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PER-KRISTIAN ERIK5EN 0 7 FO R EW O R D
By IOC President Jacques Rogge.
1 Per-Kristian Eriksen has been a
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IOC Director o f Communications Giselle Davies introduces this issue’s key features.
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Bladm 1977. For the last 16 years he has covered
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Stunning images from Olympic sports, captured since the last edition of Olympic Review. Kjetil André Aamodt and The Kodak Picture of the W inner of the IOC Women A history of the Summer Simon W hitfield looks
alpine skiing in w inter and cycling, boxing, athletics
and sport politics during the summers. The Calgary Hermann Maier Day portfolio and Sport Trophy 2006 Games stadiums back at his Sydney gold
Games in 1988 were his first Olympic experience
GREAT OLYMPIC IMAGES
and he also covered the Games at Albertville, A great image from the Olympic Games. Continues on pages 28 3 0 ,6 2 and 79.
Barcelona, Lillehammer, Atlanta, Nagano, Sydney
and Turin. He interviews Kjetil André Aamodt in our CORRESPONDENT f t *
focus on the tw o great warriors from the men’s A review of the latest news and events from the Olympic Movement, including updates from the IOC, NOCs,
alpine skiing in the aftermath o f Turin 2006. OCOGs, IFs, the IPC and the Olympic Museum.

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Gunilla Lindberg, IOC Vice-President answers Olympic Review's questions about the influence and role of women il * 0 *
GERAINT JOHN in sports administration worldwide.
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the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects), sits on AO PICTURE THAT
its International Committee, and is the coordinator of A review of some of the finest photography - and some of the most dram atic moments of com petition - from
the RIBA’s Forum on Sports Facilities. He is the
co-author o f the Handbook of Sports and
Hecreational Design. He has worked with the IOC
over joint I0C/UIA conferences on the architecture of
sports facilities, held in the Olympic Museum.
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the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, through the Kodak Picture of the Day.

NATIONAL TREASURE
Former Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini, recent winner of the IOC Women and Sport 2006 Trophy, tells
Sandra Harwitt about her playing days and the work she does in her native country.
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SANDRA HARWITT the Opening and Closing ceremonies and the track and field events. Geraint John looks back at the various
designs and constructions from Athens in 1896 to the same city more than a century later.
W- S andra H arw itt is an
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W O R L D W ID E S P O N S O R
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JACQUES ROGGE
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ith powerful and emotional sporting memories
W still fresh in our minds after the tremendous
success of the XX Olympic W inter Games in Turin,
our attention and efforts are now turned towards the
future. The Olympic Movement affords us no tim e to rest
on our laurels!
The IOC Executive Board in its new com position
convened in Seoul at the beginning of April and met with
the National Olympic Comm ittees, Sum m er Olympic
International Federations, W inter Olympic International
Federations, and the General Association of International
Sports Federations w hich sim ultaneously held a series of
meetings in the South Korean capital.
I was particularly pleased to see the sense of unity that
cam e out of the discussions held on this occasion with
the various stakeholders of the Olympic Movem ent
and the progress that has been made in the tw o key
areas w here a lot o f w ork has been done by the IOC and
its partners over the last fou r years.
First, it is encouraging to see th a t th e 1 1 7
recom m endations made by the Olympic Games Study
Commission and adopted in 2 0 03 to manage the cost,
size and com plexity o f the Games, are being
im plem ented and endorsed by our different stakeholders.
Beijing and Vancouver anticipate over 90 per cent w ill be
im plem ented fo r 2 0 08 and 20 1 0 respectively. The target
for London in 2 0 12 is 100 per cent. I believe it is now well
understood throughout the Olympic fam ily tha t for future
Olympic Games to have any chance of being hosted in any
corner of the world we had to take these measures to
avoid some of the excesses that were creeping in. This
developm ent also allows the focus to be made on the
quality of the core aspects of the Olympic Games.
Second, the philosophy behind the system atic review
of the Olympic Program m e is now w ell understood and
accepted, as dem onstrated by the fa c t th a t we are no
longer debating the need to review, but rather, are
concentrating our discussions on defining the best
procedure to use. In Seoul it became evident tha t there
is a clear convergence of views tow ards an agreed
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procedure. N ational O lym pic C om m ittees and
Interna tiona l Federations m ade proposals fo r a
procedure th a t w ill now need to be fine tuned. Final
proposals w ill be presented to the Executive Board
and Session so th a t the IOC can be ready fo r the next
review of the program m e in 2009. It was always known
tha t touching such a sensitive area w ould be emotional.
It too k tim e, but today I believe it can be said that
the Olympic Movem ent understands tha t fo r the Games
to. remain dynam ic and inspirational, we m ust not be
afraid to challenge ourselves and, when necessary,
make changes to ensure our continued relevance to
the youth of the world.
In these tw o key areas of policy we have been brave
enough to undergo a m indset change. I firm ly believe this
adjustm ent in our philosophy is param ount fo r a healthy
future o f the Olympic Movement.
20 06 has been a busy year already. In June, Sochi
(Russia), Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of
Korea) were selected as Candidate Cities fo r the Olympic
W inter Games in 2014. We also celebrated a quarter
century o f athletes having a strong voice in our
organisation w ith the 25th anniversary of the Athletes'
Commission. Like these athletes who have joined us to
spread Olympic sporting values and the athletes in Turin
who made us marvel, let us continue to challenge
ourselves and lead by example. ■
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EDITORIAL
BY GISELLE DAVIES
IO C D IR E C T O R O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N S

elcome to another edition of Olympic
Review, the official magazine of the IOC.
This issue includes a mix of big-name interviews,
in-depth coverage of future Olympic Games as well
as a photo-based piece on the 2006 Olympic
Winter Games in Turin.
Our cover story profiles the stadiums which have
hosted the Olympic Summer Games over the years,
from the Panathinaikon which revived the modern
••"V a Games back in 1896, to the Olympic Stadium in
Athens two years ago, as well as the venues
planned in Beijing.
Construction and design have evolved
We w elcom e all your com m ents dramatically over the years, as our feature outlines,
and suggestions. Please em ail and while some factors such as spectator comfort
olym p icreview @ olym p ic.org, and safety are still paramount, modern Olympic
fax +41 (0)21 621 6356, stadiums pay great attention to the environment and
or send letters to: Olympic Review, green matters as well as providing a fitting and
IOC D epartm ent o f C om m unications, lasting legacy to the Host City.
Château de Vidy, 1007 Lausanne, The IOC is committed to leading the way in
S w itzerland promoting the role of women, and this issue features
a question-and-answer inten/iew with IOC Vice-
President Gunilla Lindberg, who talks about what the
IOC is doing to encourage more women to
participate both in sport and in sports administration.
One of the IOC’s initiatives in this field is the
annual Women and Sport Trophy, which this year
was awarded to former Argentine tennis star
Gabriela Sabatini in recognition of her work
promoting her sport among youngsters, especially
girls, in her native country.
Our interview with Sabatini looks at these
endeavours and also her other current projects, as
well as her memories of competing at the Olympic
Games. We also have interviews with two of the
legends of men’s alpine skiing, Hermann Maier and
Kjetil André Aamodt, fresh from making the
headlines at the Turin Games, where they added to
their impressive Olympic medal tallies.
In their interviews with Olympic Review, neither
skiing legend rules out competing at another edition
of the Games, During Torino 2006, President Rogge
told the press corps that he was moved by seeing
these great athletes earn their places on the podium
and, along with the rest of the world, that he may
have the pleasure of watching them on the slopes
again in Vancouver in 2010.
With the dust settling on Torino 2006, we also
take a look back at these magnificent Games
through the Kodak Picture of the Day, which was
showcased throughout the Games on
www.olympic.org. The result is a series of stunning
pictures, which brings the emotions, the colours and
the energy of the Games to life. We’ve tracked down
each of the photographers to discover the story
behind each image.
As usual, our Correspondent section rounds up
all the news from around the Olympic family,
including the IOC, the OCOGs, the NOCs and IPs as
well as the Olympic Museum.
If you have any feedback, we are always keen to
hear your opinions on the Review and the topics it
covers. ■

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 WOMEN’S TENNIS
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to
Tatiana Golovin of France during the women's
semifinal at the Nasdaq 100 Open, part of the
WTATour, in Miami, Florida. Sharapova is
currently ranked No. 4 in the world and is one
the biggest stars of the game.
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 WOMEN’S HOCKEY
Sarita Lakra of India baffles with Angela Skirving
of Australia (left) during the women’s gold medal
hockey match between Australia and India at the
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Australian captain Nicole Hudson scored the only
goal of the game as her side won 1 -0 to avenge
their semi-final defeat at the hands of the Indians
four years earlier in Manchester. Photograph:
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chairpersons and m em bers
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member Anita L. DeFrantz, from among dozens of Vice-P resident, w as re­
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success of the Turin Games. The EB also discussed the
Games with Korean broadcasters.
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Vancouver, in the presence of the 2006 Games
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IOC Executive
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International Olympic Summer Sports Federations, the
c i . = — c5" Q - cd International Olympic W inter Sports Federations and 6-7 avril 2006
the General Association of International Sports
Federations (GAISF).
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he IOC and Omega, the Official Tim ekeeper
T o f the Olympic Games, announced in London
in May the extension of their partnership to include
the London 2 0 1 2 Olympic Games.
Omega, Official Tim ekeeper for the Beijing 2008
and Vancouver 2010 Games, brings to six the
number of worldwide partners who have already
com mitted to the London 2 0 12 Olympic Games.
IOC President Jacques Rogge welcom ed the
announcement and Omega's continued com m itm ent
and contribution to the Olympic Movement.
“Turin was a m agnificent Games, not ju s t for the
athletes and the Olympic Movement, but for our
partners. Omega’s contribution to the Games was
significant - in ensuring accurate and reliable
tim ekeeping,” Rogge said. “ Our relationship with
Omega goes back to 1932, when the IOC turned to a
single company to provide official timekeeping at the
Olympic Games. Today, Omega w orks closely with all
our technology partners to provide seamless
technology support to the Organising Committee."
Omega President Stephen Urquhart said, “We are
delighted to return to London as Official Timekeeper
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of the Olympic Games. London represents a wealth of
tradition and a confident vision of the future. We are
pleased to bring our own valued traditions and
confidence to London 2012, and look forward to
helping the city prepare to host the Olympic Games.”
For IOC Marketing Commission Chairman
Gerhard Heiberg, the announcement of the Omega
partnership to include the London 20 12 Games
shows the strength of the Olympic marketing
programme. “We currently have 12 worldwide
partners for the Beijing 2 0 08 Olympic Games, and six
of those have extended to Vancouver 2010 and
London 2 0 1 2 ,” Heiberg said. “The knowledge and
expertise our partners bring to an Organising
Committee is invaluable, especially our technology
partners such as Omega.”
W orldwide Partners confirmed fo r Vancouver
2 0 10 and London 20 12 are: Coca-Cola, Atos Origin,
GE, McDonalds, Omega and Visa.
Below IOC P resident Jacques Rogge and S w atch
Group CEO N ick Hayek a t the Omega boutique a t
the Royal Exchange in the City o f London
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COMMEMORATIVE
COINS
The Organising C om m ittee
fo r the 2008 Games
(BOCOG) and the People's
Bank o f China (the Chinese
central bank) signed an
agreem ent in Beijing in May
on the issue o f coins
com m em orating the Games
o f the XXIX Olympiad,
m arking the official launch
o f the O lym pic coin
program m e. Under the term s
of the agreem ent, during the
three years fro m 2006 to
2008, the Bank w ill issue
the com m em orative coins
fo r the 2008 Games, w ith a
total o f nine gold coins, 14
silver coins, eight base
metal coins and a banknote.
CEREMONIES TEAM
APPOINTED
In A pril, BOCOG announced
the nam es of the team who
w ill produce the Opening
and Closing Ceremonies for
the Beijing 2008 Games.
Chinese director Zhang
Yimou has been appointed
Chief Director. Joining him is
a prestigious consultant in
the form of Am erican Steven
Spielberg. Yves Pépin,
President of French
com pany ECA2, w hich
creates and produces events
and shows, and Richard
Birch, w ho w as acting
producer fo r the Turin
Gam es’ cerem onies, have
been named as culture and
art consultants.
GAMES
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FINALISED
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total o f 28 sports on the program m e
he Olympic program m e of the Beijing
T 2 0 0 8 Games has been finalised. A total of
28 sports w ill feature on the program m e for the
Beijing Games. These 28 sports are made up of
30 2 events, com prising 165 m en’s events, 127
w om en’s events and 10 mixed events.
For many years now, the IOC has made
increasing the participation of women in the
Olympic Games one of its priorities. The changes
approved by the IOC’s Executive Board (EB)
concerning the events on the 20 0 8 programme
are in line w ith this philosophy. In Beijing, the
num ber of w om en’s events w ill be
127, an increase of tw o events,
com pared to the 125 events held in
Athens, and this w ill see
approxim ately 130 additional female
athletes com peting in China in 2008, There have
been several new events added to the
program m e for the Beijing 2008 Games as well
as one new discipline - BMX. These new events
include the w om en’s 3,0 0 0 metre steeplechase,
m en’s and w om en’s BMX, w om en's foil and
sabre team events, m en’s and women's
marathon sw im m ing 1 0km events and the
replacem ent of the doubles events in table
tennis by team events.
The Games in Beijing w ill take place from
8 A ugust 2 0 08 until 2 4 A ugust 2008.
Approximately 10 ,500 athletes are expected
to participate in the Games with around 20,000
accredited media bringing the Games to
the world.
BEIJING: “GOOD PROGRESS... BOCOG
SPECTACULAR VENUES” LAUNCH
he IOC's Coordination Commission for
T the Beijing Games, led by its Chairman
Hein Verbruggen, concluded its sixth full visit to
certification; communications; Olympic education,
with 20 Olympic model schools founded; media
services; and competition organisation, with 40
Regatta in Qingdao, at the Olympic venues, with
many more to come in 2007. These competitions T
he first issue of
“ Beijing 2 0 08” has just
should be considered as a dress rehearsal for the been published. Some 20,000
Beijing since the Chinese capital was awarded test events planned to be held before the Games. Games themselves. During the second half of this copies of this 160-page
the Olympic Games in 2001. The meetings During its meetings, the Commission looked in year, BOCOG will also meet with representatives magazine have been printed,
between the Commission and BOCOG, which particular detail at the operations and services of the written press and the rights-holding and it is available in two bilingual versions:
were held in May, included a venue tour that that BOCOG plans to provide to stakeholder broadcasters, respectively, at the World Press Chinese-English and Chinese-French.
allowed the Commission members to get a first­ groups like the athletes, the National Olympic Briefing in September and the World Initially quarterly, the magazine will become
hand look at the development of some of the Committees, spectators, the International Broadcasters’ Meeting in August. It is during all bi-monthly in 2007, then monthly in 2008.
iconic venues that Beijing is building for the Federations, the media and sponsors. these events that BOCOG will be able to fine tune The first edition features: messages from
Games. The meetings illustrated that BOCOG has Looking forward, Verbruggen commented, its planning and prepare for smooth operations in BOCOG President Qi Liu and IOC President
now entered an important period in its journey “BOCOG will soon start to hold important test order to deliver an exceptional experience to all Jacques Rogge; a review of preparations for
towards the Games in 2008, as it moves from a events, such as the International Softball those who will participate at the Games.” the Games; a presentation of the mottos
planning focus to a more operational and client- Federation’s XI Women’s Fast Pitch World Below Members of the IOC Coordination and mascots; and Olympic venue
focused phase in its lifecycle. Championship and the International Sailing
Commission and BOCOG in Beijing construction reports.
Speaking at the end of the Coordination
Commission's visit, Chairman Verbruggen said,
“We are pleased to see that BOCOG is continuing
to make good progress and this progress is
obvious, as we see the spectacular Olympic
venues taking shape. During the meetings over
the past few days, BOCOG has demonstrated
that it is making a smooth transition from
I
planning for the Games to actually making those
plans a reality. At this crucial stage in the Games
preparations, the successful integration of all the
entities involved in organising the Games here in
Beijing is more important than ever.” He
continued, “As the Beijing 2008 project comes to
fruition, BOCOG will gain a lot by drawing on
international expertise, as previous organising
committees have done, and we can see that
BOCOG has already started this process through
its collaboration in fields such as the
environment, the Olympic Torch Relay, ticketing,
public relations and ceremonies; and with
international organisations, such as the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); and
individual experts, such as the international
consultants for the ceremonies.”
The Commission was delighted to see the
advances that BOCOG has been making since its ■ Ü l
last visit in November and following BOCOG's
participation in the IOC’s observer programme
during the Torino 2006 Olympic W inter Games,
with over 200 participants attending from
BOCOG. This progress could be seen in many
areas including: venue construction, with the
spectacular National Stadium taking shape; the
environment, BOCOG having received ISO 14001
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PAST PROGRESSING FORWARD
n June the IOC Coordination Commission,
I under the Chairmanship of IOC member
René Fasel, successfully completed its 3rd visit
to the Organising Committee for the 2010
Games. The Commission, in addition to
reviewing the substantial progress that
VANOC and its partners have made since its
last visit, was also pleased to see that the
IOC’s knowledge transfer programmes are
slowly being taken on board, as the local
organisers continue to consolidate their
planning for the Games.
The meetings between the IOC and VANOC
covered many areas of Games preparations, such
as VANOC's structure, venue planning and
construction, sport, legacy, communications,
medals plaza and the Paralympic Games. The
Commission also held working groups that
looked at the service levels that different Olympic
Games client groups could expect during the
Games in Vancouver. These groups included
spectators, sponsors, the media, National
Olympic Committees and International
Federations. The Commission toured three major
competition venues: the
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Whistler Sliding Centre, the Alpine Skiing venue
and theNordic Centre in the Callaghan Valley. The
Commission was also happy to learn that an
d i s a g r e e m e n t had been reached
mm between the International Ice Flockey
I I Federation and VANOC following a
vancouver 20 1 0 lengthy process of negotiations
9 . 9 9 concerning the size of the ice rinks to
be used for ice hockey during the Games in
2010. Coordination Commission Chairman Fasel
commented, “We are encouraged to see the
progress that VANOC has made since the last full
visit of the Commission in April 2005. They are
clearly meeting their goal of preparations that are
on time, particularly in critical areas such as
venue construction and building a strong and
experienced team. We are delighted that the
partners of the Organising Committee continue to
work closely together towards Vancouver 2010's
ultimate goal of putting on Canada's Games that
will inspire their nation and promote the Olympic
spirit both within Canada and worldwide. Indeed,
this appears to be well under way already as
VANOC presented to us some market
research that shows a significant increase in
the positive impression that Canadians have of
the Vancouver Games. Drawing on an ice hockey
analogy Fasel stated, “ It’s the end of the first
period in the match but the team looks as if it
has gelled well, ahead of the important
second period of the Game.”
Fasel added, “ It is also particularly
encouraging to see how VANOC and its partners
are taking on board the lessons that they have
learned through the IOC’s knowledge transfer
programme and through the time that the VANOC
staff and partners spent in Turin, as either
secondees or with the IOC's Observer
Programme. These IOC initiatives are
encouraging VANOC and its partners to
identify ways to improve their planning processes
and operations for the Games in ways that
will ultimately help Vancouver to host top quality
Games and improve upon the successes of
previous editions.”
“We were impressed by the work that
VANOC and its partners have carried out so far in
their planning for the
different
stakeholders that will participate in the Games in
2010 and, with its new management structure
now in place, I’m sure that this customer and
operational focus will continue to be developed
and implemented, producing great Games in
Vancouver,” said Fasel. “ Moreover, we are seeing
that VANOC and its partners are integrating the
important aspects of legacy and sustainability in
their planning, such as the use of applied
sustainability planning and design principles in
Vancouver's Olympic venues and Olympic
Villages and in the legacy that these facilities will
leave not only to British Columbians but to ail
Canadians once the Games are over," he added.
The Commission's next full visit to
Vancouver will be in 2007. The Commission’s
full meetings are supplemented by the regular
visits of smaller IOC teams involving the
Commission Chairman, selected members of
the Commission and members of the IOC
administration; in addition, this year, there will
be a debriefing of the Torino 2006 Games
held in Vancouver from 10 to 15 July.
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VANOC has welcom ed the
appointm ent by the
Canadian NOC of double
Olympic m edallist Beckie
Scott to its Board of
Directors. Elected as an IOC
m em ber in February, she
replaces Catriona Le May
Doan, who stepped down
from her VANOC post to
allow for S cott’s
appointm ent in accordance
w ith VANOC’s contractual
and constitutional bye-law s.
Her mandate w ill begin
at VANOC’s next Board
m eeting in July.
NEW
HEA DQ UAR TER S
FO R V A N O C
VANOC has moved into
new ly-renovated perm anent
headquarters in East
Vancouver, a com plex called
“ Campus 2 0 1 0 ” . The design
and fit-o u t of the new
offices w ill enable the
Organising C om m ittee to
share the space w ith the
num erous partners w ith
w hich it w orks fo r the
preparation of the 2010
Games. The renovation w ork
on the prem ises gave the
Vancouver 20 10 team the
opportunity to integrate
sustainable practices and
A boriginal recognition into
the design and operations
LONDON SOIS: AN AMBITIOUS
AND VISIONARY PROJECT
he IOC's Coordination Commission for the
T 2 0 12 Games, led by its Chairman Denis
Oswald, held its first full visit in April to the British
management processes, whereby knowledge is
transferred from Games to Games, and support is
the Games, highlighting com mitments to delivering
a lasting legacy of com munity and sporting
given from a bid’s inception right through to Games benefits from hosting the Games.
capital since London’s election last July at the delivery, has assisted London in making a speedy "We are united in our desire to see spectacular
1 17th IOC Session in Singapore. The meetings, and effective transition from bid to host city." Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012. We
which took place over three days, demonstrated that The Commission members received more are also com mitted to ensuring that the Games
London 2012 has an ambitious and visionary detailed reports on the progress of several key leave a lasting legacy of social, environmental,
project and that it has been able to keep up the functional areas, such as sport, economic and com munity benefits for London, the
momentum of its w ork since its winning bid last ^ b O N D G N * Olympic venue construction, UK and for sport that demonstrate the power of the
year, to date delivering all key milestones. 2 0 1 2 ^ transport, finance, sustainability and Olympic Games to change lives," Coe said.
The Commission heard from the Chairman of environment, communications, marketing, The next visit of the Coordination Commission to
London 2012, Lord Sebastian Coe, and its Chief
accommodation, culture and the Paralympic Games, London will take place in 2007. The Commission
Executive Officer, Paul Deighton, as well as from key
They also toured some of the key Olympic sites, visits the future host city on a yearly basis until four
members of the Organising Committee (LOCOG)’s
including the Millennium Dome, the Olympic Park years from the Games when the frequency
administration. The Commission was also briefed by
and Stratford International Railway Station. increases to tw o visits per year.
key leaders of the different stakeholder groups
LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe said the
involved in the London Games, including: Richard
Coordination Commission visit had provided an Below LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe
Caborn, Minister for Sport; Ken Livingstone, the
important opportunity for London Olympic organisers w elcom ed the IOC Coordination C om m ision’s
Mayor of London; Lord Colin Moynihan, Chairman of
to demonstrate progress made in planning for firs t fu ll vis it in April
the British Olympic Association; and David Higgins,
CEO of the Olympic Delivery Authority.
Denis Oswald said, “The IOC, as the ultimate
guardian of the Olympic Games, is very proud to
guide the London 20 12 organisers through the
preparation and implementation of Olympic Games
that will transform the local landscape physically,
socially and economically. We are especially
delighted by the fact that London has really
understood the ethos of the Olympic Games and the
Olympic values, whereby the Games are a vehicle
and catalyst for development and provide a platform
to educate society through sport. London’s project is
ambitious and visionary, but as sporting people we
admire this ambition and look forward to playing our
part in London’s Olympic journey.”
Speaking about LOCOG, Oswald noted, “The very
professional approach that LOCOG has shown us
during this visit and during my previous visits to
London, since its election last July, has
demonstrated the energy and excitement that this
project is bringing to the city and the country. W hat
is particularly encouraging is the way in which the
London team has been thinking about all aspects of
Games preparation and planning, and how each
area of the project is intrinsically linked. This
understanding, and the putting of it into practice by
sharing information between departments and
entities, will stand LOCOG in good stead for the
coming years, and we encourage them to continue
in this vein. We are also delighted to see that the
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3 iC U J-J H I FAIR PLAIT NEW LIVE FIIMA SALUTES SUCCESS OF
IN SEOUL TROPHY WEBSITE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
can best be protected. This conference will be held in Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye he International Cycling Union (UCI), in LICHTNER NAMED he International Swimming
T
he XV ANOC General Assembly in Seoul in April,
chaired by IOC Executive Board member Mario collaboration with ANOC and the IFs. has been elected as the
seventh President of the
T collaboration w ith the firm Cycling.tv, the
leader in cycling coverage on the internet, has
SECRETARY-GENERAL
The International Ice Hockey
T Federation (FINA) has
history of these championships.
Other highlights were: five new
found on www.fina.org
The city of Dubai (United Arab
Vazquez Rana, adopted several resolutions, including The ANOC General Assembly also made proposals announced that the 8th World world records, 21 championships Emirates) will host the 10th FINA
Sengalese National Olympic Federation (UHF) Board has
one to create a commission to provide assistance to to the IOC on the method of reviewing the Olympic announced the launch of the site UCI Live.com. Swimming Championships (25m), records and 28 continental World Swimming Championships
Comm ittee (CNOSS). He ju s t appointed Horst
NOCs in conflict situations with their governments. This programme. For this Assembly, ANOC had invited, This new site gives cycling fans the opportunity which were held in Shanghai records. More than 130 territories (25m) in 20 10 following the vote
succeeds Abdoulaye Sèye Lichtner as Secretary
new commission is composed of the ANOC President through Olympic Solidarity, three female delegates per to see and review, live or on demand, throughout (People's Republic of China) in worldwide received the by FINA in Shanghai.
and has com m itted him self General of the IF. He
and the five Continental Vice-Presidents, the ANOC continent to take part in the discussions and familiarise the world, UCI World Cups (BMX, Track and April were a real success. Some international television signal
to “ making sport the succeeds Jan-A ke
Secretary General and the Director of the IOC’s NOC themselves with the work of ANOC and its Cyclo-cross) and UCI World Championships 578 athletes from 117 countries provided by the host broadcaster, Below Ryan Lochte of the USA
showcase of Senegal” . Edvinsson, w ho had been
Relations Department. Following this decision, IOC commissions. For the first time, all the ANOC (Road, BMX, Track, Mountain Biking and Cyclo- participated - a new record in the CCTV. Detailed information can be became s w im m in g ’s new star
in this position fo r 21 years.
President Jacques Rogge announced that a commissions met and established an action plan for The Association of National cross). Thanks to this partnership, UCI events are
Aged 46, Horst Lichtner has
conference will be held in Lausanne to address how the next four years. Olympic Committees of Africa now accessible all over the world.
been M arketing D irector of
the autonomy of the sports movement, in particular Below ANOC Chairman Mario Vazquez Rana (ANOCA) has appointed the German Football
that of the NOCs and their national federations, addresses delegates in Seoul Amadou Dia Bâ as Chairman
of its Athletes’ Commission.
FIG MAKES Federation since 2001.
He w as also involved in the
He is also Chairman of the he Czech NOCs 14th Fair Play Trophy DECISIONS
Senegalese Olympians
Association and the African
T awards ceremony honoured two ski
jumping champions. Jiri Raska, Olympic champion
organisation o f the 1993,
1996 and 1997 W orld Ice
Hockey C ham pionships.
Olympians Association, as in 1968, was awarded the first prize. Jakub Janda He w ill take up his new role
eeting on 20 and 21 May in Kuala
well as being a mem ber of
the Executive Board of the
(above), this year’s winner of the Four Hills
Tournament and the Ski Jumping World Cup,
M Lumpur (Malaysia), the Council of the
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) took a
on 1 Novem ber 2006.
NEW WCF BOARD
World Olympians Association was also honoured, in the presence of his ELECTED
set of important decisions, including the adoption
(WOA). Bâ w on the silver manager, form er athlete Frantisek Jez. NOC Meeting in early April in
medal in the m en’s 400m of a new qualification system for the Olympic
President Milan Jirasek presented the trophies Lowell, M assachusetts (USA),
hurdles at the 1988 Games Games, and awarded the organisation of the
to the two winners. the General Assem bly of the
in Seoul. World Gymnaestrada 2011 to Lausanne
(Switzerland). Full details can be found at
W orld Curling Federation
CAIRO TO BE VENUE OF
The Hong Kong, China OIMOC’S 25TH w w w .fig-gym nastics.com .
(WCF) held elections for its
Executive Board. For the next ARCHERY CENTRE
Olympic Committee, whose
ANNIVERSARY tw o years, the Board w ill
President is IOC mem ber
Tim othy Tsun Ting Fok, and NEW FEI com prise: Lester Harrison,
the com pany Manulife
he Oceania National Olympic Committees PRESIDENT President; Catherine
T
he International Archery
(International) Limited have
jointly created a sports
T (ONOC), whose president is IOC member
Richard Kevan Gosper, celebrated its 25th
Caithness, Vice-President;
Warren Lowe, Director of
Federation (FITA) has
announced that the city of Cairo
scholarship programme. The Finance; and Patrick will host the first archery centre
anniversary at its General Assembly in Nadi (Fiji) on rincess Haya Bint
2 2 ,0 0 0 “GAZELLES” IN THE “ Manulife Hong Kong Sports
Scholarship Program m e” w ill
12 and 13 May. As well as the representatives of P Al Hussein of
Huerlimann, Niels Larsen,
Leif Ohman and Hiroyuki
in the Middle East. This centre
w ill be located in the Wadi Degla
STREETS OF CASABLANCA help elite athletes to prepare
the 16 ONOC member NOCs, it was attended by
the Secretary General of the Association of National
Jordan, a member of the Saito, mem bers. Outgoing Sporting Club, which already has
better and give their best at IOC A thletes’ President Roy Sinclair is an archery academy. An official
the forthcom ing Olympic Olympic Committees (ANOC) and IOC Vice- Commission, has been leaving the WCF Executive agreem ent has been signed by
with so many social pressures. I regard myself as an Games in Beijing in 2008. President Gunilla Lindberg, and a delegation from elected as the 13th Board having served 16 FITA, the Club and the Egyptian
he 8th edition of the Fun Run set a new
T participation record, with more than 22,000
“gazelles” - as they are nicknamed in Morocco - aged
ambassador for sport and my country, with the duty to
pass on my hard-won experience and the true values of
The 10 athletes selected are:
Yip Pui Yin (badminton),
BOCOG. During the assembly, ONOC Merit Awards
were presented to a number of individuals for their
President of the
International Equestrian
years, the last six as
President.
Archery Federation. This centre
w ill receive elite archers from the
from 15 to 75 taking over the streets of Casablanca, sport, to relieve those who suffer from prejudice and Steven Wong (cycling), contribution to ONOC during its first 25 years of Federation (FEI). The election was held on 1 May Middle East region to train them
IAAF WORLD
This race was created in 1993 at the initiative of the unequal opportunities.” Kenneth Cheng (equestrian existence. Certificates of recognition were also during the FEI General Assembly in Kuala CHAMPIONSHIPS fo r the major international
first Moroccan, African and Muslim female Olympic There could be no better expression of this fight for sports), Sabrina Lui (fencing), presented to individuals and organisations that Lumpur. Princess Haya BintA I Hussein began The International Association contests, including the Olympic
champion, Nawal El Moutawakel, an IOC member and equality than this women’s race. The Casablanca Run So Sau Wah (rowing), Yam have contributed for more than 10 years to the competing in international equestrian events at o f A thletics Federations (IAAF) Games. Coaching education will
President of the Moroccan Sport and Development has become an unmissable event for Moroccan women Fong Hoi (shooting), Hannah development of Olympism and sport, its values and the age of 13. In 1992, she won a bronze medal has announced tha t a record also be provided, National teams
Association (the event organiser). After retiring and a growing number of top female athletes from Wilson (swim m ing), Leung ideals within the Oceania region. Trophy recipients at the Pan Arab Games. She also took part in the nine cities from all five outside the Middle East region
from competition, El Moutawakel began using her fame other countries. This year, a record 32 countries were Chu Yan (table tennis), Chan included IOC member Richard Kevan Gosper and Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in 2000. continents are interested in w ill also be eligible to benefit
to serve others. “I used to run for pleasure and that represented and a delegation of 15 women from the W ing Yau (tennis) and Chan Phil Coles, with certificates for John Coates, Robin The new FEI President takes over from the hosting the W orld Athletics from this centre, according
opened up so many horizons and helped me deal IOC staff took part in the race. Wai Kei (windsurfing). Mitchell and IOC honorary member Tay Wilson. Infanta Doha Pilar de Borbôn. Cham pionships in 2011. to availability.

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he 40th General Assembly of the General
Association of International Sports
Federations (GAISF), held on 7 April in Seoul, was
attended by representatives of 77 GAISF-member
federations and organisations. As well as
unanimously adopting the new GAISF Statutes, the
General Assembly ratified the new GAISF
membership requirements. As a result, the
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) was
accepted as an Associate Member; the
International Kendo Federation (IKF), the
International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
(IFMA) and the World Association of Kickboxing
Organisations (WAKO) were accepted as
members. The Assembly also granted the status of
Full Member to the International Go Federation
(IGF), a provisional member since 2004. GAISF
now has 101 member federations and
organisations.
RYAN NAMED
DIRECTOR
SOIF has announced the appointm ent of
A Andrew Ryan as Director. Fie replaces
Robert J. Fasulo, who has recently been
appointed as Flead of International Relations at
the USA NOG. Andrew Ryan was Director of
Operations at the International Badminton
Federation (IBF), where he also occupied the
functions of Director of Development and
Marketing Director. Fie was previously a national
coach within the French Ministry of Youth and
Sports, and Director of high-level sport w ithin the
Norwegian Badminton Federation.
NEW SCORING
SYSTEM
he International Boxing Association (AIBA)
T will be presenting its new electronic
judging system and the computerised system for
selecting judges and referees to the IOC once
these have been approved by the AIBA Congress
in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) in
November 2006. These new systems will then
be studied by the IOC Executive Board at its
meeting in Kuwait City.
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FEI PERSONNEL
CHANGES
The International Equestrian
Federation (FEI) announced
that Jean-Claude Falciola has
resigned as interim Secretary
General with immediate
effect. Fie will be replaced by
Sports Director Michael Stone,
who will hold both positions
until a new permanent
Secretary General is
appointed. A decision on this
will be taken after the World
Equestrian Games in Aachen
(Germany) from 20 August to
3 September 2006.
HOCKEY FINALISTS
CONFIRMES
The International Hockey
Federation (FIH) has just
announced that the full list of
teams qualified for the 2006
Men’s World Championships,
which w ill take place in
Mbnchengladbach (Germany)
in September, has now been
confirmed. The countries that
have qualified are: Argentina,
Australia, England, Germany,
India, Japan, South Korea, the
Netherlands, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa and
Spain.
IAAF APPOINTS
PIERRE WEISS
At its meeting in Osaka
(Japan) on 28 and 29 March,
the International Association of
Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Board confirmed the
appointment, of Pierre Weiss
as ad-interim Secretary
General, replacing Istvan
Gyulai, who recently passed
away. Pierre Weiss, the
current Director General, will
occupy his new position until
the next IAAF Congress, which
will be held in August 2007
before the World
Championships in Osaka.
FIRST INDUCTEES TO
PARALYMPIC HA U - OF FAME
ust prior to the opening of the Torino 2006
J Paralympic Winter Games, the first inductees
were welcomed to the Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Annemie Schneider, Jouko Grip and Ulla Renvall
were elected by the IPC Governing Board for their
athletic performance, history of fair play and
participation in community service.
Annemie Schneider (Germany, Alpine Skiing) has
excelled in four previous Paralympic Winter Games. An
above the knee amputee, she has won four gold
medals in Ornskoldsvik (1976) and Geilo (1980) and
has earned additional silver and bronze medals in
Innsbruck (1988) and Lillehammer (1994). Schneider
captured gold in all four Alpine Skiing events at the
1974 World Championships. In addition to her
competition accomplishments, Schneider teaches skiing
to children with an amputation. Schneider was
honoured in 1980 with the Highest German National
Award for Sporting Achievement.
Jouko Grip (Finland) has competed in seven
Paralympic Games since 1980, winning 14 medals in
Nordic Skiing, a feat that makes his name practically
synonymous with this event. He is also an
accomplished middle distance runner, competing at the
Paralympic Games in New York in 1984 and Seoul and
1988. Grip, who had polio in his left hand, has been on
the medals podium 16 times in both the Paralympic
Winter and Summer Games, earning gold on 12
occasions. Additionally, as a 10-time world champion in
Nordic Skiing and due to his efforts in actively
promoting the Paralympic ideals to young children and
youths in schools, Grip exemplifies the spirit of the
VISA
VISA
Paralympic Movement.
Ulla Renvall's (Sweden, Coach, Trainer and Nordic
Skiing Guide) coaching has led to some of the most
memorable athletic achievements of the Paralympic
Games over the last 30 years. A specialist trainer of
Paralympians with a visual impairment in both Nordic
Skiing and Athletics, she has coached four athletes to
gold medal victories, with a combined total of 17
Paralympic medals overall. By teaching physical
education to young people with a disability and
voluntarily coaching athletes with a disability, Renvall
has helped to create role models for future
generations of Paralympians.
“It is a great feeling, 30 years after the first Winter
Paralympics, to be standing here and to see the
development that has taken place” said Renvall. “ I feel
both moved and honoured to be part of the Hall of
Fame. I would like to thank all the excellent athletes for
giving me the opportunity to train them. Without them
I would not be here today.”
To be eligible for induction in the Paralympic Hall of
Fame, which is sponsored by VISA, athlete and coach
candidates must have participated in at least two
Paralympic Games and must have won medals, either
directly or, in the case of a coach, through the athlete(s)
or team(s) they trained. An athlete or coach must have
ceased to be an active participant in the Paralympic
Games for at least four years, or one Paralympic cycle.
Above Paralympic Hall of Fame recipients Annemie
Schneider, Ulla Renvall, Jouko Grip w ith IPC President
Sir Philip Craven and Visa International Executive
Vice President Tom Shepard
HONORARY BOARD
WELCOMES FIRST
MEMBERS
A
number of high profile and well
respected figures are now contributing to
the Paralympic Movement as members of the IPC
Honorary Board. Over the past few months, the
following people have confirmed their
membership of the Board (in order of acceptance):
HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, HRH
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxemburg, HRH
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and HSH
Prince Albert of Monaco. Members of the IPC
Honorary Board will act as advocates and
ambassadors for the Paralympic Movement,
helping the IPC to disseminate the positive values
and message of the Paralympic Movement to as
wide an audience as possible.
“We are delighted to have such high-profile
names on board with the Paralympic Movement,"
said IPC President Sir Philip Craven. “Their
enthusiasm and com mittem ent to the Movement is
contagious and we hope that with their help we
can continue to spread the excitement of
Paralympic sport around the w orld.”
The main purpose of the IPC Honorary Board
is to allow leaders of society an opportunity to
support the vision of the Paralympic Movement
and to strive to maintain the issue of sport for
persons with a disability high on the agenda of the
global community. Honorary Board Members assist
the IPC in creating opportunities for raising
awareness and funding, through the Member’s
network of contacts and sphere of influence.
Through their efforts to help the IPC to achieve the
above goals, Honorary Board Members will allow
the mission and vision of the IPC to be fulfilled,
thus improving the quality of life for persons with a
disability around the world.
Below HRH Crown Princess V ictoria of Sweden
presents a medal a t the Turin Paralym pic Games
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nder the theme of “Breaking All Limits, non-rights holding broadcasters were present. The
U Breaking All Barriers” , the Opening Ceremony
of the Torino 2006 Paralympic W inter Games saw
Host Broadcaster, International Sports Broadcasting
(ISB) provided more than 130 hours of live coverage
PARALYMPIC W IN TER GAMES
1976 - 2006
wheelchairs symbolically smash down a wall, a young and had 303 staff on site. A number of EBU
blind girl light the Paralympic cauldron and performers broadcasters extended their coverage with Internet
both with and w ithout a disability dancing the night broadband streaming and mobile technology.
away. The Ceremony provided an energetic and For the Opening Ceremony on 10 March,
emotional opening to the Torino 2006 Paralympic Japanese broadcaster NHK reported a viewing
Winter Games and also set the stage for the dramatic audience of 2.4% . In Germany, ARD’s highlights show
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competitions that followed. on 11 March was watched by 1.77 million viewers
The sporting competitions took place from 11 and coverage screened from 11 to 14 March saw an
The IPC has recently
to 19 March and included four sports. Alpine Skiing average of 1,320,000 viewers. In Norway, Paralympic
published, in collaboration
was held on the slopes of Sestriere Borgata, Ice coverage had an average of 350,000 viewers daily.
w ith Richard Lellouche’s
Sledge Hockey in the central Torino Esposizioni, the
RLC, a com prehensive book
Nordic Skiing events in both Biathlon and Cross
on the history of the
Country were held in Pragaleto. Wheelchair Curling
Paralympic W inter Games.
also made its Paralympic debut in front of
The beautiful 143-page book
packed crowds in Pinerolo.
is co-authored by Britta
A total of 162,974 tickets were sold during the
Jahnke and Klaus Schiile
w ith assistance from a Games and several competitions, including the finals fr n m
num ber of experts w ithin the
Paralym pic M ovem ent and
of the Ice Sledge Hockey and Wheelchair Curling as
well as the Opening Ceremony, were sold out. The
com m em orates 30 years of crowds were boisterous and energetic. While the
Paralym pic W inter Games, Italian athletes were, of course, the crowd favourites,
spanning from Ornskoldsvik spectators cheered for all athletes.
in 1976 to Turin in 2006. The
Two Paralympic Villages, in Sestriere and Torino,
book covers the evolution of
the Paralym pic W inter
hosted a total of 477 athletes, including 99 women
(21 % of the total number). Mexico and Mongolia were
Games, including the sports,
welcomed to their first W inter Paralympics, bringing
athlete and country
the total number of participating countries to 39.
participation and the
Ukranian athlete Olena lurkovska led the medal
presence o f the media. It
tally taking four gold, one silver and a bronze medal.
also exam ines the
The Russians secured the most gold medals thanks to
organisation of the Games
the performance of a number of standout athletes in
and the developm ent o f th e ir
the Nordic Skiing competition, Lioubov Vasilieva
sym bols (emblem , mascot, Coverage on France’s FR3 channel peaked with
won three gold medals and one bronze, Taras
name). Other chapters 1,265,000 viewers on 19 March and in Poland, a
Kryjanovski took two gold and two silver and Rustam
discuss the fig h t against highlights programme screened on 15 March
Garifoullin won two golds and a silver.
doping a t the Paralympic
For the German team, the veterans shined as attracted an audience of 1,103,170.
W inter Games, the
Martin Braxenthaler (sitting) took home three golds for At the Torino 2006 W inter Paralympics, the IPC
classification system , the
his country and Gerd Schoenfelder (standing) won two launched its Internet television channel
advances m ade in sporting
golds, a silver and a bronze, making him the most www.paralympicsport.tv. The channel saw
equipm ent and the
decorated male athlete in Paralympic Alpine Skiing. approximately 40,000 unique viewers from 105
developm ent of I0C-IPC
cooperation. The book also
features a collection of
In the Ice Sledge Hockey competition, gold medal
winners at the Salt Lake 2002 W inter Paralympics,
countries, watching an average of four and a half
hours. Most viewers came from the USA, Italy, Canada,
USA w ent home with the bronze medal while Germany and Japan but the channel drew a 5%
historical images. A copy
Canada defeated world champions Norway 3-1 to increase in new viewers every day.
can be received fo r a
donation of over 30 Euros in take the gold medal.
Above Bradley Bowden of Canada w hich defeated
the Official Products Section A new record was set in the area of media
w orld champions Norway to take gold in the
of the IPC w ebsite, representatives covering the Games; 1,037 written
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ennis was the big winner at the Laureus
T World Sports Awards, hosted in
Barcelona in May, as Switzerland’s Roger
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EDUCATION
DIRECTOR CHOOSING FAIR PLAV III
the World Team of the Year Award after Condor” after hang-gliding across the Andes he World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Fernando Alonso's World Championship victory.
There was an emotional reception for Dutch
and being joined by a native condor who flew
with him on his journey. In his career, he had
T appointed Julie Carter as its new
Director of Education in April. She is
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Federer and Martina Hingis, plus Spain's Rafael
Nadal all won major honours.
Federer was named World Sportsman of the
Year for the second straight time after winning
three Grand Slam titles, Hingis won the World
Comeback of the Year Award, after winning her
15th Grand Slam title following an absence
from top level tennis of three years, and gifted
tennis prodigy Nadal was presented with the
football legend Johan Cruyff, formerly a player
and coach of FC Barcelona, who was presented
with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his
contribution to football, while Italy’s flamboyant
racer Valentino Rossi received the Spirit of Sport
Award after winning the World MotoGP
Championship for a fifth consecutive year.
South A frica’s wheelchair racer Ernst van
Dyk was named World Sportsperson of the Year
piloted his hang-glider over Mount Everest and
had crossed the Sahara and Siberia.
Germany's Jürgen Griesbeck won the
Sport for Good Award for his w ork in founding
the streetfootballworld project in the drugs
affected city of Medellin, Colombia.
Griesbeck's project brings together young
people to play football with rules based on
fa ir play.
responsible for WADA’s educational
activities, as well as for the support provided
to partners for implementing anti-doping
education and awareness programmes. Born
in Washington D.C. (USA) to Australian
parents, Carter studied architecture in
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World Newcomer of the Year Award after
winning the French Open at 19.
The World Sportswoman of the Year Award
went to Croatia’s brilliant ski star Janica Kostelic
(pictured below), who has won more Olympic
Alpine skiing medals than any other woman,
while Formula One constructors Renault won
with a Disability, following his fifth straight win
in the Boston Marathon.
Italy’s Angelo d ’Arrigo, the legendary hang-
gliding pioneer, who was killed in an air crash in
March, was posthumously given the Laureus
World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year
Award. D’Arrigo was known as the “ Human
The winners are selected by the ultimate
sports jury - the 42 members of the Laureus
World Sports Academy, a collection of the
w orld’s greatest sportsmen and women.
Below: Janica Kostelic w in s the W orld
S portsw om an of the Year Award
architect for several fia e n .
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years. She went on to join the IOC for four Ü \ £ s a r n r jg
years, before working for the Olympic
Council of Toronto (Ontario) in the framework ange. mm
of Toronto’s candidature for the organisation
of the 1996 Games. She then worked in a
legal practice, then as an advisor in an
international engineering and project
management company in Montreal. For
further information, see www.ama-wada.org.

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n official logo has been unveiled for
the Summer European Youth
Olympic Festival (EYOF) to be held in
Belgrade 21 -28 July 2007. The emblem
has been created to
portray the harmony of
play, rhythm and joy.
Belgrade lo o ? The figure in the blue
section expresses enthusiasm and
optimism. The wide open arms symbolise
the hospitality and warm welcome for
participants. The logo as a whole celebrates
if the joy, the spirit of Olympism and European
unity. The competitions will include 11 sports
- four team and seven individual, with 2,500
to 3,000 participants. The athletes will
compete in gymnastics, athletics, swimming,
judo, cycling, tennis, table tennis, basketball,
volleyball, handball, and water polo. EYOF is
the largest event organised in Europe for
young athletes, and it is sponsored by the
European Olympic Committees and the
International Olympic Committee.
hether in sport or in daily life, human
W beings can determine their own
destiny. In competition there is a very fine line
between maintaining self-control and wanting to
win at all costs, between respecting opponents
and crossing the boundaries of sporting conduct,
The Olympic Museum’s new temporary
exhibition on fair play, on until 5 November, asks
visitors to consider their own angels and
demons and confronts them with the delicate
balance of human relationships. Fair play is not
incompatible with performance, even at the very
top, and its absence destroys the very concepts
of game-playing and sharing.
The term “fair play” first appeared in
Shakespeare’s King John, and its meaning was
close to the one we still give it today: in the
context of warfare, it refers to a courteous
relationship between adversaries. Nowadays, the
notion of fair play combines moral and aesthetic
ideas (the “fair game”) with a more practical
sense (honest, impartial play).
“Success can always be measured, but fair
play cannot,” wrote Willy Daume, the former
President of the International Committee for Fair
Play (CIFP), “ Indeed, at victory ceremonies, there
is no reward for this: no bonuses, no medals,
no diplomas. Success is the visible aspect of
sport, fair play the invisible one.”
The trophies which, since 1964, have
rewarded acts of generosity, fair conduct,
self-control and good sportsmanship among
athletes, judges and the general public are not
mere consolation prizes. They are a
tangible recognition of the values that sport
claims for itself.
The idea of drawing the public’s attention
to the excellent conduct of certain athletes is
not a new one, Several initiatives to
promote fair play were launched between the
wars, but it was during a sem inar at the
UNESCO Youth Institute in Bavaria in 1963
that the idea of creating an association to
promote the principles of fair play was first
suggested. It caught on so quickly that the first
Pierre de Coubertin medal was awarded
the very next year, to the Italian athlete
Eugenio Monti.
Monti’s story began on a cold winter's day in
Innsbruck at the 9th Olympic W inter Games,
where he was taking part in the two-man
bobsleigh competition. A British team driven by
Tony Nash had just completed its first run, which
put them in second place. At this point, they
made a disheartening discovery: a bolt had
broken on their bobsleigh, which meant that they
would be disqualified. Eugenio Monti, who at
that point was in first place, was at the bottom of
the run when he heard about the incident. He
removed the bolt from his own bobsleigh and
sent it to the top of the track. The British team
ended by winning the gold medal, with the
Italians taking bronze. When asked about his
act of sportsmanship, the self-effacing Monti
simply replied: “Tony Nash did not win because I
gave him a bolt. He won because he was the
b e s t.. . ” The Pierre de Coubertin medal is one
of the highest awards that can be bestowed
upon an Olympic athlete.
A programme focusing on the difficulties
of integrating the concept of fair play has been
developed as part of the exhibition. Group
workshops and an educational kit are
available for teachers and pupils, to encourage
further reflection on the theme through
classroom activities.
Left: IOC President Jacques Rogge, Olympic
cham pion Vincent Defrasne and CIFP
President Jend Kamuti

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4 th EDITION OF EUROSPDRT’S
SPORTSTAR AWARDS
he fourth edition of Eurosport’s SportStar
T Awards was held for the third year running at
the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. The event
celebrates the achievements of European athletes
who competed in the Olympic Games, and who are
considered best to represent the core values of
sport. Thirty male and female athletes from the
whole range of winter sports disciplines were
selected by their federations, out of whom 22
attended the awards ceremony: Kati Wilhelm (GER),
biathlon; Sandra Kiriasis and Andre Lange (GER),
bobsleigh; Maya Pedersen and Gregor Stâhli (SUI),
skeleton; Anette Norberg (SWE) and Markku
Usipaavalniemi (FIN), curling; Kim Martin (SWE),
women's ice hockey; Sylke Otto (GER), luge; Enrico
Fabris (ITA), speed skating; Evgenia Radanova (BUL)
and Nicola Rodigari (ITA), short-track speed skating;
Irina Slutskaya (RUS), figure skating; Antoine
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Dénériaz (FRA), apine skiing; Kristina Smigun (EST)
and Giorgio Di Centa (ITA), cross country skiing;
Evelyne Leu (SUI) and Mikko Ronkainen (FIN),
freestyle skiing; Felix Gottwald (AUT), Nordic
combined; Lars Bystoel (NOR), ski jum ping; Daniela
Meuli and Philipp Schoch (SUI), snowboarding; and
two athletes who took part in the Paralympic W inter
Games - Olena lurkovska (UKR), Nordic skiing
(sitting) and Martin Braxenthaler (GER), alpine skiing
(sitting). An autograph-signing session was organised
for the afternoon, which allowed the many fans and
visitors to the Museum to see their idols up close.
The SportStar Awards were created in 2000, after
the Sydney Olympic Games, by the television channel
Eurosport. Their patrons, Jacques Rogge, President of
the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Juan
Antonio Samaranch, Honorary President of the IOC,
and Mario Pescante, President of the European
Olympic Committees, attended the gala evening,
together with Valentino Castellani, President of the
Organising Committee of the Torino 20 06 Olympic
W inter Games (TOROC), and representatives of the
Association of International Olympic W inter Sports
Federations (AIOWF), the International Paralympic
Committee (IPO) and Eurosport.
Above: V alentino C astellani, Irina S lutskaya and
Juan A nton io S am aranch
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FAIR PLAY Switzerland, Queen Sonja of
Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. Designed by 2006 20th Olympic
The exhibition asks visitors to Norway privately extended
Missoni, the elegant off-w hite soft-knit ensemble W inter Games in Turin,
consider their own angels and her stay in the country. She
s p o r tiv e
com prises a pair of trousers, a short-sleeved was one of 22 athletes
demons and confronts them took the opportunity to visit
pullover sporting the colours of the Italian flag, and who were recently
w ith the delicate balance of the Olympic Museum in
a fitted jacket with long lapels in sky blue. Savino awarded a Eurosport
human relationships. Lausanne, w here she was
Guglielmetti, who recently died at the age of 94, SportStar Awards trophy.
received by Juan Antonio
won an individual The following day, the skier offered the blue, white
Samaranch, Honorary
gold medal at the and red ski suit he wore during the competition to
President of the IOC, and
he core objective of the Aide Sportive Suisse I Games of the X the Olympic Museum. Inspired by the M useum’s
T (ASS) organisation (Swiss Sports Aid) is to
support young athletes, and help them along a path that
Francis Gabet, the M useum ’s
director. In the early Nineties, P y
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Angel or Demon exhibition, the French skier also
gave his own personal definition of “fair play” :
the Queen actively helped to
may one day lead them to the Olympic podium. Working a “To me, fair play means a friendly environment.
plan the cultural events
rom 2 to 4 June, the weekend of Pentecost, medal in the team com petition. The donation was It’s about respecting yourself and your opponent.
F the 12th Olympic Collectors World Fair took
place at the Olympic Museum. Another opportunity
with the ASS means providing concrete support for
promising young athletes. The Olympic Museum has a
clear understanding of the motivations which drive Aide
organised fo r the 1994
Olympic W inter Games in
made during a documentary devoted to the
sportsman.
Sport carries with it certain values, and fair play is
one of them .”
Lillehammer.
for collectors to exchange, purchase, sell, compare Sportive Suisse, and has thus decided to lend its
FROM e JULY TO
and complete their collections of pins, mascots, support with the Le Franc des jeunes sportifs initiative,
1 5 OCTOBER EQOB
TRIATHLON PASSION torches, medals, official documents, stamps, which will run throughout 2006: for every entrance
An exhibition to m ark the photographs, films, autographs, posters, postcards or ticket sold, a donation of one franc will be made by the
2006 Triathlon World any other item bearing the Olympic rings. China, the Museum to the ASS. The amount of money raised
Cham pionships in Lausanne, organiser of the next Olympic Games in 2008 in through this act of solidarity towards young athletes will
Switzerland. Beijing, was this year's honorary host. only be known at the end of the year.
AUGUST UNTIL
Over 60 tables were reserved by collectors from The partnership was announced during the ASS’s
OCTOBER BOOS Europe, the United States, Australia, Russia and gala evening in Lausanne, Switzerland, which was
THE 1 9 3 6 OLYMPIC China. For one half-Israeli, half-French jeweller from
GAMES
attended by more than 600 people, including a number
Nagano (Japan), who became an Olympic collector of personalities from the world of politics and finance,
after having been involved in Olympic merchandising athletes and former athletes such as Robert Dill-Bundi,
during the 1998 Games, taking part in the Fair was
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an enriching experience. “I made up my mind barely Olympics, Marc Rosset, Olympic tennis champion in RUNNERS DF THE OLIVE
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three days ago and I don’t regret having come here. Barcelona in 1992, Stéphane Lambiel, silver medallist in XIAMEN BRANCH
The Olympic Collectors World Fair is a fantastic place
to meet people and I have established some very
t figure skating in Turin last February, Magali Di Marco-
Messmer and Patrick Loertscher. Some of these sports
HANS ERNI
t Illustrator, painter and sculptor
interesting contacts.” ! stars themselves benefited from the support of Aide Hans Erni (pictured above), he town of Xiamen in China has donated two uring a ceremony held in the Olympic park
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Sportive Suisse at the start of their careers, and they
have repaid the ASS handsomely with their success!
renowned in his native
Switzerland, was the special
T bronze statues to the Olympic Museum,
representing a man and woman running, with the □ and attended by IOC President Jacques
Rogge, a bronze sculpture was presented to the IOC
at th e O lym pic M useum
guest at the last Agora male figure looking at his wristwatch. The pair of by the International Olympic Truce Foundation (IOTF),
Below: Urs Lacotte, Ruth M etzler, ASS organised by the Olympic marathon runners was chosen from a group of 99 represented by its Honorary President, Juan Antonio
A P reside nt and th e 2 0 06 w in n e rs
i Museum. Juan Antonio statues entitled “ Never stopping” , the largest Samaranch, and his two Vice-Presidents, George
i Samaranch, who was also collection of statues in the world dedicated to sport. Papandreou and Fanny Palli-Petralia. The art w ork is
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present, praised Erni as the The group symbolises the townspeople’s pursuit of a bronze pillar with a green patina, decorated with
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artist who has done the most the Olympic motto “faster, higher, stronger” , and their the Olympic rings and the symbol of peace: a
*5 for sport, and who has best desire for sport to be “cleaner, more humane, and stylised dove holding an olive branch in its beak. It
IN THE
represented it. A large fresco more unified". The bronze runners are set along the was made by Spanish artist Rosa Serra, and
PHILATELIC AREA
UNTIL THE END OF by Erni adorns the wall of one route of the Xiamen marathon, one of the most commissioned by American philanthropist Irwin
JULY SQOS of the conference rooms at the beautiful courses in the world, which over the last Belk. The patron then offered It to IOTF on the
1DO YEARS OF THE
INTERMEDIARY Château de Vidy, while further few years has quickly established itself as a must on occasion of the Foundation’s meeting at the UN
OLYMPIC GAMES works grace the entrance hall. the international marathon circuit. headquarters in New York in 2001.
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In a blur o f bright colour, the athletes race in the

m e n's tra ck cycling keirin firs t round repechage during
the A thens 2 0 0 4 Games. The gold medal was
eventually won by A ustralia's Ryan Bayley. The keirin is
one of the m ost exciting events in cycling because of
its speeds. Riders ride behind a m otorised derny,
w hich increases the speed before pulling o ff the tra ck
and the cyclists begin a furious sprint to the finish.

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THE POWER OF
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GUIMILLA LIIMGBERG, IOC VIC E-P R ESID EN T A N D C U RRENTLY TH E M O S T SENIOR
FE M A LE IOC M E M B E R , TE LLS OLYM PIC REVIEW W H A T SH E C O N S ID E R S THE
M A JO R C H A LLE N G E S FACING TH E O R G AN IS ATIO N A N D S U G G E S TS A STRATEG Y
FOR INCREASING TH E PROFILE OF W O M E N W ITHIN TH E IOC
INTERVIEW: OLYMPIC REVIEW
Olympic Review: It is 10 years since you became
an IOC member. What do you consider the greatest
achievements of the IOC during that time?
Gunilla Lindberg: The Olympic Movement has
changed a lot in the last decade. The crisis we went through
in 1999 made it possible to review the organisation and
make a lot of changes. I think that the Olympic Movement
has never been stronger than it is today, but we need to
handle success with care, The interest in hosting the Olympic
Games proves that the IOC is a strong partner in today’s
society and it attracts not only athletes but a big part of our
society as a whole, including the political life.
OR: Looking ahead, w hat do you see as the major
challenges now facing the IOC?
GL: The IOC must look towards the future and have a
vision, but must also remain aware of the challenges that
exist in society as a whole. The Olympic Summer Games
attract the whole world but cannot grow any bigger. We
have to put the athletes at the centre but also continue to
promote the values of Olympism and the Olympic ideals to
the outside world. The fight against doping is important work
to which we must always pay a lot of attention. Then there is
the involvement o f the Olympic sponsors as partners in
helping to promote the Olympic ideals - but also to avoid
their over-commercialism.
OR: What does being a member of the IOC Executive
Board involve?
GL: A great honour but also a big responsibility to make
the right decisions to bring even greater success to our
Movement. I especially enjoy the team work and the open
discussions on the Board where we can share our opinions
and expertise to hopefully come to the right decision for the
ultimate benefit of the Olympic Movement.
OR : You are a m em ber of the Coordination
Commission for both the Vancouver and London Games.
3 E OLYMPIC REVIEW
W hat are the major differences involved in preparations
for a Sum m er and W inter Games?
GL: The key issues are the same - to find the right
format and best conditions for the athletes who are going to
make the most important performance of their sports
careers. But there are also many other stakeholders in the
Olympic family that need good working conditions and a
good experience from the Games. I am talking about the
media, broadcasters, sponsors, athletes’ families and
spectators. The logistics are much more difficult for the
Winter Games, which unfortunately sometimes involve long
distances and several Olympic villages.
OR: You are currently the m ost senior fem ale
m em ber of the IOC. Do you feel any extra responsibility
because of this?
GL: I have never felt any special treatment or felt it a
“burden” to be a woman in the Olympic Movement. I have
been involved in the Olympic Movement my whole adult life
and I am always prepared to work for and discuss all the
different problems we face. I hope of course that I can be a
role model for other women in the sports administration. My
involvement in the Olympic Movement is long and I have had
many different tasks and duties, both nationally and
internationally.
OR: in your view, w hat is the m ost appropriate
strategy to increase the num ber of fem ale IOC members?
GL: We need to improve the position of women in the
NOCs and the IPs, which are the bases from where most of
the IOC members are nominated. Women have to be
prepared to stand for elections and, hopefully, get support
from men. I am sure that we will see more women involved
in the next decades when the younger generation comes
into leadership.
OR: How can more w om en be encouraged to get
involved in sports administration?
099
GL: Today w e have managed to have an almost equal
percentage of men and women participants in the Olympic
Games. I am sure that a lot of those athletes will try to be
Right Barbara involved in sports leadership positions when their athletic
Kendall of New careers come to an end. However, women administrators
Zealand, one of also need the possibility to be promoted and to access the
an increasing boards of the clubs, national federations, NOCs and IPs.
number of female I am sure that, if this happens, it will prove that having
members of the both men and women working together strengthens the
IOC, competes at board and hopefully, in some years, developments will point
the 2004 Athens in that direction.
Olympic Games
OR: How can the IOC increase the popularity of
sport am ong young people, both girls and boys, around ^ h £NS20û 4 I
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the w orld?
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GL: Young people need role models and a country's
interest in a sport increases if their athletes are successful.
The IOC also has to be willing to open the programme to
sports that attracts the young generation. Unfortunately we
have the situation in many countries that sport is not the first
priorify when poverty and war fill your life. But the Olympic
f f
Movement can also help, with the cooperation of other
organisations, to give children in those countries the
possibility to be involved in sports.
OR: You are the ANOC (Association of National
IOC
Olympic Committees) Secretary General. How w ould you
describe the role and the contribution of the National
IMAGES/
Olympic Comm ittees w ithin the Olympic Movement?
GL: We now have 203 National Olympic Committees in the
world. The work of the NOCs is to prepare the athletes for the
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Olympic Games but also to be the advocate for bringing the
Olympic ideals to the society. The role of the NOCs is different
in different countries, but most of us work with development
programmes for the athletes and coaches, and get involved in
Games preparation, marketing and, of course, Olympic
Education. Many NOCs also have political cooperation with
governments to support sport in their countries. ■
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AAMOOT/IVIAIER INTERVIEWS
KJETIL ANDRE
AAMODT
• Born: 2 S ep te m b e r 1971 • Lives: Oslo
• Height: 1 7 5 cm • Weight: 90 kg
• Olympic Games: Four go ld s (S uper G
19 9 2 , S uper G 2 0 0 2 , C om bined 2 0 0 2 , S uper G
2 0 06), tw o silver, tw o bronze
• World Championships: Five golds, fo u r silver,
th re e bronze. • World Cup wins: 21
Kjetil André A am odt has been a t the
top of the Olympic podium fou r times,
but you may not have seen the last of
him , even if he is now 3 4 years of age.
He w ill definitely com pete next year,
but he has also started to look further ahead than that,
and is toying w ith the idea of com peting in the
Vancouver Games in 2010.
His story starts back in 1 9 85 w hen, as a 13 year old
teenager, A am o dt w as inte rview ed on N orw egian
television. He w as very clear w hen he said he w anted to
be the best alpine skier in the w orld. It was an unusual
thing to say, because alpine skiing was not as big nor as
fam ous a sport then as it is now in Norway.
Stein Eriksen won the Olympic gold medal in giant >
ICE WARRIORS
KJETIL ANDRÉ AAMODT AND HERMANN MAIER ARE TWO OF THE
GREAT MALE ALPINE SKIERS OF ALL TIME: IOC PRESIDENT JAGQUES
ROGGE ECHOED MANY PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS WHEN HE SAID HE WAS
"MOVED” TO SEE THESE TWO GREAT WARRIORS COME BACK FROM
INJURY TO TAKE THEIR PLACES ON THE PODIUM IN TURIN. OLYMPIC
REVIEW CAUGHT UP WITH THEM SOON AFTER THE GAMES TO FIND OUT
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS - AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH ARE
REFUSING TO RULE OUT COMPETING IN THE VANCOUVER GAMES IN 2 0 1 0
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HERMANN
MAIER
• Born: 7 D ecem ber 1 9 7 2 • Lives: Flachau
# Height: 185 cm • Weight: 95 kg
Olympic Games: Two go ld s (G iant S lalom 19 98,
S uper G 1 9 98), one silver, one bronze
• World Championships: Three gold, tw o silver, Right The tw o
one bronze. # World Cup wins: 53. Four tim e s g re a t w a rrio rs
overall W orld Cup w in n e r on th e po dium
a fte r th e m e n ’s
Even tho u g h H erm ann M a ie r w on S upe r G slalom
“ o n ly ” a silv e r and a bronze m edal in Turin. A a m o d t
a t th e Turin G am es, b rin g in g his to o k th e gold
to ta l of m e d a ls at m a jo r m edal and
ch a m p io n sh ip s to 10, he is s till the M a ie r th e s ilv e r
m o s t s o u g h t-a fte r a lp in e s k ie r by th e m e d ia .
His d ia ry du rin g s n o w -fre e w e e ks is ju s t as packed
as it is d u rin g th e season. A fte r th e W orld Cup fin a ls ,
M a ie r held a fe w re ce p tio n s o f his o w n , in clu d in g one
in his ho m e to w n o f Flachau before je ttin g o ff fo r a
ho lid ay in th e M a ld ives. Then he had a serie s of
c o m m itm e n ts to fu lfil fo r his va rio u s spo nsors. A lso
on th e ag enda is te s tin g e q u ip m e n t fo r ne xt w inter.
“ I s h a n ’t be going b a ck to th e sn o w un til A u g u s t,”
says Maier. “ A t th e m o m e n t I’m ta k in g tim e to > -
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slalom at the Oslo Games in 1952, and Erik Maker had
won som e W orld Cup races in the 1970s, but as a
nation Norway w as not a power in alpine skiing. Then
this youngster from Oslo suddenly showed up.
A am odt started his Olympic career by w inning the
Super G gold in A lbertville in 1992. Grown men, who
had been follow in g th e N orw egian alpin e skiing
adventure fo r many years, were crying in the finish
area. Ola Bakke, the man behind the alpine developm ent
in Norway in the late 1980s, could hardly believe
his own eyes. A t last, the curse th a t had been
follow ing Norwegian alpine skiing since Eriksen’s days
was broken.
Now, 14 years later, A am odt has fou r Olympic gold
medals a t home, and in total he has eight Olympic
medals in his collection.
"The Olympic Games in Turin were very special for
me. I th in k it w as ‘to be or not to be’ in a way. Of course
I wanted to follow up all my earlier trium phs in the
Olympic Games, but w hen I cam e to Sestriere, I
had been through a long period w ith injuries. And I cam e
to Turin w ithou t having won any medals at the W orld
C ham pionships in 2 0 0 5 either, th e la st big
cham pionship before the Olympic Games.
“ But I knew m y form w as getting better and better as
Turin approached, and I fe lt I had the chance to w in
medals in three disciplines (Downhill, Super G and
Combined). A fter the gold in the Super G, I could say to
m yself tha t I was back after the injury, and fo r me the
m ost im portant thing w as th a t I could still w in medals
despite m y advanced age,” says Aamodt.
He says th a t he fe lt under a lot o f pressure in the run­
up to the Games because it had been a long tim e since
relax, bu t th e tim e is so s h o rt I m u s t try to en jo y it.”
He w ill d e fin ite ly co m p e te in ne xt se a so n 's W orld
C ham pion ships a t A re in S w eden. W hat happens
a fte r th a t is in th e lap o f th e gods. A lthou gh M a ie r w ill
be 3 4 in Decem ber, in te rm s o f exp erien ce he is still
a re la tive ly young racer. He com pete d in his firs t
W orld Cup race in F ebruary 1 9 9 6 and ce leb rate d his
firs t v ic to ry a lm o s t e xa ctly a yea r later. As he rig h tly
says: “ I fe e l th e re is s till a lot ahead o f m e, I th in k I’ve
still go t so m e th in g in re s e rv e .”
And a fte r th e O lym p ic W in te r Gam es in Turin, on
th e w a y to th e Super-G a w a rd s cerem ony, he told
frie n d s: “ M aybe I'll s till be th e re in V ancouver.”
B ut by th e n he w ill be 37 years old and fe e lin g the
effe cts o f his se rio u s m otorcycle a ccid e n t even m ore
th a n he does now.
T his n e a r-fa ta l a ccid e n t on 2 4 A u g u st 2001 is
a n o th e r re a so n w h y th e O ly m p ic G am es are
u p p e rm o st in M a ie r’s m ind , and w h y th e y hold such
a fa s c in a tio n fo r him . In 2 0 0 2 , a t th e pinn acle o f his
c a re e r and a t th e h e ig h t o f h is p o w e rs as a C 3 C 3
c om petito r, he w a s prevented fro m d e fend in g the
tw o gold m e dals w o n in Nagano. As a re su lt o f his
te rrib le in ju rie s he w as a b se n t fro m S a lt Lake City,
&
w h ic h is w h y he has been able to exp erien ce the
th rill o f th e O lym p ic G am es on o n ly tw o occasions.
B ut he has also en jo yed som e g re a t victo rie s
th ro u g h o u t his career. He says th e s w e e te s t o f his
m a ny w in s, and also th e m o st em o tio n a l, w e re a t
G a rm isch -P a rte n kirch e n in 19 9 7 w ith his hand in

plaster, his tw o go ld s in N agano a fte r th e “ crash

Above M a ie r has
b o unced b a ck
fro m a h o rrific
m o to rc y c le
a c c id e n t to prove
th a t he can s till
c o m p e te a t th e
h ig h e s t level and
w in even m ore
m e d a ls in th e
fu tu re
he had been a t the top of the podium . He didn’t go to
Sestriere ju s t to com pete. He w anted to be a winner, and
he w anted to show the w orld tha t he still was am ong the
best. He showed them , no doubt about that.
“ Inwardly I was very calm after the victory in Turin. It
w as im portant fo r m y career, and I see tha t this (Super
G gold) could have been a great stop fo r me. But I’m not
like that. The victory w as a big m otivation to go on, and
therefore I have decided to ski at least one more year.
“ But to be honest, I am thinking of staying on until the
Olympic Games in Vancouver as well. The Swede Fredrik
Nyberg had his best season this year, and he is 37. In
Vancouver I w ill be 38, but I still th in k I can deliver. My
health and fam ily w ill decide w hat w ill happen. > -
o f th e c e n tu ry ” in th e m e n ’s d o w n h ill days e a rlie r and
his co m e b a c k succe ss in K itzbiihel in J a n u a ry 2 0 03.
C ertainly th e se rio u s a c c id e n t and seve re injuries,
e s p e c ia lly th o s e to his rig h t leg, have m ade sk iin g
ha rd e r fo r Maier. P reviously he to o k m ore ris k s and
s kied w ith a to ta lly d iffe re n t dyn am ic. He w o u ld
s im p ly pu t on his sk is and go. By com p a riso n , he is
no w ob lig e d to te s t an en dless s tre a m o f e q u ip m e n t
to m a tc h th e d iffe rin g needs o f each leg. Last w in te r,
he c o n s ta n tly cha nged ski boots because his fo o t
w a s u n c o m fo rta b le in p ra c tic a lly every m o del. This
co n s ta n t te s tin g no t on ly c osts tim e , it also s tra in s the
ne rves and un derm ines con fidence . And w hen M a ie r
w a s o u t injured th e re cam e a c o m p le te tu rn a ro u n d in
e q u ip m e n t and th e c a rv in g s k i began to do m inate .
“ W here p re vio u sly m y te c h n iq u e enabled m e to
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“ My fam ily in pa rticular w ill have th e ir say w hen I
make the decision on w hat to do, but you m ight see me
in Vancouver in fo u r years’ tim e ,” says Aam odt, whose
first child w as born in the run-up to the Turin Games.
The morning before the Norwegian squad’s last
downhill training session in Kitzbiihel, A am odt travelled
back to Norway to be w ith his w ife a t the birth of his
daughter called Erie. He stayed a t home fo r five days,
but had to return to the alpine skiing circus to prepare
fo r the Turin Games. He had to leave his crying w ife, and
adm its th a t this was a tough decision.
“ I had to prepare fo r Turin and I had to decide how to
do it. I talked to my w ife and my trainers, and w e all
agreed th a t I should try to stick to the program m e we
had drawn up earlier. I w anted to be w ith m y w ife and
daughter, but I also wanted to do as w ell as possible in
the Olympic Games.
“The firs t event was the Downhill. I too k som e risks,
but m ost o f the race w ent w rong fo r me. In a jum p I hurt
m y knee, but I was still very close to the podium in fourth
place. I then knew I could w in a medal in the Super G.
“ But the injury concerned me and I had to skip the
Combined. I w asn’t fussed and I concentrated fully on
the Super G. That was my big chance. I acted very much
like a hurt anim al. I had nothing to lose, so I had to
attack. That was the only thing i had in m y mind, to
attack, attack, attack...
“ Everything w ent m y way, and it was fantastic to
experience once more being on the top o f the podium . I
really enjoyed tha t mom ent, even more than the two
occasions w hen I won gold medals in Salt Lake City four
years earlier,” A am odt says w ith a big sm ile on his face.
Kjetll André A am odt doesn’t often look back. He has
w on 2 0 medals altogether in Olympic Games and
w orld cham pionships. Every victory and every medal has
m eant a lot to him since his firs t a t the w orld
cham pionships in S aalbach-H interglem m in 1991 and
the A lbertville Games a year later.
“The Olympic Games in A lbertville were special for
m e because they w ere my first, but Lilleham m er was
bigger fo r me personally. There I was on home soil, and
tha t m eant a lot.
“The Super G gold in A lbertville was my firs t Olympic
victory and w ill always have a special place in my
heart. But to tell you a little secret: I also won the bronze
in the Giant Slalom, and I was more satisfied w ith
tha t medal, because it showed everybody tha t m y gold
was not a flu ke .”
One day his career w ill have to com e to an end, and
w hat then? “ I love sports, and I love w h a t I am doing.
To be a skier gives me a lot o f freedom , so I th in k th a t
I w ill have a norm al jo b w ithin sports w hen m y career
is over. Physical activity and freedom w ill forever be a
big part o f m e,” says A am odt, w ho is still hungry fo r
m ore O lym pic m edals.
You haven't seen the last o f him yet. ■
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c o m p le te ly d iffe re n t,” he s ays. It m a d e s k iin g
sim ple r, b u t w in n in g harder, he adds.
A n o th e r fa c to r is th a t th e w a y runs are prepared
m a kes th e m so s m o oth th a t th e y are be com ing m ore
and m ore like au toba hns. M a ie r v ie w s th e prom otio n
o f ne w te c h n o lo g y w ith som e s c e p tic is m , p a rtic u la rly
since in ju rie s to ra cers have d ra m a tic a lly increased,
no ta b ly cru c ia te lig a m e n t in ju rie s to th e knee. His
c le a r m e ssage to ski m a n u fa c tu re rs is th a t, in
o rd e r to p ro te c t young skie rs, th e y m u s t ap p ly th e
brakes to th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f e q u ip m e n t, p a rtic u la rly
as re gard s pa ra b o lic skis.
M a ie r sees th e pa st season fro m d iffe re n t po in ts
o f view . On th e one hand he celeb rate d v ic to ry in
eve ry d is c ip lin e (G iant S lalom in Solden, S upe r G in
K itzbühël and D o w n h ill in G a rm isch-P artenkirchen ),
b u t on th e o th e r he ju s t m issed o u t on gold m e dals
in bo th th e O ly m p ic G am es and th e W orld
C ham pion ships by fra c tio n s o f seco nds. In th e S uper
G in Turin he w a s 0 .1 3 s eco nds b e hind his g re a t
old rival and fe llo w “ w a rrio r” , K je til-A n d ré A a m o d t
(tim e lo s t o ve r th e fin a l s tra ig h t - to h is no t
inco n sid e ra b le annoyance). In th e g ia n t sla lo m , he
Right A a m o d t w a s 0 .1 6 seco nds s lo w e r th a n B enjam in R aich;
s h o w s th e and a t th e W orld Cup fin a ls , o n ly 0 .0 9 seco nds
d e te rm in a tio n s e p a ra te d him fro m A ksel Lund S vindal in th e
th a t has b ro u g h t d e c id in g race fo r th e S upe r G C rystal Globe, fo r th e
h im fo u r O lym p ic b e s t S upe r G s k ie r o f th e w in te r. A m ere 0 .0 3 8
gold m e d a ls and s e c o n d s o v e r th re e ra c e s p re v e n te d him fro m
e ig h t in all, w ith c la im in g an even g re a te r serie s o f triu m p h s .
th e p o ssib ility A lth o u g h he m e n tio n s s e v e ra l tim e s th e
th a t he m a y still “ h u n d re d th s o f seco nds th a t c o s t m e ” , M a ie r w as
co m p e te in e s p e c ia lly happy w ith his p e rfo rm a n ce s in Turin. “ It
V anco uver in w a s m y g re a t a m b itio n to exp erien ce th e Gam es fo r
2010 th e seco nd tim e .”
If M a ie r re fuses to be d ra w n on his fu tu re plans
beyond ne xt w in te r, it is la rg e ly because he is
de voting m u ch o f his tim e to m o to r spo rt. And he is
keeping a close eye on fo rm e r alpin e s k ie rs w h o now
drive fa s t cars - s o m e th in g w h ic h th e y n a tu ra lly find
ap pealin g. K ristian G hedina and Hans K nauss have
a lre a d y m ade th e tra n s itio n . A nd he has re cently
been ta lk in g to Luc A lphan d, w h o d istin g u ish e d
h im s e lf in th e fa m o u s P a ris -D a k a r R ally. It is
p re c is e ly th is d e s e rt ad ve n tu re th a t a ttra c ts the
m an fro m th e S alzburg m o unta in s. He needs on ly to
d e cid e w h e n and w h e th e r he w ill do it by c a r or
m o to rb ik e . It w ill be a b ig g e r cha lle nge on tw o
w h e e ls , he says, so it has to be th o u g h t ou t
v e ry c arefully. B efore his ac c id e n t, th e re w ould
have been no qu estion as to w h ic h ve h ic le w o u ld
c a rry him a cro ss th e d e se rt. B ut fo r th e tim e being
his de sire fo r s ucce ss on th e piste is s till un quen ched
- and d e sp ite th e ap proa ch o f his 3 4 th birthday,
H erm ann M a ie r is s till th e m o s t da ngerous o p pone nt
on th e m o u n ta in fo r R aich, S vindal and th e re st o f
th e ne w ge ne ra tio n . ■
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Torino 2006 Opening Ceremony

Photographer: Rolf Kosecki,
Sportbildagenture

“ My idea was to take a different

picture of the Opening Ceremony.
Because there were more than one
hundred photographers inside the
stadium, I decided to take a photo
with the Olympic torch and the
fireworks above the Olympic
Stadium. I found the photo-position
some hours before the Ceremony
started. I think it works so well
because I knew exactly what I
wanted and where I had to be to
catch this picture.”

PICTURE
THIS
FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC
GAMES, KODAK, AN IOC PARTNER,
PROMOTED THE PASSION A N D DRAM A
OF COMPETITION BY SELECTING ITS
'PICTURE OF THE DAY’ . HERE WE
SHOWCASE THE 1 7 COMPELLING
IMAGES AN D SPEAK WITH THE
PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO
CAPTURED THEM

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Éfl □AY 4
Hannah Teter soars to victory
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in the women’s half-pipe final
m Photographer: Robert Tringali,
^S àH l Eastman Kodak Company

“I remember not being able to get a

m .
4 a A V 2 experience kicks in: you’ve been
Sweden beat Russia 3-1 in
women’s ice hockey
Photographer: Robert LaBerge,
Getty Images
; S i “With the help of a protective
Plexiglas box and radio transmitters,
the Net Cam, as it’s called, gives a
unique perspective of a hockey
game from an impossible angle, i
like setting it up on the opposite net
I'm shooting. So when the tim e is
right, I step on the foot pedal remote
trigger, fire away and hope for the
best. And once in a while I get a shot
with the puck in the perfect spot. In
this case, a Russian defender
stops the puck as it is about to roll
across the goal line."
special photographer’s armband to
gain access to the deck where most
good snowboarding images were
being taken. The only other option
therefore was to shoot from the
bottom of the course. With the end
of the competition nearing and only
a few athletes left who had a chance
to win, a feeling of not missing the
big picture trickled into my head,
especially after sitting out in the cold
? for a few hours. That’s when
here before, it’s just another event,
now just don't mess up. Hannah
Teter was up and it was pretty clear
that she was going to win. A normal
half-pipe run takes maybe 30
seconds and shooting at the bottom
of the hill, you maybe have two hits
to get a picture. She went up the far
side of the hill from where I was
and the photo showed good form,
height and the fans and the
photographers lined up nicely.”

Antoine Deneriaz wins gold in

the men’s downhill
Photographer: Clive Mason,
Getty Images

“When I took this picture, it was

important to capture the Torino 2006
gate and the Olympic rings on the
skier's jersey in the picture. I was
focusing on the actual jum p so I
could get an action shot. Obviously
at the time I took the shot I had no
idea that he would go on to win
the gold medal.”

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4 D A K S

Ted Ligety of the USA wins the

men’s combined skiing
Photographer: Ezra Shaw,
Getty Images

“This picture came from the second

run of the slalom of the men’s Alpine
combined race. For this race I was
looking for a place on the mountain
that had a clean background so that
the skier and the snow would stand
out against the black sky. After
hiking up to the top of the course, I
walked back down a few gates to
see what would look better, and then
decided that the best angle for the
picture I was looking for was back
up at the top of the course... that is
where I went to get this picture.”

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i DAY B
Brothers Andreas and Wolfgang
Linger of Austria win gold in the
men’s double luge.
Photographer: Donald Miralle,
Getty Images

“ I wanted to capture a wider-angle

photo showing a bit of the context of
the track in the background. The
Torino 2006' section seemed like a
pretty obvious spot and the sun had
just gone down and the spotlights
came on so the light was balanced
nicely. I actually got as close to the
track as possible as I shot it with a
14M Rectilinear lens, which is a
great wide angle as it is corrected
and has no distortion.”

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Italy power to gold in the men’s

speed skating team pursuit
Photographer: Elsa, Getty Images

“When I took this picture, I was

looking for a place where the
background was clean. I also wanted
to be just past the turn so I could
see the skaters stacking up in
uniform as well as see all of their
faces. Corners are also good for
crashes but that did not happen
during this race. It was the finals and
I also wanted to be in a position that
would allow me to get shots of all of
the teams easily as the winner would
not be determined until all of the
teams had raced. The Italians had
the home Ice advantage and the
arena was filled with screaming
Italian fans - especially after they
won the gold medal.”

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4DAY S
The women’s snowboard
cross quarter final
Photographer: Clive Mason,
Getty Images

“This was a new event for the

Olympic W inter Games and the four
snowboarders start the race at the
same time, I wanted to get a shot of
all four snowboarders and so I had
to position myself at the top of the
course and take the picture as they
came around the first turn.” L , . M >

i DAY 9
Hyun-Soo Ahn passes Apolo
Anton Ohno in the short track
men’s 1000m
Photographer: Robert Tringali,
Eastman Kodak Company

“Shooting short track always makes

for good images of the skater
rounding the turn with the edge of
the skate blades almost parallel to
the ice. The colour of all the suits
also really stands out. This particular
night it was about American skater
Apolo Anton Ohno. My focus was on
making a heroic photo of him skating
and winning the medal. I had taken a
few decent pictures of Ohno already
but the one that really worked was
Ohno being overtaken by the Korean
Hyun-Soo Ahn. The focus is on Ohno
as he desperately tries to kick it into
another gear for the last lap, when he
came up a bit short.”
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►DAY IQ
Italy’s Cristian Zorzi is
cheered home in the final leg
r i
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of the men’s 4 x 10km
cross-country relay
1
Photographer: Clive Mason, ( M i l * V
Getty Images I i V
“ I was pleased to capture this shot of
Italy’s top cross-country skier just & ft
moments after he had won the race.
He was very emotional and I was
pleased to get this shot of him
overcome with emotion and in front of
a home crowd of Italian supporters.”

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P A v r ' m

Norway’s Roar Ljoekelsoey

competes in the ski jumping
team event
Photographer: Clive Mason,
Getty Images

“The ski jum ping took place at night

and I wanted to get a shot of the
ski jum per against the black
backdrop. The reflection of the
floodlights bouncing off the white
snow created a soft lighting effect,
sim ilar to w hat you can create
in studio conditions.”

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Taking aim in the men’s biathlon
4 x 7.5km relay
Photographer: Jed Jacobsohn,
Getty Images

“ I was looking for a different angle to

photograph the shooting portion of
the biathlon. The area where the
photographers were assigned to
1 shoot was yielding the same type of
pictures day after day. I wanted to
show the graphical nature of the
sport w ith the lane lines and
distance markers. To do that you had
to be at a higher angle. I climbed
into the spectator stands, went to
the top of the grandstand and stood
on the top portion. From there, the
sun was behind me and the angle
on the field of play was good.”

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DAT 13

I * The USA’s Resi Stiegler

competes in the women’s slalom
in Sestriere
Photographer: Adam Pretty,
Getty Images

“ I was trying to make the best out of

a difficult situation as there was only
really one photo position on the hill
during the first run of the slalom,
and I was not in it. The backgrounds
were messy everywhere else. I tried
to use as long a lens as possible and
just shoot stock action in case
something happened.”

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Shizuka Arakawa of Japan
glides to gold in the women’s
figure skating
Photographer: John McDermott,
Eastman Kodak Company

“The ladies figure skating final is one

of the signature events so a good
picture of the winner can be one of
the defining images of the Games. I
wanted a nice, tight image of the
winner, in an athletic position and
with as clean a background as
possible. Because of the proximity of
the tribune to the ice and the
generally small dimensions of the
Palavela, getting a clean background
while shooting from the floor was
very difficult. I opted to shoot from
above in the tribune, as far back as I
could get, in the corner behind the
judges’ area, in order to use as
long a lens as possible so I could fill
the frame with the skater and
isolate her against the clean
background of the ice.”

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USA win bronze in the
men’s curling
Photographer: Stephen Munday,
Getty Images

“ I was looking to capture as many

members of the US men’s curling
team as possible within the shot. I
took this picture the moment the
stone was released and just as the
player looked up. I positioned myself
at the back of the playing area,
slightly off centre so I could achieve
a cleaner background in the shot.”

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Germany 1 celebrate victory in

the men’s four-man bobsleigh
Photographer: Donald Miralle,
Getty Images

“ My assignment for the final gold

medal run of the four-man bobsleigh
was the down-the-line shot of the
bobsleigh as it crossed the line. The
hope was to capture the immediate
reaction of the athletes as they
completed their final run. The
Germans were one of the last teams
to finish and they immediately knew
they had won the gold medal, so
they were jubilant and made a great
photo. I sat near the end of the
« chute, fairly far away from the actual
photo tribune spot and the finish
line, as close to the rail as possible.”

Sweden win the men’s ice

hockey gold
Photographer: Robert LaBerge,
Getty Images

“This photo was shot w ith one of

two remote cameras I had set up for
the gold medal game between
Finland and Sweden. One was
overhead and this one was set up
on top of the goal judge box behind
the net. The idea was to show a
perspective that is inaccessible to
photographers and show the whole
arena, with the Olympic rings and
hope that something would happen
behind the net.”

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NATIONAL
TREASURE
FORMER ARGENTINE STAR G ABRIELA SABATIIMI,
RECENTLY AWARDED THE IOC'S WORLD W OMEN
A N D SPORT TROPHY 2 0 0 G , LOOKS BACK AT THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF HER TENNIS CAREER A N D TELLS
SAIMBRA H A RW ITT ABO UT HER VARIOUS
COMMERCIAL A N D CHARITABLE PROJECTS
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t ’s been nearly a decade since the elegant Argentine
I Gabriela Sabatini announced her retirem ent from
tennis in the autum n of 1996, but her fam e has
certainly not waned despite the lack of her constant
presence on the w orld stage. Indeed, internet blog
sites still teem w ith interest about the form er world
No. 3 as many fans declare th e ir continued admiration
fo r the 36-year-old.
From practically the minute Sabatini stepped onto the
international scene as the shy 14-year-old daughter of a
General Motors executive w ith a talent fo r beating
opponents w ith her flaw less topspin artistry, the
Argentine player has been a favourite among tennis fans.
W ith silky raven locks and a radiant smile that beamed
alm ost non-stop, Sabatini was rarely w ithout attention.
A bout the only person who m ight have usurped Sabatini's
appeal w ith fans at home was her brother, Osvaldo Jr.,
who earned fam e as a soap opera star.
Back in her playing days, all the fuss surrounding
Sabatini seemed at tim es a bit disconcerting fo r the
player affectionately known as “ Gaby” . But nowadays,
the re’s a different Sabatini: a more mature, fa r more
sop histicated business w om an, w ho handles the
lim elight in a surprisingly natural fashion. Sabatini has
also lost the heavy muscle she bore during her tim e as
a professional player. Instead, these days Sabatini
appears alm ost slight in her five-foot-nine fram e.
In early March of this year, Sabatini accepted the
honour of being awarded the IOC’s W omen and Sport
trophy fo r her efforts in prom oting tennis in her native
Argentina, m ost especially w ith young girls. She finances
w om en’s tennis tournam ents and free tennis clinics for
young children - all out of the public eye.
The w inners were selected by the IOC W omen and
Sport Commission, chaired by IOC m em ber Anita L.
DeFrantz, from dozens of candidatures subm itted by the
N ational O lym pic C om m ittees and International
Federations of Olympic sports. Sabatini says her w ork is
aim ed at “ giving back to sport som ething of the many
things th a t sport gave to m e” .
Later tha t month, she showed up at the NASDAQ-100
Open tournam ent, w hich is ju s t a stone’s throw away
from her Florida apartm ent, to promote her induction into
the International Tennis Flail of Fame in July.
Alm ost as soon as the buzz filtered through the crowd
th a t “ Gaby” w ould be in attendance, fans quickly
gathered fo r a glim pse of the Argentine beauty. Wearing
GABRIELA SABATIIMI
a sim ple black dress and heels, she enchanted the
spectators w ho cam e to hear her during a brief
question-and-answ er session w ith fans.
Nowadays, tennis is no longer the prim e involvem ent
fo r Sabatini, as her m ost potent business dealings
have little to do w ith her athletic prowess, rather
revolving around the thriving perfum e line th a t bears the
Sabatini signature.
“ I’ve had a perfume range fo r alm ost 20 years - I
have som ething like 15 different perfum es now. I travel a
lot fo r that to promote the perfum es and to do the
com m ercials,” she says.
“Then I’m ju s t doing som e personal investments
[mostly real estate], some business tha t I like to do in
A rgentina, overseas also, I have an office in Argentina
and I go there every day. M anaging my things also takes
a lot of tim e. I have tw o other friends th a t are helping me
to do th a t.”
Despite attaining an astonishing level of notoriety and
accom plishm ent in the gam e - Sabatini even enjoyed a
strong follow ing w ith people who w ould not ordinarily
describe them selves as sports enthusiasts - she insists
tha t she doesn’t pine fo r the glory days of life on the tour.
“ I don’t miss too many things really,” Sabatini says.
“Seeing the people and some of the tournaments that
were my favourites, like Key Biscayne, Hilton Head, Amelia
Island, New York. I don’t miss the rest - playing tennis,
working and training, the pressure - all of those things.”
Sabatini won her lone US Open trophy w ith an
impressive straight-set showing against long-tim e rival
Steffi Graf, a victory she describes as the m ost im portant
of her career.
In all, Sabatini won 2 7 singles titles, 14 doubles
trophies and more than $8 .5 m illion in prize money
before she decided it was tim e to move away from the
travails of being a travelling international tennis star.
Also included am ongst her m ost cherished memories
is w inning the silver medal at the 19 8 8 Seoul Olympic
Games th a t marked the firs t tim e since 1 9 24 tha t tennis
returned to the Games as a medal sport.
Not surprisingly, w hen the firs t Olympic Games that
featured tennis as a medal sport in 6 4 years cam e down
to the w om en's final, the tw o com batants w ere Graf, the
eventual gold medallist, and Sabatini.
Coming into the match, Graf held a 1 3 -2 record over
the Argentine, but Sabatini's tw o victories had come
during tha t 1 9 88 season and she w as hoping fo r a
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/ Kleenex [ready] w hen you head to Newport. It’s a very
third w in over her nemesis. A pproaching the medal
match, Sabatini was feeling confident, believing she
was playing better tennis than she had been only a few
w eeks before w hen Graf beat her in three sets in the
US Open final.
W hile it w asn’t gold tha t was slipped onto S abatini’s
shoulders, silver w as quite an accom plishm ent fo r the
Argentine as w ell as her homeland. In fact, she became
the first A rgentine in 16 years to deliver an Olympic
medal to the country - the previous medal w inner was
Alberto Demiddi, w ho won silver in the m en’s singles
sculls rowing event a t the 1 9 72 M unich Games.
A fter earning an Olympic medal, Sabatini said, “ For
m y country, it means very much. I feel very happy to be
the one.”
Sabatini returned to the Olympic forum fo r the 1 9 96
Atlanta Games, but by then she was w eeks away from
the end of her career and did not reach a medal round.
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But she d id n 't hesitate to explain w hy she made the
journey to com pete one last tim e a t an Olympic Games,
saying, “ Everybody knows tha t this is a very unique
event, the Games. The reason w hy I w anted to play is
because I experienced this once, and I really loved it. I
really love to be around all these athletes, the best
athletes and get to w atch other sports.”
Proof th a t a tennis player has reached the pinnacle of
the sport during th e ir career often com es in their election
to the International Tennis Hall of Fame, an honour that
is to be bestowed upon Sabatini, along w ith Australian
P atrick Rafter, this summer.
During her recent visit to the NASDAQ tournam ent,
Chairman Butch Buchholz, w ho was inducted to the Hall
of Fame last year fo r his contributions to the game, told
Sabatini to be sure to bring a handkerchief to the
cerem ony to w ipe away the tears.
“ Gaby, get ready,” Buchholz told her. “ Get your
Top A s gracefu l Since her retirem ent, she has w orked w ith the Tennis
as eve r du rin g Federation at home in the hope tha t the sport will
special o c ca sio n ... and it’s som ething you’re going to
an exh ib itio n capture the attention of the Argentine youth - she is well
be very proud o f.” Sabatini sm iled but chose not to
ga m e in 2 0 0 4 aware th a t in the professional arena the men have made
reveal w ho she had selected to be the person to
Above W ith great strides, w hile the w om en are lagging behind.
introduce her during her Hall of Fame induction.
the IOC W om en “It’s such a good tim e for Argentinean tennis, more on
“ Regarding the Hall of Fame, w hen they decided that
and S port the m en’s side, obviously,” Sabatini says. “ I would like to
1 w as, m aybe, going to be one o f th e possible 1
tro p h y she see more on the wom en’s side. I think we have to w ork a
candidates, I w as so thrille d,” she says.
re ceived in little bit more on that. But it’s very exciting. I’m following the
“You’re always hoping fo r som ething like that. I
La usanne in players, everything they’re playing, and it's just great. I
always tho ugh t I w ould love to be there - it’s ju s t
M a rch Left The think w e’ve never had so many top 10 big players like now,
overwhelm ing. I’ve been enjoying every mom ent. Every
ra d ia n t sm ile W hat these guys are doing is just great for Argentinean
tim e I th in k about it, I ju s t can’t believe it. To end my
has a ttra c te d tennis. This is motivating other people. You see now in
career this w ay is the best thing tha t could happen.”
legio ns o f fa n s Argentina - the public, every d a y ... everybody’s crazy
W hile earning kudos such as the IOC W omen and
w o rld w id e about tennis; everybody wants to play tennis.”
S port Trophy or being enshrined to the Hall of Fame are
Far left In And Sabatini fans can be assured tha t no one would
definitely special occasions fo r Sabatini, her involvement
a ctio n in her deny th a t “ Gaby” has played an integral part in the
w ith prom oting tennis in her native A rgentina is always a
prim e current tennis boom in Argentina.
cause close to her heart.
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OLYMPIC STADIUM S
I he Olympic stadium is both the starting point
and the centre of the Olympic Games, hosting
the track and field events - considered by
many to be the highlight of the modern Games - and also
the official Opening and Closing ceremonies, which attract
television audiences of billions around the world and set
the tone for the sporting festivities that take place there,
THE OLYMPIC STA D IU M IS THE FOCAL POINT OF ANY
EDITION OF THE SUMM ER GAMES, A N D THE ARENA WHERE The original Olympic Stadium at Olympia was a m ulti-
RECORDS ARE SET A N D LEGENDS CREATED. PROFESSOR purpose venue, serving as not only the site of the Games,
G ERAINT JO H N LOOKS BACK AT THE EVOLUTION OF
but also as a place of worship and the home of the
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and just over 30 metres wide, it was the biggest stadium
in Ancient Greece and could hold as many as 45,000
spectators. There was also a grandstand for 160 guests of
honour near the finish line.
W hen Pierre de Coubertin revived the idea of the
Games in 1896, Athens hosted the first edition in the
Panathinaikon Stadium. It had first been built in the 5th
century BC by Pericles (approx. 5 0 0 -4 2 9 BC) and was
renovated for the Games. Seating 70 ,0 0 0 spectators, its
long U-shape echoed a form from antiquity and it was a
suitably dignified place for the first Games of the
modern era. However, the 333.33-m etre long track, with
its narrow end bends and its track surface, was not
conducive to high performance.
The stadium still exists and was used for the archery
events and the finish of the marathon when the Games
returned to the Greek capital two years ago - its white
marble construction means it is still an impressive
structure. The next editions of the Modern Games were
held in Paris in 1900 and then St Louis in 1904.
However, no stadiums were built for these
occasions: in Paris the open sports ground of
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the Racing Club de France in the Bois de Boulogne hosted
the events and in St Louis a university stadium was used.
The first purpose-built stadium was built in London for the
Games in 1908. This rem arkable stadium could
accommodate 100,000 spectators and presented many
technically new facilities, such as a cinder track, a cycling
track, swimming pool, athletics grounds and boxing rings,
all combined into one complex. Its structure was rather
basic and not architecturally impressive. It later became
the White City Stadium, well-known for hosting athletics
events, but was demolished in 1984. ►
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The stadium in Stockholm built fo r the 1912 Games
was the first architecturally impressive stadium: it was a
brick building with Romanesque style elements, paying
respect to historic precedents designed by architect
Torben Grut. It was “II” shaped w ith a tow er on either
side, and held 30 ,0 0 0 spectators. Since 1912, it has
hosted numerous sports events, notably football and
athletics, and in 1958 a new concrete stand was added in
order to accommodate additional spectators. In addition to
sporting events the stadium is also used to host concerts
and has welcom ed such artists as The Rolling Stones and
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In
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Robbie W illiams. In contrast, the city of Antwerp had little Above and
tim e to prepare for the 1 9 20 Games, as the First World left The
War, w hich had devastated the Low Countries, had just P ana thinaiko n
come to an end. No new buildings could be erected so the S tadium , Athens,
stadium in the Champs de Beerschot w ith a capacity of in 1 8 9 6 and
30 ,0 0 0 was used. This was the first tim e a tra ck of 400 m o re th a n a
1
m etres w as used fo r com petition: this becam e an c e n tu ry la te r as
obligatory length after 1928. th e O lym p ic
Four years later, Paris had the chance to make good for
the shortcom ings of 1 9 00 as the Games returned to the
G am es re turn ed
Right The m
French capital. A new stadium, with seating fo r 40 ,0 0 0 C oliseum in Los
spectators, featuring covered grandstands on the long A ng e le s held th e
sides, w as b u ilt in the C olom bes Quarter. Better G am es in 1 9 32
performances by the athletes were attributed to the and th e n again
improvem ents in the technically advanced stadium which m o re th a n h a lf a
included, for the first tim e, a red cinder track using brick c e n tu ry la te r
dust. The Stade Olympique de Colombes, w hich was later in 1 9 8 4
expanded to a capacity of over 60,000 , became fam ous
for rugby internationals, hosting a num ber of French Cup
finals and the home games of the French national football
and rugby team s into the 1970s. It remained France’s m
largest stadium until the renovated Parc des Princes was
inaugurated in 1972. By that tim e, Colombes’ capacity
had dropped to under 5 0 ,0 0 0 due to more stringent safety
regulations. Three of Colombes’ fou r original stands
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w ere torn down in the late 1990s for safety reasons and
the remaining stand is limited to a capacity of 7,0 00 owing
to its age. In 1928, Amsterdam created the first Olympic
Stadium in a modern architectural style, designed by the
architect Jan Wils. It held 30 ,0 0 0 spectators and was the
last Olympic stadium to contain a cycle track. After the
Games the stadium was used regularly for various sporting
events, including athletics, football, field hockey and cycling
(in 1954, the Tour de France started outside the stadium).
When the Games w ere held outside Europe for the first
tim e in 1932, Los Angeles created first class facilities.
The stadium was built in the centre of the city in the
Olympic Park, which also contained a sw im m ing pool, a
fencing pavilion and a museum. This was the largest
stadium w hich had been constructed to date, w ith a
1 1 0 ,0 0 0 person capacity. The entrance side w as
designed w ith an iconic gate structure w ith arches in the
classical style. This, together w ith the essential character
of the stadium, remained largely unchanged until the city
held the Games again in 1984.
Four years later in 1936, the city of Berlin constructed
w hat is considered to be the first com plex Olympic Park.
Designed by Otto March, it was part of a vision to glorify
the regime in place a t the tim e. Its architecture was
influenced by the official neo-classicist state styling, and
its structure was cased in stone. It has subsequently
been modified on several occasions and will host the
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stadium intended to be used for the 1940 Games, which
had been postponed due to the war. The architecture of
this stadium was a landmark in the clean style of the
modern movement. Its long, low, w hite exterior contrasted
w ith the dramatic tow er at the corner of the stadium, The
stadium still exists largely in its original form, and holds
major athletics events such as the inaugural IAAF World
Championships in 19 83 and the same event in 2005.
Another Olympic stadium still hosting top sporting events
is the 1956 venue in Melbourne - the Melbourne Cricket
Ground or MCG. Now 153 years old, the MCG is
acknowledged as one of the world's great sporting venues.
There have been 14 grandstands erected since the first
members' pavilion was built in 1854. A track for the
Olympic events was laid in the centre field. The grandstand
Above and left 2 0 06 FIFA W orld Cup final in July 2006. capacity of the circular three-tier stadium was extended
B e rlin ’s O lym p ic Following Berlin, the next edition of the Games was not from 40,000 to 105,000 by a large temporary structure,
S ta d iu m , b u ilt staged until 1 9 4 8 w hen London accepted the and the majority of grandstand seats were covered.
fo r th e 1 9 3 6 considerable challenge of playing host to the event in a The stadium has recently been com prehensively
G am es and w orld impoverished by the Second W orld War. The redeveloped. There are three glittering new entrances
re novated to Games w ere held in the existing W embley Stadium, which w hich, w ith six-storey glazed atrium s, usher spectators in
h o s t th e 2 0 0 6 had been constructed in 1926 fo r the British Empire with style. There is extensive use of glass to provide
FIFA W orld Games. It was designed by engineer Sir Owen W illiams, natural light and the new North Stand has views back to
Cup fin a l held 1 0 0,00 0 spectators, and became one of the most the city and into Yarra Park, which surrounds the stadium.
Below The fam ous stadium s in the world. Used for the final of the The design brings spectators close to the field of play,
1 9 4 8 G am es football W orld Cup in 1966, the Twin Towers a t its enhancing the atmosphere for the 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 spectators
a t W em b le y entrance becam e an iconic landm ark until it was who now mostly come to see cricket and Australian Rules
Right The to rc h demolished in 2004, to be replaced by a new modern football. In February the Commonwealth Games were
is lit in M e xico stadium on the same site, successfully held in the renovated stadium.
in 1 9 6 8 The 1952 Olympic Games were held in Helsinki, in a The 1960 Rome Games were an architectural and
engineering landm ark. Many of the buildings were
designed by the fam ous engineer, Pier Luigi Nervi, Built in
1953, préfabrication and pre-cast construction were
introduced and these innovative structures had a wide
influence internationally on buildings of all kinds. It
is another Olympic stadium w ith an enduring legacy;
being upgraded w ith a new roof for the 19 90 FIFA World
Cup and used for the final. Rome was also notable as,
for the first tim e, the Paralympic Games were held in an
Olympic stadium.
In 1964 the Games were held in Asia for the firs t tim e
and the Japanese w ere keen to show case th e ir
architectural abilities. The Yoyogi sports facilities, in
Tokyo, designed by the architect Kenzo Tange, consisted
of tw o indoor sports areas w ith com mon annexes,
T constructed using reinforced concrete in form s which
w ere to fire the imagination of architects internationally.
The Jingu national stadium in Meiji Sports Park was
constructed in 1 9 24 and re-constructed in 1958 for
the Third Asian Games. The stadium was modernised
and extended asymmetrically. It used a floodlighting
system for night events, the firs t tim e this had been done
fo r the Olympic Games.
t - - ' Four years later Mexico held the 1968 Games, the first
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tim e the Games had been held in a Latin America country.
Its stadium (now known as the University Stadium) was a
remarkable example, being beautifully shaped and set into
the landscape. Its free form s featured the use of lava
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approach of the Fascist pre-w ar period. It is interesting

that much of the landscaping of the site was achieved by
using materials from the bomb damage of the Second
World War. The structures designed by engineer Frei Otto
were innovative and technically advanced. The park still
provides delight fo r the residents of Munich, and the
facilities still function well, including the main stadium.
The translucent roof panels were renewed after they
reached the end of their natural life, but the original
structure rem ains intact. A fte r th e Games, the
Olympiastadion also saw the legendary final of the 19 74
football W orld Cup, which resulted in a 2-1 victory for
Germany against Holland. In addition to being a sports
venue, the Olympic stadium plays host to many open-air
concerts by the likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie W illiams, and
The Rolling Stones. Guns N’ Roses also film ed parts of
their Estranged video there.
Montreal chose the 1 9 76 Olympic Games to build
innovative structures in reinforced concrete. Created by
French architect Roger Taillebert, the stadium was
Above Ron rock found locally. It was a blend of boldness and designed to be a very elaborate facility and was to feature
Clarke lights the ingenuity, harm onising w ith the landscape and a retractable roof, w hich was to be retracted by a huge
Olympic Torch at incorporating m any elem ents of an cie nt Indian 170 m etre-high tow er - the tallest inclined structure in
the MCGin architecture. The stadium featured sculptural mural the world. The tower, containing 16 floors and a surface
Melbourne in decoration by the fam ous Diego Rivera, and also boasted area of 10 ,0 0 0 square metres, was capped by a look-out
1 9 5 6 Right the first weatherproof synthetic rubber track. restaurant at the top.
Sydney’s When the Games returned to Germany in 1972, the The intention of this tow er was to be the support for
Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium in Munich, together with the main arena cables, w hich would be used to draw up and lower a huge
was built on and swim m ing pool, were all newly constructed on a single fabric roof, which could allow the centre of the stadium
wasteland on site, the Oberwiesenfeld. This remarkable group, united roof to be open or closed. This am bitious idea proved
the western under a single translucent roof membrane, represents for difficu lt to bring to fru ition so the roof w as later
outskirts of the many a high point in Olympic architecture. The site was permanently closed. In 1980, Moscow was the first city of
city Below shaped to provide a free-form landscape for the exterior a socialist country to be awarded the Olympic Games. Its
Barcelona’s surroundings, but also the buildings themselves followed contribution to legacy thinking was to distribute the
Olympic this in their innovative design and construction. facilities through the eight zones of the city, fo r use after
Stadium is now The free informal design was meant by the architects the Games. The Lenin Stadium was built in the Luzhniki
a popular tourist and designers to be a statem ent about the new post-w ar Sports Park, designed by the architects A. Vlassov,
attraction Germany, the opposite of the form alist and historicist V. Polikavpov and N. Resnikov, and held 1 0 0 ,0 0 0
spectators. S ince then th e stadium has been
comprehensively upgraded and given a new roof.
Los Angeles won the right to hold the Olympic Games
at a tim e when the escalating costs of previous Games
had begun to threaten the future of the event. The result
of this was that Los Angeles proposed to build little, but
IBM use the rich supply of existing facilities. So the decision
was made to re-use the Olympic Stadium built for the
1 9 32 Games, the “ Grand old lady” as it was nicknamed.
The Coliseum was improved but overall little changed,
particularly in the shape of the main bowl, and the
spectators remained in unroofed tiers. Since the Games
the stadium had been used fo r a multitude of events
including a mass held by Pope John Paul II during a visit
to Los Angeles in 1987.
Like Japan in 1964, as well as many other Olympic
venues, the Olympic Games in Seoul in 19 88 provided a
showcase for Korea’s latest technology and its emergence
as a successful industrial nation. The stadium was built in
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form s in reinforced concrete w ith the lines of the
stadium ’s profile imitating the elegant curves of a Korean
Joseon Dynasty porcelain vase. Designed by Kim Soo-
geun, the stadium is the centrepiece of the Jamsil Sports
Complex in the Songpa-gu District, in the southeast of the
city south of the Han River.
The 19 92 Games held in Barcelona are fam ous for
their positive effect on the city, giving a massive boost to
regeneration. The city chose to remodel the stadium on
the top of the Montjuic Hill that had been originally built for
the 19 29 Universal Exposition. The outer traditional fagade
was retained, but inside the stadium was comprehensively
re-modelled by the Italian architect Vittorio Gregotti. The
stadium was accompanied by other facilities, including an
innovative arena designed by the Japanese architect Arata
Isozaki. The O lym pic park area is surrounded by
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In 2000, Sydney was keen to build “green” facilities, October 2003 in tim e for the 20 03 Rugby Union World Above and left spectators during the Olympic Games, although this
m agnificent landscaping, including hard paved areas, a
caring fo r the environm ent in its design. The stadium was Cup where the stadium hosted the Semi-Final and Final The most will be reduced to 80 ,000 after the Games. Environmental
delightful fountain and green areas. The stadium remains
built on land which had previously been a dumping matches of the competition. recent Summer considerations also played a key part in the design. Rain
virtually untouched after the Games, and has become a
ground, w ith the intention of providing a lasting positive The city of Athens decided to renovate its existing Olympic is collected for recycling, while the sunlight filters through
popular venue, catering for the large num ber of tourists
legacy for the city. The stadium was originally built to hold stadium for the 2 0 04 Olympic Games. Spanish engineer stadium - in the translucent roof to provide the grass with essential
who visit the rejuvenated city.
1 1 0 .0 0 0 spectators, making it the largest Olympic Santiago Calatrava w as employed to create an impressive Athens two light. The design allows natural ventilation of the stadium,
Atlanta was blessed with a num ber of existing facilities
Stadium, it incorporated the re-use of rainwater for and elegant roof structure spanning the length of the years ago - was which is the most im portant aspect of its sustainable
w hich could be used or adapted for the Olympic Games in
washing and watering the pitch, and also minimised the stadium. The Athens Olympic Stadium is part of the an existing design. Like all Olympic stadiums, it will be the high point
1996. However, it was decided to build a new Olympic
use of air-conditioning through designs fo r natural Athens Olympic Sports Complex and hosted the athletics venue with a of the Games: an icon the world will see as the largest and
Stadium w hich w ould be altered considerably after the
ventilation. Its construction avoided the use of toxic and events and the soccer final as well as the Opening and stunning new most important facility, a memory, and, crucially, an asset
Games to suit the realistic needs of the city. Construction
polluting materials. Closing Ceremonies of the Games. roof which which will bring lasting benefits to the Host City.
of the Centennial Olympic Stadium began in 1993 and it
was com plete and ready fo r the Opening Ceremony in July In 2003, reconfiguration w ork was com pleted to W ork is now well underway on the main stadium for the dominated the
reduce the capacity to 83 ,5 0 0 for a rectangular field and 2 0 08 Games in Beijing. Nicknamed the “ Bird's Nest” city skyline Thanks to Martin Wimmer, whose book Olympic
1 9 9 6 . A fte r the Games, it w as rem odelled as a
73 .0 0 0 for an oval field. Roofs were also added over the because of its mesh-like design, the structural elements Buildings, published by Edition Leipzig, remains an
baseball stadium - the track was removed, and the north
North and South stands, which meant that now 90% of all mutually support each other and converge into a grid-like important reference for Stadiums up to 1976. The author
half of the stadium demolished, reducing the capacity to
seating is under cover. The w ork was com pleted in form ation. The National Stadium w ill seat 9 1 ,0 0 0 owes him a great debt in the preparation of this article.
4 5 ,0 0 0 from its initiai 85,000,
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THE CANADIAN BECAME THE FIRST M A N TO WIN OLYMPIC
GOLD IN THE TRIATHLON AT THE SYDNEY GAMES IN 2COD
Gold medal : Men’s triathlon
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I had lived in Sydney for five years from the age of 17 to 22, going to High
School there, so I knew it would feel like I was competing almost on home
soil, which would help me during the competition. My preparations for the
Games began with a training camp on the Gold Coast in Australia, which
lasted from January to April 2000 followed by the World Cup circuit. I
earned two second places in the World Cup, the first time I had been on
the podium, which gave me a lot of confidence as the Games
approached, As we lined up at the start for the Olympic race I knew I was
ATHENS 2004
in the best shape of my life - that had become clear during training the
week before and I was quietly confident that I would surprise some of the
more fancied competitors. I could see lots of people with faces painted
half-red and white for Canada, half yellow and green for Australia, so I
Right: Whitfield crossesthefinish
knew I wouldn’t be short of support during the race.
linetowin gold during the
There had been stories in the press about the danger of sharks and
inaugural Olympic men’striathlon
us having frogmen to protect us but having lived in Sydney I knew that
in Sydney
was just media hype, I was 27th out of the water after the swim, which
Interview: Andy Tongue
wasn’t too bad, and once we were on the bikes I rode up to the leading
group and was able to catch them without too much difficulty.
Towards the end of the cycle there was a big crash, which brought me
down briefly. The incident’s been slightly exaggerated since, although a
guy in front came off and in the ensuing melee I slid along the road. But
these things happen in triathlon and I was able to use it to positive effect
- it galvanised me as I headed towards the final section of the event, the
mn. I was in 17th place at the transition - some 15 seconds or so behind
the leaders, which was a handy position. I was keen to reel them in as
soon as possible and there is a photo of me pushing an athlete from
Hong Kong out of the way as we left the transition area.
The run has always been my strong point in the triathlon and at this
stage I was feeling really good and starting to believe I would be in with r
a chance of a medal. At the 7km mark on the 16km run, I hit the front,
together with Stephan Vuckovic of Germany, an old friend of mine from
the circuit. I mumbled, “Blimey, w e’re leading” and then we quickly
resumed racing each other. He went away at the 1 km mark but then I got
back to him with 200m to go and he couldn’t respond. I knew I was going
to win gold and was able to enjoy the last 100m. Æ lï î v
A lot of my friends from high school in Sydney were in the crowd and
they pulled me into the crowd with them to celebrate, which alarmed the
I
security guys somewhat - a gold medal winner being mobbed by a group
of rowdy Aussies.
I was presented with the gold medal in front of the Opera House in
almost the exact same spot where I had received my high school diploma
five years earlier. With the triathlon events taking place on the first
weekend of the Games I was able to party and enjoy the remaining two
weeks. You could say I had the golden ticket and I made the most of it!
When I was younger I had always said I was going to be included in
the Encyclopaedia Britannica and by becoming the first man to win
triathlon gold at the Olympic Games I achieved that!
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OBITUARIES

1STVAN BYU LAI

ALAIN DAMET
HONOUR MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC
COMMITTEE AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE
EUROPEAN HOCKEY FEDERATION
Alain Danet, an Honour Member of the
International Olympic Committee and former
President of the European Hockey Federation, died
at the end of March 2006. He was 74.
Alain Danet was first and foremost a man
passionate about sport, Olympism and his family. A
field hockey international, Alain Danet went on to
devote his love for sports people and sport itself to
the evolution and restructuring of the French sports
movement. A fter becoming the youngest ever
president of a French sports federation in 1960, he
was elected to the French NOC Board of
Administration at the age of 30. He helped to draw
up the statutes of what would become the French
National and Sports Committee.
A committed member of the French sports
movement, he had a real vision for the future, and
was a man ahead of his time.
As President of the Racing Club de France,
Alain Danet certainly made his mark. The Racing
Club has been one of the greatest sources of
French Olympic medallists. In Los Angeles in
1984, not only did 25 members of the Club
compete in the Olympic Games, but 11 of them
won medals, A veritable ambassador of French
sport, Alain Danet travelled the world, tirelessly
upholding the ethical and universal values of
Olympism. In 1965, he co-organised the first
meeting of the National Olympic Committees in
Rome, and played an active part in the creation of
the Association of European Olympic Committees.
On three occasions, he was actively involved in the
candidatures by Paris to host the Olympic Games.
Alain Danet was a genuine man, reassuringly
kind and a loyal friend.
Istvan Gyulai, who
had been IAAF DR KEVIN
General Secretary
since 1991, died on
O’FLANAGAN
12 March aged 62. IOC MEMBER FROM 4 STB TO 4 9 9 5 AND AN
As a young man, he was an interna­ HONORARY MEMBER SINCE 4 9 9 5
tional 400m athlete and then Born in Dublin in 1919, Dr O'Flanagan played a major role in the field of
became Head of Sport for Hungarian Olympic sports medicine over several decades. He was a member of the
TV, combining that career with British Olympic Medical Commission at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
important positions in Hungarian and in London in 1948, and an Olympic team doctor from 1960 to 1976.
international sport. He was a mem ­ Member for Ireland on the Sports Medicine Committee of the Council of
ber of the IAAF Council from 1984 Europe for six years, he was also Vice-President of the Irish NOC. During
until 2001, and was appointed IAAF his medical career, he was Chairman of the National Rehabilitation Board
General Secretary in 1991, working in 1968, and President of the World Congress for Rehabilitation in Dublin
tirelessly and with great imagination in 1969. He was also on the Council of People for the Handicapped,
for the cause of world athletics. USA. Elected as an IOC member in 1976, Dr O’Flanagan was a member
of the Medical Commission from 1980 to 1994, and of the Olympic
WERNER CAMICHEL
Programme (summer) Commission from 1993 to 1994. A keen
Swiss Olympic champion Werner
sportsman, he was Irish 60 yards, 100 yards and long jum p champion,
Camichel died in March at the age of
as well as playing for his country internationally in rugby and football.
61 in Samedan (Switzerland). In
1972 in Sapporo, he became
Olympic four-m an bob champion
alongside Jean Wicki, Hans
Leutenegger and Edi Hubacher.
Since 1990, Camichel had been
responsible for the St Moritz-Celerina
bobsleigh track. -• X. ,

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FLOYD PATTERSON
American Olympic
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Floyd Patterson died
on 11 May at the age
of 71. He won the
gold medal at the 1952 Games in
Helsinki as a middleweight. With a
unique boxing style, he held his
gloves high in front of his face and
sprang forward w ith unexpected
hooks, catching many opponents off
guard. He became the youngest
world heavyweight champion in
1956 when, aged just 21, he
stopped Archie Moore. Patterson
lost his crown to Ingemar Johansson
in 1959 before regaining it in 1960.
He was unsuccessful in tw o attempts
to regain the world title for a second
time, stopped by Muhammad Ali in
the final round in 1965, and losing to
Jim m y Ellis in 1968. Patterson's last
fight was a second meeting with the
re-emerging Ali in 1972, when he
was stopped in the seventh round
and decided to retire. Patterson
remained in boxing, and in 1995
was named Boxing Commissioner for
the State of New York, before
increasing ill health forced to him to
give up the role.
FINNISH JOURNALIST AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE IOC PRESS COMMISSION
died aged 73 on 29
Former IOC Press Commission member Matti April at his Hobart
Salmenkyla died on 10 February 2006. Born in home in Tasmania,
Helsinki on 4 October 1930, he was a long-serving- Australia, Smith, a retired solicitor,
member of the International Sports Press served the sport of swimming for
Association (AIPS). Elected to the Executive more than 50 years, rising to
Committee in 1977, he was Interim Secretary in become President of Australia’s
1991, and for two terms -1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 7 and 1997- national swimming body, Swimming
Australia Incorporated. From 1996 to
ROBERT PARIEIMTE
2001 - was General Secretary, after which he was
named AIPS Honorary General Secretary. Since the 2005, he was FINA Vice-President FRENCH JOURNALIST AND FORMER MEMBER OF THE IOC PRESS COMMISSION
Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, when he representing Oceania on the FINA
Bureau, and a highly efficient FINA Robert Parienté, a leading figure in sports
started his journalistic career, he had missed only
Bureau liaison for the FINA Technical journalism, has died at the age of 75.
the 2004 edition in Athens, though he carried the
Swimming Committee. The man who edited the French sports daily
Olympic Torch as part of the 20 04 Relay. He had
L'Équipe from 1980 to 1986 was regarded by
been the AIPS Delegate for the Olympic Games
JESUS ROLLAN his peers as the “ pope of athletics". One of his
since the 1984 W inter Games in Sarajevo. Besides
Spanish Olympic w ater polo works was a remarkable treatise on American
being delegate for innumerable editions of World
champion Jesus Rollan has died at athlete Jesse Owens, quadruple gold medallist
Skiing Championships, he had also been Chairman
the age of 37. Goalkeeper fo r the at the 19 36 Olympic Games in Berlin. lÉSf
of the AIPS Nordic Skiing Commission since 1986.
national team , Rollan won the silver Parienté wrote many articles and works on
In the sum mer months, he covered athletics. In
medal at the 1992 Games in sport, including la Fabuleuse histoire des Jeux
1983, he was press chief at the 1 st IAAF World
Barcelona, and the gold medal four Olympiques, which won the Grand Prix for
Championships held in Helsinki, after which,
years later in Atlanta. He was also a sports literature in 1973, and la Fabuleuse
besides being a member of the IAAF Press
gold m edallist at the W orld histoire de l'athlétisme, which earned him the
Commission, he was also delegate for the 1987,
Cham pionships in 1998 and 2001. Prix Henri Desgrange in 1976. This cultured
1995 and 1997 Championships.
Rollan participated in five editions man simply loved w riting, as shown by his
He was a recipient of the IOC Olympic Order
of the Games, before retiring from Académie Française prize for André Suarès
and holder of the Medallion of Press Freedom in
sport after the 2 0 04 Games l'insurgé, or his book on the Dreyfus affair,
Finland, as well as being honoured with the
in Athens. L'honneur des justes.
Golden Cross of Finnish Sport.

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THE BITTER-SWEET AWAKENING
The Legacy of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, by Richard Cashman; Published byWalla Walla Press,
Sydney, Australia (2006); ISBN 1 876718 90 0; price $A 49.95; 310 pages. Reviewed by Harry Gordon.
Early in this absorbing book,
the author quotes something I
wrote soon after Sydney 2000,
to the effect that the Games
had provided “a period of
sheer, enduring happiness,
possibly unmatched in
Australian history” , It had been
a fair enough observation: the mood in the streets of
the host city during those 17 days had been friendly,
generous, exuberant, bordering at times on the
euphoric. Then, suddenly, almost from the moment the
closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games ended a
few weeks later, something unexpected happened. The
rapture died. It seemed people didn’t want to talk
about, or even remember, the Games. This wasn’t just
a hangover, a result of over-indulgent celebration. It
was a much more deep-seated phenomenon than that,
one that may prove to have infiltrated the Olympic
experience. Richard Cashman, director of the Centre
for Olympic Studies at the University of Technology,
Sydney (UTS), has chosen the title of his book - The
Bitter-Sweet Awakening - to reflect this kind of post-
Games mood switch.
Cashman's is a pioneering study. It addresses the
whole question of Olympic legacy, which was the
theme of a symposium in Lausanne in 2002, but is the
first book ever to examine the subject in terms of a
single Olympic Games. Traditionally, discussions about
legacies for host cities have focused on tangible and
economic benefits as well as environmental initiatives
and the potential to improve sports participation and
performance, Cashman doesn’t neglect those subjects,
but prefers first to study the human aspect of legacy:
the personal and emotional impacts the Games have
on members of the host community. This is not an area
that has attracted much scrutiny before.
Cashman suggests, probably correctly, that the
recession in interest could have been a necessary
corrective to the decade before 2000, when the Games
dominated everything in Sydney, and Australians were
fed a remorseless diet of Games news. They had
simply lived the Games for too long. They needed a
break. Of particular interest is his study of Olympic
Park, the precinct which housed most venues and the
Olympic Village. For two years after the Games it came
to resemble a ghost town, but it staged a comeback
after the successful staging of the 2003 Rugby World
Cup, which attracted 700,000 visitors. Now, fortified by
a vibrant sports and entertainment programme, as
well as residential and industrial development, Olympic
Park is in remarkably good shape.
On the broad subject of Olympic legacy, Cashman
helpfully discusses the w ork being done by the IOC-
commissioned Olympic Games Global Impact (OGGI)
study, which measures exhaustively the social,
environmental and economic dimensions of benefits, so
that these might be passed from one host city to
another. The period of measurement stretches for 11
years - from two years before the selection of a host
city until two years after the conclusion of a Games.
Cashman believes short-term disenchantment of
the kind experienced in Sydney and Barcelona will be
replaced in time by a fond nostalgia. The Games, he
believes, will be “elevated in public memory” .
It seems a valid forecast, confirmed by recent
experience. Four years ago Helsinki staged a proud,
impressive 50th anniversary of the 1952 Games. And
Melbourne will hold a week of celebration next
November, a half-century after that city’s “ Friendly
Games” , with an expected attendance of 800
international and Australian athletes from 1956. For
those two sports-loving host cities of that so-long-ago
era, it is quite doubtful that the rapture ever died.
NATIONAL
IDENTITY AND
GLOBAL SPORTS
EVENTS: CULTURE,
POLITICS AND
SPECTACLE IN THE
OLYMPICS AND
THE FOOTBALL
WORLD CUP
Alan Tomlinson and
Christopher Young. Publisher:
State University of New York Press,
2006. (SUNY series on sport, culture, and social relations).
ISBN: 0-7914-6615-9,251 pages, in English.
Using some examples chosen from among
editions of the Olympic Games and the Football World
Cup, the various authors present a global analysis of
the international sports event from different points of
view: politics, culture, economy or ideology. Thanks to
the various contributions that examine particular events
that have marked the history of sport, or even history
(the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; the Munich Games,
or the Football World Cup in Argentina in 1978), this
work provides a completely novel look at the influence
of the sports event on the international scene. W hat is
hidden behind the keen interest of the spectators? The
authors give their points of view on the origin of this
collective enthusiasm which transforms anonymous
crowds into supporters for several weeks.
OF SNOW A N D IC E OF SNOW
AND ICE: FAIRY
TALE STORIES
OF THE WINTER
OLYMPIC
GAMES
Told by Gian Paolo
Ormezzano. Publisher:
. W M Umberto A lle m an di& C ,,
2 0 05.1 81 pages,
in English.
Remarkable facts and heroic or awesome journeys are
revealed by the author in this wonderful, beautifully-
illustrated work. A big name in sports journalism, Gian
Paolo Ormazzano shares his passion for the Games with
us, on the basis of documents he has collected, as well as
through his own experience, having followed more than 20
editions of the Games. One of the chapters addresses the
mindset of ski jumpers, those men who conquer the skies
without wings or parachutes, and who always inspire
public admiration. It is this magical character that is
highlighted through the incredible journeys of men and
women raised up to the rank of hero - the Olympians.
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