The 1960 Winter Olympics / David C. Antonucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Antonucci, David C., Author.

Series:

Images of sports.

Images of America.

Images of sports

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olympic Winter Games--(8th : 1960 : Squaw Valley, Calif.)--History--Pictorial works.

Olympic Winter Games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Nineteen sixty Winter Olympics

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2013]

Summary:

The 1960 Olympic Winter Games were a long-shot effort that succeeded beyond the wildest expectations. Working in a sparsely populated valley in the Sierra Nevada with only rudimentary facilities, organizers created a world-class Olympic site in four short years. For the only time in Olympic history, the venues and athlete residence halls were located in a compact, intimate setting that encouraged sportsmanship and interaction between athletes. There was elaborate pageantry in the ceremonies and decorations. The underdog American ice hockey team won the first-ever USA gold medal in that sport. American figure skaters swept gold in the individual events. Well-trained Soviet and Scandinavian athletes dominated the speed skating and cross-country skiing events. American women proved their mettle in the Alpine skiing events. German skiers made surprise upsets in the Nordic combined and ski jumping contests. And CBS-TV was there to capture the most exciting moments and make groundbreaking live broadcasts to American audiences.

OCLC:

900733786