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Kjetil André Aamodt
Three months before the Albertville Olympic Winter Games in 1992, Kjetil André Aamodt was hospitalized with mononucleosis and lost 11 kilograms as a result. >>>
Hyun-Soo Ahn
Hyun-Soo Ahn began skating when he was in primary school. Although he skated for pleasure, his aim was still to improve all the time. >>>
Tenley Albright
Tenley Albright was stricken with nonparalytic polio at the age of 11. Six years later, she made her first Olympic appearance in Oslo, Norway in 1952, winning the silver medal in figure skating behind Jeannette Altwegg of Great Britain. >>>
Jeannette Altwegg
Jeannette Altwegg was an accomplished tennis player who made it to the junior finals at Wimbledon in 1947. >>>
Simon Ammann
Ski jumper Simon Ammann was not expected to win a medal during the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games. >>>
Hjalmar Andersen
Hjalmar Andersen of Norway was the first man to win three speed skating gold medals at one Olympic Winter Games. >>>
Shizuka Arakawa
At the age of five, Shizuka Arakawa took part in skating school. By the time she was eight, she was already able to perform a triple salchow. >>>
Ernst Baier
Thirty-year-old Berlin figure skater Ernst Baier and his 15-year-old protégée, Maxi Herber, were early models of "shadow skating" in which both skaters perform the exact same moves without touching. >>>
Ivar Ballangrud
One of the greatest speed skaters of the early Olympic Winter Games, Ivar Ballangrud competed in three Games, earning seven medals. >>>
Jan Behrendt
Friends since the age of six, Stefan Krausse and Jan Behrendt grew up in Ilmenau, East Germany, the same hometown as Calgary 1988 men’s single luge gold medalist Jens Mueller. >>>
Trude Beiser-Jochum
Trude Beiser was not quite 21 years old when she raced in the alpine skiing events at the St. Moritz 1948 Olympic Games. >>>
Stefania Belmondo
Only 1.55 metres tall and weighing 47 kg, Stefania Belmondo was an unlikely heroine in the rugged sport of cross-country skiing. >>>
Madeleine Berthod
Madeleine Berthod first competed in alpine skiing at the Oslo Olympic Games in 1952 and placed sixth in both the downhill and the slalom. >>>
Ole Einar Bjøerndalen
Prior to 2002, no biathlete had earned more than two gold medals at a single Olympic Winter Games. >>>
Brian Boitano
Going into the free skating portion of the men's figure skating competition in Calgary in 1988, American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser were essentially tied for first place. >>>
