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Katarina Witt

Near-flawless technique and charismatic style by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Figure SkatingMemorable Moments Sonja HenieDorthy…

2022 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

  Artistry takes center stage   Source: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure…

Other Notable Saturnian Moons

The other four largest moons of Saturn are Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus. Tethys is 650 mi (1,060 km) in diameter. Its surface is heavily cratered, and it has a huge, globe-girdling…

The Endurance

Shackleton's expedition trapped by an iceberg in the South Atlantic by Susan Hyde On December 5, 1914, Ernest Henry Shackleton, an Irish explorer, and 27 men set sail on Endurance…

Brewer's: Cogito ergo sum

Descartes' axiom. This is a petitio principii. “I think” can only prove this: that “I think.” And he might just as well infer from it the existence of thought as the existence of I. He is…

2022 Winter Olympics: Curling

Thawing gender relations on the ice Source: AP Photo/Aaron FavilaRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient…

2018 Winter Olympics: Curling

Thawing gender relations on the ice Source: AP Photo/Aaron FavilaRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia: Ancient…

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skating champion who went from winning gold medals in three consecutive Winter Olympics (1928, '32 and '36) to touring with an ice show and making movies in…

Medal Standings by Sport

Looking for great features on the TURIN GAMES? See: 2006 TURIN WINTER GAMES. Choose a sport:Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross-Country Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing…

Most Gold Medals

MenNo Sport G-S-B8 Bjorn Daehlie, NOR Cross Country 8-4-06 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NORBiathlon5-3-15 Clas Thunberg, FIN Speed Skating 5-1-15 Eric Heiden, USA Speed Skating 5-0-04 Sixten…