历届冬奥会回顾: 1960斯阔谷奥运会

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历届冬奥会回顾: 1960斯阔谷奥运会
       

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            The 1960 Squaw Valley Games were preceded by a controversy when the organizing committee refused to build a bobsleigh run because only nine nations had indicated an intention to take part. This was the only time that bobsledding was not included in the Olympic programme. As the Games were held in California, it seemed fitting that the chairman of the Pageantry Committee in charge of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies was none other than Walt Disney. A new sport, biathlon (a combination of cross-country skiing and shooting) was added to the Olympic programme. The first race was won by Klas Lestander of Sweden. Women competed in speed skating for the first time. Male speed skater Yevgeny Grishin gained victories in the 500m and the 1,500m, just as he had in 1956. The United States ice hockey team won an unexpected championship, upsetting both Canada and the USSR.
               　　1960年美国斯阔谷冬季奥运会的筹办过程进展得不很顺利，这个距离加州旧金山300公里，海拔1,900米的山城，在向国际奥会提出申办时，完全没有比赛的运动设施和场馆。雪橇比赛，因为只有9个国家报名，组委会认为不值得花大笔钱兴建一条雪橇的比赛场地，因此拒绝为了举办雪橇比赛专门兴建一条比赛赛道并宣布不举办雪橇比赛，这是雪橇比赛第一次也是唯一一次在冬季奥运会中缺席。在这届比赛中，冬季两项（包括越野滑雪和射击两项）第一次成为冬奥会的正式比赛项目，来自瑞典的运动员莱斯坦德（Klas Lestander）获得这个项目的第一枚奥运金牌。
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