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Ashworth was part of first group of women to compete in speedskating at 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley Calif and won bronze medal in 500-meter race
The Sheas were first family with three generations of Olympians
Jack Shea won two gold medals in 500- and 1500-meter races at 1932 Games held in his hometown
Week after winning third gold Henie claimed 10th world championship in a row
Sonja Henie won Olympic gold three times in 1928 1932 and 1936
Bill Johnson in 1984 became first American man to win Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing
His son competed as a skier at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck Austria
His grandson was on the Olympic skeleton team in 2002 in Salt Lake City
Matti Nykanen won four Olympic gold medals including three in 1988 at Calgary Games
At 1952 Games in Oslo Button executed first triple jump in competition
Steven Holcomb piloted four-man bobsled team to win United States first gold medal in event in 62 years
About three months before Games Suter sustained broken ankle in preliminary matchup against Canadian Olympic team
Bob Suter had not played beyond college level when he joined US team for 1980 Games
Colledge was first woman to execute double-rotation jump in competition at 1936 European championships in Berlin
Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in Chamonix France
US team went on to defeat Finland for gold medal
Herb Brooks was coach for University of Minnesota at time of 1980 Games
Cecilia Colledge was youngest athlete to compete in Winter Olympics
The New York Times has covered Winter Olympics for over a century
Young woman was getting master's in poetry