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The Olympics in Photos
Photo: © IOC/Olympic Museum Collections/ASL
The 1976 Olympic Winter Games were awarded to Innsbruck, Austria. Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany (above center) won gold medals in the downhill slalom events in women's Alpine skiing.