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First place in the Olympics? Gold
1896 was the first time the United States participated in the Olympics, which was a Summer Olympics. The first Winter Olympics the U.S. participated in was in 1924.
The First winter Olympics was in Chamonix,France in 1924.
when was the olympic flag first made
Ethiopia first participated in the Summer Olympics in 1956 and has been to every Summer Olympics, except the 1976 Summer Olympics, since then.
Nastia Liukin has been doing gymnastics ever since she was 3 because her parents couldn't afford a baby sitter so she spent her time in the gym her parents coached at. As an elite, Nastia trains for 7-8 hours a day and 5 days a week. (Monday - Friday)
St Josephs
Nastia Liukin's father is Olympic gold medalist Valeri Liukin - the first man to do a triple backflip.
In the Athens 2004 Olympics Carly Patterson was the first American female to win a gold medal for the all-around. But the last time that the U.S won the TEAM gold was in 1996 with the magnificent 7.
Nastia Liukin
She joined a club in her home town and did her first cartwheel when she was 3 years old
Olga Korbut was one of the first gymnasts to compete a back salto on the balance beam back in the 1972 Olympics.
At the first Olympics in 1896.
the first olympics started in 1896
it was in the ancient greece the first olympics
First place in the Olympics? Gold
Greece was the country that started the olympics so they won in the first olympics.