AOC Media Centre - 1976 Innsbruck

Ski-Jumping in ActionInnsbruck 1976: A view of the ski-jumping competition showing the Olympic symbol.

A Long Way For GoldInnsbruck 1976: Soviet cross-country skier Sergej Saweljew passes the crowds during a men's 15km race and went on to win the gold medal.

Five-time World ChampionsInnsbruck 1976: Five-time world ice dance champions, husband and wife team, Lyudmila Pakhomova and Aleksandr Gorshkov of Russia dancing their way to gold in the first Olympic ice dance competition.

Greece to AustriaInnsbruck 1976: Women dressed in ancient Greek tunics use the sun's rays to light the Olympic Flame at the ancient Greek city of Olympia, then the flame is carried to Athens by athletes, then flown to Innsbruck in Austria for the 12th Winter Olympics.

So CloseInnsbruck 1976: Germany's Rosi Mittermaier almost became the first woman to win all three alpine events but missed out by hundredths of a second.

German SlalomInnsbruck 1976: Rosi Mittermaier of Germany in action during the women's slalom event, in which she won the gold medal with a time of 1:30.54 minutes.

Ephedrine DisqualificationInnsbruck 1976: Soviet skier Galina Kulakova shortly before the start of the women's 5km cross country skiing event. Kulakova won the bronze in this race but was disqualified after testing positive for ephedrine. Despite this, she was allowed to compete in other events and took home a bronze for the women's 10km Cross Country and gold for the 4x5km cross country relay.

John Curry's Olympic GoldInnsbruck 1976: John Curry of Great Britain waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal in figure skating.

Klammer's PreparationInnsbruck 1976: Austrian Franz Klammer contemplates his run before he competes in the men's downhill skiing competition, where he ended up with the gold medal.

Twin Olympic CauldronsInnsbruck 1976: The twin Olympic Cauldrons celebrate not only the present games but also the previous time they where held in Innsbruck in 1964.

Women's Figure Skating PodiumInnsbruck 1976: Dorothy Hamill from the United States in the centre smiles while wearing her gold medal for the in the women's figure skating competition.