1964 Games?
GOITSCHEL
Who won the first gold medal to be awarded at the Winter Olympics winning the 500 m speed skating in 1924?
CHARLES JEWTRAW
Which Austrian skier claimed that a mysterious man in black crossed his path during the slalom race at the 1968 Games causing him to skid to a halt and lose the race? Given a restart he recorded the fastest time but was then disqualified by a Jury of Appeal.
KARL SCHRANZ
Which French alpine ski racer became the first Olympic downhill champion in 1948?
HENRI OREILLER
Why were the East German women’s luge team who had won the gold and silver medals disqualified from the 1968 Games?
FOR HEATING THEIR RUNNERS
Which country from South America was the first country from the Southern Hemisphere to compete in the Winter Olympics in 1928?
ARGENTINA
Who was the Italian bobsleigh pilot who helped the Great Britain team to win the two-man bobsleigh at the 1964 Games by lending them the bolt off his sled? He was honoured as the first recipient of the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship.
EUGENIO MONTI
What nationality was Antoin Miliordos who fell 18 times during the slalom event at the 1952 Games and crossed the finish line backwards?
GREEK
Which city in Finland bid unsuccessfully for the Winter Olympics of 1964 1968 and 1972?
LAHTI
Who won all four women’s speed skating events at the 1964 Games to become the first athlete to win four gold medals in one Winter Olympics?
LIDIA SKOBILKOVA
Which Norwegian speed skater won one gold medal at the 1928 Games and three gold medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics?
IVAR BALLANGRUD
