AOC Media Centre - 1964 Innsbruck

Downhill PracticeInnsbruck 1964: Egon Zimmerman of Austria in action during a training session for the men's downhill event. In the final, Zimmerman won the gold medal with a time of 2 minutes and 18.6 seconds.

Gold Medal DominanceInnsbruck 1964: Russian speed skating champion Lidia Skoblikova, took her tally of gold medal to four with her win in the 3,000m event.

80,000 StrongInnsbruck 1964: Jumping on the last day of the Winter Games watched by about 80,000 people, the competitors in the 80m ski jump compete for the gold medal.

Missing the Money ShotInnsbruck 1964: Press photographers surround Toralf Engan of Norway assuming him to be the winner of the normal hill ski jump event, while in the background the actual winner, Veikko Kankkonen of Finland, completes his winning jump.

Innsbruck Opening CeremonyInnsbruck 1964: Opening Ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games.

Ancient Olympia to InnsbruckInnsbruck 1964: At Ancient Olympia, a runner carries the Olympic torch on the first leg of its journey to Athens where the flame will be flown by aircraft to Innsbruck to arrive for the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Royal RacersInnsbruck 1964: Crown Prince Harald of Norway (2nd from left) poses with Norwegian skaters (left to right) Knut Johannesen, Per Ivar Moe and Fred Anton Maier, who won the gold, silver and bronze medals in the men's 5000m speed skating.

Sideline AssistanceInnsbruck 1964: Swedish speed skating champion, Jonny Nilsson is being advised by his trainer because he is running three seconds behind the scheduled time during the 10,000m.

Sisters DominateInnsbruck 1964: French skier Marielle Goitschel on the slope during the women's slalom event. Goitschel took the silver medal in the event, finishing just behind her sister, Christine. When the sisters met two days later on the slopes for the women's giant slalom, their finishing places were reversed, with Marielle taking the gold.

Men's TobogganInnsbruck 1964: Thomas Koehler on his way to winning the men's toboggan event for Germany. Central Press/Getty Images

Medal ReliefInnsbruck 1964: American skier Jean Saubert after securing joint second place in the women's grand slalom.

Haas Competes DownhillInnsbruck 1964: Austrian skier Christl Haas competing in the women's downhill ski race, which she went on to win.

Breaking the DroughtInnsbruck 1964: Tony Nash (pilot) and Robin Dixon win a gold medal for Britain in the bobsleigh race - Britain's first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in twelve years.

Crowd SurfingInnsbruck 1964: The camera angle gives the impression that German Dieter Bokeloh is about to land in the crowd. The event was won by Veikko Kankonnen of Finland, and Bokeloh came fourth.