In Albertville, France, in 1992, Kjetil André Aamodt became the first alpine skier from Norway in forty years to win Gold at the Winter Olympics. He won a bronze there too and competed in the next four Olympics, medaling thrice (I love that word) in 1994, winning two more golds in 2002 and one more gold in 2006. With eight Olympic medals he is the most decorated alpine skier at the Olympics. Aamodt also has the distinction of being both the youngest and oldest male alpine skier to win a gold medal at the Olympics. (He was born in Sept. '71 - you do the math.)
NBC and it's affiliates aired 40 more hours of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino than they did the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Here's hoping for 40 more hours this time around. The last time I checked, which was a while ago, I couldn't find the exact number of hours NBC plans to air of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Anyone want to help me out on that one?
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Have been told NBC will announce offical schedule about a month before Games. Will be another record setting amount of Olympic coverage!
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