Arend Glas (born 29 October 1968 in Joure) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed from 1992 to 2006, competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th both in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002, which event occurred in was a winter multi-sport event, that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States?
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Arend Glas Arend Glas (born 29 October 1968 in Joure) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed from 1992 to 2006. He began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th both in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.
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2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 78 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout 165 sporting sessions. The 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Paralympic Games were both organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC). Utah became the fifth state in the United States to host the Olympic Games, and the 2002 Winter Olympics are the most recent games to be held in the United States until the 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted in Los Angeles in 2028. These were the first Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Jacques Rogge.
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Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Four-man The Four-man bobsleigh competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid was held on 15 and 16 February, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run.
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Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid was held on 15 and 16 February, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run.
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Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics All figure skating events in 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the Delta Center (now Vivint Smart Home Arena), although for purposes of the International Olympic Committee's No Commercialisation Policy on venues, it was known as the "Salt Lake Ice Center".
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1976 Winter Olympics medal table The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Innsbruck, Austria, from 4 to 15 February 1976. A total of 1,123 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in 37 events from 10 different sports and disciplines. Two events were contested for the first time: the figure skating discipline of ice dancing, and the men's 1,000 metres in speed skating.
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Finland at the 2002 Winter Olympics Finland competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The nation won all Nordic combined events, most notably Samppa Lajunen, in the individual events.
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List of 1980 Winter Olympics medal winners The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially called the XIII Olympic Winter Games, took place February 13 through 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
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Czech Republic at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Czech Republic competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 6 competitors from Czech Republic won 5 medals including 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze and finished 14th in the medal table.
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Utah Olympic Park The Utah Olympic Park is a winter sports park built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and is located 28 mi east of Salt Lake City near Park City, Utah, United States. During the 2002 games the park hosted the bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, and Nordic combined events. It still serves a training center for Olympic and development level athletes. Other facilities in addition to the ski jumps and bobsled track located on site include a 2002 Winter Olympics and Ski Museum, day lodge, summer aerial training splash pool, ziplines, and a mountain coaster.
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Puerto Rico at the 2002 Winter Olympics Puerto Rico competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
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Slovakia at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Slovakia competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. 14 competitors from Slovakia won 9 medals, 3 silver and 6 bronze and finished 20th in the medal table.
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Bobsleigh at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Four-man The four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was held at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, on 26–27 February. The German team of André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, and Martin Putze were the defending Olympic champion in this event. America's team of Steve Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, and Curtis Tomasevicz were the defending world champions in this event. The test event was won by the Latvian team of Jānis Miņins, Daumants Dreiškens, Oskars Melbardis, and Intars Dambis. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 Games place took place in Igls, Austria (southeast of Innsbruck) on 24 January 2010 and was won by the German team of Lange, Hoppe, Kuske, and Putze. Holcomb of the United States won both the four-man and the combined World Cups.
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2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games (French: Les "XX Jeux olympiques d'hiver") (Italian: "XX Giochi olimpici invernali") and commonly known as Turin 2006 or Torino 2006, was a winter multi-sport event which was held in Turin, Piedmont, Italy from February 10 to 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. Italy also hosted the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome in 1960. Turin was selected as the host city for the 2006 games in June 1999.
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Quebec City bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics Quebec 2002 was an unsuccessful bid by Quebec City, Canada, and the Canadian Olympic Committee to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. This was the city's first time to bid. Canada had previously hosted the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Alberta and would go on to successfully bid and host the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Latvia at the 2002 Winter Olympics Latvia competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
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Netherlands at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Netherlands competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The team included 4 athletes, 3 men and 1 women. Competitors from Netherlands won 4 medals, including 1 gold and 3 silver to finish 15th in the medal table.
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Christian Steger Christian Steger (born August 15, 1967) is an Italian skeleton racer who competed from the late 1990s to 2002. He finished 19th in the men's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics (Norwegian: "Olympiske vinterleker 1994" ), officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games (French: Les "XVIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver"), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event, losing to Albertville respectively. Lillehammer was awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics in 1988, after beating Anchorage, United States; Östersund, Sweden; and Sofia, Bulgaria. Lillehammer is the northernmost city to ever host the Winter Games. The Games were the first to be held in a different year from the Summer Olympics, the first and only one to be held two years after the previous winter games, and the most recent to be held in a small town. The Games were the second Winter Olympics hosted in Norway, after the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, and the fourth Olympics in the Nordic countries, after the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
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Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
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Skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's The men's skeleton at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Utah Olympic Park.
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Ukraine at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ukraine competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.