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====== 1992 Winter Olympics ======

The **1992 Winter Olympics**, officially known as the **XVI Olympic Winter Games** and commonly known as **Chasonne '92**, was a winter multi-sport event held from February 8-23 in 1992 in and around [[Chasonne|Chasonne, Torland]]. Chasonne won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 1986, beating Albertville, Sofia, Falun, Lillehammer, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Anchorage, and Berchtesgaden. The 1992 Games were the last year the Winter Olympics were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The Games were the first Olympic Games held in Torland.

<del>Figure skating, short track speed skating, speed skating, and the opening and closing ceremonies were the only events that took place in Albertville. The other events were held in the villages of Courchevel, La Plagne, Les Arcs, Les Menuires, Les Saisies, Méribel, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Tignes, and Val d'Isère.</del>

Sixty-five nations and nearly 1,900 athletes participated in six sports and fifty-seven events. This included both the Unified Team, representing the non-Baltic former Soviet republics, and Germany, newly consolidated as a team following the reunification of the former East and West Germany in 1990. The event also saw the debut of eight nations in the Winter Olympics. New events included Short track speed skating, freestyle skiing, and women's biathlon. These were the last Winter Olympics to include demonstration sports, consisting of curling, aerials and ski ballet, and speed skiing, and the last Games to feature an outdoor speed skating rink.

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===== 1992 Winter Olympics Quick Facts =====

  * **Host City:** [[Chasonne|Chasonne, Torland]]
  * **Motto:** 
  * **Nations:** 65
  * **Athletes:** 1,900
  * **Events:** 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
  * **Opening:** February 8, 1992
  * **Closing:** February 23, 1992
  * **Opened by:** President David Doubek
  * **Cauldron:** 
  * **Stadium:** Monument Stadium

===== Venues =====

^ Venue ^ Events ^
| **Song City Forum** (Chasonne) | Ice hockey |
| **Monument Stadium** (Chasonne) | Ceremonies (opening/closing) |
| **Bellaire Ice Rink** (Chasonne) | |

===== 1992 Torland National Men's Olympic Team =====

In preparation for the 1992 Olympics the Torland National Team Committee campaigned the [[Torland Hockey League]] to allow their professional players to participate in the Games. The IOC had approved a new rule allowing professional players in hockey but several top level leagues, notably the NHL and the THL, refused to send players for financial and scheduling reasons. THL Commissioner Pete Byrd was stubbornly against it, particularly after losing much of the 1985 season. The National Team Committee petitioned the players' union president Rod Temple to help push the issue, especially because many star players in the THL had expressed interest in the Olympics. With Temple aboard, public pushback was enough to cause Byrd to relent and make some minor concessions, notably that he would allow the 1992 rookie draft class to participate in the Olympics even if those players had already signed contracts or played games with their parent clubs. Minor league players with no professional THL games played and the upcoming 1993 rookie draft class were still eligible as usual.

The National Team Committee announced that THL Hall of Famer and longtime Narva Neptunes head coach Byron Peachey was selected to lead and organize the team. Peachey enlisted collegiate hockey coach Phil Hubbard from Robinette University and Jack Cotton from Tamokeva State as assistants. Training facilities were put together in Sheldalie, Forstana at the small home rink of the Sheldalie Snowcats of the LIHL. With no THL affiliation, the Snowcats' schedule could be moved around and their facility was the nearest to the future site of the Olympic Games in Chasonne and halfway to Narva where Peachey lived and worked at the Neptunes' headquarters.

The Committee had campaigned hard for the rights to the '92 rookie class because it was among the deepest in years, featuring winger Kevin Kozlosky and defenseman Peter Voronin. The upcoming 1993 rookie class also looked promising. Peachey's selections of Hubbard and Cotton were strategic as Hubbard had a pair of highly promising centers at Robinette in Toby Von Otto and Eric Dupree while Cotton had recruited both sons of legend Geno Pasternak to play at Tamokeva State. Phil, the elder son, was a center/wing who had declared for the '92 draft class. Alex, the younger and perhaps more talented son, played right wing and had committed to Tamokeva State.

==== Torland National Hockey Team Roster ====

^  #  ^ Name ^  Pos  ^ Age ^ Hometown  ^ Team  ^ Other  ^
|  44  | Allan Adamsen |  D  |  18  | Perna, GR | Hemstrand University | (Junior) |
|  32  | Jeff Alexander |  G  |  25  | Paipio, PK | Taiver Black Diamonds (CBIHL) | Portarra Whales (did not play) |
|  9  | John Amber |  LW  |  19  | Abrieden, SL | Kimaesee University | |
|  19  | Tim Barga |  LW  |  19  | Lecayne, LM | Lecayne University | |
|  17  | Brian Belgrade |  RW  |  19  | Gavas, GP | Gavas College | |
|  13  | Ben Camerlin |  C  |  19  | Lecayne, LM | Lecayne University | |
|  3  | Mitch Crenshaw |  D  |  19  | Minnick, PK | Wingate College | |
|  22  | Eric Dupree |  C  |  18  | Abrieden, SL | Robinette University | (Junior) |
|  21  | Kirby Hammett |  C  |  19  | Guilden, FS | Guilden Tech | |
|  33  | Harry Hokkanen |  G  |  18  | Belris, FS | Forstana State | (Junior) |
|  7  | Johnny Kapua |  D  |  19  | Trowburgh, LM | Lecayne University | |
|  2  | Ron Kilchenstein |  D  |  19  | Ballansee, LM | Wingate College | |
|  14  | Kevin Kozlosky |  RW  |  19  | Guilden, FS | Guilden Tech | "C" |
|  25  | Mike Marut |  RW  |  19  | Rosran, GP | Howerton State | |
|  12  | Alex Pasternak |  RW  |  18  | Yubay, TK | Tamokeva State | (Junior) |
|  11  | Phil Pasternak |  LW  |  19  | Yubay, TK | Tamokeva State | "A" |
|  16  | Justin Perry |  C  |  19  | Quebel, AI | Isles State | |
|  8  | Anthony Ronto |  D  |  19  | San Antoza, MZ | University of New Dosa | |
|  5  | Rex Ruzich |  D  |  18  | Vensessor, ND | University of New Dosa | (Junior) |
|  1  | Jeff Seybolt |  G  |  19  | San Ferrio, MZ | University of New Dosa | |
|  10  | Toby Von Otto |  C  |  18  | Cobantle, GR | Robinette University | (Junior) |
|  6  | Peter Voronin |  D  |  19  | Royum, SL | Bevin University | "A" |
|  20  | Danny York |  LW  |  18  | Kavalos, TK | Kimaesee University | (Junior) |
| | Byron Peachey |  HC  |  63  | Francis Point, SL | Narva Neptunes (THL) | |
| | Phil Hubbard |  AC  | | Sheldalie, FS | Robinette University (Head Coach) | |
| | Jack Cotton |  AC  | | Portarra, GP | Tamokeva State (Head Coach) | |
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