The XXth Winter Olympics on the web

For an overview of the Olympic Winter Games, including a brief description of each game, statistics about the number of athletes and countries represented at each game, as well as an overall medal count by country, check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympics. The page also includes links to information about the Olympic Summer Games and the International Olympic Committee.

The IOC was founded in 1894, and is the umbrella organization and the governing body of the Olympic games. Their website, The Olympic Movement, www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp, contains a wealth of information on various aspects of the Olympics, ranging from history to trivia and statistics. There is even a multimedia gallery, www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/multimedia/gallery/index_uk.asp, which contains photos, audio and video clips of athletes, sports, and specific games.

For a Canadian perspective on the Turin games, check out www.cbc.ca/olympics. The site includes information on the Canadian Olympic team, introductions to the different sports, event schedules and athlete diaries, as well as headline news about the games. There is also a kids’ page, www.cbc.ca/kids/olympics/story, where you will find a brief history of the Olympics, and a blog written by Dodger the beaver. There are also online games and a contest for kids.

Did you know that the last time the gold medals given out at the Olympics were made entirely out of gold was in 1912? Visit Interesting Olympic Facts, history1900s.about.com/od/greateventsofthecentury/a/olympicfacts.htm, to find out more.

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This column and its links can be accessed from the Internet version of the Richmond Review, found on the Richmond Public Library's website at www.yourlibrary.ca.