https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3-r6uAlm8 Peggy Fleming won the gold medal in Women's Figure Skating on February 10, 1968. She was the only American to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The New York Times described Fleming's win as "a victory of the ballet over the Ice Follies approach to figure skating." Women's figure skating became an … [Read more...] about Peggy Fleming Skates to Gold – February 10, 1968
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Jean Claude Killy Wins First Gold – February 9, 1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ov35_s6Wk France's Jean Claude Killy won three gold medals at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. His first win, in the downhill, came on February 9, 1968. Killy followed up his Downhill win, taking the gold medal in the Giant Slalom on February 12. He put a final exclamation point on his spectacular Olympic showing when he won the … [Read more...] about Jean Claude Killy Wins First Gold – February 9, 1968
Carter Announces Olympic Boycott Threat January 20, 1980
Coca Cola Commercial Promotes the 1980 Olympics (The One We Boycotted) Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, Spawns Olympic Boycott Talk. Russians start invasion Christmas Day, 1979 The Soviet Union began its invasion of Afghanistan on Christmas Day, 1979. On New Years Day, 1980, with already more than 10,000 Russian troops engaged in heavy fighting near Kabul (eventually the … [Read more...] about Carter Announces Olympic Boycott Threat January 20, 1980
Nancy Kerrigan Attack Orchestrated by Tonya Harding January 6, 1994
World Watches Nancy Kerrigan Attack in Disbelief http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T09XWRkq5M On January 6, 1994, Nancy Kerrigan had just completed a practice session in Cobo Hall in Detroit. She was preparing for the U.S. Women’s National Figure Skating Championship which was going to be held there, the following day. As she was leaving the ice, an unidentified man struck … [Read more...] about Nancy Kerrigan Attack Orchestrated by Tonya Harding January 6, 1994