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No new venues were built; existing 1964 venues were reused
First Winter Olympics after the death of IOC president Avery Brundage
Canada boycotted the ice hockey tournament
First time the Olympic Oath was taken by a coach
Liechtenstein won its first ever Olympic medals
Soviet Union won the most gold medals
Denver, Colorado, USA, originally selected as host, withdrew after a public referendum
Olympic cauldron was lit by Christl Haas, 1964 gold medalist
First Winter Olympics to be held twice in the same city
Olympic mascot was a Tyrolean snowman named Schneemann
First time ice dancing was included as an Olympic event
East Germany topped the medal table for the first time
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