The XV Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, from 13 to 28 February. They included 1,793 athletes from a record fifty-seven nations and marked the fourth time in twelve years that the Games were held at a North American venue. Free of political controversy, the Games suffered from high winds and unseasonably warm weather. Nonetheless, IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch called the Calgary Games "the best ever." Many of the 180,000 visitors to Calgary no doubt agreed. The American team, however, did not fare well. The U.S. hockey team finished seventh and failed to make it to the medal round. Debi Thomas came up short in her attempt to supplant Katarina Witt of East Germany as the Olympic figure skating champion. After missing a series of jumps and slipping several times during her long program, Thomas ended up taking the bronze, behind Witt and silver medalist.....
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