XIX Olympic Winter Games
Salt Lake City USA
8 - 24 February 2002
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XIX Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City USA 8 - 24 February 2002 |
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Quadruple Gold Medallist - Ole Einar Bjoerndalen NOR |
BREAKING NEWS - 26th FEBRUARY 2002
| DOPING MARS THE BEST WINTER GAMES EVER More | SEE YOU IN TURIN ON 10 FEBRUARY 2006! |
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SPECIAL HONOUR FOR DIXIE Mike Dixon, GBR's greatest ever biathlete bowed out with a surprise ceremony in Salt Lake. Not quite the end perhaps ... a place in the shooting team for Athens 2004? More |
RELAY TEAM COMPLETE DISAPPOINTING GAMES Not quite what we wanted ... read on for More |
FOUR GOLDS FOR OLE EINAR The greatest biathlete of all time? More |
OLE EINAR'S DOUBLE GOLD Probably the best biathlete of all time, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen NOR claimed his second gold medal in 3 days as he shot clean in the 10 km Sprint. Sven Fischer GER was 2nd with team mate Ricco Gross 4th for the second race running. 3rd by 0.2 seconds was Wolfgang Perner AUT. More
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DIXIE BOWS OUT
Mike Dixon finished his last individual race (the 10 km Sprint) in 74th place, missing one target. This still gives him a remarkable record of having missed only 14 out of 170 in all his Olympic races since 1988. Mark Gee (72nd) narrowly missed his best ever Olympic result. Best British athlete was once again Jason Sklenar in 71st. |
SECOND GOLD FOR GERMAN WOMEN Kati Wilhelm won the women's 7.5 km sprint ahead of fellow German Uschi Disl. This gave GER a second gold following Andrea Henkel's individual victory on Monday. Magdalena Forsberg SWE was once again the bronze medallist. More It was a remarkable day for Germany who took a 1-2-3 in the women's luge. If only we could do this in GBR ... if only ... |
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Biathlon Start Lists & Results
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13 February 2002 SKLENAR RETAINS OLYMPIC START PLACE Following his best ever Olympic Result on Monday, Jason Sklenar starts 61st in the 10 km Sprint tonight (18:00 GMT). Mark Gee goes at 7 and Mike Dixon 53.
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12 February 2002 MIXED START IN SOLDIER HOLLOW Jason Sklenar recorded his best ever Olympic result with a 48th place in the Men's 20 km. Mike Dixon was 79th and Mark Gee 81st. Click for Race Result
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11 February 2002 Dixon, Gee and Sklenar start in Olympic 20 km - tonight at 2030 GMT
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7 February 2002 ANOTHER HONOUR FOR DIXIE Mike Dixon to carry GB flag for third time in Opening Ceremony.
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18 January 2002 FOUR NAMED FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Mike Dixon for the sixth time, Mark Gee for the third, Jason Sklenar for the second, and Hugh Pritchard for the first, have been selected to represent Great Britain in the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City from 8 - 24 February 2002. |
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