Section 1

Introduction

The Winter Olympic Games

p. 2

A Brief History of the Winter Olympics

p. 3

The Salt Lake City Scandal

p. 9

Vancouver 2010 Schedule

p. 12

A Reader's Guide

p. 14

Sources

p. 14

How to Read The Charts

p. 14

Nation Abbreviations

p. 15

Terms

p. 15

Section 2

ICE

1

Ice Hockey

p. 19

Men

p. 20

Women

p. 40

2

Figere Skating

p. 45

Men

p. 46

Women

p. 57

Pairs

p. 75

Ice Dance

p. 89

Discontinued Event

p. 97

3

Speed Skating, Men

p. 99

500 Meters

p. 99

1000 Meters

p. 104

1500 Meters

p. 107

5000 Meters

p. 111

10,000 Meters

p. 115

Team Pursuit

p. 120

Discontinued Event

p. 120

4

Speed Skating, Women

p. 121

500 Meters

p. 121

1000 Meters

p. 125

1500 Meters

p. 128

3000 Meters

p. 131

5000 Meters

p. 133

Team Pursuit

p. 135

5

Short-Track Speed Skating

p. 136

Men

500 Meters

p. 137

1000 Meters

p. 138

1500 Meters

p. 139

5000-Meter Relay

p. 140

Women

500 Meters

p. 142

1000 Meters

p. 144

1500 Meters

p. 145

3000-Meter Relay

p. 146

6

Curling

p. 149

Men

p. 150

Women

p. 152

7

Bobsleigh

p. 156

Two-Man

p. 156

Four-Man

p. 161

Two-Woman

p. 166

8

LUGE (TOBOGGAN)

p. 168

Men

p. 168

Women

p. 171

Two-Seater

p. 173

9

Skeleton

p. 176

Men

p. 176

Women

p. 178

Section 3

Snow

10

Alpine Skiing, Men

p. 183

Downhill

p. 184

Super Giant Slalom

p. 191

Giant Slalom

p. 193

Slalom

p. 197

Alpine Combined

p. 203

11

Alpine Skiing, Women

p. 208

Downhill

p. 208

Super Giant Slalom

p. 212

Giant Slalom

p. 214

Slalom

p. 218

Alpine Combined

p. 223

12

Cross-Country (NORDIC) Skiing, Men

p. 226

Sprint

p. 227

15 Kilometers (Classical)

p. 227

Combined Pursuit

p. 230

50 Kilometers

p. 232

4 x 10-Kilometer Relay

p. 236

Team Sprint

p. 241

Discontinued Events

p. 241

13

Cross-Country (NORDIC) Skiing, Women

p. 245

Sprint

p. 245

10 Kilometers (Classical)

p. 246

Combined Pursuit

p. 248

30 Kilometers

p. 250

4 x 5-Kilometer Relay

p. 251

Team Sprint

p. 254

Discontinued Events

p. 254

14

Ski Jumping

p. 258

Normal Hill, Individual

p. 258

Large Hill, Individual

p. 262

Large Hill, Team

p. 266

15

Nordic Combined

p. 270

Sprint

p. 270

Individual

p. 271

Team

p. 277

16

Biathlon

p. 281

Men

10 Kilometers

p. 281

Combined Pursuit

p. 283

15 Kilometers Mass Start

p. 284

20 Kilometers

p. 284

4 x 7.5-Kilometer Relay

p. 288

Women

7.5 Kilometers

p. 292

Combined Pursuit

p. 293

12.5 Kilometers Mass Start

p. 294

15 Kilometers

p. 294

4 x 6-Kilometer Relay

p. 296

17

Freestyle Skiing

p. 299

Men

Aerials

p. 299

Moguls

p. 300

Women

Aerials

p. 302

Moguls

p. 304

18

Snowbording

p. 306

Men

Parallel Giant Slalom

p. 306

Halfpipe

p. 309

Snowboard Cross

p. 310

Women

Parallel Giant Slalom

p. 310

Halfpipe

p. 311

Snowboard Cross

p. 312

Appendices

Appendix A

Winter Olympic Records

p. 315

Appendix B

National Medal Totals

p. 319

Appendix C

Official Abbreviations

p. 321

About the Authors

p. 323

Photographic Credits

p. 324

From speed skating to giant slalom, bobsleigh to ice hockey, this encyclopaedic book contains everything anyone could want or need to know about the Winter Olympics. With a complete statistical record for all events since its inception in 1924, this is the most comprehensive and informative book on the Winter Games.

Renowned Olympic historian David Wallechinsky is NBC's radio commentator on the Olympics and the author of many best-selling reference books. He has appeared on a number of television shows. He currently splits his time between Santa Monica, California, and the South of France.