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From the ice to the operating room

Olympic figure skating champion Tenley Albright headed from the podium to Harvard Medical School and enjoyed a distinguished career…

From the racetrack to the Winter Games: building a better bobsled

The Bo-Dyn Project constructed bobsleds that helped Team USA reach the top of the Olympic podium.

A closer look at athletes featured in the Museum’s Women’s History Guide

Honoring our past as we celebrate some of the remarkable accomplishments by the women of Team USA.

Virtual Exhibit: U.S. Presidents and the Games

Learn about presidents attending the Games and their influence on the Olympics and Paralympics.

A closer look at athletes featured in the Museum’s Black History Guide

Black athletes have always played an integral role in Team USA's success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Bruce Karr had a blast at the inaugural Paralympic Games

Starting with Rome 1960, he participated in five Paralympic Games and won 12 gold medals.

Honoring Olympians and Paralympians who served in the military

Many Olympians who are military veterans say there is a strong similarity between the discipline of the military and that needed to succeed in athletics.

Olympic Moment

Billy Mills: Plenty of Motivation

Billy Mills posted one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, when he won the 10,000-meter run at Tokyo 1964; a Native American from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, Mills continues to use his voice to advance Native American issues.

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13 hidden gems in the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum

Museum team members share their favorite parts of the guest experience, including items off the beaten path.

Joe Frazier took advantage of his chance to win Olympic gold

Originally an alternate for the Games, Frazier knocked out his first three opponents then won the gold-medal bout despite a broken thumb

They never had the chance to compete

Forty years after the boycott of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, a look back at some of the athletes from the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team.

At 100, judo legend Yosh Uchida’s accomplishments speak for themselves

Yosh Uchida coached the first U.S. Olympic Judo Team. More than half a century later, at 100 years old he remains the San Jose State University head judo coach.

OlYMPICS & Paralympics in the united states

St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games

Due to the difficulty of getting to St. Louis and European tensions caused by the Russo-Japanese War, only 62 athletes came from outside North America.

Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games

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.

Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games

Participation dropped to its lowest level in 28 years because of the Great Depression, but several new concepts made their debut: an Olympic Village (for male athletes), Victory Podium and a shortened period of competition.

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From the racetrack to the Winter Games: building a better bobsled

A closer look at athletes featured in the Museum’s Women’s History Guide

Virtual Exhibit: U.S. Presidents and the Games

A closer look at athletes featured in the Museum’s Black History Guide

Bruce Karr had a blast at the inaugural Paralympic Games

Honoring Olympians and Paralympians who served in the military

Olympic Moment

Billy Mills: Plenty of Motivation

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Joe Frazier took advantage of his chance to win Olympic gold

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At 100, judo legend Yosh Uchida’s accomplishments speak for themselves

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St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games

Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games

Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games

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