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The United States was the host nation for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California. ==History== In 1955, Alexander Cushing put forth a bid for Squaw Valley to host the Olympic games. However, at the time, the resort did not even exist. In fact, Cushing was the only inhabitant and homeowner in the area.〔"Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics." Olympic.org. Web. Date accessed 9 October 2012.〕 1960 was a landmark year for the Winter Olympic games, with many new additions including: - The addition of men's Biathlon and women's Speed Skating to the games - The adoption of the official Olympic anthem, composed in 1958 by Spiros Samara, with words by Kostis Palamas. - The use of instant replay (in the men's Slalom event) - Metal skis for downhill competitions (all previous races had been won using wooden skis).〔"Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics." Notably missing from the program was the Bobsleigh event, which organizers refused to construct a track for. This was the first time that Bobsleigh was not part of the Winter Olympics.〔"Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics." On February 18, 1960, Vice-President Richard Nixon officially opened the Squaw Valley Olympic games. The Olympic torch was ignited by Kenneth Charles Henry, gold-medalist 500 meter speed skating in the 1952 Winter Olympics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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