The Winter Paralympics: Athletes, Stories, Challenges
the winter paralympics: athletes, stories, challenges Ragnhild Myklebust Norway’s Ragnhild Myklebust is the most successful Winter Paralympic athlete. Struck by polio at the age of two, she participated in five consecutive Paralympic Games, from Innsbruck 1988 to Salt Lake City 2002. She won 27 medals, including 22 gold, in biathlon, ice luge racing, and cross-country […]
The Birth of the Paralympic Games
the birth of the paralympic games The first Paralympics – only later recognized as such – were held in Rome a week after the conclusion of the 1960 Games. It represented an organic expansion of the Stoke Mandeville International Paraplegic Games (UK), held in 1948, just days after the London Olympics, and promoted by Ludwig […]
The Winter Olympic Games in Italy: Cortina 1956 and Turin 2006
THE winter olympic GAMES IN ITALY: CORTINA 1956 AND TURIN 2006 Cortina d’Ampezzo was supposed to host the 6th Winter Olympics in 1944, but did not due to the prolongation of World War II. Reassigned to the Dolomite resort in 1949, the Cortina 1956 Games marks Italy’s debut on the Olympic stage. Already equipped with […]
PEAKS – diptychs by Luca Conca and Vincenzo Martegani
peaks – dyptichs by luca conca and vincenzo martegani LUCA CONCA – Brief Biography Born in Gravedona in 1974, he graduates from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 1998. His first solo exhibition is held in 2004 at the Jannone Gallery in Milan, and in 2007, the significant exhibition Doppio Sguardo takes place at […]
Turin 2006 Winter Olympics
turin 2006 winter olympics Half a century after Cortina d’Ampezzo, the Winter Olympic Games return to Italy, beating competition from the Swiss candidate Sion. It is a record edition in terms of the number of participants and nations – including newcomers Albania, Madagascar, and Ethiopia – which involve Turin and the entire Piedmont region: 65 […]
1990s – 2000s Winter Olympics
1990s – 2000s winter olympics Nagano 1998 The Winter Olympics returns to Japan 26 years after Sapporo: the presence of 72 nations, some represented by just one athlete, set a record. Snowboarding debutes as an official sport, while curling returns to the competition program for both men and women. For the first time, the men’s […]
1980s – 1990s Winter Olympics
1980s – 1990s winter olympics Calgary 1988 Canada hosts the Winter Olympic Games for the first time, an edition lasting an unprecedented 16 days. The Alpine skiing events increase from three to five, with the inclusion of the super-G and the combined. Team events are added to the Nordic combined and ski jumping. Curling returns […]
1970s – 1980s Winter Olympics
1970s – 1980s winter olympics Innsbruck 1976 The Winter Olympic Games returns to Innsbruck just 12 years after the last time. The 1976 edition had been awarded to Denver, but the Colorado city decided to withdraw in 1972 following a popular referendum promoted by environmental movements opposed to the environmental changes that hosting the Olympics […]
1960s – 1970s Winter Olympics
1960s – 1970s winter olympics Squaw Valley 1960 The Winter Games return overseas, to The Sierra Nevada in California. This is the only edition without bobsleigh, as the track had not yet been built; however, men’s biathlon and women’s speed skating make their debut. Frenchman Jean Vuarnet wins the downhill, using metal skis instead of […]
Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics
cortina 1956 winter olympics The Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo represent a historic milestone in many ways. The first Olympic Games hosted by Italy, celebrated in Rome with the lighting of a symbolic torch in the Capitoline Hill, paves the way for the subsequent 1960 Summer Games to be awarded to the Italian capital. The […]