The 1972 Winter Olympic games were hosted in Sapporo, Japan. This chilly city was scheduled to host the winter olympic games in 1940, which were cancelled due to the Second World War. This was he first year that the winter olympics were held outside of Europe or The United States. 35 nations participated in these games, consisting of 10 events, opposed to the 15 events that are held in the current winter olympic games.
-Alpine Skiing; also known as downhill skiing, is an event with many parts. Races that include different lengths, turn sizes and speed.
-Biathlon; a cross country skiing event where the athlete must ski to designated areas, shoot a set number of targets, and move on to more skiing and shooting.
-Bobsleigh (Bobsled); an event based purely on brut force and precision. Athletes push a sled, jump in, and make skilled turns down a track of ice.
-Cross Country Skiing; skiing using only poles and heelless bound skis.
-Figure Skating
-Ice Hockey
-Luge; Single athlete pushed sled on an ice track.
-Nordic Combined; athletes perform in 2 events: ski jumping(distance) and cross country skiing.
-Ski Jumping
-Speed Skating
The top contending nations were, The Soviet Union with 16 medals, East Germany with 14 medals and Switzerland with 10 medals. The United States came in 5th in terms of medal count with 8 medals. Japan
won only 3 medals.
Official Olympic Report
Olympic Site
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