Quotes from Past Winter Olympic Athletes : Peggy Fleming

Today, we quote past Winter Olympians, starting with Peggy Fleming, 65, the American gold medalist in figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

This also gives us a chance to randomly mention last night's new gold medal champion Adelina Satnikova of Russia and Kim Yuna, the previous Olympic gold medalist from South Korea.

Here is the quote from Fleming:

"In 1968, in the midst of the tumultuous 1960s, the Olympics were much more than just another event."

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