AOC Media Centre - 1968 Grenoble

Women CelebrateGrenoble 1968: Nancy Greene (centre left) of Canada, Marielle Goitschel (centre) of France and Annie Famose (centre right) of France between events.

Pairs Figure SkatingGrenoble 1968: Ludmila Belousova being lifted by Oleg Protopopov both of the Soviet Union during their routine in the pairs figure skating event, in which they were awarded the gold medal.

Time OutGrenoble 1968: Herbert Huber (left) of Austria, Karl Schranz (centre) of Austria and Jean-Claude Killy (right) of France, standing on straw bales enjoying a moment between events.

Jumping PreparationGrenoble 1968: General view of ski jumpers waxing their skis between events.

Golden PerformanceGrenoble 1968: American figure skater Peggy Fleming performs her routine and wins the gold medal.

Historical BeginningsGrenoble 1968: A skier uses a torch to light the Olympic flame atop a snowcapped peak of Mount Olympus in Greece, mythical home to the Greek gods, prior to the commencement of the Grenoble Winter Olympic Games.

Bobsleigh RunGrenoble 1968: A floodlit view of the bobsleigh run.

Grenoble's Opening CeremonyGrenoble 1968: General view of the delegations parade during the Opening Ceremony.

An Unusual SightGrenoble 1968: The unusual sight of three silver medalists on the podium for the women's 500m speed skating presentation. (left to right) Mary Meyers (USA), Dianne Holum (USA), Jennifer Fish (USA) - who all registered the same time in the final (46.3 seconds) and gold medalist Lyudmila Tilova (SOV).