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Article: CONTRASTS: The 14th Deaf World Winter Games.
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- Palaestra
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- June 22, 1999
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We asked Jerald Jordan, the past President of the CISS, about the Games and here's what he had to say--
They were the best I have ever seen, for both Summer and Winter Games. And how many have you attended?
Every single Summer and Winter World Games for the Deaf since 1960. Let's see. That makes 20 Games in all. We offered no arguments.
Davos is a Swiss ski village nestled in the Alps at 5,120 feet, with only 13,300 people. It flows with snow that follows you right into the hotel lobby. It is the kind of winter wonderland that you see in movies but never believe exists. You keep looking to see if a Bing Crosby wannabe is crooning by the piano in ...