Goodwill Games

United States Dominates Medal Count at 2000 Winter Goodwill Games - March 1, 2000
The United States claimed 34 of the 114 medals awarded at the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games, held in Lake Placid, New York, Feb. 17-20, 2000. Second-place Canada claimed 16 total medals.....

Wadsworth and Nash Take Gold At Goodwill Games - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 20) -- The U.S. Ski Team's Marcus Nash (Fryeburg, ME) and Justin Wadsworth (Bend, OR) made history Sun. taking gold in the men's cross country relay at the Goodwill Games in Lake Placid. Nash clinched the win with a stunning sprint to the finish...

Gottwald, Stecher Take Leisurely Ski to Nordic Combined Winter Goodwill Games Gold Medal - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Felix Gottwald and Mario Stecher of Austria built a huge lead after the 120-meter ski jumping and cruised to an easy victory in the Winter Goodwill Games Team Nordic Combined event Sunday afternoon at the MacKenzie-Intervale Ski Jumping Complex....

Battelle takes Gold, Riley takes Silver at Goodwill Games Duals - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 20) - Ann Battelle (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) and Pierre Alexander Rousseau of Canada captured the gold medals at the dual moguls event of the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games Sunday at Whiteface Mountain....

Lodwick and Van Loan Narrowly Miss Bronze At Goodwill Games - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 20) - Germany's Sebastien Haseney blew past Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) on the tag to start the final lap Sunday and went on to pickup the bronze medal in the nordic combined team event on the final day of the first Winter Goodwill Games. Two Austrian teams breezed to the gold and silver medals....

Norwegians dominate wind shortened jump at Goodwill Games - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 20) - High winds forced cancellation of the final round of 120-meter jumping Sunday on the last day of the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games, giving Morten Aagheim of Norway the gold medal....

USA Takes Gold and Silver in Men's Skeleton Competition - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY(Feb. 20, 2000) - Hometown favorite Jimmy Shea (Lake Placid, NY) won gold today in the men's skeleton competition at the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games. Shea was joined on the podium by teammate Chris Soule (Bridgeport, Conn.) who took the silver in a combined time of 4 minutes and 1.12 seconds....

Canadians Win Exciting Snowboardcross At Goodwill Games - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 20) - Sunday's snowboardcross at Whiteface Mountain, the final snowboard event of the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games, turned out to be a cross alright--when all was said and done (and done again), Canadians Scott Gaffney and Candice Drouin came out on top as the victors....

Latvian Bobsled Team Earns Gold - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY(Feb. 20) - Prusis/Ozols of Latvia claimed the gold medal in a four-run combined time of 3 minutes and 49.35 seconds....

U.S. Men Sweep Aerials; Petzold takes Bronze - February 20, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 19) -- Eric Bergoust (Park City, UT) added yet another gold medal to his growing collection, leading a 1-2-3 U.S. sweep of men's aerials....

Bergoust Leads American Sweep in Men's Aerials; Brenner Win's Women's Event by Wide Margin - February 19, 2000
LAKE PLACID - Eric Bergoust (Missoula, Mt.) outdueled two American teammates to win the Winter Goodwill Games men's aerials Saturday night at the MacKenzie-Intervale Jumping Complex and lead an American sweep of the event....

Battelle Second; Van Houte and Riley Third In Goodwill Games Moguls - February 19, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 19) - Janne Lahtela of Finland and Kari Traa of Norway won the first freestyle event of the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games....

U.S. Women Sweep At Goodwill Games Snowboard SG; Price Wins Men's Event - February 19, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 19) - The U.S. made a strong showing Saturday in Super G at the Goodwill Games as the women swept the podium, led by 1997 GS World Champion Sondra Van Ert (Ketchum, ID)....

Norway Edges Austria to Claim Team Jumping Gold - February 19, 2000
LAKE PLACID _ Norway, on the strength of two 131.5-meter jumps by Morten Aagheim, edged Austria 757.6-756.9, to win the Winter Goodwill Games Team Jumping gold medal....

Winter Goodwill Games Announce Calgary as Host City for 2005 - February 19, 2000
Turner Sports and Time Warner Inc. today announced that Calgary, Alberta, Canada will be the host city for the 2005 Winter Goodwill Games....

Hamilton Slides Away With the Gold - February 19, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 19, 2000) - Alex Hamilton of Great Britain captured the gold medal in the women's skeleton with a 4-run combined time of 4 minutes and 11.22 seconds....

Short Track Speedskater Radanova of Bulgaria Sets Unofficial World Record in Women's 500m - February 18, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY - Speedskating was electric at Lake Placid's Olympic Arena today with a new unofficial world record in the women's 500m race, a second gold for Canadian speedskater Francois-Louis Trembley and a two-day total of six medals for the Chinese Team....

Powers, Czeschin and Kingwill Lead U.S. Sweep At Goodwill Games Halfpipe - February 18, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 18) - Had the new Whiteface Mountain gondola been hung any lower, it may have been in some serious trouble Friday as Ross Powers (South Londonderry, VT) was busting huge airs en route to winning the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games halfpipe event....

Five Lugers Withdraw From Friday's Competition. Safety and Equipment Problems Cited as Reasons for Not Competing - February 18, 2000
Mt. Hoevenberg, NY - Five lugers, including Austrians Markus Kleinheinz, Marcus Prock and Rainer Margreiter; and Germans Georg Hackl and Jens Mueller; withdrew from Friday's competition at the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, N.Y....

Chris Puckett Wins Second Silver At Goodwill Games Downhill - February 18, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 18) -- Chris Puckett, Boulder, CO, will leave Lake Placid Sat. $25,000 richer with a pair of well-earned silver medals in his pocket. Puckett won his second straight silver Fri. behind Canadian Ed Podivinsky in the second of two Winter Goodwill Games downhills. Austrian Fritz Strobl was third....

Germany Takes Gold and Silver in Women's Luge - February 18, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 18, 2000) - Germany's Sylke Otto won the Winter Goodwill Games gold medal in the women's luge competition with a combined two-run time of 1 minute and 38.023 seconds....

Zoeggeler Dominates Men's Luge - February 18, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY(Feb. 18, 2000) - Italy's Armin Zoeggeler won the Winter Goodwill Games gold medal in the men's luge competition with a combined two-run time of 1 minute and 48.984 seconds....

Byrnes Wins Inaugural Winter Goodwill Games Halfpipe Event - February 17, 2000
LAKE PLACID, NY (Feb. 17) - U.S. Snowboard Team rider Tricia Byrnes (New Canaan, CT) was Goodwill hunting Thursday and she bagged her prey with a halfpipe victory at the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games at Whiteface Mountain....

U.S. Claims Two Bronze Medals in Short Track Speedskating - February 17, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (February 17, 2000) -- Day One of Short Track Speedskating competition at the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games saw Canadian speedskater Francios-Louis Tremblay win the gold....

American Duo Wins First Gold Medal At Winter Goodwill Games - February 17, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (Feb. 17, 2000) -- Under fast conditions, Mark Grimmette (Muskegon, Michigan) and Brian Martin (Palo Alto, CA) captured the gold medal in the doubles luge....

America Online And Time Warner Team Up For Winter Goodwill Games Promotion - February 15, 2000
DULLES, VA and ATLANTA, GA - February 15, 2000 - America Online, Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, and Time Warner announced today that they are teaming up for an extensive online promotional campaign for Time Warner's inaugural Winter Goodwill Games....

Goodwill Games Secure an Elite Panel of Judges for the Figure Skating Competition - February 4, 2000
The Goodwill Games today announced the roster of accomplished judges for the figure skating competition....

The Lake Placid Frost Fighters Ice Sculpt an 11-½ Foot Coca-Cola Bottle To Help Promote the Upcoming Winter Goodwill Games - February 4, 2000
The Lake Placid Frost Fighters are hard at work constructing an 11-½ foot tall ice sculpture of a Coca-Cola bottle to help promote the upcoming Winter Goodwill Games....

Goodwill Games Announces 280 Confirmed Competitors for Inaugural Winter Goodwill Games - January 22, 2000
Officials have confirmed the participation of 280 of the world’s best athletes for the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games....

List of the 10 Winners of the 1999 Winter Achievers program, presented by the New York State Lottery, Goodwill Games, Turner Sports, Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and the Empire State Games - January 19, 2000

Winter Goodwill Games Announce Sponsorship Commitments - January 15, 2000
The Goodwill Games today announced ten sponsors for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games....

Bruce Hornsby, Edwin McCain and Crane School of Music to Perform at Opening Celebration of the Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, NY - January 12, 2000
Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby and chart topping recording artist Edwin McCain will headline the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games Opening Celebration on February 16....

Romero Britto to Unveil the Official Artwork for the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games at Benihana New York - January 10, 2000
After an extensive search, pop artist Romero Britto has been chosen as the official artist for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games.....

Romero Britto selected Official Winter Goodwill Games artist. Britto to appear at local high school and to open new Gallery - January 9, 2000
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - After an extensive search, pop artist Romero Britto has been chosen as the official artist for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games....

Lt. Governor Mary Donohue and Goodwill Games Spokesperson Gordy Sheer Team to Launch "Winter Achiever" - December 1, 1999
Lt. Governor Mary Donohue and Gordy Sheer, Olympic luge silver medalist and Winter Goodwill Games spokesperson, today launched the "Winter Achievers" program for New York schoolchildren in conjunction with the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), the Empire State Games and the New York Lottery....

Winter Goodwill Games Announce Sponsorship Commitments. Nine Top Companies on Board for First-Ever Winter Goodwill Games - November 29, 1999
The Goodwill Games today announced nine sponsors for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games. The announced sponsors---- -- Chevy Truck, Circuit City, Gillette, INVESCO Mutual Funds and A I M Distributors, Inc., Isuzu, Johnson & Johnson, Lincoln Financial, PowerBar and Quizno's....

Prize Purse of Nearly $650,000 Up for Grabs at the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games - November 9, 1999
Goodwill Games President Mike Plant today announced the breakdown of cash awards for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games, to be held in Lake Placid, NY, from February 17-20, 2000 (with an Opening Celebration on the 16th)....

Governor George Pataki Marks 100 Days Until First-ever Winter Goodwill Games. Athletes Baiul and Sheer on Hand to Commemorate Event - November 8, 1999
New York Governor George Pataki and Goodwill Games officials marked the 100-day countdown to the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games with a press conference at the Albany County Hockey Rink today....

Seven Athletes to be Featured in Promotional Campaign for the 2000 Winter Goodwill Games - November 4, 1999
The 2000 Winter Goodwill Games and TNT, the Games host network, will feature seven top athletes in a comprehensive broadcast and print campaign promoting the first-ever Winter Games....

Figure Skating Legend Dorothy Hamill to Hold Winter Goodwill Games Online Chat with CNNSI.com.
Olympic, World and National Champion figure skater Dorothy Hamill, a 2000 Winter Goodwill Games competitor and current Champions on Ice performer will be featured in an online chat at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, October 22, on CNNSI.com....

Winter Goodwill Games Announce Partnership with Champions On Ice. Baiul, Kerrigan, Witt, Urmanov to Compete in First-Ever Winter Goodwill Games.
For the first time ever, professional figure skaters will be featured in Goodwill Games competition during the 2000 Winter Games in Lake Placid, NY....

1999 World Champion Mogulist Ann Battelle to Hold Winter Goodwill Games Online Chat with CNNSI.com
World Champion Ann Battelle, a favorite in the Winter Goodwill Games moguls competition, will be featured in an online chat at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, October 1, on CNNSI.com. Battelle is second in a regular chat series on CNNSI.com....

Goodwill Games Mark Six Months Out From Inaugural Winter Goodwill In Lake Placid - August 17, 1999
The four-day competition schedule for the first-ever Winter Goodwill Games, to be held in Lake Placid from February 17-20th, 2000 (with opening celebration on February 16th), was announced during a press conference in Lake Placid on Tuesday....

Winter Goodwill Games Announce Expanded Sports Schedule - June 28, 1999
The inaugural Winter Goodwill Games, scheduled for February 17-20, 2000, in Lake Placid, New York, have announced an expanded sports schedule for the first-ever winter edition of the international multi-sport event....

Winter Goodwill Games Announced - March 11, 1999
Goodwill Games officials today announced the first major, international multi-sport competition of the new century. The inaugural Winter Goodwill Games will be staged in Lake Placid, New York from February 17-20, 2000....