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United States At The 1984 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , Alpine skiing Men Women Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Men Women Figure skating Individual Mixed Ice hockey Summary ;Roster *Marc Behrend * Scott Bjugstad * Bob Brooke *Chris Chelios *Mark Fusco *Scott Fusco * Steven Griffith * Paul Guay * John Harrington * Tom Hirsch *Al Iafrate * David A. Jensen *David H. Jensen * Mark Kumpel *Pat LaFontaine * Bob Mason *Corey Millen *Ed Olczyk * Gary Sampson *Phil Verchota Head coaches: Lou Vairo & Tim Taylor First round Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round. ---- ---- ---- ---- 7th place game Luge Men Women Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating Men Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The USOPC is one of only four NOCs in the world that also serve as the National Paralympic Committee for their country. The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams for the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Pan American Games, and Parapan American Games and serves as the steward of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements in the United States. The Olympic Movement is overseen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC is supported by 35 international federations that govern each sport on a global level, National Olympic Committees that oversee Olympic sport as a whole in their respective nations, and national federations that administer each sport at the nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's Giant Slalom
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Bjelašnica. The defending world champion was Steve Mahre of the United States, while his brother, Phil Mahre, was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and Switzerland's Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Olympic gold medal in 1988 in Downhill, and nine W ... was leader of the 1984 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom Men's giant slalom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hagen
Martin Hagen (born October 3, 1954) is an American biathlete. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References External links * 1954 births Living people American male biathletes Olympic biathletes for the United States Biathletes at the 1976 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics People from Jackson Hole, Wyoming {{US-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biathlon At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Individual
The Men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held on 11 February, at Igman - Veliko Polke. Each miss resulted in one minute being added to a competitor's skiing time. Summary Frank Ullrich was the two-time defending World champion, and defending Olympic silver medalist, but his ski pace in Sarajevo was a couple of minutes behind the top competitors, and he ended up 5th. The world champion in the 10 km sprint, Eirik Kvalfoss, had the fastest ski time, but missed five shots, ending up with bronze. The gold went to West Germany's Peter Angerer, who had the best shooting record in the competition, and also the second-fastest ski time, leaving him almost a minute-and-a-half clear of his closest pursuer, East German Frank-Peter Roetsch Frank-Peter Roetsch (born 19 April 1964) is a German former biathlete. He was the first biathlete to win a World Cup race using the skating technique when he won in Oberhof in 1985. Achievement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Eberle
Glen Eberle (born May 6, 1963) is an American biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1984 Winter Olympics. In the late 1980s he became known for his lightweight biathlon rifle stock designs, which played a substantial part in setting the current rifle equipment weight limit of 3.5 kg for competitions in the International Biathlon Union The International Biathlon Union (IBU; german: Internationale Biathlon-Union) is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters were in Salzburg, Austria, until May 2020, when the Federation moved to Anif, on the outskirts of the .... He then joined the military and started a compnay making top notvh out door equipment. References 1963 births Living people American male biathletes Olympic biathletes of the United States Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bellevue, Washington {{US-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom
The Women's slalom competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Jahorina. The defending world champion was Erika Hess of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup slalom champion and the leader of the 1984 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom Women's slalom Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ... Alp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Nelson
Cynthia Lee Nelson (born August 19, 1955) is former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Racing career Born and raised in Lutsen in northeastern Minnesota, Nelson's family ran the local ski area and she was on skis before the age of three. She raced in all five alpine disciplines, with a focus on downhill, and was on the World Cup squad of the U.S. Ski Team at age 16. Nelson won the silver medal in the downhill at the 1982 World Championships and was the bronze medalist in the downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics. During her first World Cup season, she had two top-15 finishes in downhill as the 1972 Winter Olympics neared. She was expected to make the U.S. Olympic team, but dislocated a hip in a downhill at Grindelwald on January 18, two weeks before the games began. She missed those Winter Olympics but competed in 1976, 1980, and 1984. Two years after her hip injury she won her first World Cup race back at Grindelwald in 1974, the first-ever American to gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamara McKinney
Tamara McKinney (born October 16, 1962) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. She won four World Cup season titles, most notably the 1983 overall, the first American woman title holder for a quarter century. McKinney's other three season titles were in giant slalom (1981, 1983) and slalom (1984). She was a world champion in the combined event in 1989, her final year of competition. Her half-brother Steve McKinney was a world-record holding speed skier, setting seven world records and breaking his own record twice. Life and career Born in Lexington, Kentucky, the diminutive McKinney (, ) grew up in Squaw Valley, California, the youngest of seven children. She made her World Cup debut in December 1978 at age 16 with a podium finish in a slalom in Italy. Her first World Cup victory came at age 18 in January 1981, the first of four wins in giant slalom that breakthrough season. McKinney raced on the World Cup circuit for eleven seasons, and competed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christin Cooper
Christin Elizabeth Cooper (born October 10, 1959) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine Skiing, alpine ski racer and Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom, Olympic medalist from the United States. Early years Born in Los Angeles, California, she was raised in Ketchum, Idaho, Ketchum, Idaho, and learned to ski and race at neighboring Sun Valley, Idaho, Sun Valley. Cooper's stepfather was Sun Valley, Idaho#Bill Janss (1964–77), William C. "Bill" Janss (1918–96), owner of the Sun Valley Resort until 1977. After her father William died of cancer in Los Angeles, her mother Glenn moved the family of five children to Ketchum in the late 1960s. At the request of longtime friends Bill and Anne Janss, owners of Sun Valley, Mrs. Cooper founded the arts center for the resort in 1969. Anne Janss died in an avalanche accident near the resort in early 1973; later that year Glenn Cooper and Bill Janss were married, with a combined family of eigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Maricich
Maria Maricich (born March 30, 1961, in Sun Valley, Idaho) is a retired American alpine skier who competed in the women's downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ..., finishing 19th. External links sports-reference.com* 1961 births Living people American female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics People from Sun Valley, Idaho 21st-century American women {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Flanders
Holly Beth Flanders (born December 26, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States. Racing career Born in Arlington, Massachusetts, and raised in Candia NH, Flanders specialized in downhill and finished second in the World Cup downhill season standings in 1982. She gained her first World Cup victory that season in Bad Gastein, Austria, and followed it up with another podium the next day. Flanders represented the U.S. in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984, and in the World Championships in 1982 and 1985. During her career, she tallied three World Cup wins, six podiums, and 27 top ten finishes. After racing Flanders retired from international competition following the 1986 season and became director of skiing at the Park City ski resort in Utah. Her son, Alex Schlopy, is a freestyle skier. World Cup results Race podiums * 3 wins - (3 DH) * 6 podiums - (6 DH) Season standings World Championship results From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's Downhill
The Women's Downhill competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Jahorina on Thursday, February 16. It was the tenth edition of the event, which was established in 1948. The defending world champion was Gerry Sorensen of Canada, while Switzerland's Doris De Agostini was the defending World Cup downhill champion and Switzerland's Maria Walliser led the current season. Defending Olympic champion Annemarie Moser-Pröll and De Agostini had both retired from competition. The race was delayed five days, due to weather and scheduling conflicts. Switzerland's Michela Figini won the gold medal, followed by teammate Walliser, and Olga Charvátová of Czechoslovakia was the bronze medalist. The course started at an elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of and a length of . Figini's winning time was 73.36 seconds, yielding an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . The men's downhill, delayed a full week, was run the same day a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
