A first for the Olympics Games: There will be a place called Pride House for gay athletes and fans at the Vancouver Olympics. At the entrance, will be a sculpture of a nude hockey player (well, he's wearing hockey skates) called “Slapshotolus” by Canadian artist Edmund Haakonson. Here's a picture (from the back).
At a meeting in 2002, the International Olympic Committee added a rule to the Olympic Charter, limiting the number of sporting events at the Summer Games to a maximum of 28 events. They also decided on a limit of 10,500 athletes per summer Olympics.
The average slope gradient on an Olympic ski course is 28%.
The United States has won 78 Winter Olympic gold medals. The largest number, 28, have come in speed skating. (13 came from figure skating events and 12 in alpine skiing.)
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Yay Speedskating! Most medals of any Olympic team :)
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