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| Who is the youngest ever Ice Dance team to win Olympic Gold? |
Canadians Tessa Virtue (20) and Scott Moir (22) won Canada’s 1st ever
gold medal in ice dancing on 22-Feb-2010 at the Pacific Coliseum,
Vancouver, B.C. at the XXI Winter Olympic Games. |
see also corresponding 'Youngest Ice Dance Team 4 Olympic Gold Medals' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who was the 1st ski jumper to win 4 Olympic gold medals? |
Simon Ammann won his 4th Olympic gold medal on 20-Feb-2010 in Whistler at the XXI Winter Olympic Games.
He won his first two gold medals at the Salt Lake City Olympics, and the other two in Whistler. |
see also corresponding 'Ski Jumper 4 Olympic Gold Medals' SuJoku puzzle
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| Which continents have never hosted the Olympic Games? |
Africa, South America, and Antarctica have never hosted the Olympics. |
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| Who was the youngest athlete to compete at the XXI Vancouver Winter Olympic Games? |
Aussie snowboarder Scotty James, 15, was the youngest of the 2,632 athletes competing at the XXI Winter Olympics. |
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| Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing? |
Lindsey Vonn, 25, became the first American woman ever to win an
Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing at Whistler on
17-Feb-2010 during the XXI Vancouver Winter Olympics. |
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Who is the only ice hockey player to have won every major North American
and international championship? |
Scott Niedermayer from Cranbrook, B.C., Canada, is the only ice hockey player to take home
every major North American and international championship in his career. He has won the Memorial
Cup, World Junior Championship gold, World Championship gold, Olympic gold,
the Stanley Cup and the World Cup. |
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| When did China win their first Olympic gold medal in Olympic pairs figure skating? |
Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao won China’s first ever Olympic gold medal
on 15-Feb-2010 at the Pacific Coliseum during the XXI Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
It came one day after China celebrated their ‘Year of the Tiger’ New Year, and marked
the first time since 1960 (Squaw Valley) that there were no Russians in the top medals. |
see also corresponding 'First China Olympic Gold Pairs Figure Skating' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who was the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Olympics on home soil? |
Alexandre Bilodeau won the first Canadian Winter Olympic gold medal on home soil on 14-Feb-2010 at the men’s moguls
event on Cypress Mountain during the XXI Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. |
see also corresponding 'First Canada Olympic Gold At Home' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who won the first gold medal of the 2010 Olympics? |
Swiss ski-jumper Simon Ammann won the first gold medal of the 2010 Olympics.
Ammann is known as the ‘flying Harry Potter’ after winning two gold medals at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002. |
see also corresponding 'First Olympic Gold 2010' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who set the first Olympic record at the XXI Winter Olympic Games? |
Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer set a new Mens 5000m speed skating Olympic record
with a time of 6:14:60 at the Richmond Oval on February 13, 2010. |
see also corresponding 'First Olympic Record' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who died during a luge event at the XXI Winter Olympic Games? |
21-year-old Georgian luge competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed
in a training crash at the Whistler Sliding Centre on February 12, 2010 - only hours before the Opening Ceremonies. |
see also corresponding 'In memory of Nodar' SuJoku puzzle
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| Where was the 1st Olympic flame lit inside a domed stadium? |
At the XXI Winter Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremonies at B.C. Place,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada on February 12, 2010. |
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| Who is the only hockey player to win an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup in the same year? |
Ken Morrow played defense for the U.S. 1980 team, then went to the pros where he won four consecutive Stanley Cups (1980-83) as a member of the New York Islanders. |
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| What two other cities did Vancouver beat out to win the bid for the XXI Winter Olympic Games? |
Vancouver won the bidding process to host the Olympics by a vote of the International Olympic Committee on July 2, 2003, at the 115th IOC Session held in Prague, Czech Republic. The result was announced by IOC President Jacques Rogge. Vancouver faced two other finalists shortlisted that same February: PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria. Pyeongchang had the most votes of the three cities in the first round of voting, in which Salzburg was eliminated. In the run-off, all but two of the members who had voted for Salzburg voted for Vancouver. It was the closest vote by the IOC since Sydney, Australia beat Beijing for the 2000 Summer Olympics by 2 votes. Vancouver’s victory came almost 2 years after Toronto’s 2008 Summer Olympic bid was defeated by Beijing in a landslide vote. (Wikipedia) |
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The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are hosted by Vancouver and Whistler.
What Olympic events take will take place at Whistler? |
Home to the Nordic, sliding and alpine events, more than half
of the Olympic medals in 2010 will be awarded in Whistler. |
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| What is the average temperature in February in Vancouver? |
13.4°C (56.1°F). |
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| What country’s flag won a TKO over the IOC at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games? |
On Feb-roo-ary 7, 2010 the Australian yellow ’roo (boxing kangaroo) two-storey tall flag
was allowed to fly from an eighth-floor balcony at the Vancouver Athlete’s Village after
the IOC had previously told the Aussies to take down the flag. |
see also corresponding 'Winter Olympics IOC TKO' SuJoku puzzle
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| Who was the only luger to win medals at five consecutive Winter Olympics in singles luge? |
German luger Georg Hackl in 1988 (Silver), 1992 (Gold), 1994 (Gold), 1998 (Gold) and 2002 (Silver). |
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| Who was the first Winter Olympic gold medalist? |
Charlew Jewtraw, from Lake Placid, U.S., when he won the 500 meters speed skating title in 1924. |
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| Which countries will make their Winter Olympic débuts at the 2010 Winter Olympics? |
Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia
will make their Winter Olympic débuts. |
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The 2010 Winter Olympic men’s and women’s hockey games will be played at General Motors Place -
home of the Vancouver Canucks. But because the IOC requires all Olympic venues
to be ‘free of corporate marks’, General Motors Place is being renamed to what? |
Canada Hockey Place. |
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| Who will be the first Ghanaian to ski in the Winter Olympics? |
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, known as ‘Snow Leopard’, will be the first
Ghanaian to ski in the men’s slalom event on
27-Feb-2010 at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. |
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| When was the word ‘amateur’ eliminated from the Olympic Charter? |
In 1971. |
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| When was the first time the Olympic torch was lit indoors? |
At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, in BC Place stadium (which is a stadium with a solid roof). |
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| What was the longest torch relay route at the Winter Olympic Games? |
The torch relay proceeding the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
travelled more than 45,000 kilometres across Canada over 106 days,
carried by approximately 12,000 Canadians - starting on 30-Oct-2009 and ending at Vancouver’s BC Place stadium
for the start of the XXI Winter Olympic Games on 12-Feb-2010. |
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| What is the most medals won by any athlete at the Winter Olympic Games? |
12 (8 gold and 4 silve) by cross-country skier Bjorn Dählie of Norway. |
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| What was the warmest city to host the Winter Olympic Games? |
Coming up, at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. |
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| When was the first Winter Olympic Games to have a dedicated athlete’s village? |
In the 1960 Squaw Valley (California) Olympics. |
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| When was the first time ice hockey was played on a smaller NHL-sized ice surface (60 x 26m vs 60 x 30m)? |
A smaller NHL-sized ice surface will be used at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for the men’s and women’s ice hockey events. |
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| Which country has won the most medals (Gold, Silver and Bronze) at the Olympic Winter Games? |
Norway with 280 Total (98 Gold, 98 Silver, 84 Bronze). |
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| Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held? |
In Chamonix, France in 1924. |
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| When was the first time that the Olympic Games were held by the sea? |
In the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, with some venues at sea level (Richmond Olympic Oval). |
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| When was the first time that Olympic speed skating events were held indoors? |
At the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics. |
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| Who is the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time? |
Norway’s Bjorn Dahlie has 12 overall medals. |
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| What Winter Olympics host city is the first to hold the opening and closing ceremonies indoors? |
Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. |
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| Which Hemisphere has never hosted the Winter Olympic Games? |
No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Olympic Games. |
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| Where was artifical snow first used in the Winter Olympics? |
1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid. |
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| Who was to become the first athlete to compete at both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games? |
Brian McKeever, legally blind (Stargardt’s disease) from Canmore, Alberta
was planning to compete for both Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic cross-country ski teams
at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, but the day before the Olympic event (27-Feb-2010)
it was announced that he would not be skiing on the Canadian team (four others had better trial runs). |
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| “Jeu de Paume” referred to what sport in the 1908 London Olympics? |
Tennis. |
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| What is the Olympic Motto? |
‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’, or ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’. |
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| What colour is the background of the Olympic Flag? |
White. |
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| In what year - the only year - was Cricket an Olympic event? |
1900 Paris Olympics. |
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| What do the five interlinked Olympic rings on the Flag represent? |
The five continents. |
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The five colours of the Olympic Flag rings are black, blue, green, red, and yellow.
Three rings are across the top, and two are along the bottom. Which two are on the bottom? |
Yellow and green. |
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| What year was the first ancient Olympic Games held? |
776 B.C. |
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| Which city hosted the Winter Games only two years after the previous Winter Games had been held? |
Lillehammer, Norway. The IOC wanted Winter and Summer Games to be arranged in separate years - they achieved this by shortening one interval for the Winter Games. |
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| Innsbruck, Austria hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Games. For what reason were they given the 1976 Winter Games? |
The 1976 Winter Games was originally given to Denver, Colorado, but the people of Colorado voted to prohibit public funds from being used to support the Games. |
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| Which Summer Games took place over a period of five months? |
The 1900 Summer Games in Paris. |
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| In the Ancient Olympic Games, which was the only ethnic race to enter competition? |
Greeks. |
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| What nationality was the winner of the first modern Olympic marathon? |
Greek. |
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| Which country is last in line during the Opening Ceremony’s Parade of Nations? |
The host city. |
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| During the Opening Olympic Ceremony, doves are released. What do they symbolize? |
Peace. |
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Aside from first and last, how are countries arranged in line
during the Opening Ceremony’s Parade of Nations? |
In alphabetical order. |
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| During the Closing Parade of the Olympics, in what order do the athletes enter the stadium? |
To symbolize the unity and friendship of the Olympic Games, athletes are NOT separated into national teams. |
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| What symbolizes the passing of the Olympic traditions from one generation to the next? |
The Olympic Torch Relay. |
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| How many miles is a modern day full marathon? |
26 miles. |
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