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Small village[edit]

How does such a small village hold such an incredibly extensive sports event? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonathan.s.kt (talk • contribs) 07:50, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Did you mean "Expensive". Because it is in New York State. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)} 14:32, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Medal count[edit]

Something is wrong with the medal count, either the stats are wrong, or East Germany had more medals than the USSR. So who really won the games?69.114.83.62 23:47, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The medal counts are correct — why do you think something is wrong? Andrwsc 23:52, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think the problem is in defining "won the games". Really, it's kind of a meaningless term. But as far as your question goes, East Germany did indeed have more medals than the Soviet Union. But the Soviet Union won more events--they took more gold medals. Wikipedia generally follows International Olympic Committee conventions, including ordering countries in medal tables by top-1 finishes (gold medals) rather than top-3 finishes (total medals), which is why the USSR appears above East Germany here. -- Jonel | Speak 01:03, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we should use the phrase "won the games" at all. The medals are awarded to individuals, not to nations. The official Olympic sites never say any country "won the games." MOk (talk) 01:16, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Timing[edit]

The point regarding timing makes no sense. The claim is made that the race was won with a margin of 0.01 seconds, or 1/100 of a second. This is given as the reason that timing to 1/10 second accuracy was begun. If a margin of victory was 1/100, why begin timing with 1/10 accuracy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.247.87.88 (talk) 02:39, 18 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Boycott[edit]

Famously the 1980 Summer Olympics were boycotted by the US and other nations. Was there any talk of a 1980 Winter Olympics boycott? 87.115.83.87 (talk) 16:44, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Removed bad link[edit]

Removed bad link to Deseret news regarding unsold tickets. Link was bad as of 10 PM Feb 6, 2014 Allyn (talk) 05:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Eric Heiden[edit]

From an international perspective, Eric Heiden's performance is far and away the most notable performance of the games, not the US men's hockey gold. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.118.74.204 (talk) 16:57, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]