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Melbourne 1956, "Freedom's Fury" and the Blood in the Water Saga
When Hungary remembers the 60th anniversary of the 1956 uprising this fall, you will probably see this photograph over and over again - even in international... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2016 SPORTS -
Gunder Haegg - The Unfulfilled Dream, Part 2
Some of the greatest athletes of the world have tried in vain to win an Olympic gold medal. We portray them in this series.Gunder Haegg was a victim of his... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2016 SPORTS -
Ghada Shouaa - The One and Only, Pt. 2
Some countries have won just one single gold medal in their Olympic history. We portray them in our series "The One and Only". One of them: Syria. Read more
Posted on 21 October 2016 SPORTS -
Ron Clarke - The Unfulfilled Dream, Part 1
Some of the greatest athletes of the world have tried in vain to win an Olympic gold medal. We portray them in this series.His first Olympic appearance at the... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2016 SPORTS -
Josy Barthel - The One and Only, Part 1
Some countries have won just one single gold medal in their Olympic history. We portray them in our series "The One and Only". One of them: Luxemburg. Josy... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2016 SPORTS -
Denver 1976 - The First NOlympic City
In the wake of Rome's decision not to run for the 2024 Summer Games, it is interesting to remember that the first NOlympic city made headlines 40 years ago. Read more
Posted on 12 October 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Summer - Gold Medal: Rome 1960
David Maraniss called them "The Games That Changed The World", German sports writer Karl Adolf Scherer labeled 1960 "the last nice Olympic summer". To a... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Summer - Silver Medal: Munich 1972
My runner-up pick may seem controversial, but only at the first look. Of course, many people remember Munich 1972 first and foremost for the terrorist attack... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Summer - Bronze Medal: Barcelona 1992
Surely, Barcelona had history on her side. When the Catalan capital was awarded the 1992 Summer Games in October 1986, nobody knew that the world was just... Read more
Posted on 28 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Summer - 4th Place: Sydney 2000
On the evening of October, 1st, 2000, Juan Antonio Samaranch one final time used the closing ceremony of an Olympic Games to called them "the best ever". Read more
Posted on 24 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Summer - 5th Place: Helsinki 1952
Let's start our Top Five countdown of the best Summer Games with the 1952 edition staged in Helsinki. The Olympics in Finland probably were the most peaceful... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2016 SPORTS -
100 Years Ago: The Games That Never Were
While the 1936 Nazi Games have made big waves in German media this summer, another part of the capital's Olympic history has been fortgotten and remaines untold... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Winter - Gold Medal: Lillehammer 1994
Juan Antonio Samaranch, the late president of the IOC, made his mark at the end of each Games calling them "the best ever" (with the exception of Atlanta 1996). Read more
Posted on 09 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Nazi Games - Over and Over Again
This year it's yet another remembering. At least every decade, German TV is looking back on the most controversial Olympics ever, the 1936 Games in Berlin and... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Winter - Silver Medal: Squaw Valley 1960
The aerial view (picture: www.tahoebest.com) makes it perfectly clear what these Games where about: They were the most compact ever, both Summer and Winter. Read more
Posted on 04 September 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Winter - Bronze Medal: Oslo 1952
Norway was, is and always will be the home of winter sports. In no other country are people so enthusiastic and respectful about it, especially when it comes... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Winter - 4th Place: Sarajevo 1984
This is an emotional pick for different reasons. As everybody knows, the city of Sarajevo was the only Olympic host city ever to be destroyed by civil war. It... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2016 SPORTS -
The Best of Winter - 5th Place: St. Moritz 1948
It's time to count down my personal favourite editions of both Summer and Winter Games, starting with number five on the ice and snow list. In 1948, St. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 SPORTS -
In the Beginning Was the Music
Music has been a key part of Olympic Games pageantry throughout the ages, starting in the ancienct arts contests. As Baron Pierre de Coubertin wanted to merge... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2016 SPORTS -
What It's All About...
The history of the Olympic Games has always been about much more than purely sports. When I started to get interested in the Games, politics were dominating... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2016 SPORTS