The Tignes Dam , also known as the Chevril Dam , is an arch dam on the Isère in the municipality of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. In planning since the 1920s and under the protest of locals, the dam was constructed between 1948 and 1952 with the purpose of hydroelectric power. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in Europe. Water from the dam's reservoir, Lac du Chevril, feeds two power stations, the 96 MW Brevieres Power Station and the 332 MW Malgovert Power Station , for a total installed capacity of 428 MW. The yearly average combined output of the two power stations is 94 MW. Brevieres is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) downstream of the dam and Malgovert is also located downstream, 17 km (11 mi) to the northwest at 45°37′04.28″N 6°47′25.31″E / 45.6178556°N 6.7903639°E / 45.6178556; 6.7903639 ( Malgovert Power Station ) . The dam was designed by Coyne & Bellier and is currently owned and operated by Électricité de France . Lac du Chevril flooded the town of Tignes which was relocated nearby.
20-577: In 1989, in preparation for the 1992 Winter Olympics , Jean-Marie Pierret painted a fresco of the Olympian figure Hercules on the dam's face. The feat, by Pierret and eight other painters, took 60 days. The dam plays an important part in the French supernatural drama television series The Returned . Download coordinates as: Tignes Dam at Structurae . Retrieved 2013-04-24. 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics , officially known as
40-515: A few months after their respective declarations of independence from Yugoslavia ). Through the 2022 Winter Olympics , this has been the only participation of Swaziland (now Eswatini) and Honduras in an edition of the Winter Olympics. The 1992 Games are the last in which the speed skating venue was outdoors. ( Host nation is highlighted. ) * Host nation ( France ) ( combined team with athletes from 6 nations of
60-530: A rule change implemented in 1986, this was the last edition in the history of the Winter Olympic Games in which all speed skating events were held in an open-air venue. A record-breaking seven locations bid for the games. The non-winning bids were from Anchorage, Berchtesgaden, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Falun, Lillehammer, and Sofia. The 91st IOC Session , held in Lausanne on 17 October 1986, voted Albertville
80-660: The 1992 Summer Paralympics ). Yugoslav athletes returned to the Olympic Games in the 1996 Summer Olympics , when only Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo were still part of the country. The 1992 Winter Olympics were the first time since the 1964 Summer Olympics that Germany competed with a unified team. Seven National Olympic Committees sent their first delegations to the Winter Olympics: Algeria, Bermuda, Brazil, Honduras, Ireland, Swaziland, Croatia, and Slovenia (the last two making their first appearances at any Olympics, just
100-505: The 500 m and 1000 m speed skating events, and Gunda Niemann took both of the longest races. Three National Olympic Committees in Asia-Pacific region won their first medals at the Winter Olympics, one in a sport making its debut at the Games ( short track speed skating .) Kim Ki-hoon 's gold medal in 1000 m short track speed skating signified South Korea 's first medal in
120-520: The Unified Team , representing the non-Baltic former Soviet republics , and Germany , newly consolidated again 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. The Winter Olympic program has grown this time with the addition of 11 new events. While sports that were already on the program received 5 new events (2 new events in cross-country skiing, at
140-504: The XVI Olympic Winter Games ( French : XVI Jeux Olympiques d'hiver ) and commonly known as Albertville '92 ( Arpitan : Arbèrtvile '92 ), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville , France. Albertville won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 1986, beating Sofia , Falun , Lillehammer , Cortina d'Ampezzo , Anchorage , and Berchtesgaden . The 1992 Winter Olympics were
160-529: The 1992 Olympics, including seven nations making their first appearance at a Winter Olympics. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, six former-Soviet bloc nations chose to form a Unified Team , while the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania competed as independent nations for the first time since 1936. Czechoslovakia made its last appearance in the Winter Olympics before its dissolution at
180-412: The Winter Olympics program. Of the 8 events that were under evaluation, 4 received the endorsement to be included in an official form in future editions of the Games ( Curling tournaments and the aerials events on the freestyle skiing ). The other four events (speed skiing and skiing ballet events on the freestyle skiing) were rejected and have not since returned. Sixty-four nations sent competitors to
200-461: The Winter Olympics, while Ye Qiaobo 's silver medal in women's 500 m speed skating represented China 's first Winter Olympics medal. Annelise Coberger from New Zealand became the first Oceanian athlete to win a medal in women's alpine skiing slalom , making her the first athlete from the southern hemisphere to mount the podium at the Winter Games. Swiss speed skier Nicolas Bochatay died on
220-423: The cost and cost overrun of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics were US$ 2.5 billion and 13%, respectively, while the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics (the most costly Olympics to date) had costs and cost overrun at US$ 51 billion and 289%, respectively. The average cost for the Winter Games since 1960 is US$ 3.1 billion, while the average cost overrun is 142%. The 1992 Winter Games mascot , Magique (Magic),
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#1733086338859240-612: The end of 1992. United Nations Security Council Resolution 757 took effect on 30 May 1992 (97 days after the closing ceremonies), and Yugoslav athletes were able to participate under their country's national symbols. It also suspended the activities of the Yugoslav Olympic Committee , making the country's athletes ineligible to compete on the 1992 Summer Olympics . Despite this, some of their athletes classified in individual sports and gained authorization to compete as Independent Olympic Participants (which also happened at
260-485: The host city and country or private investors to build, e.g., the competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, which are required to host the Games. Indirect capital costs were not included, e.g. road, rail, or airport infrastructure, or hotel upgrades or other business investment incurred in preparation for the Games but not directly related to their staging. In comparison,
280-430: The host of the Games. Bjørn Dæhlie and Vegard Ulvang dominated the men's cross-country skiing races, both taking home three gold medals with Norway taking a medal sweep in the event. 16-year-old Ski jumper Toni Nieminen became the youngest male gold medalist in a Winter Olympic event until 2002 . Petra Kronberger won both the combined event and the slalom of alpine skiing , while Bonnie Blair won both
300-845: The last winter games held in the same year as the Summer Olympics . The Games were the fifth Olympic Games held in France and the country's third Winter Olympics, after the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble . This games was the first of two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe, preceding the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 18 events in Figure skating , short track speed skating , speed skating , and
320-465: The opening and closing ceremonies took place in Albertville. The 39 other events were held in the nearby 9 villages and resorts around Savoie : Courchevel , La Plagne , Les Arcs , Les Menuires , Les Saisies , Méribel , Pralognan-la-Vanoise , Tignes , and Val d'Isère . Sixty-four National Olympic Committees and 1,801 athletes participated in six sports and fifty-seven events . This included both
340-445: The outturn cost of the Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics at US$ 2.0 billion (in 2015-dollars) and cost overrun at 137% in real terms. This includes sports-related costs only, that is: (i) operational costs incurred by the organizing committee to stage the Games, e.g., expenditures for technology, transportation, workforce, administration, security, catering, ceremonies, and medical services; and (ii) direct capital costs incurred by
360-588: The penultimate day of the Games, when he crashed into a snow-grooming vehicle during a training run. The 1992 Olympic Winter Games marked the last time both the Winter and Summer games were held in the same year. The 1992 Winter Olympics also marked the last time France hosted the Olympics until 2024 , when Paris become the second city to host the Summer Olympics three times. The Oxford Olympics Study established
380-412: The same time women were allowed to compete in biathlon for the first time and won 3 events exclusive to them.) Another 6 events were added with the implementation of 2 sports that were demonstrated 4 years earlier (freestyle skiing and short track speed skating).These were the last Winter Olympics to include demonstration sports , consisting of curling , aerials and ski ballet , and speed skiing . Due to
400-490: Was a small imp in the shape of a star and a cube. The mascot was created by Philippe Mairesse and replaced the bid mascot, which was a mountain goat. The star shape symbolized dreams and imagination, while the mascot's red and blue colors originated from the French flag . There were 57 events contested in 6 sports (12 disciplines). See the medal winners, ordered by sport: This was the last time demonstration events were included in
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