The Olympic Winter Games came to the United States for the first time. Lake Placid native Jack Shea won two gold medals in speed skating, the first athlete to win multiple gold medals in a single Olympic Winter Games.
The 27 finalists for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame class of 2019 have been announced. Voting for the induction class continues until Sept. 3.
The United States Olympic Museum and home of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame is formally changing its name to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum.
The torch is white, representing the region's snowy landscape and the white porcelain that South Korea is famous for producing. The Torch Relay had 7,500 torchbearers over 101 days.
The red-and-silver Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch was designed in the shape of a feather, symbolic of the phoenix, a firebord that represents good luck and happiness in Russian folklore.
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch was inspired by the Sydney Opera House, the blue of the Pacific Ocean and the boomerang. Its three layers represented the earth, wind and fire.
The Atlanta 1996 Olympic Torch included 22 aluminum reeds, one for each modern Olympic Games, and traveled more than 15,000 miles and went into space during its Torch Relay.
