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In this
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Olympic competition but Olympic officials were so afraid of injuries from the sport, they even canceled the live demonstration. Tor Aune, a member of the Organizing Committee said "It appeared to be a brutal sort of sport. Everybody seems to fall
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The origins came from Dutch skating races involving obstacles to negotiate by jumping including mounds of snow and beer barrels. The sport started in the 1940s as extra-curricular activity following speedskating races where corners of the courses were defined with barrels. The competitors would
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began producing Wide World of Sports, it became a staple, first broadcast on
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