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1956 ITALY: WINTER OLYMPICS 1956: BOB-SLEIGH. The winners on Bob-Sleigh were the Italian pair (Jet
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0:57Now PlayingDate: 2nd February 1956
Location: Italy
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
WINTER OLYMPICS
CORTINA (Italy) THE 7th WINTER GAMES OPENED '56....skating 500 metre won by EU GENIJ GRISCHIN (Russia) our JOHNNY CRONSHEY did well beat G.B. RECORD....the 3 OKmetre CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACE won by V. HAKULINEN (Finland)...the Women's 10 K'metre CROSS COUNTRY RACE won by LJUBOVJ KOZY REVA (Russia) World Champ,No 32. two Italian Pilots (Jets) win the Bobsleigh...
JOHNNIE CRONSHEY - Speed skater In the 500 meters speed skating at Cortina the 7th Winter Games ...broke the British record.
GRISCHIN EUGENIJ (Russian speed-skater.) Won the 500 metre Speed Skating in Cortina Italy the 7th Winter Games '56 ...
HAKULINEN. V. (Finland) In the new event the 30 Kilometre Cross Country Ski Race ...won at the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy.
ITALY... At Cortina the 7th Winter Games...opened '56. the 500 metres SKATING SPEND RACE won by EUGENIJ GRISCHIN (RUSSIA ASLO JOHNNY CRONSHEY BROKE THE BRITISH RECORD...30 Kilometre Cross Country Ski Pace won by W.HAKULINEN (Finland)... the Women's 10 Kilometre Cross Country Ski Race won by LJUBOVJ KOZY REVA (RUSSIA)...Bebeleigh race won by two Italian Pilots (Jets)....
KOZY REVA LjubovJ. (Russian World Champ.ski) Won the Women's 10 kilometre Cross Country Ski Race in the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy...
SKATING. "THE 7th WINTER GAMES" at Cortina Italy...the 500 Metres Speed ....Johnny Cronshoy set up new British Record but won by EUGENIJ GRISCHIN (RUSSIA)...shot of both after race
SKI-ING. The 7th WINTER GAMES at Cortima Italy...in the 30 kilometre CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACE WON BY HAKULINEN.V (FIN LAND) THE WOMEN'S 10 Kilometres CROSS Country Race won by LJUBOVJ KOZYREVA (RUSSIA).
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