TIME 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games

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Chamonix, 1924

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Oslo, 1952

Cortina D'Ampezzo, 1956

Squaw Valley, 1960

Innsbruck, 1964

Grenoble, 1968

Sapporo, 1972

Innsbruck, 1976

Lake Placid, 1980

Sarejevo, 1984

Calgary, 1988

Albertville, 1992

Hamar, 1994

Nagano, 1998

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St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948

Dick Button of Englewood, N.J., U.S. and North American men's figure skating champion, and recent winner of the European title, executes a jump during a practice session at St. Moritz, Switzerland, January 19, 1948, in preparation for the Winter Olympics.

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