Cross-Country Skiing

Philip Boit became the first African to ever participate in the Olympic Winter Games, competing in cross-country skiing in 1998.

Philip BOIT

Nagano 1998 | Olympic Winter games

Originals

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The Legend of Kenya’s Philip Boit | Impossible Moments

A pulsating men's basketball final at Munich 1972 ends in chaos as the Soviet Union score in the last seconds to beat the United States.

Basketball

Munich 1972 | Olympic Games

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Controversy clouds Soviet Union win over USA

A look at those countries where snow and  ice would be nice. Can athletes from hot countries really cut it at the Winter Olympics?

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How do athletes from tropical countries compete in Winter Olympics?

On International Day of Peace, we look at how sport has created peace through the Olympic Games.

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Happy International Day of Peace everyone!

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Philip

Ashley Ongong’a has a quiet determination about her.
She’s on the verge of realising her lifelong childhood ambition, competing at an Olympic event, and in the process becoming the first ever Kenyan, indeed the first ever African, to compete in cross-country skiing at a Winter Youth Olympic Games.
It's the

Gangwon 2024 | Winter Youth Olympic Games

Ashley Tshanda Ongong’a is one of two Kenyan athletes at Gangwon 2024

Kenya’s female cross-country skier Ashley Ongong’a: Gangwon 2024 is not just about making history but also inspiring African youth

This story starts at the end.
It starts at the finish line of the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, yet it doesn’t start when Norway’s cross-country superstar Bjorn Daehlie breaks the tape in first place in the 10km classic to take a record-breaking sixth Olympic gold medal. It

12 Feb 1998:  Bjoern Daehlie of Norway congratulates Philip Boit of Kenya after Boit finished the mens 10k cross country race at Snow Harp during the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Boit was the first Kenyan to compete in the Winter Games. Man

Philip BOIT

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Controversy clouds Soviet Union win over USA

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