Erin Strecker

2010: All-American Girl

Who runs the skiing world?

Erin Strecker

2002: Live and Let Tie

What’s an Olympics without a little drama?

The controversial call sparked an investigation that resulted in allegations of judge intimidation and horse-trading for later competition.

A for-the-books first in the Vancouver Games' freestyle skiing halfpipe finals earned Shaun White enough points to secure the gold medal, hands down. Nonetheless, the

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The incident also forced the International Olympic Committee to restructure its figure skating scoring system.

She expressed her displeasure with a rebellious, banned (andbadass) back flip on ice.

If you’ve got the option to’t beat ‘em…intimidate the heck out of ‘em.

In Vancouver, all eyes were on Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette as she competed just two days after her mother, who’d come to Vancouver to

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The public rallied around Kerrigan, who made a stunning recovery and took the silver.

He still tried, but fell in the first turn and walked away with no medals.

His return in ‘94 was highly anticipated.

Who runs the skiing world? Girls — or at least Lindsey Vonn, who became the first-ever American woman to win a downhill skiing gold medal.

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Boitano took the first phase, the compulsory figures, while Orser won the short program.

After both men skated their military-themed long programs, the judges gave Boitano the gold in a 5-4 split.

Orser took home silver, even though he technically received more outright votes from the judges.

If at first you don’t succeed?try a different sport. After trying and failing to make the U.S. Summer Olympic Team as a sprinter and long

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Boitano ended up winning due to a higher technical mark, which served as tiebreaker.

After the U.S. victory, Team USA would go on to win gold by defeating Finland.

However, she became known for something more than just the medal around her neck.

What’s an Olympics without a little drama? In the Salt Lake City Games, strong performances by both Canadian pair skaters (Jamie Sale and David Pelletier)

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During one of her routines, Hamill introduceda new skating move.

By the time the team left Sapporo, three Japanese athletes had swept the ski jumping 70m event.

Yukio Kasaya earned gold, Akitsugu Konno earned silver, and Seiji Aochi earned bronze.

Hermann ‘‘The Herminator’’ Maier’s double gold medals in Alpine ski racing would have been impressive regardless, but the fact that his Nagano victories followed one

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However, his victory was considered one of the most controversial events in Winter Olympics history.

Schranz was allowed a restart and earned the fastest time.

The medal was then given to Killy.

After Surya Bonaly finished well out of gold medal range at the Nagano Games, the French skater believed she’d been unfairly scored. She expressed her

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Skijoring skiing behind horses at the 1928 Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

It was the ugliest, most tabloid-ready rivalry in Olympics history and resulted in ‘‘The Whack Heard Round the World.’’ Just five weeks before the Games

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Heartwarming moments are common at the Olympics, and speed skater Dan Jansen provided one at the Lillehammer Games. In the ‘88 Games, Jansen learned his

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The Calgary Olympic Games marked the first time that Jamaica took part in the bobsleigh competition. The ultimate underdogs, the Jamaican team was not only

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This informal international feud was born when American figure skater Debi Thomas and East German ice queen Katarina Witt both chose to skate to the

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Calgary was a big Games for figure-skating rivalries, indeed! Long-time competitors, Canadian Brian Orser and American Brian Boitano, were set to compete in three phases

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Most athletes are known for their moment of Olympic glory. Michael Edwards? Not so much. Dubbed ‘‘Eddie the Eagle,’’ Edwards was a British skier who

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When Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean left the ice after their ‘‘Bolero’’ figure skating routine, the crowd was on its feet. Receiving 12 out of

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When the Lake Placid Games came around, the U.S. hockey team made up of amateur and collegiate players was nearly written off. But the team,

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Over the course of nine days in Lake Placid, U.S. speed skater Eric Heiden made history by earning five individual gold medals — a feat

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U.S. figure skater Dorothy Hamill took home a gold medal at the Innsbruck Games in Austria. However, she became known for something more than just

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Heading into the Sapporo games in 1972, Japan had never won a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. By the time the team left Sapporo,

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Years after losing her coach — who was killed along with the entire United States figure skating team — in a tragic plane crash en

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Jean-Claude Killy of France won the Triple Crown of Alpine skiing when he earned three gold medals in downhill, giant slalom, and slalom. However, his

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Though they occurred well before televisions were common in American homes, the 1932 Winter Olympics (held in Lake Placid) were the only games to include

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