25 great winter Olympians

For a long time, the Winter Olympics have provided unforgettable performances, whether it's the first time an unknown athlete has emerged, or a popular player who has shown dominance. As the world turns its attention to the Sochi Olympics in February 2014, please continue to read the list of 25 great Olympians from the past winter Olympics. At the first Olympic Games in 1924, Sonia Henry was only 11 years old. She was the last in a field with eight skaters. But it was all a success after that ignominious start, as the young Norwegian athlete won gold medals in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics of 1928, 1932 and 1936. From 1927 to 1936, she won the world championship for 10 consecutive years, and brought innovation in clothing, choreography and other aspects. After her competitive career ended in 1936, she moved to Hollywood and became an actress. She also produced a series of professional ice shows and skates. Achievements: Getty Images

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Dick button won gold medals in the 1948 St. Moritz Olympic Games and 1952 Oslo Olympic Games respectively. Americans are considered to be the first skaters to win the double axis and triple jump in the competition. He also created a new jump, a flying camel spinning. He began to comment on figure skating at the 1960 Olympic Games and has been an important voice in figure skating for more than half a century. But the 1960 US men's hockey team is also unlikely to win a gold medal. The team was not considered one of the favourites to enter the squaff Valley Olympics in California, but they were unbeaten in the medal table, knocking out Canada, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Germany. Herbert Brooks, the last player to be cut, continued to coach the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. Forward bill Christian saw his son Dave win gold at the 1980 Olympics. France is a good time for American winter sports. Her victory marked the only gold medal the Americans won at the 1968 Olympics. In addition, it shows that the figure skating team is ready to return to its prominent position on the world stage after the entire national team lost its life in the plane crash of the 1961 World Championships. Fleming was the American national champion from 1964 to 1968, and the world champion from 1966 to 1968. Credit: Getty Images

Jean Claude Kiley's performance at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble was commonplace. He swept all three alpine skiing events and won gold medals in alpine skiing, slalom skiing and grand slalom skiing. However, there is controversy. Karl Schranz of Austria, the French competitor, claimed that someone had crossed his path when he took part in a competition in one event and was allowed to replay it. Schlandz was declared a winner until a jury ruled that he had missed the gate in the first round and was disqualified. Kiley became a professional athlete after the 1968 Olympic Games, but still participated in the Olympic Games. He has been a member of the IOC since 1995 and chairman of the Coordination Committee for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. In 1976, Dorothy Hamill won the gold medal in women's figure skating for the United States, her first international champion. Although she was second in the digital division, she won control of long shows and short episodes. She is believed to have developed the hamir camel, a camel that rotates at the end of a sit in rotation. Hamir was the last skater to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games without triple jump. After the 1976 World Championships, she became a professional skater, skated with the ice sheet, and eventually became the owner of the ice sheet. The contribution of

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Franz Klammer

Franz Klammer dominated alpine skiing in the mid-1970s. His landmark victory was the fall of 1976's gold medal performance at the Innsbruck Winter Olympics. The Austrians were under great pressure to win because the Olympics were hosted by their country, but Bernhard roussi of Switzerland stepped up as he went down the mountain. When it was Kramer's turn, he actively skied, and when he won the gold medal in 0.33 seconds, it paid off. After retiring from the ski resort, he decided to take part in a safer sport: circuit racing. In 1980, the US men's hockey team was hailed as the "miracle on ice". The team won the gold medal in the most powerful game in the history of the sport, doubting whether the team could win the medal. It swept the group stage 4-0-1 to draw with Sweden and beat the favoured Czechoslovakia 7-3. The "miracle" came in the medal round against the Soviet Union, when Jim Craig's excellent goal brought the whole team into the game ahead of schedule, and two goals in the third quarter - including the draw of Captain Mike eluzio - brought the whole team to a 4-3 victory. Then, the team beat Finland 4-2 the next day to win the gold medal. Many observers believe that Eric Hayden dominated the speed skating competition in Lake Placid in 1980, which is the greatest Winter Olympic Games in his history. In New York, almost every ice skating gameThe Americans won gold medals in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 meter events. He has set an Olympic record in all five competitions and a world record in 10000 competitions. After the Olympic Games, he took up sports as a professional cyclist for the second time, and later went to medical school to become a doctor. He is currently a medical member of the BMC team.

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Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton won the championship in the previous four American men's figure skating national championships, and then entered the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. He met everyone's expectations with a good performance and won the gold medal in a talented field. Later, he became a professional skater, first skating with the ice cap team, and then skating with his company "Ice Star". Hamilton is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of fame and has close ties with the Olympics and figure skating. He will provide commentary for NBC's figure skating competition in Sochi, his seventh as a member of the broadcasting team. At the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic Games, figure skating performances by British ice dancers Jean toville and Christopher Dean attracted the attention of the whole world, which may be the greatest in the history of the Olympic Games. Their free dance performance, with Ravel's "pollero," received 12 perfect scores, with all nine judges scoring 6.0 artistic impressions. They became professional after the Olympics, but made a comeback at the 1994 Olympics, winning bronze in Lillehammer, Norway.

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Bill Johnson

until the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games Bill Johnson boarded the slope, the American man never won the gold medal in the downhill skiing competition. In a sport dominated by Europeans, he boldly predicted that he would win the gold medal at the Olympic Games because the course was completely in line with his skiing style. He made up for that boast with a victory down the hill. However, his luck changed after these games. Johnson has never won a world cup downhill in his fight with injury, and has been excluded from the team of 1988 Olympic Games.

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Katarina Witt

Katarina Witt won gold medals in Sarajevo and Calgary, Canada. She was Queen of figure skating in 1984 and 1988 and joined Sonja Henie. She was the only woman who successfully defended her gold medal in figure skating. Skating for East Germany, she beat world champion Rosalyn summers in 1984 and Derby Thomas in Calgary, a legendary "battle of Carmen" (both skated with Bizet's "Carmen" music). She returned to skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, winning seventh place in the United Germany team. His Olympic career began in 1984, finishing fourth and 16th in the 500m and 1000m respectively. The American was a popular player in the 1988 Olympic Games. But his sister died of leukaemia in the morning of the 500 meter final, and Jason slipped and then did the same in the 1000 meter final. He didn't win a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics, but at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, he finally won a gold medal and set a world record of 1000 meters. Bonnie Blair has won three of the four Winter Olympics in her legendary career. After finishing eighth in Sarajevo in 1984, Blair won the 500 meter gold medal and the 1000 meter bronze medal in Calgary. In 1992, she won two championships in alberville, France, and two years later, she repeated the feat in Lillehammer. Later, she finished in Calgary with 38.64 seconds, becoming the first woman in the top 500 to break the 39 second barrier. Her six medals made her the most honored American Winter Olympian ever, until Apollo Ono overtook her in 2010. Brian boytano is an American Amateur and professional figure skater. His skating career is quite legendary. Most people remember his "battle of the Brians" at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Boytano and Canadian competitor Brian oser are very close to each other in entering long-term events, and whoever wins the gold medal will win it. Boitano won first place in five of the nine scorecards. His other major influence on the sport came from his successful lobbying for professional skaters to apply for the future Olympics. The rule, known as the Boitano rule, helped him re-enter the Olympic Games in 1994 and finish sixth.

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Alberto tomba

Alberto tomba represented Italy in the four Olympic Games from 1988 to 1998, and won five medals, including three gold medals. He made a sudden appearance at the 1988 Calgary Olympics with a gold medal of great turnaround and great turnaround. In 1992, in alberville, he successfully defended his title in the grand slam and won a silver medal in the Grand Slam. He won the silver medal in 1994 Lillehammer's great swing, but a car crash in 1998 Japan's Nagano great swing made him lose the chance to win a medal. He has won 50 World Cup titles in his career, but he told CNN his only regret was "early" retirement at the age of 31. The contribution of

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picabo street has become one of the most unforgettable Olympic skiers in the history of 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games. The daughter of a stonemason and a music teacher, she pushed her up the slope when she was 5 years old. She won people's attention with her active skiing style and TV friendly personality. She won the silver medal in 1994, then became the first American to win the downhill World Cup season in 1995 and 1996. She won the gold medal of super G in 1998 and participated in the last Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2002. She will be a fox sports announcer at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. In 1998, the U.S. women's hockey team made its debut at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics in Japan. The U.S. team is ready to sweep Robin's 5-0 record in six teams, including 4-1.Recover from the disadvantage and beat the strong opponent Canada 7-4. The team beat Canada 3-1 in the gold medal contest, falling behind Sarah tuting's brilliant goal. Captain Cami granato held the American flag at the closing ceremony and was honored by the team's achievements. Since that Olympic Games, no American team has been as good as this team.

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Jill barken and VANETTA flowers

at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games, the women's sled made its debut, Jill barken and VANETTA flowers skated through a pair of German teams to win the gold medal. Flowers, a seven time track and field American college student, became the first African American to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. She joined the U.S. team in December 2001, replacing buckken's longtime partner, Shaun robok. The pair also became the first Americans to win a medal in a sled race since 1952. At the 2006 Turin Olympics, flowers and Jean pram tied for sixth place, Italy.

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Apollo Ono

Apollo Ono took advantage of short track speed skating as a Winter Olympic event, becoming the most decorated Winter Olympic player in the history of the United States, although the journey was not always smooth. In 2002, he lost in the 500 meter race, lost in the 1000 meter race to win the silver medal, and won the gold medal in the 1500 meter race, after the leader was disqualified for blocking due to a controversial decision. The 2006 Olympic Games produced different results: he won 500 gold medals, won bronze medals in the 1000m and 5000m relay, but lost in the semi-finals and failed to defend the 1500 year champion. Back in 2010, he won silver in the 1500 meter relay, bronze in the 1000 meter relay and the 5000 meter relay. Skating is not his only hobby. He won ABC's fourth season "dance with stars" title and participated in many charity activities.

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