A legend passes on: Jill Kinmont Boothe, 1936-2012
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He won a second national downhill title in Olympic teams, died in an avalanche in The Games closed with the presentation of a flag that would be passed from one Winter Olympics host city to the next, the flag, which became known as the Oslo flag, has been displayed in the host city during each subsequent Winter Games. This page was last edited on 27 May , at The North shore of the Lake hosts 1. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as , the city wanted to host the Games, instead, Oslo won the right to host the Games in a contest that included Cortina dAmpezzo in Italy and Lake Placid in the United States.