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We made an effort to do this project not simply as a next set of different information about the Olympic games. It is an attempt to give you information in a comfortable form and in the maximally structured kind like a compact pocket Reference book.

In addition to statistics, the Reference book now contains 12038 photos of the athletes and 433 videos from olympic arenas.

What information can you get from the Reference book?

In the section Info you simply choose the need from the list of the Olympic games and get general information and some facts about Olympics.

In the section Winners you choose the need from the list of the Olympic games. Use click on plus/minus sign to expand or collapse list of the programme of competitions, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Events you choose the need from the list of Sports. Use click on plus sign to find all events that are included in the Sport, then choose the event and find out all Olympic games winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the lists of the Olympic games and Nations. Search can be done on any level.

In the section Nations you choose the need from the list of Nations and find out all Olympic winners. You can refine your search by choosing from the list of the Olympic games.

In the section Athletes the information about all Olympic games winners of the all times is presented. You can enter terms of search or the Last name and get list of athletes. The feature of this section is grouping those athletes ( more precisely, to say - sportswomen), who changed their Last name or First name once or more times. Information about athlete consists of birthday, prize list and photo.

In the section Medals you can enter terms of search and find out the athletes who won the most medals. Athletes winning 3 and more medals (gold, silver, bronze) are included in the list.

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Olympic Headlines

10 Mar 2010  US team to train at London university before games (AP)

The U.S. Olympic team will prepare and train for the 2012 London Games at a university complex near the athletes' village. The University of East London announced Wednesday that about 600 U.S. athletes and 500 support staff will use its campuses, gyms and sports facilities, including a new $26.8 million indoor sports center that is expected to open next year.

10 Mar 2010  Austrian ski jump and Nordic combi director quits (AP)

Former Olympic ski jump champion Toni Innauer has left the Austrian ski federation after 17 years as sport director for ski jumping and Nordic combined. The 51-year-old Innauer, who won gold at the 1980 Lake Placed Games and silver four years earlier in Innsbruck, said Wednesday that he got "several offers" but that he won't join a foreign ski federation for at least the next year.

10 Mar 2010  Britain targets 10 medals at Euro Championships (AP)

British athletes have been given a goal of winning at least 10 medals at the European Championships to keep the country on track for fourth place at the London 2012 Olympics. Funding body UK Sport wants Britain to finish fourth in the medal table for a second straight Summer Games and says athletes could win as many as 15 at the July 26-Aug.

10 Mar 2010  Riesch tops Vonn in final World Cup downhill (AP)

Lindsey Vonn finished second to Maria Riesch of Germany in the final downhill of the season Wednesday, failing to clinch the World Cup overall title but maintaining a huge lead with three races to go. Vonn finished nearly a half-second behind Riesch, but the Olympic downhill champion holds a commanding 225-point lead over her friend and rival.

10 Mar 2010  Janka wins final downhill (AP)

Carlo Janka of Switzerland won the final downhill of the season Wednesday to take the overall World Cup lead with three races remaining. The Olympic giant slalom champion edged Mario Scheiber of Austria, keeping the once-powerful Austrian team from winning a downhill race this season, the first time it was shut out since 1991-92.

09 Mar 2010  Weir drops out of figure skating championships (AP)

Johnny Weir won't compete at the World Figure Skating Championships later this month, but his career isn't done. "While I understand the importance of competition, I feel that a short break at this time would be personally beneficial to me," said Weir, who was sixth at the Vancouver Olympics.

09 Mar 2010  Vonn on verge of 3rd overall World Cup title (AP)

Her body aching but her outlook strong, Lindsey Vonn enters the final downhill of the season with a chance to win the overall World Cup title for the third straight season. After winning six of seven World Cup downhills and the Olympic gold medal, Vonn is the overwhelming favorite in Wednesday's race, the first event of the World Cup finals.

09 Mar 2010  Skater's gaffe highlights politics of China sports (AP)

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 file photo, China's Zhou Yang reacts after winning the gold medal for the women's 1500m short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang _ failing to thank her country and its government after her gold medal win at the Vancouver Olympics. But the 18-year-old is winning widespread support for her honesty and naivete, after being critizied by a top sports official this week for mentioning her parents in a post-win interview but failing to express gratitude for the Chinese sports system.

It was a political gaffe for Chinese short track speedskater Zhou Yang -- failing to thank her country and its government after winning two gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics. But the 18-year-old is winning widespread support for her honesty and naivete, after being criticized by a top sports official this week for mentioning her parents in a post-win interview but failing to express gratitude...


Source:  Yahoo! Olympics