Portal:Olympic Games/Did you know/27

• ... that the horse Authentic has won three Olympic medals and two World Equestrian Games medals?
• ... that some participants in the men's singles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics complained that track changes made after the death of Nodar Kumaritashvili gave an advantage to stronger starters?
• ... that at the 2010 Olympics, 20-year-old Drew Doughty is to become the youngest ice hockey player since Eric Lindros in 1991 to represent Canada in a major best-on-best tournament?
• ... that sibling alpine skiers Ornella and Manfred Oettl Reyes are members of Peru's first team at the Winter Olympics, despite being born and living their entire lives in Germany?
• ... that Norwegian cross-country skier Øystein Pettersen won a gold medal in the team sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics after filling in for a teammate who withdrew from the race due to illness?