I'm not a winter fan of anything.  I don't like cold weather, my skiing is limited to the bunny hill and I once sprained both ankles while attempting to skate.   When I was in college I got close to the  1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics .  There were 665 athletes from 30 countries and 27 events.  The Soviet Union won with 21 medals, the USA placing second with 10. Watch the  Disney produced highlights  about an hour and a half long.  Bing Crosby, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis and future president Richard Nixon. I was on sabbatical at the Tokyo University of A&T in February of 1998 when the  games were held in Nagano .  I breezed by that city on the bullet train to Niigata, but didn't stop off to get a flavor of those Olympics.  There were 2,176 athletes from 72 countries and 68 events.  Germany won 29 medals, with the USA placing #5, earning 13 medals.   Watch the  entire opening ceremony .  If you enjoyed that, here is the  closing ceremony. For the  Beijing Winter Olymp