Turin Winter Games yield wide medal spread and historic highs
Germany and the United States topped Turin medal tables as 26 countries won at least one prize and 11 earned 40-plus. Canada and Austria posted record shows, with notable firsts for Slovakia Latvia and Estonia. Russia rose with eight golds, while Italy failed to medal in top Alpine events despite a home crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Germany
United States
Canada
Austria
Slovakia
Latvia
Hige
Nagano
Salt Lake City
U.S
Vani‘courer
Hans Pumi
Sweden
China
South Korea
Lillehammer
Russia
Norway
Switzerand
Franca
Netherlands
Finland
Estonia
Croatia
Australis
Poland
Ukraina
Japan
Belarus
Britain
Bulgaria
Sweden's Forsberg Sundin Lidstrom win Olympic hockey gold
In Turin Sweden defeats Finland 2–0 for gold as Forsberg wakes from injury to set up Sundin and Lidstrom for the decisive early third period goal. Sundin calls it a great goal by three great guys as Finland laments missing the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundin
Toronto Maple Leafe
Daniel Sedin
Russia
Slovakia
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson
Switzerland
Turin
Sweden
Nicklas Lidstrom
Mats Sundin
Petar Forsberg
Finland
Di Centa Wins Italy’s Last Olympic Cross Country Gold
Giorgio Di Centa finishes the 60km skate in 2 hours 6 minutes 11.8 seconds to claim Italy’s first individual cross country gold in 38 years. He edges Russia’s Eugeni Dementsev by eight tenths and is celebrated by eight police escorts as parachutists drop Italian tricolor banners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praghlato
Italy
Giorgio di Centa
di Centr
Olympic
di Centa
Eugeni Dementsev
Russia
Haly
Fnal
Di Corta wins 50km skate for second Olympic gold
Giorgia Di Corta powers through the final stretch to win the 50km cross country skate in Turin, finishing in 2 hours 6 minutes 11.8 seconds, eight tenths of a second ahead of Eugen Dementiav. Sweden claims gold in men’s hockey as Nicklas Lidstrom scores winner in a 3-2 victory over Finland with Henrik Lundqvist stopping 25 shots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turin
Italy
Sweden
Peter Forsberg
Mats Sundin
Nicklas Lidstrom
Lidstrom
Sundin Rg
Finland
Mien
Giorgia di Corta
di Canta
Atrad
Eugen Dementiav
Fuvela
Henrik Lundqvist
Willy
New York Rangers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Americans
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
Radoslav Zidek
Martins Rubenis
Tanja Poutiainen
Shizuka Arakawa
Australia
Dale Begg-Smith
Africa
Latin America
Caribbean
Dee
Strongsville Oberlin
Cavaliers
Pistons
Elyria
Columbia
Brooklyn
Kolczun
Xolczun
NGWS
Ees
Members of Tears
Swedas
Swedes
Teema Selanne
Antero Niittymaki
Forsberg
Philadelphia Flyers
Nuttymakt
Mats
Aly
Poaplata
di Decenta
The
Associated Press
Ttaly
Mikhail Botcinov
International Olympic Com
Botchnoy
Walter Maya
Speadskater
Ahn Hyut-son
Chirra
Mathieu Turcotte
Rusty Smith
Ahn Hyun-soo
Ahn
Sedin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!