CeremoniesĤ February 1976: There were two Olympic cauldrons, to celebrate not only the present Games, but also the previous time they had been held in Innsbruck, 1964. For this reason, two Olympic cauldrons were lit. This was the second time the Games had taken place in this city, the first being in 1964. But in Innsbruck, he combined his natural elegance with a series of stunning jumps and was rewarded with the highest points total in the history of men's figure skating. In figure skating, American Terry Kubicka performed a back flip - the first time in the history of figure skating this dangerous move had been successfully performed.īritish figure skater John Curry tended to emphasise grace and artistic expression over athleticism, an approach that had cost him points with the judges in the past.
FRANZ KLAMMER 1976 INNSBRUCK FULL
Ice dancing debuted as a full medal discipline and was dominated by the Russians. But in the final race, Canada’s Kathy Kreiner beat her by 12 hundredths of a second. Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany won two of the three Alpine skiing events and almost became the first woman to win all three. The most memorable image of the Games was local hero Franz Klammer flying wildly down the downhill course, barely in control, on his way to a gold medal. The city had previously hosted the Winter Games 12 years earlier. It was accepted by the IOC as host city of these Games on 4 February 1973. The Games had been awarded to the city of Denver but the city withdrew on 15 November 1972 following a referendum which rejected the building of Olympic facilities for ecological reasons.
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