Innsbruck.

The 1976 Winter Olympics were held at Innsbruck, Austria, in the Tyrolean Alps, from 4 to 15 February. For Americans, all of the winning opportunities came on the ice. Figure skater Dorothy Hamill upset the reigning world champion Dianne de Leeuw to win the gold medal in figure skating. Her coach, Carlo Fassi, had the unusual distinction of also coaching the winner of the men's gold medal in figure skating, John Curry from Great Britain. Peter Mueller won the gold in the 1000-meter speed skating, and Sheila Young set an Olympic record in winning the gold in the 500 meters. Young, who also won a silver in the 1500 meters and a bronze in the 1000 meters accounted for nearly a third of the ten medals won by the United States team.

Boycotts.

The Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada, began with the political controversy that had come to...