https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6j7EkxVAHc Katarina Witt won the first of her two Olympic gold medals at the Winter games in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia) on February 18, 1984. Skating for East Germany, Witt was 18 years old. She was competing against Americans Elaine Zayak and Rosalyn Sumners. Zayak won the World Championship in 1982 and Sumners … [Read more...] about Katarina Witt Wins First Gold Medal – February 18, 1984
winter olympics
Lindsey Vonn Wins Downhill Gold – February 17, 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLRnckn-wPI A week before her historic win, she told Matt Lauer on the Today show that she couldn't even get her injured foot into a ski boot, but with the help of a prescription pain killer to quiet her throbbing shin, a rush of adrenaline, and an inordinate amount of guts, Lindsey Vonn smoked the dangerous hill at Whistler, Brittish … [Read more...] about Lindsey Vonn Wins Downhill Gold – February 17, 2010
Sonja Henie Wins 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal – February 15, 1936
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdl39K30yM Sonja Henie won the gold medal in Women's Figure Skating on February 15, 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. She is the only woman to ever win three consecutive Olympic skating titles. At the age of 11 she represented Norway at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. That year she came in last among a field of … [Read more...] about Sonja Henie Wins 3rd Consecutive Gold Medal – February 15, 1936
Dorothy Hamill Skates to Gold – February 13, 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJeOU40XANU Dorothy Hamill cried before the free skate in the Women's Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, but she managed to keep her composure while she was actually on the ice and was able to deliver a spectacular performance that was good enough to win the gold medal. Just before it was time for Hamill to take … [Read more...] about Dorothy Hamill Skates to Gold – February 13, 1976
Shaun White Wins Gold – February 12, 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQoxWQm-2V4 Shaun White lived up to the hype and won the gold medal in The Half Pipe at the Winter Olympics in Turin, on February 12, 2006. Less than two weeks before the Turin games, White had won gold medals in the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado. He won in both Slopestyle and Superpipe. Winning those events was nothing new for him. He … [Read more...] about Shaun White Wins Gold – February 12, 2006