Bobsledder Vonetta Flowers: first Black athlete to win Olympic Winter gold
The track and field standout, Vonetta Flowers, originally attended a bobsled tryout in support of her husband but wound up an Olympic champion at Salt Lake 2002.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games bring us not only some of the top athletic achievements in sports, but they are also some of the most important moments in history.
The Winter Games gallery is dedicated to telling specific stories of winter sports, relying on physical and digital elements to do so.
In these galleries, guests find historically significant artifacts and have the chance to see the RFID and digital technology come to life.
The gallery contains an interactive wall with in-depth information on each Olympic and Paralympic sport, so guests learn about their current favorite sports and leave with new ones.
The 1980 Winter Olympic Games were hosted by Lake Placid for the second time. Team USA’s surprise 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union’s men’s ice hockey team was one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history.
This gold medal win was coined the “Miracle on Ice” and one of the scoreboard panels from that game is on display for guests to see during their visit to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Learn more about this exciting moment in Olympic history.
Race car driver Geoff Bodine’s keen interest in helping Team USA propelled the U.S. to its first Olympic bobsled gold in half a century. See the sleek black Night Train bobsled that Steve Holcomb piloted for the gold medal win at Vancouver 2010.
Sarah Will was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident, but she returned to the slopes to become one of the greatest Paralympic skiers, winning 12 gold medals and one silver.
The track and field standout, Vonetta Flowers, originally attended a bobsled tryout in support of her husband but wound up an Olympic champion at Salt Lake 2002.
Peggy Fleming made her Olympic debut at the Innsbruck 1964 Olympic Winter Games and won gold at the Grenoble 1968 Olympic Winter Games. She is credited with reviving American figure skating.
Paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident, Chris Waddell went on to compete in seven Paralympic Games, winning 13 medals and becoming the most decorated male monoskier in U.S. history.
Dick Button added extra difficulty to his performances as he claimed back-to-back gold medals at the St. Moritz 1948 Olympic Winter Games and Oslo 1952 Olympic Winter Games.
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