Has anybody been to the Olympics?
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I attended a couple of events at the Salt Lake City games in 2002.  I think each different Olympic city/games offers the tickets in different ways.  For the SLC games all of the ticket sales were done online.  The Salt Lake Olympic Committee (SLOC) had a website the manage everything from ticket sales to volunteers.  My recommendation would be to keep track of the events you want to attend and watch for the tickets to go on sale.  \n\nBe prepared to shell out big bucks for high profile events like figure skating final, opening or closing ceremonies or a medal hockey game.  If you're simply a fan of the Olympics and don't care what you get to see, then you will be able to get some reasonable rates.  Once you have your tickets then you can book your flights and rooms around that.  But again, be prepared to shell out bucks for a hotel.  They raise their rates for the Olympics and the closer the hotel is to a venue, the more they charge.  \n\nOverall, it's worth the money and the hastle.  I was lucky enough to live down the road from many of the events in SLC but would gladly pay to travel.  Good luck and enjoy your Olympic experience.
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I tried out for the Paralympics Time Trials in Swimming in 1996 and 2000.  I swim with the Special Olympics.  You can email me.
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In last Olympics (2004) 202 countries participated.\n\nHowever, much to their surprise, hosting the 2004 Olympics has sucked $10-12 billion (in U.S. dollars) out of the Greek economy. That’s more than five percent of the country’s annual gross domestic product! When Greece bid on the games, it was before security was being beefed up around the world as a direct result of the 9/11 terrorist attack. \n\nSponsored Links\n\nTop 8 Stocks for 2006\n\nAmerica's 8 Leading Stock Experts Share their Top Picks. Free Report\n\nwww.NewsletterAdvisors.com\n\nMutual Funds\n\nThe Latest Online Source You Will Find It Here!\nimutualfunds.net\n\n$300 - $1,100 Every Day\n\nDeposited Daily Into Your Bank Start Now, No Experience Necessary\n\nwww.WaterhouseReport.com/Online.htm\n\nIt’s estimated that $1.5 billion is being spent on security alone. \n\nSecurity costs include the posting of 40,000 troops along the northern border prevent illegal entry. The new security system is so sophisticated that it can photograph people’s faces, intercept phone calls and deduce cell phone numbers almost anywhere in the city. \n\nTelevision rights, corporate sponsorships and ticket sales help the hosting country bear the burden of the costs, but $12 billion is a lot to come up with. NBC is paying about $800 million for broadcast rights to the Olympics in the U.S. NBC expects to net a record $1 billion in ad sales for its Olympic coverage. Indonesia's major networks decided a $1.35 million price tag was too much, though they are willing to dish out $10 million to air the 2006 FIFA World Cup. \n\nTicket sales for the 2004 Olympics have been disappointing, partly due to late construction and partly due to a lack of interest in attending the games among the Greek citizens. Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, about 3.1 million of 5.3 million tickets remain unsold. \n\nWhat remains to be seen is if hosting the 2004 Olympics was worth it. Greek politicians are adamant that late ticket sales and long-term tourist dollars will pay for the costs over time, but many are skeptical. Since the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, every hosting country has either broken even or made a profit on running the two-week event, but the costs are getting out of control. Breaking even on the Olympics this time around would be a tremendous accomplishment. \n\nWhat about the value of the new stadiums? Four years after the Sydney Olympics, under-used venues are costing taxpayers $32 million (in U.S. dollars) a year to keep afloat, and the government expects that some venues will need at least another decade to break even. \n\nIf you think the Greeks overcommitted, the Chinese have budgeted $23 billion for the 2008 Olympic games – seven times more than the Sydney games, and 32 times what Los Angeles spent for the 1984 Games!
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Head over to the IOC Olympic Games website... and you would have the following list... You can even jump around the years and find out some interesting facts and figures. As well as results from all of the games. \n\nSUMMER: Athens 1896; Paris 1900; St. Louis 1904; London 1908; Stockholm 1912; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924; Amsterdam 1928; Los Angeles 1932; Berlin 1936; London 1948; Helsinki 1952; Melbourne 1956; Rome 1960; Tokyo 1964; Mexico City 1968; Munich 1972; Montreal 1976; Moscow 1980; Los Angeles 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta 1996; Sydney 2000; Athens 2004; Beijing 2008; London 2012\n\nWINTER: Chamonix 1924; St. Moritz 1928; Lake Placid 1932; Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936; St. Moritz 1948; Oslo 1952; Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956; Squaw Valley 1960; Innsbruck 1964; Grenoble 1968; Sapporo 1972; Innsbruck 1976; Lake Placid 1980; Sarajevo 1984; Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Torinio 2006; Vancouver 2010
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Um...Every Olympics...Most recent Olympics was Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, 2006.\n\nAdded:\nOK..OK... I think I realize what they are asking now....The last time they actually gave out actual Gold "gold medals" was in 1912. Now it is just gold plated silver for the "gold medals".\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games#Olympic_champions_and_medalists
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mmmmm u should get sumthing from the greek olympic games.......thall be fun........look it them up on wkipedia or sumthing.......yah haha.
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Has anyone ever died during the Olympic Games? Yes, the 11 Israeli athletes who were kidnapped by members of a Arab terrorist group who were killed during the rescue attempt.\n\nHas anyone ever died because of Olympic competition? That's a more tricky question to answer. I am not aware of any deaths that have been directly linked to competition in the Olympics so far.
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Judo and Taekwondo are sports in the Summer Olympics.
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I've heard of them, but have never followed them as closely as the Olympics.
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Yes I have many times.  I worked with Italians, Greeks etc..I also answered a question that an Asian man had at Disneyworld lol.
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they usally do have the souvenirs, if you go to the usa olympic web page (or whatever country) you can get the information you need.
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It depends what sport you're looking to try out for. If its a speed sport, than chances are there's a national qualifying time you have to make to get on to the olympic team. If you think you're ale to beat mathe the qualifying time, you'd have to contact that sports' organization, like us athletics, or swim US, for example.
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I have an two articles you can read. One is from Wikipedia and the other is from the IOC Website.
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this is one of the hardest challenges you could possibly pick. HOWEVER i have been to 8 Olympics and 2 World Cups with no tickets in hand before i went. There are always good samaritans at the venues who will sell to you at face value. Sometimes it's hard but persistence pays off!!!
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its never too late, but you probably won't make the olympics\nb
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This is the only information I can find regarding the event at Barcelona 1992 that you are after:\n\nUNIFIED TEAM (EX USSR)  (Gold)\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA  (Silver)\nGREAT BRITAIN  (Bronze)\n\nFor details, you have have to contact the Spanish Olympic Committee
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The proceduce for choosing an Olympic Host City is as follows:\n\nEight years prior to the Olympics a city wishes to bid for they submit an application form to the IOC saying "We wish to bid for the Olympic Games of such a year". Then the IOC asks the cities that have expressed an interest to convince them to give the Olympics to them. This process lasts up to 18 months before about 6½ years before the Olympics itself, the IOC meet in Congress to elect the host of the Olympics