INNSBRUCK 1976 Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron Olympics

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[WWOlympicSeaGames12]

what did the announcer said



[angeloadelin]

IBK-PRO.TK 

[MrBillytheturtle]

@Nathaniel3040 i guess the first flame was a memory for the games in innsbruck from 1964

[Nathaniel3040]

Why do they have two

[Jaboolanee]

@Nathaniel3040

Innsbruck 12 years earlier celebrated the ninth winter games in febraury 1964. In 1970 the IOC entrust to Denver the celebration of 1976 Winter Olympics but the 300 percent rise in costs and worries about environmental impact led to Colorado voters' rejection on November 7, 1972, by a 3 to 2 margin, of a $5 million bond issue to finance the games with public funds. So the IOC in Febraury 1973 selected to Innsbruck like host.

[EvanC0912]

hahaha.. the flames were so big that it seemed they wanted to burn the stadium..ahhaha

[rustytrombone1027]

They got the games back after only 12 years? That would never happen now.

[wiedep]

denver recinded their games in nov. '72 and innsbruck was the only place that could be ready in less than 4 years.

village of lake placid submitted and emergency bid which helped them get the '80 o.w.g.

part of the reason that colorado voters said "no" was that the denver organizers were not truthful about keeping the project to a reasonable size. if they followed through, the final costs would have been 4-5 times the original estimates. those voters were ahead of times about the co$t$.

[rustytrombone1027]

Thanks, I had no idea. Of course I was only 8....

But it was simpler times. No city could do this again.

[CoasterKid116]

Flames these days aren't even that big!

[SuperLeoZZZ]

2 pebeteros?

[GodmyX]

Nice.. but the voice on the end sounds like Hitler.

[Giggler99]

there some bloody big flames

[streetcarjay]

The two cauldrons have two meanings:

Innsbruck 1964

Innsbruck 1976

[Capt777harris]

I remember this. It was so long ago.