1990 Winter Pan American Games

Winter Pan American Games I Winter Pan American Games 1990 Winter Pan American Games logo.svg Las Leñas, Argentina 8 97 6 in 1 sport 16 September 22 September Governor José Octavio Bordón Cauldron lighter Las Leñas 1987 Indianapolis 1991 Havana The 1990 Winter Pan American Games, officially known as the I Winter Pan American Games (es I Juegos Panamericanos de Invierno) and commonly known as Las Leñas 1990, were held in Las Leñas, Argentina, from 16 September to 22 September 1990. They were the only Winter Pan American Games. 97 athletes from eight countries participated in one sport (alpine skiing).http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamgames.shtml Pan American Games history 2011-07-03 https://archive.today/20130103025107/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/panamgames.shtml 2013-01-03 dead Sport Alpine skiing Slalom skiing Giant slalom Super-G Venue All sporting events took place at the Las Leñas ski resort in Mendoza Province. Game highlights In 1988, members of PASO voted to hold the first Pan American Winter Games at Las Leñas, Argentina in September 1989. It was further agreed that Winter Games would be held every four years. Lack of snow however, forced the postponement of the games until 16–22 September 1990http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/Fiche_Fonds_%20Jeux_mondiaux_continentaux_eng.pdf World, Continental and Intercontinental Games – Overview of Archives content linked to the preparation, organisation and holding of these Games between 1924 and 1989 International Olympic Committee 2012-11-29 8/16 pdf 2015-06-04 when only eight countries sent 97 athletes to Las Leñas. Of that total, 76 were from just three countries: Argentina, Canada, and the United States. On September 16, Néstor Lowel, president of Las Leñas received the Olympic Flag from Antonio Rodríguez, then president of the Argentine Olympic Committee. Aristeo Benavídez, alpine skier that represented Argentina at the 1952 Winter Olympics, lit the Olympic cauldron after Governor José Octavio Bordón declared the games officially opened. The skier Carolina Eiras, who had represented Argentina at the 1988 Winter Olympics and would be the flag bearer in 1992, made the Olympic Oath. Weather was unseasonably warm and again there was little snow, so only three Alpine skiing events – the slalom, giant slalom, and Super G were staged. The United States and Canada won all 18 medals. PASO awarded the second Pan American Winter Games to Santiago, Chile for 1993. The United States warned that it would not take part unless a full schedule of events was held. The Santiago organizing committee eventually gave up on planning the Games after the United States Olympic Committee declined to participate, and the idea has not been revived since.http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/Fiche_Fonds_%20Jeux_mondiaux_continentaux_eng.pdf World, Continental and Intercontinental Games – Overview of Archives content linked to the preparation, organisation and holding of these Games between 1924 and 1989 International Olympic Committee November 29, 2012 8/16 June 4, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060013/http://www.olympic.org/Assets/OSC%20Section/pdf/Fiche_Fonds_%20Jeux_mondiaux_continentaux_eng.pdf September 24, 2015 Participating teams thumb|right|The participant nations of the first and only Winter Pan American Games, held in Las Leñas. Argentina (26) Bolivia (2) Brazil 1968 (5) Canada (25) Chile (9) Colombia (1) Mexico (4) United States (25) Medal table flagPASO 4 2 5 2 4 1 Medal-winning athletes Reference:Olympedia.org/olympedia.org/ Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Winter Pan American Games Slalom Downhill Slalom Downhill - Men CanadaBrian Stemmle CanadaRob Boyd United StatesA.J. Kitt Slalom Downhill - Women CanadaKendra Kobelka CanadaLucie Laroche United StatesHilary Lindh Giant slalom Giant slalom - Men United StatesJeff Olson United StatesNathaniel Bryan United StatesJeremy Nobis Giant slalom - Women United StatesDiann Roffe CanadaNancy Gee CanadaMichelle McKendry SuperG Super G - Men United StatesA.J. Kitt United StatesTommy Moe United StatesJeremy Nobis Super G - Women United StatesKrista Schmidinger CanadaKendra Kobelka United StatesJulie Parisien See also Winter Pan American Games References P Winter Category:1990 in North American sport Category:Multi-sport events in Argentina Category:Pan American Games Category:Sports competitions in Mendoza Province Category:Winter multi-sport events Category:September 1990 sports events in South America Category:1990 in winter sports Category:Winter sports competitions in Argentina Category:International winter sports competitions