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The 16th Winter Deaflympics, to be held in Salt Lake City USA (SLC) February 1-10, 2007, will offer competition featuring the world’s best deaf athletes. The Deaflympics, founded in 1924, is the second oldest international multi-cultural sports event in the world, surpassed only by the Olympic Games which were founded in 1894.
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Ice technician Jerry Spence paints curling goal-circles for the 16th Winter Deaflympics on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Salt Lake City. Running through Feb. 10, the games feature 310 deaf athletes from 24 countries competing in hockey, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowboarding and curling -- a demonstration sport this year.
(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Darlene Wadler, of Riverside, Calif., communicates with a friend using sign language during the Russia-USA hockey match at the 16th Winter Deaflympics on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Salt Lake City.
(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Russian fans use sign language to communicate with each other during the Russia-USA hockey match at the 16th Winter Deaflympics on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City, host city of the 2002 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, is the first city to host all three International Olympic Committee sanctioned games. Venues used for those games will also hold Deaflympics events this week.
(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
A strobe light flashes (reflected in glass) to signal a referee's whistle blowing during the Russia-USA hockey match at the 16th Winter Deaflympics on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Salt Lake City. There are series of strobes all round the rink.
(AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
