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6. Well, since this thread was revived, here's the answer...
Edited on Fri Mar-31-06 11:07 PM by bob_weaver
The 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid included dog sled racing, but only as a demonstration sport. A Canadian team won it, with a Norwegian coming in second and a Russian team came in third. The 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo also included dog sled racing as a demonstration sport, but this time as a "pulka" race, where the driver accompanies the dogs on skis behind a toboggan or pulka. In the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, there was a demonstration of the sport, but it was apparently more of an exhibition rather than an actual race.
In 1992, the International Federation of Sleddog Sports was incorporated as a way to focus the efforts of many national, local and international organizations on the goal of Olympic recognition and alignment of mushing with other mainstream sports through the General Association of International Sports Federations. So, there is still some hope that it might become an Olympic sport sometime in the future.
Hope this helps if you're ever on Jeopardy or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire or just betting on trivia...
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  -Trivia question: Have dogs ever been allowed to compete in the Olympics? bob_weaver  Mar-27-06 01:12 AM   #0 
  - Mercy kick.  Rabrrrrrr   Mar-31-06 07:01 PM   #1 
  - only seeing eye-dogs in the paralympics  TheBaldyMan   Mar-31-06 07:07 PM   #2 
  - But they might be soon  chookie   Mar-31-06 09:12 PM   #3 
  - Skijoring was originally with horses  China_cat   Apr-01-06 03:43 PM   #8 
  - Answer: Yes  FredScuttle   Mar-31-06 10:27 PM   #4 
  - bang goes your MBE m8  TheBaldyMan   Apr-01-06 03:17 PM   #7 
  - Only the East Germans...  Arkham House   Mar-31-06 11:00 PM   #5 
  - Well, since this thread was revived, here's the answer...  bob_weaver   Mar-31-06 11:06 PM   #6 
 

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