What happened at the 1994 Winter Olympics?
Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating golds for Norway, while 13-year-old Kim Yun-mi from South Korea became the youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist….1994 Winter Olympics.
| Emblem of the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway |
| Motto | Fire in your heart (Norwegian: Se ilden lyse) |
| Nations | 67 |
Who won 1994 skating Olympics?
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Alexei Urmanov Russia | Elvis Stojko Canada |
| Ladies’ singles | Oksana Baiul Ukraine | Nancy Kerrigan United States |
| Pairs | Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov Russia | Natalia Mishkutionok and Artur Dmitriev Russia |
| Ice dance | Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov Russia | Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin Russia |
Did Nancy Kerrigan win gold 1994?
1994 Winter Olympics Harding had trouble with her equipment (the laces on her skates) and was given a reskate by the judges. Kerrigan was in first place after the short program, but lost the free skate and the gold medal to Baiul in a close and controversial 5–4 decision.
What big controversy happened before the 1994 Winter Games?
A month before the 1994 Winter Games, a man wielding a metal baton attacked gold- medal favorite Kerrigan during a practice at the U.S. Nationals, paving the way for Harding to win the event and to qualify for the Olympics.
Why did the Winter Olympics happened in 1992 and 1994?
Instead of holding both in the same calendar year the committee decided to alternate them every two years, although both Games would still be held on four-year cycles. It was decided that 1992 would be the last year to have both a Winter and Summer Olympic Games.
Did Tonya Harding ever win a medal?
Both women then competed in the February 1994 Winter Olympics, where Kerrigan won the silver medal and Harding finished eighth. On March 16, 1994, Harding accepted a plea bargain in which she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution….Boxing career.
| Tonya Harding | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Losses | 3 |
Did Tonya Harding ever win a gold medal?
Harding was getting none of this and she saw one way out. To get endorsements and money, she had to win the gold medal in Lillehammer and to her that meant eliminating Kerrigan as a competitor. At the time, Harding was then married to Jeff Gillooly.
How tall was Tonya Harding?
5′ 1″Tonya Harding / Height
Why were the 1994 Olympics moved up?
The 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, were the first Winter Games to be held in a different year from the Summer Games. This change resulted from the decision reached in the 91st IOC Session (1986) to separate the Summer and Winter Games and place them in alternating even-numbered years.