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Listing of Events and Links

Olympics Physics and Biomechanics
A scientific look at how events are won through nutrition, psychology, physics, biomechanics. Includes Shockwave animations.

The Ice Sports Page
Links to dozens of winter sports sites.

Hockey

USAHockey.com
The official U.S. team's site.

Olympic Hockey History

Exploratorium's Science of Hockey
A cool site that .

The Hockey News

The Hockey Database
A quick way to check bios, stats and other info. on players, coaches and legends at several levels of hockey. Message boards and link pages too!

Hockey Research Assn.
History of the game and many, many links to other research sites. One-stop shopping for puck history.

European Hockey Net
Bios, standings and news from the European leagues.

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

HockeyJournal.com

U.S. College Hockey
News and info. from NCAA and USCHO hockey.

Women's International Hockey

Figure Skating

U.S. Figure Skating Association News Page
News updates regularly, links to key information on the U.S. skaters.

2002 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Official site of competition that determines U.S. Olympic qualifiers.

International Skating Union
Links, discussion boards, records, competition listings, press releases, etc. on figure skating, speedskating etc.

Figure Skating: You Be the Judge
This feature at NBCOlympics.com will allow users to vote during the skating competition as well as study judging by watching a variety of animations. Keep an eye out for it.

Washington Post.com: All You Need to Know About Figure Skating
Background on venues, scoring, etc. Great for quick-reference for researche rs.

Listing of Olympic Figure Skating Medalists
News, stories and links to skater bios.

Figure-Skating.com
News, stories and links to skater bios.

SkateWeb.com
A great Web portal for figure skating. News, reviews, updates on upcoming global competitions.

International Figure Skating Magazine
Past stories and news.

Figure Skating World
Lots of insider news on the sport.

SkateHistory.com
Great stories, back ground, links and a video feature.

World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

Excite.com's Olympic Ice Skating Directory

About.com: Figure Skating
Great stories, background, links and a video feature.

Figure Skating in Canada

Olympic Figure Skating Drinking Game
It's based on the 1998 Games, but it'll work for 2002, too!

General Skiing Information

International Skiing Federation

Skiing Terms
Great for quick reference. Don't make assumptions!

Skiing History
Great ge neral background from the USOC.

About.com Skiing History Page

SkiIndustry.com
Great coverage of the business.

Skiing Organizations
From the U.S. Ski Team Page.

U.S. Skiing Hall of Fame
Good for fact-checking.

Colorado Skiing Hall of Fame
Another good fact-checking site.

MountainZone Skiing Page
Good news, features and archives of stories on the sports and its personalities.

Skiing Daily.com
Breaking news on the sport.

Alpine Skiing

Salt Lake 2002: Alpine Skiing Page
News, features, athlete bios, schedules, venues, history, glossary and explanation of the sport.

USOC: Skiing Basics
A quick list of facts and figures. Good for fact-checking.

U.S. Ski Team Home Page
Links to bios and background in all categories. Rankings, schedules and results, too.

SkiRacing.com
Considered the bible of the sport.

Rocky Mountain News: 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing Site
Venues, news, slideshows, video tours of venues, 360-degree panoramic views and m ore.

USOC: 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine Skii ng Quick Facts
Great quick-reference history and offbeat stats.

SkiUtah.com
Has venue information.

Ogden Canyon
Description of the venue for the downhill skiing competition.

CNNSI: 1998 Olympic Skiing Coverage
A full recap of the competition.

CBS Sportsline Coverage of 1998 Winter Olympics Skiing
A full recap of the competition.

SkiNet Coverage of 1998 Winter Olympics
A full recap of the competition.

MountainZone 1998 Winter Olympics Skiing Coverage
A full recap of the competition.

Freestyle Skiing

Salt Lake 2002: Freestyle Skiing Page
News, features, athlete bios, schedules, venues, history, glossary and explanation of the sport.

U.S. Freestyle Ski Team Home Page
Links to bios and background in all categories. Rankings, schedules and results, too.

WashingtonPost.com: All You Need to Know About Freestyle Skiing

KIAT.net Freestyle Skiing Page

Hickok Sports: All-Time Olympic Freestyle Skiing Medalists

1998 Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing Results

Canada Freestyle Skiing Association

U.S. Olympic Aerial Skier Eric Bergoust

Cross-Country Skiing

Salt Lake 200 2: Cross-Country and Biathlon Pages
News, features, athlete bios, schedules, venues, history, glossary and explanation of the sport.

U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team Page
News, results, rankings, etc.

XCSkiworld.com
In-depth coverage of the sport.

Ski Jumping

Salt Lake 2002: Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Page
News, features, athlete bios, schedules, venues, history, glossary and explanation of the sport.

U.S.Ski Jumping Team Home Page
Links to bios and background in all categories. Rankings, schedules and results, too.

Olympic Medalists in Ski Jumping

SkiCentral.com Jumping Page

Washington Post.com: What You Need to Know About Ski Jumping

CNNSI: 1998 Winter Olympi cs Ski Jumping Coverage

Nordic Combined

Salt Lake 2002: Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping Page
News, features, athlete bios, schedules, venues, history, glossary and explanation of the sport.

U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team Home Page
Links to bios and background in all categories. Rankings, schedules and results, too.

Olympic Nordic Skiing Medalists

Nordic Skiing Links
Publications, organizations and more.

Rocky Mountain News: 2002 Winter Olympics Nordic Skiing

Washington Post: 1998 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined Coverage

KIAT.net Nordic Combined Page

Mountain Zone: Coverage of 1998 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined

Snowboarding

U.S. Snowboarding Team Home Pag e
Rider bios, schedules, results, rankings and breaking news.

Salt Lake 2002: Snowboarding

2002 Olympic Snowboard Team Announced

International Snowboarding Federation
Some good background information. A bit graphics heavy.

Olympic Snowboarding: Background Facts
A quick snapshot of the sport and the competitions.

Olympic Snowboarding History

Snowboarding Background
Origins of sport, etc.

Snowboarding.com
Features and rider profiles.

Snowboarding2.com
See snowboarding.com.

Olympic Snowboarding: Equipment
A basic summary of what they're using and costs.

Park City Mountain Resort FAQ
Information about the Olympic snowboarding venue.

KIAT.net Snowboarding Page
Information about the sport and Olympic venue.