1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1968 in Grenoble, France and started on February 6. Thirty-seven countries took part. Norway won the most medals, the first time a country other than the USSR had done so since the USSR first entered the Winter Games in 1956.
| Host city | Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | ||
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| Nations | 37 | ||
| Athletes | 1,158 (947 men, 211 women) | ||
| Events | 35 in 6 sports (10 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 6 February | ||
| Closing | 18 February | ||
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| Stadium | Opening Stadium | ||
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Attention in the USA
Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events. In women's figure skating, Peggy Fleming won the only United States gold medal. The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States, largely because of ABC's coverage of Fleming and Killy, who became very popular among teenage girls.
New practices
1968 was the first year that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) let East and West Germany enter separately, and the first time the IOC ever ordered drug and gender testing of the athletes.
1968 Winter Olympics Media
Arrival of Jean-Claude Killy.
Site of Chamrousse (1968).
Finnish Olympic team on the opening day
Village olympique , Grenoble
Bib used during the games.
The gold medals of Jean-Claude Killy during the exhibition celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Games at the Musée dauphinois.
Opening Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium.
Stade de glace in Paul Mistral Park.
Other websites
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