Roberto Carcelen is Peru's first Winter Olympian. He will compete for the first time at the 2010 Olympics in cross-country skiing. He grew up surfing and running in Lima, but now trains in Seattle. He's only been skiing for three years!
In 1988, the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta hosted the first Winter Olympics to span 16 days. The previous Olympics in 1984 were held over 13 days. And as we learned yesterday, the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics will span take place over 17 days. The Calgary Olympics were also the last ones to take place in a different location than the Paralympics.
U.S. swimming superstar, Michael Phelps has 16 Olympic medals: 14 gold and 2 bronze from the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games.
The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. 258 athletes participated from 16 countries. Medals were awarded in 16 events.
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I had no idea Michael Phelps had 16 medals...I guess I just knew about the ones from 2008. Insane!
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