It may not seem real, but this video of a USA bobsled 4-man team preparing for and racing shows you what it is all about.
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Single Luge First Try
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Luge
You get a good feel about the tension before coming down the luge track and what is involved in luge. Even for someone who has had hundreds of runs down the course in a double luge, it can be a daunting experience to go by yourself.
Tags: Luge·winter sports
Figure Skating – 1960 Squaw Valley
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Figure Skating
Some amateur film footage from the Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley in 1960. Not the original soundtrack (I don’t think Enya was around then), but great to see what the crowd would see. Not the fanfare that you will get these days.
Tags: 1960 Olympics·1960 Winter Olympics·Figure Skating·ice skating·Squaw Valley·USA·winter olympics·winter sports
Classic Torvill and Dean on Ice
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Figure Skating
Here is a video of Torvill and Dean’s classic performance to Ravel’s Bolero during the 1984 winter olympics held in Sarajevo
Tags: 1984·events·Figure Skating·ice skating·olympic games·Sarajevo·torvill and dean·winter olympics·winter sports·Yugoslavia
Dick Button is more than a commentator
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Figure Skating
Here is a video of Figure Skater and commentator Dick Button, and his gold medal performance from the 1952 winter olympics.
Tags: commentator·dick button·events·Figure Skating·gold medal·olympic games·winter olympics·winter sports