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2002 Olympic Ice Hockey Medalists

Men Women Medal breakdown (2 events): Two medals—Canada (2-0-0), United States (0-2-0); One medal—Russia (0-0-1) and Sweden (0-0-1).    

1998 Olympic Ice Hockey Medalists

Men Women Medal breakdown (2 events): Two medals— Finland (0-0-2); One medal— Czech Republic (1-0-0), United States (1-0-0), Canada (0-1-0) and Russia (0-1-0)   Cross-Country Skiing…

kame

(Encyclopedia) kamekamekām [key], low, steep, rounded hill or ridge of layered sand and gravel drift, developed from glacial deposits. Kames were probably formed by streams of melting glacial ice…

Stanley Cup

(Encyclopedia) Stanley Cup: see hockey, ice.

Vatnajökull

(Encyclopedia) VatnajökullVatnajökullvätˈnäyöˈk&oobreve;l [key], glacier, c.3,150 sq mi (8,160 sq km), SE Iceland; largest glacier in Europe. At an elevation of from 4,200 to 6,100 ft (1,280–1,…

Brodeur, Martin Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Brodeur, Martin Pierre, 1972–, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Montreal. He became starting goalie for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1993 and played with…

oats

(Encyclopedia) oats, cereal plants of the genus Avena of the family Poaceae (grass family). Most species are annuals of moist temperate regions. The early history of oats is obscure, but…

Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the

(Encyclopedia) Americas, antiquity and prehistory of the, study of the origins of the aboriginal peoples of the Americas. Archaeologists believe humans had entered and occupied much of the Americas…

Vostok, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Vostok, LakeVostok, Lakeväˈstôk [key], c.3,900 sq mi (10,000 sq km), c.155 mi (250 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) at its greatest width, in East Antartica beneath the remote Vostok…