On This Day In Canadian History....
1992 - The XVI Winter Olympic Games end in Albertville, France; Canada takes home two Golds - Kerrin-Lee Gartner for Downhill Skiing and the Womens Relay Short Track team for Speed Skating.
On This Day In Canadian History....
1998 - Canadians take home record medal haul as 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano, Japan; 6 Gold, 5 Silver, 4 Bronze for a total of 15 medals. Record surpassed in 2002 Salt Lake City (17 medals) and Turin, Italy (24 medals)
On This Day In Olympic History....
1952 - At the 6th Winter Olympics in Oslo Norway, Dick Button of the United States successfully performs the first ever Triple Jump in competition in Men's Figure Skating
On This Day In Canadian History....
1988 - Brian Orser wins his second Silver Medal in Men's Figure Skating at the Calgary Olympic games; he repeated his result in Sarajevo in 1984; narrowly loses the 'Battle of the Brians' against US figure skater Brian Boitano, who takes the Gold.
