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2002 Olympic Freestyle Skiing Medalists
Men Women Aerials consist of two jumps with points awarded for execution and precision (50%), height and distance (20%) and landing (30%). Moguls consist of turns executed on a bumpy…Ivan Lendl
Ivan LendlBorn: Mar. 7, 1960Czech tennis player No. 1 player in world 4 times (1985-87,89); has won both French and U.S. Opens 3 times and Australian twice; owns 94 career tournament wins.…Robert Maxwell
Name at Birth: Jan Ludvick HochRobert Maxwell was a British publishing baron of the 1980s and for a short time one of the world's most prominent media moguls. Born to poor Jewish parents in the…Emil Zatopek
Emil ZatopekBorn: Sept. 19, 1922Czech distance runner winner of 1948 Olympic gold medal at 10,000 meters; 4 years later, won unprecedented Olympic triple crown (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters…1998 Olympic Ice Hockey Medalists
Men Women Medal breakdown (2 events): Two medals— Finland (0-0-2); One medal— Czech Republic (1-0-0), United States (1-0-0), Canada (0-1-0) and Russia (0-1-0) Cross-Country Skiing…Milan Hlavsa 2001 Deaths
Milan HlavsaAge: 49 Czech rock musician who in 1968 established the underground band the Plastic People of the Universe. The group championed human rights and democracy. Several band members…2006 Men's Olympic Hockey Medalists
Bronze Medal Game Czech Republic 3 Russia 0 Gold Medal Game Sweden 3 Finland 2 Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Ice…Jaromir Jagr Biography
Jaromir JagrBorn: Feb. 15, 1972Czech Hockey RW fifth overall pick by Pittsburgh (1990); NHL All- Rookie team (1991); NHL MVP (1999); Won Art Ross Trophy (1995,98,99,00,01); 7-time All-NHL…Cross-Country Skiing
MenWomen There are two techniques in cross-country: classical (diagonal stride) and freestyle (skating style). The Freestyle Pursuit consists of a classical race (10 km for men, 5 km for…Winter Olympics: 2010 Competing Countries
92 countries are participating in the Vancouver Winter Olympics Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsWinter…Trending
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