WINTER OLYMPICS 1956: BOB-SLEIGH. The winners on Bob-Sleigh were the Italian pair (Jet Pil...(1956)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Description not available Full Description: WINTER OLYMPICS CORTINA (Italy) THE 7th WINTER GAMES OPENED ’ 500 metre won by EU GENIJ GRISCHIN (Russia) our JOHNNY CRONSHEY did well beat G.B. 3 OKmetre CROSS COUNTRY SKI RACE won by V. HAKULINEN (Finland)...the Women’s 10 K’metre CROSS COUNTRY RACE won by LJUBOVJ KOZY REVA (Russia) World Champ,No 32. two Italian Pilots (Jets) win the Bobsleigh... JOHNNIE CRONSHEY - Speed skater In the 500 meters speed skating at Cortina the 7th Winter Games ...broke the British record. GRISCHIN EUGENIJ (Russian speed-skater.) Won the 500 metre Speed Skating in Cortina Italy the 7th Winter Games ’56 ... HAKULINEN. V. (Finland) In the new event the 30 Kilometre Cross Country Ski Race ...won at the 7th Winter Games in Cortina Italy. ITALY... At Cortina the 7th Winter ’56. the 500 metres SKATING SPE