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Aiguebelle
Coordinates: 45°32′36″N 6°18′22″E / 45.5433°N 6.3061°E / 45.5433; 6.3061
Aiguebelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Aigueblanche
Coordinates: 45°30′06″N 6°30′37″E / 45.5017°N 6.5103°E / 45.5017; 6.5103
Aigueblanche is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Aime
Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 6°38′58″E / 45.5561°N 6.6494°E / 45.5561; 6.6494
Aime is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. In 1972, the former communes of Longefoy, Tessens, and Villette were merged with Aime.
The commune lies in the Tarentaise Valley, partly overlapping the ski resorts of La Plagne and Les Arcs.
The town is served by the Aime-la-Plagne railway station.
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Albens
Coordinates: 45°47′14″N 5°56′45″E / 45.7872°N 5.9458°E / 45.7872; 5.9458
Albens is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Albertville
Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 6°23′36″E / 45.6767°N 6.3933°E / 45.6767; 6.3933
Albertville (Arpitan : Arbèrtvile) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Albertville is situated on the Arly River, close to the confluence with the Isère River. Its altitude is between 345 and 2,037 metres (1,132 and 6,683 ft).
Nearby mountains include: Belle Etoile, Dent de Cons, Négresse, Roche Pourrie, Mirantin, Pointe de la Grande Journée, and chaîne du Grand Arc.
Nearby mountain ranges include: the Bauges; the Beaufortain; and the beginning of the Vanoise.
Albertville was founded in 1836 by the Sardinian king Charles Albert. It also consists of the medieval town of Conflans, which has buildings dating back to the 14th century. Since then, Albertville has developed trade between France, Italy, and Switzerland; and industries such as paper mills and hydroelectricity can be found on its river.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were organised in the Savoie region, with Albertville hosting it. Some of the sports venues were later adapted for other uses. Some sports venues still remain such as the ice rink designed by the architect Jacques Kalisz, although the town is more industrial than touristic.
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Allondaz
Coordinates: 45°42′24″N 6°22′19″E / 45.7067°N 6.3719°E / 45.7067; 6.3719
Allondaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Arbin
Coordinates: 45°30′33″N 6°04′03″E / 45.5092°N 6.0675°E / 45.5092; 6.0675
Arbin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies southeast of Chambéry.
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Arith
Coordinates: 45°42′59″N 6°05′06″E / 45.7164°N 6.085°E / 45.7164; 6.085
Arith is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Chéran forms most of the commune's eastern border.
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Arly
This article is about a river in France. For the national park in Africa, see Arli National Park
Arly is a 35 km long river in the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. It is a tributary of the Isère River, which it joins at Albertville.
Coordinates: 45°40′N 6°23′E / 45.667°N 6.383°E / 45.667; 6.383
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Arvillard
Coordinates: 45°26′32″N 6°07′14″E / 45.4422°N 6.1206°E / 45.4422; 6.1206
Arvillard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Aussois
Coordinates: 45°13′38″N 6°44′32″E / 45.2272°N 06.7423°E / 45.2272; 06.7423
Aussois is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Although not as well known as other resorts right on the other side of the mountain like Val Thorens, it is popular with the French as ski resort in winter and as mountain destination in summer. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery. It offers 55 km of slopes, 21 slopes (6 Green, 5 Blue, 8 Red, 2 Black).
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Avressieux
Coordinates: 45°34′23″N 5°41′43″E / 45.5731°N 5.6953°E / 45.5731; 5.6953
Avressieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Avrieux
Coordinates: 45°12′55″N 6°43′21″E / 45.2153°N 06.7224°E / 45.2153; 06.7224
Avrieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Barberaz
Coordinates: 45°33′50″N 5°56′56″E / 45.564°N 5.949°E / 45.564; 5.949
Barberaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Bauges
The Bauges Mountains (Massif des Bauges) is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching from the city of Annecy to the city of Chambéry, which is part of the French Prealps.
The Bauges have 14 summits above 2,000 metres (6,562 ft):
Other noteworthy summits include:
Coordinates: 45°38′N 6°10′E / 45.633°N 6.167°E / 45.633; 6.167
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Bellentre
Coordinates: 45°34′14″N 6°42′52″E / 45.5706°N 6.7144°E / 45.5706; 6.7144
Bellentre is a commune in the Savoie department in the region of Rhône-Alpes in south-eastern France.
Situated in the Tarentaise Valley, the commune stretches over villages of Montchavin Les Coches and parts of the ski resort of La Plagne.
Neighbouring communes are Landry to the north-east, Les Chapelles, Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Valezan to the north, Mâcot-la-Plagne to the west, Champagny-en-Vanoise to the south and Peisey-Nancroix to the east.
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Bessans
Coordinates: 45°19′N 7°00′E / 45.32°N 7.00°E / 45.32; 7.00
Bessans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.
Located on the Haute-Maurienne plateau, at an altitude of 1750 meters, the area is known for its sporting activities. Bessans is located in a valley, ideal for Nordic skiing. Following the collapse of the mountain downstream from Bessans (between 10000 and 3000 years BC), an ice-dammed lake formed. The successive sedimentary deposits have created the plateau on which Bessans is situated. The physical characteristics of the site are reinforced by an early and high-quality snow from November to April, and by sunny weather. These allow the team French Nordic skiing and Biathlon teams, as well as those of other nations to train in Bessans
There are numerous glaciers in the area (Albaron, Deep sea, Large Pareis, Baounet...), and nearby is the highest peak of the Maurienne (Charbonnel, 3752 m),
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Billième
Coordinates: 45°43′11″N 5°48′36″E / 45.7197°N 5.81°E / 45.7197; 5.81
Billième is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Bonvillard
Coordinates: 45°35′15″N 6°18′21″E / 45.5875°N 6.3058°E / 45.5875; 6.3058
Bonvillard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Bonvillaret
Coordinates: 45°33′48″N 6°18′05″E / 45.5633°N 6.3014°E / 45.5633; 6.3014
Bonvillaret is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Bourdeau
Coordinates: 45°40′49″N 5°51′19″E / 45.6803°N 05.8552°E / 45.6803; 05.8552
Bourdeau is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Bozel
Coordinates: 45°27′08″N 6°38′56″E / 45.4522°N 6.6488°E / 45.4522; 6.6488
Bozel is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Bozel has one surface ski lift and a green run. It also boasts 19 km of cross-country trails.
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Bramans
Coordinates: 45°13′28″N 6°46′35″E / 45.2244°N 6.7764°E / 45.2244; 6.7764
Bramans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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British Columbia
British Columbia
i/ˌbrɪtɪʃ kəˈlʌmbiə/ (B.C. or BC) (French: la Colombie-Britannique, C.-B.) is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ("Splendour without Diminishment"). Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858. In 1871, it became the sixth province of Canada.
As well as being the westernmost province of Western Canada, British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest, along with the US states of Oregon and Washington. The province has strong cultural and personal ties to the Prairie Provinces and Ontario as well as to the West Coast of the United States and to Alaska and the Yukon.
The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, the 15th largest metropolitan region in Canada. The largest city is Vancouver, the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada, the largest in Western Canada, and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest. In 2009, British Columbia had an estimated population of 4,419,974 (about two and a half million of whom were in Greater Vancouver). The province is currently governed by the BC Liberal Party, led by Premier Christy Clark, who became leader as a result of the party election on February 26, 2011.
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Calgary
Calgary
/ˈkælɡᵊri/ is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The city is located in the grassland and parkland natural regions of Alberta.
As of 2011, the City of Calgary had a population of 1,096,833 and a metropolitan population of 1,214,839, making it the largest city in Alberta, and the third-largest municipality and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada.
Located 294 km (183 mi) south of Edmonton, Statistics Canada defines the narrowly populated area between these cities as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor."
Economic activity in Calgary is mostly centred on the petroleum industry and agriculture. In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Olympic Winter Games.
Before the Calgary area was settled by Europeans, it was inhabited by pre-Clovis people whose presence has been traced back at least 11,000 years. In 1787, cartographer David Thompson spent the winter with a band of Peigan encamped along the Bow River. He was the first recorded European to visit the area, and John Glenn was the first documented European settler in the Calgary area, in 1873.
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Canada
Canada ( /ˈkænədə/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9,900,000 km2 (3,800,000 sq mi), Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy; the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on Britain.
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Cessens
Coordinates: 45°48′01″N 5°52′58″E / 45.8003°N 5.8828°E / 45.8003; 5.8828
Cessens is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Cevins
Coordinates: 45°35′32″N 6°27′25″E / 45.5922°N 6.4569°E / 45.5922; 6.4569
Cevins is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Chambéry
Coordinates: 45°34′12″N 5°54′42″E / 45.57°N 5.9118°E / 45.57; 5.9118
Chambéry (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃.be.ʁi]; Italian: Ciamberì; Piemontese: Ciamberì; Arpitan: Chambèri) is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.
Chambéry was founded at crossroads of ancient routes through the Dauphiné (Dôfenâ), Burgundy, Switzerland, and Italy, in a wide valley between the Bauges and the Chartreuse Mountains on the Leysse River. The metropolitan area has more than 125,000 residents, extending from the vineyard slopes of the Combe de Savoie, almost to the shores of the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake in France. The city is a major railway hub, at the mid-point of the Franco-Italian "Lyon-Turin Ferroviaire" rail link.
Chambéry is situated in the south-east of France, 523 km from Paris, 326 km from Marseille, 214 km from Turin, 100 km from Lyon and 85 km from Geneva. It is found in a large valley, surrounded by massif des Bauges to the east (dominated by le Nivolet, upon which la croix du Nivolet is found), le Mont Granier (Chartreuse) and la Chaîne de Belledonne to the south, la chaîne de l'Épine (the most southern mountain of the Jura) to the west and le lac du Bourget to the north.
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Chamonix
Coordinates: 45°55′23″N 6°52′11″E / 45.9231°N 6.8697°E / 45.9231; 6.8697
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics. The commune's population of around 9,800 ranks 865th within the country of France.
Situated near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges, Chamonix shares the summit of Mont Blanc with its neighbouring commune of Courmayeur in Italy, and owns the title of highest commune in France. The commune is well known and loved by skiers and by mountain enthusiasts of all types. With an area of 245 km2 (95 sq mi), Chamonix is the fourth largest commune in mainland France.
The commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc includes 16 villages and hamlets. From north to south: Le Tour (1,462 m (4,797 ft)), Montroc, Le Planet, Argentière (1,252 m (4,108 ft)), Les Chosalets, Le Lavancher, Les Tines, Les Bois, Les-Praz-de-Chamonix (1,060 m (3,478 ft)), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Les Pècles, Les Mouilles, Les Barrats, Les Pélerins, Les Gaillands, and Les Bossons (1,012 m (3,320 ft)).
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Champagneux
Coordinates: 45°37′28″N 5°40′29″E / 45.6244°N 5.6747°E / 45.6244; 5.6747
Champagneux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Chanaz
Coordinates: 45°48′34″N 5°47′38″E / 45.8094°N 5.7939°E / 45.8094; 5.7939
Chanaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Chignin
Coordinates: 45°31′30″N 6°00′47″E / 45.525°N 6.0131°E / 45.525; 6.0131
Chignin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The village of Chignin is located between the communes of Les Marches, Montmélian, Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré and Challes-les-Eaux, behind the Monronjoue downs in front of which the route nationale 6 runs.
It is famous for its white wine. Most Chignin is a scented dry white made from the local Jacquere grape variety.
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Chindrieux
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°E / 45.821667; 05.85
Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies near Lake Bourget.
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Cognin
Coordinates: 45°33′47″N 5°54′00″E / 45.563°N 05.900°E / 45.563; 05.900
Cognin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Chéran forms the commune's western border.
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Cohennoz
Coordinates: 45°45′30″N 6°28′55″E / 45.7583°N 6.4819°E / 45.7583; 6.4819
Cohennoz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Chéran forms the commune's western border.
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Conjux
Coordinates: 45°47′29″N 5°49′20″E / 45.7914°N 5.8222°E / 45.7914; 5.8222
Conjux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Curienne
Coordinates: 45°34′01″N 6°00′37″E / 45.5669°N 6.0103°E / 45.5669; 6.0103
Curienne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Césarches
Coordinates: 45°42′06″N 6°24′45″E / 45.7017°N 6.4125°E / 45.7017; 6.4125
Césarches is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Domessin
Coordinates: 45°32′28″N 5°42′35″E / 45.5411°N 5.7097°E / 45.5411; 5.7097
Domessin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Dullin
Coordinates: 45°33′17″N 5°44′43″E / 45.5547°N 5.7453°E / 45.5547; 5.7453
Dullin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Détrier
Coordinates: 45°26′46″N 6°05′57″E / 45.4461°N 6.0992°E / 45.4461; 6.0992
Détrier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Flumet
Coordinates: 45°49′13″N 6°31′03″E / 45.8203°N 6.5175°E / 45.8203; 6.5175
Flumet is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] (
listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Francin
Coordinates: 45°30′03″N 6°02′07″E / 45.5008°N 6.0353°E / 45.5008; 6.0353
Francin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Château de Carron is found here.
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Freney
Coordinates: 45°11′41″N 6°37′39″E / 45.1947°N 6.6275°E / 45.1947; 6.6275
Freney is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Frontenex
Coordinates: 45°38′15″N 6°18′34″E / 45.6375°N 6.3094°E / 45.6375; 6.3094
Frontenex is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Fréterive
Coordinates: 45°35′07″N 6°12′39″E / 45.5853°N 6.2108°E / 45.5853; 6.2108
Fréterive is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Geilo
Geilo (help·info) is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants. The Bergen Line facilitated its development as the first skiing resort in the country, and it is still one of the largest. It is also famous for having the most luxurious and expensive holiday homes in Norway.
Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and its highest point is 1178 meters above sea level. It is 250 km from Oslo and 260 km from Bergen.
It has a train station (Geilo stasjon) with roughly five trains a day going to either Bergen (to the west) or Oslo (to the east). The closest airport is Geilo Airport, Dagali (24 km away), while the closest airport that accepts international flights is Fagernes Airport. Geilo has three lakes, Slåttahølen, Vestlefjorden, and Ustedalsfjorden, by far the largest of the three.
The ski resort is named after the old farm Gjeilo. The name is the dative plural of geil f 'fenced road for cattle'.
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Gerbaix
Coordinates: 45°36′38″N 5°44′52″E / 45.6106°N 5.7478°E / 45.6106; 5.7478
Gerbaix is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Granier
Coordinates: 45°34′24″N 6°39′05″E / 45.5733°N 6.6514°E / 45.5733; 6.6514
Granier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Grenoble
Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 5°43′20″E / 45.2002°N 5.7222°E / 45.2002; 5.7222
Grenoble (French pronunciation: [ɡʁə.nɔbl]; Arpitan: Grenoblo) is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The proximity of the mountains has led to the city being known as the "Capital of the Alps."
Grenoble's history goes back more than 2,000 years, and it has been the capital of the Dauphiné since the 11th century. It experienced a period of economic expansion in the nineteenth and 20th centuries, symbolized by the holding of the X Olympic Winter Games in 1968. The city is now a significant scientific centre in Europe.
The population of the city (commune) of Grenoble at the 2008 census was 156,659. The population of the Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine de Grenoble) at the 2008 census was 664,832. The residents of the city are called "Grenoblois".
Among the numerous communes that make up Grenoble are the city's largest suburbs, Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Échirolles, and Fontaine, each with a population exceeding 20,000.
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Gresin
Coordinates: 45°36′39″N 5°41′00″E / 45.6108°N 5.6833°E / 45.6108; 5.6833
Gresin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Hauteluce
Coordinates: 45°45′07″N 6°35′11″E / 45.7519°N 6.5864°E / 45.7519; 6.5864
Hauteluce is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Hermillon
Coordinates: 45°17′57″N 6°21′47″E / 45.2992°N 6.3631°E / 45.2992; 6.3631
Hermillon is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Innsbruck
Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some 30 km (18.6 mi) south of Innsbruck. Located in the broad valley between high mountains, the Nordkette (Hafelekar, 2,334 metres or 7,657 feet in the north, Patscherkofel (2,246 m or 7,369 ft) and Serles (2,718 m or 8,917 ft) in the south. It is an internationally renowned winter sports centre, and hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. Innsbruck hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The word bruck comes from the German word Brücke meaning "bridge" which leads to "the bridge over the Inn".
Earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving pre-Roman place names show that the area has been populated continuously. In the fourth century the Romans established the army station Veldidena (the name survives in today's urban district Wilten) at Oenipons (Innsbruck), to protect the economically important commercial road from Verona-Brenner-Augsburg.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Jarrier
Coordinates: 45°16′52″N 6°19′03″E / 45.2811°N 6.3175°E / 45.2811; 6.3175
Jarrier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Jarsy
Coordinates: 45°39′28″N 6°10′47″E / 45.6578°N 6.1797°E / 45.6578; 6.1797
Jarsy is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Chéran forms most of the commune's eastern border and part of its southern border.
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Jongieux
Coordinates: 45°44′23″N 5°47′57″E / 45.7397°N 5.7992°E / 45.7397; 5.7992
Jongieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Balme
Coordinates: 45°42′25″N 5°43′10″E / 45.7069°N 5.7194°E / 45.7069; 5.7194
La Balme is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Bauche
Coordinates: 45°29′00″N 5°45′55″E / 45.4833°N 5.7653°E / 45.4833; 5.7653
La Bauche is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Biolle
Coordinates: 45°45′24″N 5°55′47″E / 45.7567°N 5.9297°E / 45.7567; 5.9297
La Biolle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Bridoire
Coordinates: 45°31′37″N 5°44′36″E / 45.5269°N 5.7433°E / 45.5269; 5.7433
La Bridoire is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Bâthie
Coordinates: 45°37′40″N 6°27′01″E / 45.6278°N 6.4503°E / 45.6278; 6.4503
La Bâthie is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Chambre
Coordinates: 45°21′37″N 6°18′03″E / 45.3603°N 6.3008°E / 45.3603; 6.3008
La Chambre is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Chavanne
Coordinates: 45°29′45″N 6°04′32″E / 45.4958°N 6.0756°E / 45.4958; 6.0756
La Chavanne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Compôte
Coordinates: 45°40′17″N 6°09′42″E / 45.6714°N 6.1617°E / 45.6714; 6.1617
La Compôte is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Chéran, which flows northwestward through the northern part of the commune.
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La Giettaz
Coordinates: 45°51′47″N 6°29′45″E / 45.8631°N 6.4958°E / 45.8631; 6.4958
La Giettaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Léchère
Coordinates: 45°31′59″N 6°28′27″E / 45.5331°N 6.4742°E / 45.5331; 6.4742
La Léchère is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Ravoire
Coordinates: 45°34′N 5°58′E / 45.56°N 5.96°E / 45.56; 5.96
La Ravoire is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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La Table
Coordinates: 45°28′51″N 6°10′21″E / 45.4808°N 6.1725°E / 45.4808; 6.1725
La Table is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Laissaud
Coordinates: 45°26′52″N 6°02′14″E / 45.4478°N 6.0372°E / 45.4478; 6.0372
Laissaud is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is southeast of Chambéry
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Lanslevillard
Coordinates: 45°17′25″N 6°54′44″E / 45.2903°N 6.9122°E / 45.2903; 6.9122
Lanslevillard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Le Bois
Coordinates: 45°29′30″N 6°29′55″E / 45.4917°N 6.4986°E / 45.4917; 6.4986
Le Bois is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Le Châtel
Coordinates: 45°18′28″N 6°21′34″E / 45.3078°N 6.3594°E / 45.3078; 6.3594
Le Châtel is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Le Verneil
Coordinates: 45°27′50″N 6°10′03″E / 45.4639°N 6.1675°E / 45.4639; 6.1675
Le Verneil is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Les Allues
Coordinates: 45°25′54″N 6°33′24″E / 45.4317°N 6.5567°E / 45.4317; 6.5567
Les Allues is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The commune contains Méribel and the ski resort Méribel les Allues.
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Les Chapelles
Coordinates: 45°35′27″N 6°43′49″E / 45.5908°N 6.7303°E / 45.5908; 6.7303
Les Chapelles is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Les Déserts
Coordinates: 45°37′20″N 6°00′43″E / 45.6222°N 6.0119°E / 45.6222; 6.0119
Les Déserts is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Les Marches
Coordinates: 45°30′00″N 6°00′06″E / 45.5°N 6.0017°E / 45.5; 6.0017
Les Marches is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is twinned with Stepps near Glasgow in Scotland. Les Marches translates in English as 'The Steps' and it was this connection that was noticed by a Les Marches resident in 1995 on a visit to Scotland.
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Les Mollettes
Coordinates: 45°27′52″N 6°03′35″E / 45.4644°N 6.0597°E / 45.4644; 6.0597
Les Mollettes is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Les Échelles
Coordinates: 45°26′15″N 5°45′17″E / 45.4375°N 5.7547°E / 45.4375; 5.7547
Les Échelles is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Lescheraines
Coordinates: 45°42′33″N 6°06′21″E / 45.7092°N 6.1058°E / 45.7092; 6.1058
Lescheraines is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Lescheraines is located in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Chéran, which forms the commune's north-eastern border.
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Lillehammer
Lillehammer (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈlɪləˈhɑmər] (listen)) is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was 26,639 . The city centre is a late 19th century concentration of wooden houses, which enjoys a picturesque location overlooking the northern part of lake Mjøsa and the river Lågen, surrounded by mountains. Lillehammer hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics and will host the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
The municipality is named for the old timur (Old Norse: Hamarr, "rocky hill") farm, since the first church was built there. To distinguish it from the nearby town and bishopric of Hamar, it began to be called "little Hamar": Lilþlæ Hamar and Litlihamarr and finally Lillehammer.
It is also mentioned in the Old Norse sagas as Litlikaupangr ("Little Trading Place").
The coat-of-arms was granted in 1898. The arms show a birkebeiner, carrying a spear and a shield, who is skiing down a mountainside. It symbolizes the historical importance of when the Birkebeiners carried the to-be-King Haakon from Lillehammer to Rena on skis.
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Loisieux
Coordinates: 45°39′08″N 5°44′09″E / 45.6522°N 5.7358°E / 45.6522; 5.7358
Loisieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Marcieux
Coordinates: 45°36′50″N 5°45′47″E / 45.6139°N 5.7631°E / 45.6139; 5.7631
Marcieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Marthod
Coordinates: 45°43′36″N 6°24′16″E / 45.7267°N 6.4044°E / 45.7267; 6.4044
Marthod is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Modane
Coordinates: 45°12′08″N 6°40′25″E / 45.2022°N 6.6736°E / 45.2022; 6.6736
Modane (Italian: Modana) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
It was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1860.
Modane is home to a railway station for trains from Turin to Chambéry, including TGV to and from Milan.
It is also located at the mouth of the Fréjus Rail and Fréjus Road Tunnels.
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Mognard
Coordinates: 45°44′59″N 5°57′21″E / 45.7497°N 5.9558°E / 45.7497; 5.9558
Mognard is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montagnole
Coordinates: 45°32′20″N 5°54′33″E / 45.5389°N 5.9092°E / 45.5389; 5.9092
Montagnole is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montailleur
Coordinates: 45°37′06″N 6°16′47″E / 45.6183°N 6.2797°E / 45.6183; 6.2797
Montailleur is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montaimont
Coordinates: 45°22′20″N 6°20′51″E / 45.3722°N 6.3475°E / 45.3722; 6.3475
Montaimont is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montendry
Coordinates: 45°31′35″N 6°14′30″E / 45.5264°N 6.2417°E / 45.5264; 6.2417
Montendry is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montgellafrey
Coordinates: 45°23′34″N 6°19′10″E / 45.3928°N 6.3194°E / 45.3928; 6.3194
Montgellafrey is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montgilbert
Coordinates: 45°33′02″N 6°17′07″E / 45.5506°N 6.2853°E / 45.5506; 6.2853
Montgilbert is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montgirod
Coordinates: 45°32′00″N 6°35′00″E / 45.5333°N 6.5833°E / 45.5333; 6.5833
Montgirod is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Monthion
Coordinates: 45°37′55″N 6°21′33″E / 45.6319°N 6.3592°E / 45.6319; 6.3592
Monthion is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montmélian
Coordinates: 45°30′12″N 6°03′15″E / 45.5033°N 6.0542°E / 45.5033; 6.0542
Montmélian is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montsapey
Coordinates: 45°31′26″N 6°20′22″E / 45.5239°N 6.3394°E / 45.5239; 6.3394
Montsapey is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montvalezan
Coordinates: 45°36′45″N 6°50′50″E / 45.6125°N 6.8472°E / 45.6125; 6.8472
Montvalezan is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Montvernier
Coordinates: 45°19′20″N 6°20′38″E / 45.3222°N 6.3439°E / 45.3222; 6.3439
Montvernier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Motz
Coordinates: 45°55′14″N 5°50′54″E / 45.9206°N 5.8483°E / 45.9206; 5.8483
Motz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Fier forms most of the commune's northern border. The Rhone forms the commune's western border.
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Mouxy
Coordinates: 45°40′58″N 5°56′07″E / 45.6828°N 5.9353°E / 45.6828; 5.9353
Mouxy is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Inhabitants in Mouxy can called Moussardes and Moussards.
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Moûtiers
Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 6°32′04″E / 45.4858°N 6.5344°E / 45.4858; 6.5344
Moûtiers, historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is the access point to the Les Trois Vallées ski area and its train station, although not on a high-speed rail line, is an important stop for TGV trains from Lyon, Paris and beyond.
Moûtiers is located deep in the Tarentaise Valley. It is its geographic capital, between Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Several popular French ski resorts are located in its vicinity. The river Isère flows in the town.
Moûtiers was the capital of the Ceutrones, a Celtic tribe of Gaul. Its antique name, Darantasia, appears on a surviving ancient Roman road map known as the Tabula Peutingeriana. In a medieval text dating from 996, Moûtiers was called Monasterium (root of the word "monastery") from which its later names, Moustiers and finally Moûtiers, were derived.
Moûtiers was the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarentaise. The archdiocese was disbanded in 1801, and reestablished as the Diocese of Tarentaise. This diocese was united with the diocese of Chambéry and diocese of St-Jean-de-Maurienne to form the diocese of Chambéry, Maurienne and Tarentaise.
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Myans
Coordinates: 45°30′55″N 5°59′13″E / 45.5153°N 5.9869°E / 45.5153; 5.9869
Myans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Méry
Coordinates: 45°38′35″N 5°56′21″E / 45.6431°N 5.9392°E / 45.6431; 5.9392
Méry is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Nances
Coordinates: 45°35′28″N 5°47′51″E / 45.5911°N 5.7975°E / 45.5911; 5.7975
Nances is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Novalaise
Coordinates: 45°35′43″N 5°46′20″E / 45.5953°N 5.7722°E / 45.5953; 5.7722
Novalaise is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Ontex
Coordinates: 45°45′20″N 5°49′19″E / 45.7556°N 5.8219°E / 45.7556; 5.8219
Ontex is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Orelle
Coordinates: 45°12′36″N 6°32′16″E / 45.21°N 6.5378°E / 45.21; 6.5378
Orelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to ski slopes that are part of the 3 vallées the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.
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Oslo
Oslo (English pronunciation: /ˈɒzloʊ/, OZ-loh,Norwegian pronunciation: [²ʊʃlʊ] ( listen) or [²ʊslʊ]) is the capital of and most populous city in Norway. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III, the city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 and with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, the city was moved closer to Akershus Castle during the reign of King Christian IV and renamed Christiania in his honour. It was established as a municipality (formannskapsdistrikt) on 1 January 1838. Following a spelling reform, it was known as Kristiania from 1877 to 1925, when its original Norwegian name was restored.
Oslo is the economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. The city is home to many companies within the maritime sector, some of which are amongst the world's largest shipping companies, shipbrokers and maritime insurance brokers. Oslo is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission intercultural cities programme.
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Pallud
Coordinates: 45°41′14″N 6°23′43″E / 45.6872°N 6.3953°E / 45.6872; 6.3953
Pallud is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Planaise
Coordinates: 45°30′15″N 6°05′29″E / 45.5042°N 6.0914°E / 45.5042; 6.0914
Planaise is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Plancherine
Coordinates: 45°39′57″N 6°19′02″E / 45.6658°N 6.3172°E / 45.6658; 6.3172
Plancherine is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Presle
Coordinates: 45°27′19″N 6°08′20″E / 45.4553°N 6.1389°E / 45.4553; 6.1389
Presle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Puygros
Coordinates: 45°34′07″N 6°02′04″E / 45.5686°N 6.0344°E / 45.5686; 6.0344
Puygros is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Queige
Coordinates: 45°43′13″N 6°27′35″E / 45.7203°N 6.4597°E / 45.7203; 6.4597
Queige is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Randens
Coordinates: 45°32′42″N 6°18′39″E / 45.545°N 6.3108°E / 45.545; 6.3108
Randens is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Rognaix
Coordinates: 45°35′10″N 6°26′48″E / 45.5861°N 6.4467°E / 45.5861; 6.4467
Rognaix is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Rotherens
Coordinates: 45°28′25″N 6°08′13″E / 45.4736°N 6.1369°E / 45.4736; 6.1369
Rotherens is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Ruffieux
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 5°50′39″E / 45.85°N 5.8442°E / 45.85; 5.8442
Ruffieux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,145,905. Salt Lake City is further situated in a larger urban area known as the Wasatch Front, which has a population of 2,328,299. It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin (the other being Reno, Nevada), and the largest in the Intermountain West.
The city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young and his Mormon followers, who extensively irrigated and cultivated the arid valley. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named "Great Salt Lake City"—the word "great" was dropped from the official name in 1868. Although Salt Lake City is still home to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), less than half the population of Salt Lake City proper are members of the LDS Church today.
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Sarajevo
Sarajevo (Cyrillic: Сарајево) (pronounced [sǎrajɛʋɔ]) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an estimated population of over 311,161 people within its administrative limits. It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton, which has a population of 438,757. Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.
Sarajevo is the leading social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its region-wide influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts contribute to its status as Bosnia and Herzegovina's major economic center.
The city is historically famous for its traditional cultural and religious diversity, with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Judaism coexisting there for centuries. Due to this long and rich history of religious and cultural variety, Sarajevo is often called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It was, until recently in the 20th century, the only major European city to have a mosque, cathedral, Orthodox church and synagogue within the same neighborhood.
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Savoie
Savoie (pronounced: [sa.vwa]; Arpitan: Savouè d’Avâl, Italian: Savoia, pronounced [saˈvɔja], English: Savoy, /səˈvɔɪ/) is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps.
Together with the Haute-Savoie, Savoie is one of the two departments of the historic region of Savoy that was annexed by France on June 14, 1860, following the signature of the Treaty of Turin on March 24, 1860. For history before 1860, details of the annexation, and modern regionalism, see Savoy.
It is widely accepted that Savoie takes its name from the Latin Sapaudia or Sabaudia, meaning land covered in fir trees.
Savoie was long part of the states of Savoy, though it was occupied many times by France starting in the 16th century. It was integrated into the Mont-Blanc department from 1792 to 1815 (and partially into the Léman department from 1798 to 1814). The province was annexed by France in 1860. The former Duchy of Savoy became the two departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
Moûtiers, capital of the former province of Tarentaise Valley (French: Vallée de la Tarentaise) ceased to be the county seat after a law passed on September 10, 1926.
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Sochi
Sochi (Russian: Сочи; IPA: [ˈsotɕɪ]) is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for 145 kilometers (90 mi) along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of 343,285; up from 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, making it Russia's largest resort city.
Sochi will host the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, as well as the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2014 until at least 2020. It is also one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Sochi has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters (average +11 °C (52 °F) during the day and +4 °C (39 °F) at night in the period from December to March) and comfortable summers (average +24 °C (75 °F) during the day and +16 °C (61 °F) at night period from May to October).
At 145 kilometers (90 mi), Greater Sochi claims to be the longest city in Europe. Other sources using the Caucasus Mountains as the Europe-Asia divide place Sochi in Southwest Asia as it falls on the southern (Asian) side of the Greater Caucasus.
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Sonnaz
Coordinates: 45°36′56″N 5°55′22″E / 45.6156°N 05.9228°E / 45.6156; 05.9228
Sonnaz is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Switzerland
Switzerland (German: die Schweiz[ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis(ə)]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvit͡sːɛra]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), in its full name the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western Europe, where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zurich and Geneva.
The Swiss Confederation has a long history of armed neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. It pursues, however, an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world. Switzerland is also the birthplace of the Red Cross and home to a large number of international organizations, including the second largest UN office. On the European level, it is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Area – although it is notably not a member of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area.
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Séez
Coordinates: 45°37′25″N 6°48′06″E / 45.6236°N 6.8017°E / 45.6236; 6.8017
Séez is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is located at the top of a valley at the edge of the Vanoise National Park.
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Termignon
Coordinates: 45°16′42″N 6°49′04″E / 45.2783°N 6.8178°E / 45.2783; 6.8178
Termignon is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.
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Thénésol
Coordinates: 45°42′46″N 6°23′52″E / 45.7128°N 6.3978°E / 45.7128; 6.3978
Thénésol is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Tignes
Coordinates: 45°28′06″N 6°54′20″E / 45.4683°N 6.9056°E / 45.4683; 6.9056
Tignes (French pronunciation: [tiɲ]) is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located in the Savoie region with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambery.
It is best known as a ski resort. Together with nearby Val d'Isère, it forms the "Espace Killy" ski area. Tignes was the freestyle skiing venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics and co-host city for the 1992 Winter Paralympics.
Tignes comprises 5 Villages; Val Claret, Tignes le Lac, Le Lavachet, Tignes Les Boisses and Tignes-les-Brévières. The first three are close together at 2100m and Les Boisses and Les Brevieres are further down the valley, above and below the dam respectively. Les Brévières is an old village whereas all the others were created as part of the Dam construction or development of the ski resort. All the villages are part of the ski resort known as Tignes.
The original village of Tignes was in the Isère valley below Val d'Isère. After the second world war, France needed electricity and it was decided to build a hydro-electric dam in the Isère valley. Whilst this was a great achievement for French engineering and was for the greater good of France, it meant that the old village of Tignes was drowned. The dam was completed and the village was submerged in 1952. A replica of the original church was created in Tignes les Boisses. Once every 10 years the lake behind the dam (Lac du Chevril) is drained for maintenance work and the remains of the old village becomes visible.
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Traize
Coordinates: 45°40′19″N 5°44′48″E / 45.6719°N 5.7467°E / 45.6719; 5.7467
Traize is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Tresserve
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 5°54′00″E / 45.6742°N 5.9°E / 45.6742; 5.9
Tresserve is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Trévignin
Coordinates: 45°42′30″N 5°57′25″E / 45.7083°N 5.9569°E / 45.7083; 5.9569
Trévignin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Turin
Turin (Italian: Torino, pronounced [toˈriːno] ( listen); Piedmontese: Turin, pronounced [tyˈɾiŋ]; Latin: Augusta Taurinorum) is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 (November 2008) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the OECD to have a population of 2.2 million.
The city has a rich culture and history, and is known for its numerous art galleries, restaurants, churches, palaces, opera houses, piazzas, parks, gardens, theatres, libraries, museums and other venues. Turin is well known for its baroque, rococo, neo-classical, and Art Nouveau architecture. Much of the city's public squares, castles, gardens and elegant palazzi such as Palazzo Madama, were built in the 16th and 18th century, after the capital of the Duchy of Savoy (later Kingdom of Sardinia) was moved to Turin from Chambery( nowadays France) as part of the urban expansion.
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Ugine
Coordinates: 45°45′12″N 6°25′14″E / 45.7533°N 6.4206°E / 45.7533; 6.4206
Ugine is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Valezan
Coordinates: 45°34′33″N 6°41′40″E / 45.5758°N 6.6944°E / 45.5758; 6.6944
Valezan is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Valloire
Coordinates: 45°09′57″N 6°25′45″E / 45.1658°N 6.4292°E / 45.1658; 6.4292
Valloire is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The ski resort Valloire-Galibier is located in the commune, at the foot of the Col du Télégraphe and next to the ski resort of Valmeinier, (the alps) France.
70% of the Valloire/Valmeinier ski area is above 2000m. It offers over 150 km of slopes, 33 lifts 2 gondolas, 17 chairlift & 14 drag lifts), and 85 slopes, (21 Green, 25 Blue, 31 Red and 6 Black). There is also a considerable amount of backcountry skiing available.
Valloire has two main skiing areas which can be accessed by lifts from the village. They are the Sétaz and the Crey du Quart. From the Crey du Quart you can ski across to Valmeinier, which is included in the ski pass. The Crey du Quart also houses a large snowpark (with a dedicated daily ticket only for this park) which is designed to offer something to people of all skill levels. In the Arva Parc on the Sétaz one can learn how to rescue avalanche victims. The French Foreign Legion has a mountain outpost at Valloire Les Verneys and teaches beginning legionnaries on the slopes.
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Valmeinier
Coordinates: 45°11′05″N 6°28′55″E / 45.1847°N 6.4819°E / 45.1847; 6.4819
Valmeinier is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Valmeinier, located at the foot of the Mont Thabor, 3207 meters, is a medium size ski resort (about 10,000 beds). The first ski lift was built in 1973, at L'Arméra, connecting to the Valloire ski area. The village at 1,500 m started to develop with the arrival of various holiday villages (Renouveau and LVT Chemins).
In 1986, the resort at 1800 m was launched and the Gros Crey ski area equipped with lifts.
The ski area shared by the resorts of Valmeinier and Valloire has a new name: “Galibier– Thabor”. This refers to the area’s 2 emblematic summits, which peak at more than 3,000 metres. The first ski lift was installed in 1973, in L’Armera, in order to join up with Valloire, which had already been operating for a few years. Gradually, the ski area expanded and it now features 150 km of slopes over 1,600 hectares. The snowpark, classified as 5th French snowpark and 15th European, is certified by the French Snowboard Association (AFS). It is tended daily by the resort's staff.
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Vancouver
Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/) is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded more than 603,000 people in the city, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities. The metropolitan area, with more than 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. With 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per sq mile), the City of Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality among those with 5,000 residents or more. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada, with 52% for whom English is not their first language.
The original settlement, named Gastown, grew around the Hastings Mill logging sawmill and a nearby tavern, both established in 1867. Enlarging to become the townsite of Granville, with the announcement that the railhead would reach the site it was renamed "Vancouver" and incorporated as a city in 1886. By 1887, the transcontinental railway was extended to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient, Eastern Canada, and London. As of 2009, Port Metro Vancouver is the busiest and largest port in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry. Major film production studios in Vancouver and Burnaby have turned Metro Vancouver into the third-largest film production centre in North America after Los Angeles and New York City, earning it the film industry nickname, Hollywood North.
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Venthon
Coordinates: 45°41′19″N 6°24′51″E / 45.6886°N 6.4142°E / 45.6886; 6.4142
Venthon is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Verthemex
Coordinates: 45°38′N 5°47′E / 45.63°N 5.79°E / 45.63; 5.79
Verthemex is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Villarembert
Coordinates: 45°14′47″N 6°16′47″E / 45.2464°N 6.2797°E / 45.2464; 6.2797
Villarembert is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Villargondran
Coordinates: 45°15′42″N 6°22′30″E / 45.2617°N 6.375°E / 45.2617; 6.375
Villargondran is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Villarlurin
Coordinates: 45°27′45″N 6°31′41″E / 45.4625°N 6.5281°E / 45.4625; 6.5281
Villarlurin is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Villaroger
Coordinates: 45°35′31″N 6°52′30″E / 45.5919°N 6.875°E / 45.5919; 6.875
Villaroger is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is situated in the upper Tarentaise Valley, between Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Tignes.
The commune of Villaroger extends from 850m at the river Isère up to 3779m at the Mont Pourri. Villaroger is made up of several hamlets, the main village being at 1075m. The name Villaroger comes from “Villarium Ogerii” which indicates the existence of a villa during the middle ages, which belonged to a certain Oger or Ogier, a family name particulary common among the French during the 5th and the 6th centuries.
For years the main source of income has been farming and cheese production. In addition to these traditional ways of life, tourism now plays an important part. Villaroger has been linked to Les Arcs by a three man chairlift since 1982. Its geographical situation and landscape lends itself to numerous winter and summer activities.
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Villaroux
Coordinates: 45°27′32″N 6°04′32″E / 45.4589°N 6.0756°E / 45.4589; 6.0756
Villaroux is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Vimines
Coordinates: 45°32′47″N 5°51′56″E / 45.5464°N 5.8656°E / 45.5464; 5.8656
Vimines is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Vions
Coordinates: 45°49′31″N 5°48′27″E / 45.8253°N 5.8075°E / 45.8253; 5.8075
Vions is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Voglans
Coordinates: 45°38′01″N 5°53′47″E / 45.6336°N 5.8964°E / 45.6336; 5.8964
Voglans is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Yenne
Coordinates: 45°42′06″N 5°45′38″E / 45.7017°N 05.7606°E / 45.7017; 05.7606
Yenne is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Épersy
Coordinates: 45°44′23″N 5°57′39″E / 45.7397°N 5.9608°E / 45.7397; 5.9608
Épersy is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Épierre
Coordinates: 45°27′17″N 6°17′43″E / 45.4547°N 6.2953°E / 45.4547; 6.2953
Épierre is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Étable
Coordinates: 45°27′54″N 6°08′41″E / 45.465°N 6.1447°E / 45.465; 6.1447
Étable is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik [œɳɧœldsˈviːk] is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,991 inhabitants in 2010.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products and heavy machinery goods. It has a strong environment record and is the "testbed" for ethanol powered cars.
The name comes from Governor Per Abraham Örnsköld (1762–1769) and literally translated means Eagle-shield's-bay (Örn-skölds-vik).
Traces of human activity in the area date back to the Nordic Bronze Age, and there's a reconstructed iron age village called Gene fornby, which is a popular tourist attraction, just outside of town. Örnsköldsvik itself is however a relatively young city, it was founded as a market town (a köping) in 1842 and became a city in 1894.
The town of Örnsköldsvik is the centre of Örnsköldsviks Kommun or Örnsköldsvik Municipality. The Municipality has a much larger population than the town itself, at over 55,000 inhabitants, as the municipality is vast with very large forest areas, and consists of several rural communities in the countryside.
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Florine De Leymarie
Florine De Leymarie (born 9 May 1981 in Albertville, Savoie) is a French Alpine skier. She is 1.76 m tall and weighs 64 kg. She participated in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin. She was named Rookie of the year 2005 alongside David Poisson by the French federation of Ski.
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Albertville - French Alps
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The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics. www.vuefinders.com
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Moto Albertville Ugine Crest Voland
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- Duration: 16:17
- Updated: 04 Dec 2012
Montée de Albertville à Crest voland en passant par Ugine (passage de national retiré) en Bandit 650S
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Montée de Albertville à Crest voland en passant par Ugine (passage de national retiré) en Bandit 650S
- published: 02 Oct 2011
- views: 1186
- author: faalcolm
Street Workout France Albertville 2012
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- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
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- published: 19 May 2012
- views: 2312
- author: 1TysonMax
1992 Albertville Olympic Games Dance Event Medals' Ceremony
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- Duration: 7:35
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
The medals' ceremony followed by an interview with the Duchesnays.
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The medals' ceremony followed by an interview with the Duchesnays.
- published: 03 May 2009
- views: 2608
- author: Benben35
Albertville, Al Tornado Damage
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- Duration: 9:09
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
On April 24, 2010, at 10:25PM, the landscape of my hometown was changed forever by an estimated EF3 tornado. Here are a few scenes of the devastation the storm left in it's wake. Thankfully, my house was spared and all of my family is ok. I have linked this video to my "Home" video to show the stark contrast in scenery through the area.
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On April 24, 2010, at 10:25PM, the landscape of my hometown was changed forever by an estimated EF3 tornado. Here are a few scenes of the devastation the storm left in it's wake. Thankfully, my house was spared and all of my family is ok. I have linked this video to my "Home" video to show the stark contrast in scenery through the area.
- published: 26 Apr 2010
- views: 8551
- author: BamaRailfan
Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics Exhibition (USTV)
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- Duration: 9:05
- Updated: 16 Dec 2012
Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics Exhibition (USTV) [Rain Story]
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Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics Exhibition (USTV) [Rain Story]
- published: 17 May 2009
- views: 38514
- author: richq10
Albertville Alabama aftermath
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- Duration: 2:18
- Updated: 25 Apr 2012
After math of Albertville,Al Tornado.. 4-25-10 This is along Highway 431..
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After math of Albertville,Al Tornado.. 4-25-10 This is along Highway 431..
- published: 26 Apr 2010
- views: 4631
- author: Laura88Phillips
Freestyle Skiing - Men's Moguls - Albertville 1992 Winter Olympic Games
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- Duration: 0:59
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
There's more from the vault with these highlights of the men's freestyle skiing moguls event at the Albertville 1992Winter Olympic Games. Athletes featured in this video : GROSPIRON Edgar, France : www.olympic.org www.olympic.org www.olympic.org www.olympic.org For more Olympic videos go to www.youtube.com and visit the official website of the Olympic Movement at www.olympic.org for all information on Olympic Games, Sports and Athletes, National Olympic Committees and Olympic News. ormation on Olympic Games, Sports and Athletes, National Olympic Committees and Olympic News.
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There's more from the vault with these highlights of the men's freestyle skiing moguls event at the Albertville 1992Winter Olympic Games. Athletes featured in this video : GROSPIRON Edgar, France : www.olympic.org www.olympic.org www.olympic.org www.olympic.org For more Olympic videos go to www.youtube.com and visit the official website of the Olympic Movement at www.olympic.org for all information on Olympic Games, Sports and Athletes, National Olympic Committees and Olympic News. ormation on Olympic Games, Sports and Athletes, National Olympic Committees and Olympic News.
- published: 09 Feb 2010
- views: 21187
- author: olympic
Albertville 1992 || Lightning of the Cauldron
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- Duration: 2:28
- Updated: 09 Oct 2012
The great football player (and currently president of the UEFA) Michel PLATINI, along with François Cyril Grange, a child from Savoie, representing future (later he would become an alpine skier), had the honor of light the cauldron at the Theatre des Ceremonies. Got this short video long time ago, without comments. Enjoy! Note: THIS VIDEO WAS PUBLISHED FOR ENTERTAINING PURPOSES ONLY, I DONT LOOK PERSONAL BENEFIT FOR THEM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
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The great football player (and currently president of the UEFA) Michel PLATINI, along with François Cyril Grange, a child from Savoie, representing future (later he would become an alpine skier), had the honor of light the cauldron at the Theatre des Ceremonies. Got this short video long time ago, without comments. Enjoy! Note: THIS VIDEO WAS PUBLISHED FOR ENTERTAINING PURPOSES ONLY, I DONT LOOK PERSONAL BENEFIT FOR THEM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
- published: 28 Feb 2010
- views: 6483
- author: Ikarus361
Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics LP (USTV)
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- Duration: 7:33
- Updated: 13 Dec 2012
Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics LP (USTV) Silver Medal
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Midori Ito 1992 Albertville Olympics LP (USTV) Silver Medal
- published: 21 May 2008
- views: 85287
- author: richq10
Albertville Centerstage! 2010 Part 1.
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- Duration: 7:16
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
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"Tomba la Bomba's" impressive performance in Albertville 1992
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- Duration: 1:21
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Alberto Tomba made a sensational Olympic debut in 1988 in Calgary, winning both the giant slalom and the slalom. Four years later at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games, he successfully defended his giant slalom title to become the first Alpine skier in Olympic history to win the same event twice.
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Alberto Tomba made a sensational Olympic debut in 1988 in Calgary, winning both the giant slalom and the slalom. Four years later at the 1992 Albertville Olympic Winter Games, he successfully defended his giant slalom title to become the first Alpine skier in Olympic history to win the same event twice.
- published: 07 Feb 2012
- views: 5802
- author: olympic
Paul Wylie LP 1992 Albertville Winter Olympic Games
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- Duration: 7:15
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Paul Wylie
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Albertville High School "CenterStage!" 2012 Show "Two Tribes"
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- Duration: 18:22
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Albertville Fine Arts Center - Showchoir Showcase - 3/20/12
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Albertville Fine Arts Center - Showchoir Showcase - 3/20/12
- published: 23 Mar 2012
- views: 5963
- author: Tyler May
Kristi Yamaguchi OP 1992 Albertville Winter Olympic Games
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- Duration: 5:04
- Updated: 22 Nov 2012
Kristi Yamaguchi of the US.
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David Liu 1992 Albertville Olympics SP
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David Liu 1992 Albertville Olympics SP The most impressive program I have ever seen.
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David Liu 1992 Albertville Olympics SP The most impressive program I have ever seen.
- published: 10 Feb 2010
- views: 4062
- author: bmtigdroereon
Raw video of tornado damage in Albertville, AL from WAAY 31's Ross Sather
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- Duration: 9:56
- Updated: 01 Jun 2012
WAAY 31's Ross Sather was the first reporter on the scene in Albertville where a tornado touched down late on Saturday, April 24th, 2010. This is video he shot of Albertville Elementary School, and a mobile home park across the street . In the video, you see firemen going door to door in the park looking for victims. This video is raw and unedited, straight out of Ross' camera.
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WAAY 31's Ross Sather was the first reporter on the scene in Albertville where a tornado touched down late on Saturday, April 24th, 2010. This is video he shot of Albertville Elementary School, and a mobile home park across the street . In the video, you see firemen going door to door in the park looking for victims. This video is raw and unedited, straight out of Ross' camera.
- published: 25 Apr 2010
- views: 13090
- author: WAAYTV
Klimova & Ponomarenko (EUN) - 1992 Albertville, Ice Dancing, Free Dance
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Albertville, FRANCE - 1992 Winter Games, Ice Dancing, Free Dance - Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko of the Unified Team won the Free Dance to win the Gold Medal here with a beautifully chorographed dance to Bach's "Air on the G String" and "Toccata en Fugue."
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Albertville, FRANCE - 1992 Winter Games, Ice Dancing, Free Dance - Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko of the Unified Team won the Free Dance to win the Gold Medal here with a beautifully chorographed dance to Bach's "Air on the G String" and "Toccata en Fugue."
- published: 26 Nov 2009
- views: 11990
- author: 3Axel1996
Bonnie Blair defends her Olympic 500m title - Albertville 1992
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- Duration: 1:59
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
In 1992 Bonnie Bonnie defended her Olympic 500m title and then took a third career gold medal at 1000m. Her total margin of victory for these two wins plus the margin from her gold medal in Calgary in 1988 was only 22 hundredths of a second.
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In 1992 Bonnie Bonnie defended her Olympic 500m title and then took a third career gold medal at 1000m. Her total margin of victory for these two wins plus the margin from her gold medal in Calgary in 1988 was only 22 hundredths of a second.
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 1228
- author: olympic
Albertville 1992 Opening Ceremony || La Marseillaise
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- Duration: 1:53
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
After the lightning of the cauldron and the athletes/judges oath, Severine Dupelloux, a girl from the french region of Savoie (on which Albertville is located) performs a Capella version of La Marseillaise, french national anthem, to start the cultural program of the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics. Note: I have decided to reupload these vids to Youtube after they dissapeared some time ago, credits to the original uploader ^^ Btw i do not claim or own the rights of this, this was just posted for entertainment purposes.
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After the lightning of the cauldron and the athletes/judges oath, Severine Dupelloux, a girl from the french region of Savoie (on which Albertville is located) performs a Capella version of La Marseillaise, french national anthem, to start the cultural program of the Opening Ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics. Note: I have decided to reupload these vids to Youtube after they dissapeared some time ago, credits to the original uploader ^^ Btw i do not claim or own the rights of this, this was just posted for entertainment purposes.
- published: 14 Feb 2010
- views: 17662
- author: Ikarus361
Albertville 1992 Highlights
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Best moments of the 1992 Winter Olympics celebrated in Albertville, France. PD: The video originally belonged to ChristosM1. Thanks for giving me permission to upload it ^^!
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Best moments of the 1992 Winter Olympics celebrated in Albertville, France. PD: The video originally belonged to ChristosM1. Thanks for giving me permission to upload it ^^!
- published: 17 Feb 2010
- views: 6482
- author: Ikarus361
Tornado Damage in Albertville and Geraldine Alabama April 24th, 2010
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Video of storm damage from Albertville and Geraldine Alabama on April 24th, 2010
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Video of storm damage from Albertville and Geraldine Alabama on April 24th, 2010
- published: 25 Apr 2010
- views: 14572
- author: WAAYTV
Never Give Up! - Street Workout France Albertville
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- Duration: 6:12
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
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- published: 09 Nov 2012
- views: 895
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24 Dec 2012
Steve Jobs was controversial in life, and now his high-tech mega-yacht is associated with a controversy long after his death. The former Apple CEO's ship was impounded in Amsterdam in the middle of a financial battle over a disputed bill. Phillippe Starck, a French product designer and architect, has alleged that Jobs' heirs owe him 3 million euros for his work on Venus, the 256-foot yacht Jobs commissioned before his death ... ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
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24 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A deadly silence immediately followed after a bullet penetrated the calf's skull. Against my wishes, Vic had decided against either amputating its leg or contacting a veterinarian-something he reasoned would have been too expensive. The unfortunate calf had slid down into a ravine where its hind leg, which was mangled and torn, became wrapped in barbed wire ... But it was more than a bellow ... 9....(size: 6.3Kb)
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24 Dec 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, senior Afghan officials said. The woman, identified as Afghan police Sgt ... The woman was taken into Afghan custody shortly after the attack ... As many Afghans, the policewoman uses only one name ... Air Force Lt. Col ... Gen ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)
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26 Dec 2012
The six Gulf states have sharpened their tone against their neighbour Iran, demanding an immediate halt to its "interference" in their internal affairs while urging action to halt mass killings and violations of international law in Syria ... The council said they "reject and denounce" Iran's "continued interference" in their internal affairs that increase regional tension and threaten security and stability ... 419 Source.. Agencies. Share ... ....(size: 18.7Kb)
Star Tribune
26 Dec 2012
. BOYS' BASKETBALL. AUGSBURG CLASSIC. Quarterfinals • Thursday. • Chanhassen vs. Duluth East, 4 pm. • SP Johnson vs. Henry Sibley, 5.45 pm. • Hopkins vs. Andover, 7.30 pm. Second round • Friday. Finals • Saturday. CATHOLIC SPIRIT TOURNAMENT. At University of St. Thomas. Quarterfinals • Thursday ... St ... • St ... MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE TOURNEY ... Michael-Albertville, Thompson (Ala.), Vacaville (Cal.), Zumbrota-Mazeppa. ....(size: 16.4Kb)
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22 Dec 2012
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (Examiner.com) – Debtors' prisons. Corrupt and disgraceful. Judicially-sanctioned extortion racket. And that's just one judge's assessment. More, and frankly worse, has been recently said regarding various criminal and civil courts across the State of Alabama ... Wait...what?. Bonnie Cahalane (Knox) Wyatt, 46, of Clanton, Ala ... A list of Chilton Co ... Ms ... Albertville, Arab, Guntersville, Hartselle, Russellville and Scottsboro ... ....(size: 5.3Kb)
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21 Dec 2012
. • HILL-MURRAY 6, TARTAN 0. Ryan Black had two goals and an assist and Josh French had a goal and three assists to lead the Pioneers, ranked No. 3 in Class 2A. John Dugas had 25 saves for the Pioneers (7-1). The loss was the first of the season for Tartan (8-1). • BLAINE 6, ARMSTRONG 1 ... MICHAEL-ALBERTVILLE 2 ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)
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19 Dec 2012
FTTH is a facilities-based fiber optic network that provides video, telephone and ultra high-speed Internet services to residential customers in Rosemount and Albertville, Minn ... “This strategic advantage, combined with the turnaround in the local housing market in Rosemount and Albertville, make FTTH a very appealing investment.”....(size: 4.4Kb)
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19 Dec 2012
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19 Dec 2012
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19 Dec 2012
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19 Dec 2012
(Source. Northwest Missouri State University). Dec. 19, 2012. The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University announced the names of students named to the Academic or President's Honor Roll at the end of the 2012 fall trimester ... Students named to the President's Honor Roll have attained a perfect 4.00 GPA for the trimester ... Hometown. Honor Roll. Name ... Alabama (United States) Albertville Academic Jessica C Coon ... Fax....(size: 254.0Kb)
Chicago Tribune
18 Dec 2012
Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became a hero to his country in 1950 when he and a fellow climber became the first men to successfully scale a peak of more than 26,000 feet, has died. He was 93 ... Herzog had lived near Paris ... (His climbing partner, Louis Lachenal, also lost toes in the climb.) ... A longtime member of the International Olympic Committee, he also helped bring the 1992 Winter Olympics to the French town of Albertville....(size: 4.1Kb)
Yahoo Daily News
17 Dec 2012
A member of the experienced Kris Lindahl Team of Edina Realty held a short sale seminar in Albertville, Minnesota on Saturday night. Albertville, MN (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 On Saturday night a member of the Kris Lindahl Team of Edina Realty held a short sale seminar in Albertville, Minnesota ... The seminar held in Albertville was filled to capacity....(size: 2.0Kb)
The Washington Post
16 Dec 2012
Maurice Herzog, a French mountaineer who became the first person to scale 26,545-foot Annapurna in the Himalayas but lost all his fingers and toes to frostbite on the way down, died Dec. 14 . He was 93. A statement from the French presidential palace said he died in France but gave no further details ... Loading... A member of the International Olympic Committee for 25 years, he helped France obtain the 1992 Winter Olympics for Albertville ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
Star Tribune
16 Dec 2012
MELISSA HARRISON, ALLEE. Title. CEO. Age. 33. Careful planning and calculated risks have helped Melissa Harrison guide Allée, her small but rapidly growing branding and marketing firm, to its sixth anniversary ... "My business was the business, it had to bring in the income." ... Allée operates virtually, with Harrison based in Albertville and staffers working from home and meeting weekly to discuss assignments ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
Denver Post
16 Dec 2012
PARIS — France loved him for his indefatigable, pioneering spirit — the first man to climb a 26,000-foot Himalayan peak despite losing all his fingers and toes to frostbite, a man who later went on to scale the heights of French politics ... The statement from the Elysee Presidential Palace said he died in France but gave no further details ... He also helped France obtain the 1992 Winter Olympics for Albertville ... ....(size: 3.9Kb)
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Albertville |
| Canton | Albertville-Nord and Albertville-Sud |
| Mayor | Philippe Masure (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 328–2,030 m (1,076–6,660 ft) (avg. 352 m or 1,155 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 18,480 (2008) |
| - Density | 1,054 /km2 (2,730 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73011/ 73200 |
| Website | http://www.albertville.com/ |
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| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 6°23′36″E / 45.6767°N 6.3933°E / 45.6767; 6.3933
Albertville (Arpitan : Arbèrtvile) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Albertville is situated on the Arly River, close to the confluence with the Isère River. Its altitude is between 345 and 2,037 metres (1,132 and 6,683 ft).
Nearby mountains include: Belle Etoile, Dent de Cons, Négresse, Roche Pourrie, Mirantin, Pointe de la Grande Journée, and chaîne du Grand Arc.
Nearby mountain ranges include: the Bauges; the Beaufortain; and the beginning of the Vanoise.
History[link]
Albertville was founded in 1836 by the Sardinian king Charles Albert. It also consists of the medieval town of Conflans, which has buildings dating back to the 14th century. Since then, Albertville has developed trade between France, Italy, and Switzerland; and industries such as paper mills and hydroelectricity can be found on its river.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were organised in the Savoie region, with Albertville hosting it. Some of the sports venues were later adapted for other uses. Some sports venues still remain such as the ice rink designed by the architect Jacques Kalisz, although the town is more industrial than touristic.
In 2003, the town was labelled a "Town of art and history".
People[link]
- Florine De Leymarie (born 9 May 1981), skier.
- Adrien N'Goma, rugby player
Sister cities[link]
Winnenden (Baden-Württemberg)
Sainte-Adèle, Quebec- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which like Albertville, hosted a Winter Olympics, doing so in 2010.
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Midori Ito or Midori Itō (伊藤みどり, Itō Midori?, born August 13, 1969) is a former Japanese figure skater. She is the 1989 World Champion and the 1992 Olympic silver medalist. She is the first woman to land a triple/triple jump combination and a triple axel in competition.[1] She is also the first woman to land seven triple jumps in a free program, which she did at the 1988 Calgary Olympics.[2]
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Biography[link]
Born in Nagoya, Ito started skating at age 5. Midori landed her first triple jump at age 8. When she was 10 her parents got divorced and she went to live with her coach Machiko Yamada.
Ito's first appearance at a major international competition was the 1981 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where she won the free skating with a sensational performance that included a triple loop, a triple salchow, and two triple toe loop combinations. Ito had placed only 20th in the compulsory figures and finished 8th in the overall standings at this event. At this time, the 11-year-old Ito was only 3'11" tall and weighed 53 pounds.[3] She was nicknamed the "Jumping Flea" due to her diminutive size and powerful jumps.
At the 1982 World Junior Championships, Ito won both the short program and free skating, but again weak compulsory figures left her only in 6th place overall. Her free skate at this event included a triple flip and a triple toe loop/triple toe loop combination, and she additionally landed a triple lutz in the exhibition.[4]
Ito did not compete at the 1983 World Junior event, which took place in December 1982, after having suffered a broken ankle earlier that year. In the fall of 1983, she made her senior international debut at the Ennia Challenge Cup in the Netherlands, a competition that featured the short program and free skating only, without compulsory figures. Here Ito lost a narrow and controversial decision to Katarina Witt, who went on to win the Olympic title a few months later. Ito's skating at this event caused a sensation. Her free skate included six triple jumps—flip, lutz, loop, salchow, and two toe loops—and she also completed a difficult double loop/triple loop combination in the short program.[5] At the 1984 World Junior Championships, she placed third with another impressive display of triple jumps; again, she won both the short program and free skating, but a low placement in the compulsory figures held her back. Ito also competed at the 1984 World Championships, where she finished 7th.[6]
She won her first national championship in the 1985 season, but was unable to compete at that year's World Championships after again breaking her ankle.
Ito placed 5th at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. In Calgary, she performed a double loop-triple loop in the short program, and seven triples in the free: Lutz, flip, double axel-half loop- triple salchow, loop, triple toe-triple toe, and salchow. She received 7 "5.9" marks for technical merit, despite skating before the final flight. She became the first woman to land seven triples in a free program. Later that same year, she perfected the triple Axel, which she had been working on since her early teens, and landed it at a regional competition in the Aichi prefecture. She became the first woman to land it in international competition at the 1988 NHK Trophy.[7] She then repeated the feat at the World Championships in 1989. Her win at the 1989 World Championships was the first world title in the sport for an Asian competitor.[7] She received five 6.0s for technical merit.
During the start of the 1989–1990 season, Ito made history again at the 1989 NHK Trophy competition, where she received a rare 6.0 technical/6.0 artistic score from the Hungarian judge, and again landed seven triples, including the triple axel. At the 1990 World Championships, Ito failed to defend her title due to a mistake in the compulsory figures that left her in 10th place in that portion of the event. She placed first in both the short and long programs, but due to her mistake in compulsory figures,she placed 2nd overall to Jill Trenary.
When compulsory figures were eliminated from competitions following the 1990 season, Ito was expected to dominate the competitive scene. However, she had a difficult competition at the 1991 World Championships. Ito first suffered a bruising collision with another skater (Laetitia Hubert) during a practice session. Then, in the short program, she placed her jump combination too close to the corner of the rink and fell into the opening in the boards for the television camera. Clearly rattled by these events, Ito then made several errors in her free skate and ended up placing 4th.
At the pre-Olympic event in Albertville in the fall of 1991, she beat rival Kristi Yamaguchi by completing a triple axel and five other triple jumps in her free skate. During the warm-up before the free skate at the 1991 Grand Prix International de Paris (later known as Trophee Eric Bompard), she landed a triple Axel/triple toe loop jump combination, which has still not been equalled by any other female skater.[citation needed]
Ito was one of the favorites for the Olympic title at the 1992 Winter Olympics. After a troubled Olympic short program and encountering problems landing a triple axel during the week, she was in fourth place and needed a solid long program in order to win a medal. Her long program began with a failed triple Axel; in order to win a spot on the podium, Ito added another one to the end of her program and landed it successfully, becoming the first woman to land one in the Olympics. Ito won the silver medal, and apologized to her country for not winning the gold. She turned professional afterwards, bringing the triple Axel for the first time to the professional ranks, and performed with ice shows in Japan. Ito briefly returned to competitive skating in the 1995–1996 season, but without her former success.
During the peak of her career, Ito was an immensely powerful skater, performing much the same jump content as the top male skaters of the time. In addition to being the first female skater to perform the triple axel jump, some years earlier she was also the first to perform a triple/triple jump combination. Ito's energetic skating style did not always find favor with the judges. Later in her career, in trying to adopt a softer and more stereotypically "feminine" style, Ito seemed to lose much of the natural joy that had characterized her earlier skating. Ito also struggled with compulsory figures before they were eliminated in competition after the 1990 season, and in coping with the attention of the Japanese press following her World Championship win.
Midori Ito was well ahead of her time, technically, and is regarded as perhaps the greatest female jumper in the history of the ladies sport: In 1990, Scott Hamilton said "it will be 50 years before we see anything like Midori Ito again,"[8] and Toller Cranston, the same year, noted that "she is beyond 6.0."[9]
During the opening ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics, Ito had the honor of lighting the Olympic Flame in the stadium.
Ito returned to competitive figure skating in 2011. She competed at the ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition and placed second in her category, Ladies' Masters Elite II.[7][10][11]
Programs[link]
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 1995–96 | The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky |
Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev |
Nessun dorma by Giacomo Puccini |
| 1991–92 | Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade Espana Cani by Pascual Marquina Narro |
Piano Concerto No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen On My Own by Claude-Michel Schonberg |
| 1990–91 | Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell |
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Variation XVIII by Sergei Rachmaninoff Finlandia by Jean Sibelius |
Rhythm of the Rain by The Cascades Singin' in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen On My Own by Claude-Michel Schonberg |
| 1989–90 | Anvil Chorus by Giuseppe Verdi arranged by Jerry Gray Memories of You by Eubie Blake |
Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Yotei no Matsuri[12] by Yasuhiro Sakurada Mission: Impossible by Lalo Schifrin On My Own by Claude-Michel Schonberg |
| 1988–89 | Fantastic Tango[12] by Shinji Wakita |
A Classical Rock by Frank Mills Concerto No.1 for Piano by Frank Mills |
Somewhere Out There by James Horner Conga by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine |
| 1987–88 | Yotei no Matsuri[12] by Yasuhiro Sakurada |
Le Corsaire Pas de Deux Adagio by Riccardo Drigo Grand Pas Classique Coda by Daniel Auber Paquita Adagio/Coda by Ludwig Minkus |
Time Passage by Seiko Matsuda Aramis'78 Image album by Akiko Yano Sweet Dreamer[12] by Yoko Takarada |
| 1986–87 | Nine to Five soundtrack by Charles Fox |
Magical City[12] by Mika Yamashita |
Aramis'78 Image album by Akiko Yano |
| 1985–86 | Tyrolean fairy[12] by Mika Yamashita and Chihiro Yamashita |
Magical City[12] by Mika Yamashita |
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| 1984–85 | Sweet Dreamer[12] by Yoko Takarada |
Ice Paradice[12] by Tokiko Tsunoda |
Sweet Dreamer[12] by Yoko Takarada |
| 1983–84 | (original music ?) | Rightning Attacker by Ryudo Uzaki (original music ?) |
Kotoriya-no-Mise(The Bird Shop)
TV Animation Aim for the Ace! Opening Theme-song by Goh Misawa |
| 1982–83 | Rightning Attacker by Ryudo Uzaki |
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| 1981–82 | Nine to Five soundtrack by Charles Fox |
Results[link]
| Event | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1995–96 |
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| World Championships | 7th | 11th | 8th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 7th | ||||||
| World Junior Championships | 8th | 6th | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Japanese Championships | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||
| Japanese Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||||
| Skate America | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Skate Canada International | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Fujifilm Trophy | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Grand Prix International de Paris | 1st | |||||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Records and achievements[link]
Amateur[link]
- World Champion (1989).
- First woman to land a triple-triple jump combination (1981).
- First woman to land a double loop-triple loop combination (in the short program) (1983).
- First woman to land five different triple jumps in competition (1983).
- First woman to land a triple Axel in competition (1988).
- First and only woman to land six different triple jumps in competition (1989).
- First woman to land a triple Axel in the Olympics (1992).
Awards[link]
- Inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2003).
Triple axel[link]
Ito landed 18 triple axels in competition.
| 1988–89 | Aichi Prefecture Championships (LP) Japanese Free Skating Championships (LP) NHK Trophy (LP) Japan Figure Skating Championships (LP) World Championships (LP) |
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| 1989–90 | NHK Trophy (LP) World Championships (LP) |
| 1990–91 | East Japan Championships (LP) NHK Trophy (LP) Japan Figure Skating Championships (LP) |
| 1991–92 | East Japan Championships (LP) Trophee Lalique (LP) NHK Trophy (SP(combination with double toe loop), LP(combination with double toe loop)) Japan Figure Skating Championships (SP(combination with double toe loop), LP) Winter Olympics (LP) |
| 1995–96 | Japan Figure Skating Championships (LP) |
Media appearances[link]
DVD[link]
- 伊藤みどりのフィギュアスケート・ライフ努力編 (2006) – ASIN B000O77KHK
- 伊藤みどりのフィギュアスケート・ライフ人生編 (2007) – ASIN B000OI1BXS
- 伊藤みどりのフィギュアスケート・ライフ (2007) – ASIN B000SB2ZT0
Book[link]
- タイム・パッセージ―時間旅行（1993）- ISBN 978-4-314-10081-6
- 伊藤みどり物語 (1992) – ISBN 978-4-87208-036-0
- 氷上の宝石―伊藤みどり写真集 (1993) – ISBN 978-4-317-80036-2
References[link]
- ^ http://hicbc.com/radio/kibun/2000asapon/hero/000911/index.htm
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lSeIr2Jvl0&feature=related
- ^ "1981 Jr. World's Report", Skating magazine, March 1981
- ^ "1982 Junior World Championships", Skating magazine, March 1982
- ^ "Ennia Challenge Cup", Skating magazine, January 1984
- ^ Skating magazine, April 1984
- ^ a b c Flade, Tatjana (September 18, 2011). "Midori Ito Returns to Competition". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/611-midori-ito-returns-to-competition. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv7ZswRD9OM
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG6lQ1-o9hw&feature=related
- ^ Flade, Tatjana (August 17, 2011). "Adult Skaters Embrace Lifelong Passion". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/597-adult-skaters-embrace-lifelong-passion. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ Adult 2011 Masters Elite II Free Skating scores
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j These were composed by students studying at Yamaha Music Schools.
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Paul Stanton Wylie (born October 28, 1964) is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic silver medalist.
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Biography[link]
Born in Dallas, Texas, Wylie began skating at the age of three. At age eleven, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he began to train with Carlo Fassi. Wylie remained with Fassi for nine years, first in Denver and later in Colorado Springs when Fassi relocated to the Broadmoor Skating Club. As a young skater, Wylie additionally worked with John Curry and Robin Cousins, who were also students of Fassi. Cousins lived with the Wylie family while he was training for the 1980 Winter Olympics.
In 1979, Wylie won the novice men's title at the U.S. Championships, and in the 1981 season, he won both the U.S. junior title and the World Junior Championships. At the latter event, he landed his first triple jumps in competition—two triple toe loops.[1]
At the same time, Wylie was competing in pair skating with partner Dana Graham. They won the junior pairs title at the 1980 U.S. nationals. They were coached by John Nicks, commuting to work with him in California. They placed eighth in the senior division at the 1981 U.S. nationals, but then dissolved their partnership when they lost financial sponsorship.
In 1985, wanting to reconstruct some of his technique, Wylie left Fassi and began to train instead with Evy and Mary Scotvold, who were at that time located in Janesville, Wisconsin. Shortly afterwards, they all moved to the Boston area. Wylie attended Harvard University beginning in 1986. He was a member of the Fox Club, one of eight elite final clubs at the college.[citation needed] He graduated in 1991.
Wylie placed second at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1988, 1990, and 1992. He won the silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The medal was considered a major upset. Wylie had never finished higher than ninth at the World Figure Skating Championships four years prior, and had skated such a poor performance at the U.S. Championships immediately prior to the games that reporters questioned his placement on the Olympic team. The USFSA had even left Wylie off the team for the 1992 World Championships, naming Mark Mitchell in his place.
After the Olympics, Wylie joined the professional skating ranks. He won the 1992 U.S. Open Professional Championship and the 1993 World Professional Figure Skating Championships. Wylie toured with Stars on Ice from 1992 to 1998 before retiring to attend Harvard Business School and work in the corporate world. For some time he held a position with The Walt Disney Company.
In 2004, after leaving Disney, Wylie returned to the ice for twenty two dates with Stars on Ice. He has also continued his long association with An Evening with Champions, the annual benefit show at Harvard. Wylie has worked as a sports commentator/analyst, most recently for ESPN and Universal Sports.
On August 14, 1999, Wylie married Cape Cod native Kate Presbrey. They have three children, Hannah, Emma and Caleb, and currently reside in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Wylie previously worked with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as director of the Dare to be a Daniel program.[2] Wylie is currently in business for himself running a sports-related travel agency and is coaching figure skaters at the Extreme Ice Center in Indian Trail, North Carolina. In December 2011, a residence in Hyannis, Massachusetts was damaged by fire in a dehumidifier.[3]
On January 10, 2008, the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame announced that Wylie would be inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame on January 25, 2008.
Awards[link]
- U.S. Olympic Spirit Award (1992)
- U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame Inductee (2008)
Professional competitive highlights[link]
- Ice Wars 1996 (team) 1st
- Battle of the Sexes 1996 (men's team) 1st
- Mike Masters 1996 1st
- Challenge of Champions 1995 1st
- Fall Team Pro-Am (team) 1st, 1st overall
- Ice Wars 1995 (team) 1st
- Miko Masters Paris Championships 1995 1st
- Ice Wars 1994 (team) 1st
- Spring Pro-Am 1994 1st
- World Challenge of Champions 1993 1st
- World Professional Figure Skating Championships 1993 1st
- Fall Pro-Am 3rd 1993 Miko Masters Paris Championships 1993 1st
- World Challenge of Champions 1992 1st
- U.S. Open Professional Championships 1992 1st
- Fall Pro-Am 1992 1st
Results[link]
| Event | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 10th | 2nd | ||||||||||
| World Championships | 9th | 10th | 11th | |||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 11th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | |||||||||||
| Skate Canada International | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Trophée Lalique | 1st | 5th | ||||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | 2nd | 4th | |||||||||
| Nations Cup | 3rd |
Education[link]
- BA, 1991, Harvard College[4]
- MBA, 2000, Harvard Business School[4]
Notes[link]
- ^ "1981 Junior World's Report", Skating magazine, March 1981
- ^ Jerri Menges. "Dare to Be a Daniel". Decision Magazine. BGEA. http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_article.asp?ArticleID=699. Retrieved 2006-10-16.
- ^ Lutz, Jaime (December 23, 2011). "Hyannis home of Paul Wylie, Olympic medalist in figure skating, damaged by fire". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrodesk/2011/12/hyannis-home-paul-wylie-olympic-medalist-figure-skating-damaged-fire/Kkrb9a4N7QmlvMdI1H4msL/index.html. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Biographies: Program Presenters". Harvard@Home. Harvard University. http://athome.harvard.edu/programs/hio/bio.html#Paul%20Wylie. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
References[link]
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- U.S. Olympic Committee: "Olympic Spirit Award"
- Kid's Questions with Paul Wylie
- For the Glory of God
- "Paul Wylie", Blades On Ice, August, 1998.
- "Paul Wylie", Skating, November, 1990.
- Martha Lowder Kimball, Robin Cousins. ISBN 0-9662502-0-6.
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Kristine Tsuya "Kristi" Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971)[1] is an American figure skater. She is the 1992 Olympic Champion in ladies' singles. Yamaguchi also won two World Figure Skating Championships in 1991 and 1992 and a U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1992. She won one junior world title in 1988 and two national titles in 1989 and 1990 as a pairs skater with Rudy Galindo. In December 2005, she was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Yamaguchi was a local commentator on figure skating for San Francisco TV station KNTV (NBC 11) during the 2006 Winter Olympics.[2] In 2008, Yamaguchi became the celebrity champion in the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Early life[link]
Yamaguchi was born in Hayward, California,[3] to Jim Yamaguchi, a dentist, and Carole (née Doi), a medical secretary. Yamaguchi is Yonsei (fourth-generation Nikkei).[4] Her paternal grandparents and maternal great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Japan, originating from the Wakayama Prefecture and the Saga Prefecture.[5][6] Yamaguchi's grandparents were sent to an internment camp during World War II, where her mother was born.
Yamaguchi and her siblings, Brett and Lori, grew up in Fremont, California. Yamaguchi attended Mission San Jose High School her junior and senior year where she graduated. While at Mission, Kristi's excellence in skating prompted a "Kristi Yamaguchi Day" on February 24, 1989. Mission held an assembly honoring her, where she was presented with an honorary varsity jacket.
Yamaguchi began skating, and ballet lessons, as a child, as physical therapy for her club feet.
Pairs career[link]
With Rudy Galindo she won the junior title at the U.S. championships in 1986. Two years later, Yamaguchi won the singles and, with Galindo, the pairs titles at the 1988 World Junior Championships; Galindo had won the 1987 World Junior Championship in singles. In 1989 Yamaguchi and Galindo won the senior pairs title at the U.S. Championships. They won the title again in 1990.
As a pairs team, Yamaguchi and Galindo were unusual in that they were both accomplished singles skaters, which allowed them to consistently perform difficult elements like side by side Triple Flip jumps, which are still more difficult than side by side jumps performed by current top international pairs teams. They also jumped and spun in opposite directions, Yamaguchi counter-clockwise, and Galindo clockwise, which gave them an unusual look on the ice. In 1990, Yamaguchi decided to focus solely on singles. Galindo went on to have a successful singles career as well, winning the 1996 U.S. championships and the 1996 World bronze medal.
Singles career[link]
In 1991, Yamaguchi moved to Edmonton, Alberta, to train with coach Christy Ness. There, she took psychology courses at the University of Alberta.[7] The same year Yamaguchi placed second to Tonya Harding at the U.S. championships, her third consecutive silver medal at Nationals. The following month in Munich, Germany, Yamaguchi won the 1991 World Championships. That year the American ladies team, consisting of Yamaguchi, Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, became the only national ladies team to have its members place first, second and third at Worlds. In 1992, Yamaguchi won her first U.S. title and gained a spot to the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Joining her on the U.S. team were again Kerrigan and Harding. While competitors Harding and Japan’s Midori Ito were consistently landing the difficult triple axel jump in competition, Yamaguchi instead focused on her artistry and her triple-triple combinations in hopes of becoming a more well-rounded skater. Both Harding and Ito fell on their triple axels at the Olympics (though Ito successfully landed the jump later on in her long program after missing it the first time), allowing Yamaguchi to win the gold, despite errors in her free program, including putting a hand to the ice on a triple loop and a double salchow instead of a planned triple. Yamaguchi went on to successfully defend her World title that same year.
Professional and personal life[link]
Kristi Yamaguchi turned professional after the 1992 competitive season. She toured for many years with Stars on Ice and also participated in the pro competition circuit.
Since July 8, 2000, she has been married to Bret Hedican, a retired professional hockey player she met at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Yamaguchi and Hedican reside in Northern California with their two daughters, Keara Kiyomi, born in 2003 and Emma Yoshiko, born in 2005.[8] Hedican is a TV analyst who covers the San Jose Sharks ice hockey team.
In 1996, Yamaguchi established the Always Dream Foundation for children. The goal of the foundation is to provide funding for after school programs, computers, back-to-school clothes for underprivileged children and summer camps for kids with disabilities. Commenting in 2009, she explained her inspiration for the project:
"I was inspired by the Make-A-Wish foundation to make a positive difference in children’s lives. We’ve been helping out various children’s organizations, which is rewarding. Our latest project is a playground designed so that kids of all abilities can play side by side. That’s our focus now."[9]
Yamaguchi is the author of Always Dream, Pure Gold, and Figure Skating for Dummies. In 2011, she published a children's book, Dream Big, Little Pig,[10] which was #2 on the New York Times bestseller list; a portion of the proceeds went to the Always Dream Foundation to support early childhood literacy programs.[11] A sequel, It's a Big World Little Pig,[12] is scheduled to be published March 6, 2012.[13]
Yamaguchi made a fitness video with the California Raisins in 1993 called, "Hip to be Fit: The California Raisins and Kristi Yamaguchi". As an actress, she appeared in the PBS series, Freedom: A History of Us portraying Haruko Obata, one of the first teachers of ikebana in the San Francisco Bay Area. As herself, she appeared on Everybody Loves Raymond, D2: The Mighty Ducks, Frosted Pink, and the Disney Channel original movie Go Figure. Yamaguchi has also appeared in numerous television skating specials including the Disney special Aladdin on Ice, portraying Princess Jasmine.
In 2006 Yamaguchi was the host of WE tv Series. Skating's Next Star created and produced by Major League Figure Skating.
Kristi Yamaguchi received the Inspiration Award at the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards. Two days after her Dancing with the Stars champion crowning, she received the 2008 Sonja Henie Award from the Professional Skaters Association. Among her other awards are the Thurman Munson Award, Women's Sports Foundation Flo Hyman Award, and the Great Sports Legends Award. She is also a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Olympic Hall of Fame, World Skating Hall of Fame, and the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
In 2010 Yamaguchi worked as a daily NBC Olympics skating broadcast analyst on NBC's Universal Sports Network.
According to research done by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of Harvard University, in 2010 for the PBS series Faces of America, her heritage can be traced back to Wakayama and Saga prefectures in Japan, and her paternal grandfather, Tatsuichi Yamaguchi, immigrated to Hawaii in 1899.[14]
[edit] Dancing With the Stars
See also: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6)
On May 20, 2008, Yamaguchi became the celebrity champion[15] on ABC's reality program Dancing with the Stars 6th season paired with Mark Ballas, defeating finalist couple Jason Taylor and Edyta Śliwińska.
In season 11, week 8 "Instant Choreography" was the theme in which the couples practice their routines for a week and will receive the music for one of their performances only 20 minutes before their live routines. Fan favorites from previous seasons also came back to judge the couples, who re-created their most memorable routines on the 200th episode; these guest judges were Hélio Castroneves, Kelly Osbourne, Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, and Mel B. Kristi Yamaguchi and Apolo Ohno also served as team captains for the team dances. Yamaguchi's team consisted of Rick & Cheryl, Kyle & Lacey and Bristol & Mark, while Brandy & Maksim, Jennifer & Derek and Kurt & Anna were on Ohno's team.
Competitive highlights[link]
Singles[link]
| Event | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
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| Winter Olympics | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 6th | 4th | 1st | 1st | |
| World Junior Championships | 1st | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 10th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| Skate Canada | 1st | ||||
| Skate America | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Nations Cup | 1st | ||||
| Trophée Lalique | 2nd | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 2nd | 2nd | |||
| Goodwill Games | 1st |
Pairs[link]
(with Rudy Galindo)
| Event | 1984–85 | 1985–86 | 1986–87 | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
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| World Championships | 5th | 5th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 5th | 3rd | 1st | |||
| U.S. Championships | 5th J. | 1st J. | 5th | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| Skate America | 5th | 2nd | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 4th | ||||
| Skate Electric | 1st | |||||
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Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1994 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Herself (Cameo) |
| 2005 | Go Figure | Herself (Cameo) |
Selected books[link]
- Yamaguchi, Kristi. Figure skating for dummies, Foster City, CA : IDG Books, 1997. ISBN 0-7645-5084-5
- Yamaguchi, Kristi. Pure Gold, Harcourt School, 1997. ISBN 978-0-15-307551-3
- Yamaguchi, Kristi. Always dream, Dallas : Taylor Pub. Co., 1998. ISBN 0-87833-996-5
Notes[link]
- ^ Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905–1995, under Yamaguchi, Kristine T, on 12 July 1971 in Los Angeles County.
- ^ "Jan. 25, 2006: Bay Area Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Joins NBC11's Olympic Broadcast Team". Nbc11.com. http://www.nbc11.com/press/6445119/detail.html. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
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- ^ Nomura, Gail M. (1998). "Japanese American Women," in The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History (Mankiller, Barbara Smith, ed.), pp. 288–290. at Google Books
- ^ Edited by Richard Demak (1992-03-23). "Scorecard : Sports Illustrated vault". Vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1003550/2/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "Kristi Yamaguchi | Faces of America". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/profiles/kristi-yamaguchi/3/. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ "Off-ice advice: Kristi Yamaguchi relies financially on family, friends". Market Watch. 2001-11-12. http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid={9620C364-EF1C-4A97-A28E-5C97255E10BF}&siteid=mktw. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (April 15, 2012). "Kristi Yamaguchi Looks at The Sport". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/32441-kristi-yamaguchi-looks-at-the-sport.
- ^ "Ability Magazine: Kristi Yamaguchi Interview" (2009)". http://abilitymagazine.com/Kristi_yamaguchi.html. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Kristi (2011). Dream Big, Little Pig. Illustrated by Tim Bowers. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. ISBN 978-1-4022-5275-4. OCLC 662405424.
- ^ Wengen, Deidre (March 29, 2011). "Figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi turns best-selling children's author". phillyburbs.com. http://www.phillyburbs.com/blogs/book_checked/figure-skater-kristi-yamaguchi-turns-best-selling-children-s-author/article_283149c6-5a0a-11e0-8944-0017a4a78c22.html. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Kristi (2012). It's a Big World, Little Pig. Illustrated by Tim Bowers. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. ISBN 978-1-4022-6644-7. OCLC 747529286.
- ^ "It's a Big World, Little Pig!". amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Its-Big-World-Little-Pig/dp/1402266448. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ "Faces of America: Kristi Yamaguchi", PBS, Faces of America series, with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2010.
- ^ "Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing with the Stars". Pacific Coast News. 2008-05-21. http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/05/surprise-kristi-yamaguchi-won.html.
References[link]
- Nomura, Gail M. (1998). "Japanese American Women," in The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History (Mankiller, Barbara Smith, ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 10-ISBN 0618001824/13-ISBN 9780618001828; OCLC 43338598
Further reading[link]
- Schwindt, Troy, "Yamaguchi Honored in Thursday Night's U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Ceremony", US Figure Skating Association, December 8, 2005
External links[link]
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- Yamaguchi's official website
- AlwaysDream.org: Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation
- olympic.org Athlete Profile – Yamaguchi
- Kristi Yamaguchi at the Internet Movie Database
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David Liu (Traditional Chinese: 劉 中達, pinyin: liú zhōng dá) is a Taiwanese figure skater. He represented Taiwan at three Olympic Games: the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 27th; the 1992 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th; and the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed 25th. At the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, he became the last male skater to compete a compulsory figure in international competition.[1]
Liu retired from eligible competition in 1998 and was the last ISU skater to skate school figures in World competition before they were discontinued in 1990. He was previously a choreographer and co-director for Ice Theatre of New York.
Since 1990 David Liu has performed and choreographed for numerous ballet companies around the world including major companies in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany and the United Kingdom. He has directed and choreographed major ice show presentations in China at the grand opening of the World Ice Arena Shenzhen in 2005 and the new World Ice Arena Hangzhou in 2010. He is currently working on plans for another new show for World Ice Arena Shenyang for 2011. All of the shows feature major world and Olympic champion skaters and recently introduced 10 year old US National Novice Men's Champion, Nathan Chen at the world premier of WIWA. David co directs and produces ice shows with his business partner Darren Olivero of Solidwater Productions based in New York and Hong Kong.
David Resides in New York City but is currently engaged in both television and dance programs in Hong Kong.
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Coordinates: 45°40′36″N 6°23′36″E / 45.6767°N 6.3933°E / 45.6767; 6.3933
Albertville (Arpitan : Arbèrtvile) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Albertville is situated on the Arly River, close to the confluence with the Isère River. Its altitude is between 345 and 2,037 metres (1,132 and 6,683 ft).
Nearby mountains include: Belle Etoile, Dent de Cons, Négresse, Roche Pourrie, Mirantin, Pointe de la Grande Journée, and chaîne du Grand Arc.
Nearby mountain ranges include: the Bauges; the Beaufortain; and the beginning of the Vanoise.
Albertville was founded in 1836 by the Sardinian king Charles Albert. It also consists of the medieval town of Conflans, which has buildings dating back to the 14th century. Since then, Albertville has developed trade between France, Italy, and Switzerland; and industries such as paper mills and hydroelectricity can be found on its river.
The 1992 Winter Olympics were organised in the Savoie region, with Albertville hosting it. Some of the sports venues were later adapted for other uses. Some sports venues still remain such as the ice rink designed by the architect Jacques Kalisz, although the town is more industrial than touristic.
