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THE GAMES IN NUMBERS1,12337EVENTS892 MEN231WOMEN4-15FEBRUARYProminent on one side of the 72mm-diameter medal was the Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976 emblem, comprising the Olympic rings and the coat of arms of the host city, which depicts the bridge on the River Inn that gives Innsbruck its name. The reverse shows the Bergisel skiing area with the Alps in the background and the Olympic flame in the foreground.MEDALSSchneemann, which means ÒsnowmanÓ in German, was the first-ever Olympic Winter Games mascot and wore a red Tyrolean hat typical of the host region. He was considered to be a lucky charm by organisers due to the abundance of snow during the Games.MASCOTPicturedSoviet figure skaters Irina Rodnina and Aleksandr Zaitsev perform their gold medal-winning routine at the Olympic Ice Stadium37NOCsATHLETESOLYMPIC FLASHBACKOLYMPIC REVIEW 69