The USA Olympic Ice Hockey Team takes the puck in a game against the USSR's team at the 1972 Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.
View of the medal winners of the Men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition with, from left, silver medallist Akitsugo Konno of Japan, gold...
Silver Medallist Akitsugu Konno, gold medalist Yukio Kasaya and bronze medalist Seiji Aochi of Japan celebrate after the ski jumping 70 metres at...
Silver Medallist Akitsugu Konno, gold medalist Yukio Kasaya and bronze medalist Seiji Aochi of Japan pose on the podium after the ski jumping 70...
Full house crowd watch the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in Sapporo,...
Silver medalist Walter Steiner of Switzerland, gold medalist Wojciech Fortuna of Poland and bronze medalist Rainer Schmidt of East Germany celebrate...
Sapporo, Japan, 30th December 1971, The 90 metre ski-jump at Okurayama to be used during the 1972 Winter Olympic Games at Sapporo
Sport, 1972 Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo, Japan, 70 Metres Ski Jump, 6th February 1972, Japanese medal winners L-R: Akitsugu Konno , Yukio Kasaya...
Skier is shown in the air as he competes in the 70-m Men's special Ski jump at the XI Winter Olympics.
Full house crowd watch the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in Sapporo,...
Silver Medallist Akitsugu Konno, gold medalist Yukio Kasaya and bronze medalist Seiji Aochi of Japan celebrate on the podium at the medal ceremony...
Akitsugu Konno, Yukio Kasaya and Seiji Aochi of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze respectively after competing in the Ski...
An electric board displaying Japanese jumpers dominate the podium in the Ski Jumping 70m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Miyanomori...
The medalists at the Men's Giant Slalom Swiss skier Edmund Bruggmann , Italian skier Gustav Thoni , and Swiss skier Werner Mattle raise their arms in...
Irina Rodnina and Alexei Oulanov of the Soviet Union performing in competition for Pairs Figures Skating at the XI Winter Games. Their performance...
Wojciech Fortuna of Poland competes in the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972...
Yukio Kasaya of Japan competes in the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in...
View of the medal winners of the Men's large hill individual ski jumping competition with, from left, silver medallist Walter Steiner of Switzerland,...
View of the medal winners of the Men's 500 metres speed skating competition with, from left, bronze medallist Valery Muratov of Soviet Union, gold...
Polish ski jumper Wojciech Fortuna pictured waving to spectators after finishing in first place to win the gold medal for the Poland team in the...
From left to right and from top to bottom: postage stamp from the series honouring Bullfighting depicting a bullfighter and a bull; postage stamp...
Irina Rodnina and Alexei Oulanov of the Soviet Union performing in competition for Pairs Figures Skating at the XI Winter Games. Their performance...
Sapporo, Japan: Victory ceremony after Women's 500-meter Speed Skating event in the XI Winter Olympics here. Winner of the gold medal is Anne Henning...
Hideki Takada carries the Olympic torch to the top of Makamanai stadium 2/3 to light the giant brazier and officially open the XI Winter Olympic...
An ice sculpture at the 22nd Sapporo Snow Festival held in Odori Park on the island of Hokkaido, Hapan. Sapporo is an Olympic winter games site. The...
The official poster for the 1972 Winter Olympic games held in Sapporo, Japan. The poster is in the IOC, Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. \...
Akitsugu Konno of Japan competes in the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in...
Wojciech Fortuna of Poland competes in the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972...
Silver medalist Walter Steiner of Switzerland, gold medalist Wojciech Fortuna of Poland and bronze medalist Rainer Schmidt of East Germanycelebrate...
Full house crowd watch the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in Sapporo,...
Aleksandr Tikhonov, Rinnat Safin, Ivan Biakov and Viktor Mamatov of the Soviet Union celebrate winning the gold medals in the Biathlon Relay during...
Film director Masahiro Shinoda watches the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972...
Yukio Kasaya of Japan is seen in the Ski Jumping 90m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Okurayama Jump Stadium on February 11, 1972 in...
Aleksandr Tikhonov of the Soviet Union takes a lead in the Biathlon Relay during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Makomanai Cross-Country...
Sven-Ake Lundback of Sweden competes in the Cross-Country Skiing Men's 15km during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Makomanai Cross-Country...
Yuko Otaka of Japan is interviewed after her fifth finish in the Luge Women's Singles during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Mt. Teine Luge...
Bernhard Russi of Switzerland competes in the Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Mt. Eniwadake Alpine Course...
Bernhard Russi of Switzerland competes in the Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the Mt. Eniwadake Alpine Course...
Akitsugu Konno, Yukio Kasaya and Seiji Aochi of Japan celebrate after winning the silver, gold and bronze respectively after competing in the Ski...
Fans celebrate silver Medallist Akitsugu Konno, gold medalist Yukio Kasaya and bronze medalist Seiji Aochi of Japan during the medal ceremony for the...
Yukio Kasaya of Japan is congratulated by his team members after competing in the Ski Jumping 70m during the Sapporo Winter Olympic Games at the...
View of flag bearers and athletes from competing countries standing together and participating in the closing ceremony of the 1972 Winter Olympics...
View of athletes from competing countries standing together and participating in the closing ceremony of the 1972 Winter Olympics inside the...
View of the medal winners of the Women's 1000 metres speed skating competition with, from left, silver medallist Atje Keulen-Deelstra of Netherlands,...
View of the gold medal winning Soviet Union ice hockey team pictured together walking off the medal podium after finishing in first place in the...
View of the medal winners of the Women's 500 metres speed skating competition with, from left, bronze medallist Lyudmila Titova of Soviet Union, gold...
View of the medal winners in the Men's figure skating event with, from left, silver medallist Sergei Chetverukhin of Soviet Union, gold medallist...
View of the medal winners in the Men's giant slalom skiing event with, from left, silver medallist Edy Bruggmann of Switzerland, gold medallist...
Hiroshi Nagakubo and Kotoe Nagasawa of Japan compete in the pair free program during the Sapporo Olympic at Makomanai Indoor Stadium on February 8,...
View of action between Finland and the Soviet Union in the Men's ice hockey tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics at the Makomanai Ice Arena in...
German figure skaters Corinna Halke and Eberhard Rausch pictured prior to competing for the West Germany team to finish in 10th place in the Pairs...
View of action between Czechoslovakia and Japan in the Men's ice hockey tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo,...
View of a torch bearer climbing steps to light the Olympic Flame as participating teams line up behind during the opening ceremony of the 1972 Winter...
View of drummers marching with the Olympic Flag bearer as participating teams line up behind during the opening ceremony of the 1972 Winter Olympics...
British figure skaters Colin Taylforth and Linda Connolly pictured in action for the Great Britain team to finish in 14th place in the Pairs figure...
View of action between Sweden and Yugoslavia in the Men's ice hockey tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics at the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo,...
View of the medal winners of the Men's 1500 metres speed skating competition with, from left, silver medallist Roar Gronvold of Norway, gold...
View of balloons being released in to the air as participating teams line up behind during the opening ceremony of the 1972 Winter Olympics in the...
