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Soviet Union At The 1988 Winter Olympics
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union) competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It would be the last Winter Olympic Games before the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Six of the former Soviet republics would compete together as the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics, and each republic would be independently represented at subsequent Games. The Soviet Union had its best showing at the Winter Olympics in terms of total medals (overtaking its 1976 result with 27 medals) and second-best in terms of gold medals (after the aforementioned 1976 result with 13 gold medals). Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Women's combined Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Olympic Committee
The National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (russian: link=no, Национальный Олимпийский комитет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик – НОК СССР) was the Economy of the Soviet Union, government-funded organization representing the Soviet Union in the International Olympic Committee. The NOC USSR organized Soviet participation at the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee recognized the NOC USSR on 7 May 1951 at the 45th session of the IOC. Prior to the 1950s, the Soviet Union was internationally banned due to the left-radical Bolshevik coup-d'état (October Revolution) and the Red terror.CompareHistory of Olympic Committee of USSR – ria.ru"Правопреемником ОК СССР стал Олимпийский комитет России (ОКР), образованный 1 декабря 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 Kilometre Classical
The men's 15 kilometre classical cross-country skiing competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, was held on 19 February at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 15 kilometre course. Marco Albarello of Italy was the 1987 World champion and Gunde Svan of Sweden was the defending champion from the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija .... Results Sources: References External links Final results (International Ski Federation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Men's 15 kilometre classical Men's 50 kilometre Men's 15 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Yashin
Sergei Anatolyevich Yashin (russian: Сергей Анатольевич Яшин; 6 March 1962 – 12 April 2022) was a Soviet and Russian professional ice hockey left winger. Yashin played in the Soviet Championship League for HC Dynamo Moscow, the Eishockey-Bundesliga for EHC Dynamo Berlin, and the Russian Superleague for SKA Saint Petersburg. He was also a member of the Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team and played in the 1988 Winter Olympics where he won a gold medal. Yashin was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. He died on 12 April 2022, at the age of 60. Honours National ;HC Dynamo Moscow * Soviet Ice Hockey League winner: 1989–90; runner-up: 1979–80, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89; third place: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1987–88 International ;Soviet Union *Olympic Games winner: 1988 *Ice Hockey World Championships winner: 1986, 1989; third place: 1985 ;Soviet Union U21 *IIHF World Junior Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexei Gusarov
Alexei Vasilievich Gusarov (russian: Алексей Васильевич Гусаров) (born July 8, 1964) is a Russian former ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Playing career Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Gusarov was a veteran of the Soviet national team before playing in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club, having won the 1989 IIHF World Championship, the 1996 Stanley Cup, and the Olympic gold medal in 1988. Standing 6'2" and weighing in at 183 lb (83 kg), Gusarov was selected 213th overall by Quebec Nordiques in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Gusarov is considered to be one of the finest Russian defensemen to play in the NHL. Retirement After his playing career ended Gusarov retired to Colorado where he started coaching the AAA hockey club Evolution. He returned to Russia 2011, first serving as an assistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viacheslav Fetisov
Viacheslav Alexandrovich "Slava" Fetisov (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Фетисов, ''Vjačeslav Aleksandrovič Fetisov''; born 20 April 1958) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for HC CSKA Moscow for 13 seasons before joining the National Hockey League (NHL), where he played with the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings. With the Wings, he won back-to-back Stanley Cups and was part of the team's Russian Five unit. After retiring from his playing career, he became the assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils. Having a very successful four years, he helped get the team to two Stanley Cup finals and one Stanley Cup victory. In addition to that, he won two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships. His Stanley Cup wins, Olympic gold medals, and World Championship wins make him a member of his sport's prestigious Triple Gold Club. Fetisov was instrumental in breaking the barrier that had prevented Soviet players fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyacheslav Bykov
Vyacheslav Arkadevich "Slava" Bykov (russian: Вячеслав Аркадьевич Быков, born 24 July 1960 in Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a former Soviet and Russian ice hockey player and a former head coach of the Russian national hockey team. A small, technically gifted center, he was a regular fixture on the Soviet national ice hockey team in the 1980s; after the fall of the Soviet Union, he played for Team Russia in the 1990s. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in the 9th round at number 169 overall. He opted, however, to never play in the NHL. Playing career Bykov started out playing for the team in his home city, Traktor Chelyabinsk in 1979.Great Olympic Encyclopedia, vol.1-2, Moscow:Olympia Press Publisher, 2006, entry on "Вячеслав Быков", availablMoscow:Olympia Press Publisher. After 3 years, he went to play for CSKA Moscow. While at CSKA Moscow, he became a regular on the Soviet national team an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Byakin
Ilya Vladimirovich Byakin (russian: Илъя Владимирович Бякин; born February 2, 1963 in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League and National Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow, Avangard Omsk, Edmonton Oilers, and San Jose Sharks. He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ... in 1988. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International External links * Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio 1963 births Avangard Omsk players Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Cape Breton Oilers players Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players EV Landshut players HC CSKA Moscow players HC Lada Togliatti playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeny Belosheikin
Yevgeni Vladimirovich Belosheikin (Евгений Белошейкин) (April 17, 1966 – November 18, 1999) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for the HC CSKA Moscow and SKA Leningrad. He also played on the Soviet Union's 1987 Canada Cup and Rendez-vous '87 teams. He was nicknamed "Evgeny the Great" and was touted as the next Vladislav Tretiak – and had even been tutored by Tretiak and wore his number 20, though their styles bore little resemblance. In 1986 Belosheikin was named the outstanding goaltender of the 1986 IIHF World U20 Championships in Hamilton, Canada. During the tournament the U.S.S.R went undefeated, winning 7 games and surrendering only 14 goals. A year later he was also named the outstanding goaltender in the 1987 Calgary Cup, a pre-olympic tournament that took place just before the 1987 Canada Cup. On New Year's Eve 1986, Belosheikin led the Soviets to a 4-1 win over Canada. Belosheikin would end his int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union Men's National Ice Hockey Team
The Soviet national ice hockey team was the national men's ice hockey team of the Soviet Union. From 1954, the team won at least one medal each year at either the Ice Hockey World Championships or the Olympic hockey tournament. After 1991, the Soviet team competed as the CIS team (part of the Unified Team) at the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the Olympics, the CIS team ceased to exist and was replaced by Russia at the 1992 World Championship. Later that year other former Soviet republics (Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine) established their own national teams. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) recognized the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia as the successor to the Soviet Union hockey federation and passed its ranking on to Russia. The other national hockey teams were considered new and sent to compete in Pool C. The IIHF Centennial All-Star Team included four Soviet-Russian players ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Relay
The men's 4 x 7.5 kilometre biathlon relay competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics 23 February, at Canmore Nordic Centre. Each national team consisted of four members, with each skiing 7.5 kilometres and shooting twice, once prone and once standing. At each shooting station, a competitor has eight shots to hit five targets; however, only five bullets are loaded in a magazine at one – if additional shots are required, the spare bullets must be loaded one at a time. If after the eight shots are taken, there are still targets not yet hit, the competitor must ski a 150-metre penalty loop. Summary The East German team were defending world champions, and had won at least a silver medal in every major competition of the 80s except for the 1984 Olympic race. In Calgary, they again failed to medal, missing three early shots to fall well behind. With the East Germans in trouble, the Soviets were able to pull away and win by more than a minute. This was the sixth consecutive rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of three biathlon events. They were held at the Canmore Nordic Centre, about 100 kilometres from the host city of Calgary. The events began on 20 February and ended on 26 February 1988. Medal summary Four nations won medals in biathlon, East Germany leading the medal table with two gold medals, and the Soviet Union winning the most medals with 4 (1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Frank-Peter Roetsch won both individual gold medals, while Valeriy Medvedtsev won three medals, two silvers in the individual events and gold in the relay. Italy's two medals were the first in biathlon for the country. Medal table Events Participating nations Twenty-two nations sent biathletes to compete in the events. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. Guam and Puerto Rico sent biathletes to the Olympics for the first (and as of 2013, only) time. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 20 Kilometre Freestyle ...
The 20 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme for women at the 1988 Winter Olympics, in Calgary, Canada. It was the second and final time the event took place at the Olympics, with it being replaced by the 30km event. The competition was held on 25 February 1988 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cross-Country Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre Women's cross-country skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Women's 20 kilometre cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics Oly Cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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