2000 Goodwill Winter Games
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| Host city | Lake Placid, New York |
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| Country | United States |
| Nations | 20 |
| Athletes | 500 |
| Opening | 16 February 2000 |
| Closing | 20 February 2000 |
The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games was the first and only winter edition of the international sports competition Goodwill Games. The competition was held in and around Lake Placid in the United States from February 16 to February 20, 2000. Approximately 500 athletes from 20 countries participated, competing in 11 sports.[1]
The United States topped the medal table with 11 gold medals and 34 medals in total. In second place was Canada, with 8 gold medals and 15 medals in total. Germany finished in third place, with 8 total medals.[2]
Television coverage was provided exclusively on TNT in the United States, with the network airing 16 hours of coverage.[3]
One world record was set during these games; by Bulgaria's Evgenia Radanova during the 500 meters of short track speedskating.[4]
Sports
[edit | edit source]- File:Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing ()
- File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg Bobsleigh ()
- File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing ()
- File:Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating ()
- File:Luge pictogram.svg Luge ()
- File:Nordic combined pictogram.svg Nordic combined ()
- File:Cross country skiing pictogram.svg Nordic skiing ()
- File:Skeleton pictogram.svg Skeleton ()
- File:Ski jumping pictogram.svg Ski jumping ()
- File:Snowboarding pictogram.svg Snowboarding ()
- File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Speed skating ()
Venues
[edit | edit source]Events were held in and just outside of Lake Placid. [5]
- Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run (bobsled, luge, skeleton)
- Olympic Center (opening ceremony, short track speedskating, figure skating)
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex (ski jumping, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined)
- Whiteface Mountain (alpine skiing, men's downhill, snowboarding)
Participating nations
[edit | edit source]The following nations were invited to the games:[6]
- File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
- File:Flag of Belarus.svg BLR
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg CHN
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE
- File:Flag of Finland.svg FIN
- File:Flag of France.svg FRA
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GBR- File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA
- File:Flag of Japan.svg JPN
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg MEX
- File:Flag of Norway.svg NOR
- File:Flag of Russia.svg RUS
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg SLO
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg KOR
- File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg SWE
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg SUI
- File:Flag of the United States.svg USA
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