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Blyth Arena was an ice skating arena in the western United States, located at Squaw Valley, California.It was built in 1959 as venue for ice hockey, figure skating competitions, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1960 Winter Olympics.
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960, were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley (now known as Olympic Valley), California, United States.
The 1960 Winter Olympics torch relay was held in the leadup to the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley (now Olympic Valley), California, in the United States, from January 31 to February 18, 1960. It was the first torch relay in the Americas, although a flame had previously been lit at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
infographic showing the evolution of the Olympic Rings; labeled photos of the rings from 1913, 1920, 1957, 1986, and 2010
Gaurika Singh, a Nepalese swimmer, made her Olympic debut in Rio in 2016 at just 13 years old. The youngest athlete to compete during those Games, Singh always knew she wanted to get the rings ...
Location of Inyo County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Inyo County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Inyo County, California, United States.
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Squaw Valley, now called Palisades Tahoe, was a struggling ski resort with minimal facilities, which made its selection to host the 1960 Winter Olympics a surprise. [2] [3] Wayne Poulsen and Alexander Cushing were inspired to bid for the Olympics by a newspaper article mentioning that Reno, Nevada, and Anchorage, Alaska, had expressed interest in the Games.