VIII OLYMPIC GAMESSQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL RESULTS: February 20, 1960 Photo Credits 01-04 Source: SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL REPORT. Published by the California Olympic Commission. FINAL RESULTS: LADIES DOWNHILL Although she was unable to win a gold medal,...
VIII OLYMPIC GAMESSQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL RESULTS: February 19, 1960 MENS 30KM CROSS COUNTRY Sixten Jernberg, the sturdy son of Sweden, was the first gold medal winner of the VIII Olympic Winter Games, when he captured the 30-kilometer race on February 19....
Excerpt from Tales of Two Valleys by Eddy Starr Ancinas The Opening Ceremony took place on 18 February 1960. A day that began with a blizzard and delayed the arrival of US Vice President Richard Nixon. No sooner did the delegations of the participating nations...
Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 – Walt Disney (front right) confers with Willy Schaeffler on pageantry and decorations at Squaw Valley. Photo by Bill Briner. 02 – Official Disney Flag Decorators truck in action. Photo by Bill...
Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 – Chief of Course Wendall Broomhall (l) and Chief of Race C. Allison Merrill. Courtesy Wendall Broomhall. 02 – Map showing Olympic cross-country trails and shooting ranges at McKinney Creek...
Excerpt from Snowball’s Chance by David C. Antonucci Photo Credits 01 – Aerial view of Olympic Village and athlete center. Photo by Bill Briner. 02 – Alpine race courses shown on current ski area map, courtesy of Squaw Valley USA. 03 – View of the jumping hill from...
