The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the first Winter Games to be televised, expanding the international audience for winter sports. The Soviet Union competed at the Winter Olympics for the first time and topped the medal table in its debut appearance. West Germany and East Germany competed as a combined United Team of Germany, a arrangement that continued through several subsequent Games.
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1956 Winter Olympics: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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1956 Winter Olympics: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the first Winter Games to be televised, expanding the international audience for winter sports. The Soviet Union competed at the Winter Olympics for the first time and topped the medal table in its debut appearance. West Germany and Eas
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, 27 January to Friday, 3 February.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Tenley Albright (Wikipedia)
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She is the 1956 Olympic champion
Joyce Coates (Wikipedia)
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They finished tenth at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Fritz Kocher (Wikipedia)
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Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the 4 x 10 km relay at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
Siiri Rantanen (Wikipedia)
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She competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a medal in each of them
Hallgeir Brenden (Wikipedia)
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He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics
Sonja Edström (Wikipedia)
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She competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics in the 10 km and 3 × 5 km relay events
Hans Hohenester (Wikipedia)
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eighth in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Toni Sailer (Wikipedia)
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At age 20, he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Sjoukje Dijkstra (Wikipedia)
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She finished 12th at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
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