The World Competes

Oksana Baiul’s entire family died by age 13, yet she still managed to win a gold medal, at age 16, at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics

Michael Phelps is one of the most accomplished Olympians ever.

Jacques Rogge says that they will look for age cheaters, but they don’t always do a great job. China’s gymnasts have had long-standing problems with being underage.

Alexi Salamone was born in Russia with legs that were deformed due to the Chernobyl disaster. He went on this year to win sledge hockey gold.

Johnny Weir is a controversial figure skater who has received death threats.

The United States won a gold medal against Japan in Paralympic sledge hockey. Canada placed fourth, just off the medal stand.

Andy Soule was injured four years ago in a roadside bomb, but he didn’t let that stop him from accomplishing the amazing.

Comedians like to make jokes about the biathlon… if they knew that blind people were in the Paralympic biathlon, they might have a field day.

Alana Nichols won the first gold medal for the United States in the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. She also has a gold medal from the Summer Paralympics.

Jeremy Wotherspoon, Canadian speedskater who held the world record but failed to get the gold, retired.