About the Games
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (Hämäläinen) became the only woman to compete in four cross-country skiing events at a single Olympic Games. She won the 5 km, 10 km, and 20 km races, and also earned a bronze medal in the relay.
British figure skaters Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean received not only all 6.0 scores for artistic impression, but also three perfect 6.0 scores for technical merit.
Senegalese skier Lamine Guèye became the first African to compete in the Olympic Winter Games.
