Your favourite Games moments

From Jean-Claude Killy to Alberto Tomba, Sonja Henie to Torvill and Dean, the Winter Olympics is full of remarkable achievements.

What is your abiding memory?

Sonja Henie was one of the first stars of the Olympics, winning a hat-trick of figure skating golds over the course of eight years.

More than 50 years later, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean scored perfect marks on the ice in Sarajevo - a night to remember for ice skating and Britain.

On the snow, France's Jean-Claude Killy was a superstar at his home Olympics in 1968 where he won three golds.

Two decades on, Alberto Tomba had Killy's charisma and matched his haul of gold medals - three over the course of two Olympiads.

How do these great Olympic moments rank?

Ice hockey is a key part of the games and always throws up exciting encounters.

And what about speed skating, bobsleigh or ski jumping - who could forget Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards?

What is your favourite moment from the history of the Winter Olympics?

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I will never forget Franz Klammer at Innsbruck. Whenever victory is achieved in the face of disaster through a combination of recklessness, skill and guts, it is a "Franz Klammer moment" for me.
Hilary, USA

It would have to be Matti Nykanen's ski jumping gold medal on the big hill in 1984 - having never seen this sport before, I was blown away by the idea of flying through the air on a pair of skis! And this young Finnish warrior flew furthest of all...
Graham, Finland

Eddie the Eagle ?

Gary, Canada

My abiding memory is of Oleg and Ludmilla Protopopov winning the pairs ice skating in 1964. The first to use ballet movement!
David Syme, Scotland

For me, it's Johann Olav Koss taking three gold medals and three world records in front of thousands of Norwegian fans in Lillehammer. What a champion! (However, I didn't see Eric Heiden win all five in 1980.)
David, UK

My Winter Olympic highlight was Tara Lipinski winning figure skating gold in 1998. She possessed not just talent but youthful exuberance and a pure love of her sport - which is surely what the Olympics are all about...
Katie Hague, UK

Torvill and Dean spring to mind, and of course John Curry. At a time when the soviets were professional athletes competing against amateurs it was nice to see champions with some animation. Eddie the Eagle ? Lucky he didn't break his neck, he should get a medal for that.
Gary, Canada

Tommy Salo stopped Paul Kariya to give Sweden its first hockey gold. The best hockey match ever!

Andreas Berg, USA

My favourite has to be Jamaica being there in the bobsledding, that just seems to stand out more than anything. I was there when they crashed, it was a memory that will last forever.
Nekabari, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

The 1984 winter Olympics were in Sarajevo. Ten years later, in 1994, many reflected on the pain within that city at the time. It was powerful to hear people asking for the end of the killing there. It seems that this year a similar message needs to be heard world-wide.
Joshua Kyle Hess, USA

As a Swede, I'm a bit partial as well, but without a doubt I would say the gold medal hockey match in Lillehammer 1994 between Canada and Sweden, where after two overtimes and with sudden-death penalty shots, Tommy Salo stopped Paul Kariya to give Sweden its first hockey gold. The best hockey match ever!
Andreas Berg, USA

All I can say is, 'COOL RUNNINGS'! For sheer determination and guts, you can't beat it!
Jude, UK

1964 Innsbruck Olympics - Eugenio Monti's unselfish act of giving up on a very likely gold medal in bobsled by allowing Britain's Tony Nash to use one of Italy's sleds with which he went on to win the gold for Britain.
Eugene Onescoop, United States

Eric Heiden winning all gold medals in speed skating and beating the Olympic record for every distance must be one of the greatest achievements ever, comparable to Mark Spitz in Munich. It is very very difficult to train for the 500 metres and 10000 metres and win both of them, imagine Maurice Greene beating Haile Gebreselasie, or vice versa.

I was completely captivated by 'Let's Face The Music and Dance'

R Hudson, England

Jean Claude Killy winning all three gold medals in 68, downhill, slalom and giant slalom was also remarkable. But my favourite event will always be ski jumping, Matti Nykanen and Eddie the Eagle are unforgettable for very different reasons.
Martin, Holland

Lake Placid was the first Olympics I remember. Watching the US hockey team beat the Russians, Eric Heiden winning five golds and Bill Johnson winning the downhill was incredible.
Kyle Gaca, USA

I vote for Torvill and Dean in 1994, returning after 10 years as professionals. It's the first time I remember seeing ice skating and I was completely captivated by 'Let's Face The Music and Dance'. It was a phenomenal performance, especially as it was so new. Jayne, if you're reading this - you were fab. You touched my life forever.
R Hudson, England

It really should be Torvill and Dean, or Tomba or Klammer skiing magnificently, but my greatest moment is watching Eddie soar like an eagle (or should it be ostrich!). Hat's off to the luge competitors though - you wouldn't catch me doing that!
Darrell Freeland, England

I've loved all the figure skating events and all involved, but my most enduring memories include the US Hockey gold medal at Lake Placid and Eddie the Eagle's courageous and inspiring ski jumping!
Mary Frances, USA

The year Jean Claude Killy won so many medals has been one of my favourite Winter Olympics. I took up skiing that year!

Franz Klammer's incredible Gold Medal Run in Innsbruck in 1976 - never saw anything like it before or since

Susan, Ireland

Another favourite was when Peggy Fleming did her perfect figure eight on the ice - back when skaters still had to do those exercises.
Kaye Colby, United States

Franz Klammer's incredible Gold Medal Run in Innsbruck in 1976 - never saw anything like it before or since.
Susan, Ireland

It's really interesting to see how people's memories of the Winter Games are influenced by what country they are from. The Dutch, for example, love their speed skating.

I suspect if we get some responses from Scandinavian nations, they will have to do with cross-country skiing or ski jumping. As an American, I certainly have a soft spot for the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" US hockey team.

But I also agree that Torvill and Dean were simply enchanting and the drama of Klammer's "on the edge" downhill run with the weight of an entire country on his shoulders is hard to top.
Dennis, USA

Yvonne van Gennip's three gold medals in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary

Marko Koning, The Netherlands

Albertville 1990, the slalom in Les Menuires, and Tomba coming from behind with only Furuseth left to run. The excitement was incredible, and the almost palpable sense of disappointment when Furuseth won it was truly over-whelming.

I was nine years old standing on the snow in Les Menuires watching it, and I still haven't forgiven the Finn today. Oh, and for what it's worth, Eddie Edwards did more to damage British skiing than anyone could have imagined - that's the kind of 'raw courage' we can do without...
Dan, UK

That's in no doubt, Yvonne van Gennip's three gold medals in the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary. Before that Games, Van Gennip won nothing against extremely strong East German opposition.

But the Games in Calgary changed everything as Van Gennip took the number one spots in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m speed-skating championship. She became the Queen of the Games and a new Dutch heroine! When she arrived back home, she was hailed by almost 100,000 people in Haarlem.

For the Netherlands, the Games of 1998 were the best with five gold medals. Marianne Timmer won two, Gianni Romme two and Ids Postma one, all in the speed skating competitions. For the first time in Olympic history, Holland won the gold, silver and bronze medal in one competition: Romme gold, De Jong silver and Ritsma bronze in the 10,000 metres!
Marko Koning, The Netherlands

I was totally captivated by Torvill and Dean's perfect moment - they really showed what ice dance is capable of

Sarah, UK

I would pick say Elvis Stojko's capturing of the silver medal for men's figure skating, where he battled through severe injuries to beat out almost all other opponents to prove to the world what Canadians can achieve.
Benjamin, Canada

My abiding memory of the Games has to be when they were held in the tiny town of Lillehammer in Norway in 1992. The fact that such a small town could host such a big event, with the local school children missing school so the buses could be used for transport, really showed what the Olympics can be.
Tom Hill, England

I have to say that I was totally captivated by Torvill and Dean's perfect moment - they really showed what ice dance is capable of, and they fully deserved their perfect score. And they were so pleased - it was great to watch.
Sarah, UK

Has to be Hermann Maier's downhill attempt in Nagano. With so much expectation on him, he absolutely blasted away from the start, only to crash out in the most dramatic fashion. To come back and still win medals later in the week shows the character of the man.
Dave, UK

John Curry should be remembered for his Olympic performances

John Lawrence, US

'Eddie the Eagle' gave me my favourite moment from the Winter Olympics. Showing more guts then any of his critics Eddie went flying down that massive slide and floated out into the unknown. Although nowhere near as professional as the experts that day, 'Eddie the Eagle' showed what raw courage is made of.
Mal Walker, Australia

Putting aside fairly obvious patriotism, my favourite memories are Franz Klammer's gold medal in the Men's downhill at Innsbruck in 1976, and the USA's "Cold War" victory against the USSR in the 1980 ice hockey tournament at Lake Placid.
Colin, England

While appreciating the performances of Torvill & Dean and Robin Cousins, I believe that John Curry should be remembered for his Olympic performances. He revolutionised performances on ice and was truly unique. Others since have followed the path that John Curry created.
John Lawrence, US

Admitting to a healthy dose of chauvinism, I must say it was Marianne Timmer's 1500m speed skating victory in Nagano. In the assumption that none of my countrywomen would be able to challenge, she came out of nowhere and blew away the opposition with an awesome new world record. She had been "in a zone", oblivious of the world around her. She had caught that elusive "perfect Olympic race".
Boudewijn de Jongh, Netherlands