Every four years in the Winter Olympics, we see professional athletes compete in many areas ranging from downhill skiing to high-speed bobsledding. We see the professionals demonstrate their spectacular abilities, and we try to emulate them in our own activities. In the Olympics, cross-country and downhill skiing are two very popular sports, and even non-professionals can get into them. In this essay I will classify the various types of skiing into three categories and inform you about each
events at the Winter Olympics were invented simply to fill out time there. The Summer Games have their share of oddities, but the Winter Games have curling and the biathlon. Curling is usually the go-to sport to ridicule as silly, since it's shuffleboard on ice with brooms. But the biathlon is amazing. If you don't know, the biathlon is a round of cross-country skiing, followed by a round of target shooting. With a gun. So you watch a bunch of guys in onesies and mirrored shades ski through a snow
80 countries have some form of ski area. Also, for the past 4 years skier visits have been estimated at around 400 million. Alpine, Cross-country and telemark are all types of skiing and at least one of them is likely to interest anyone. If anyone has ever heard about or watched skiing it is probably alpine skiing. Alpine skiing is the most traditional and popular type of skiing. Some of the necessary pieces of equipment needed for skiing are, helmet, gloves, ski pants and jacket, goggles, ski
According to Merriam-Webster (n.d.), a caliber is the diameter of a bullet or other projectile. Much like the .30 caliber, the .22 caliber confusion is similar. The .22 caliber refers to the projectiles diameter only. The confusion is about the diameter and cartridge case size. Some people automatically think .22 Long Rifle, when they hear .22 caliber. People don’t realize that there are almost 20 different cartridges in both; rimfire and centerfire that contain a, .22 caliber projectile. The Rimfire
When I was four, I did my first splash-and-dash. Needless to say, my little four year old self adored it. I started to do biathlons more frequently. My school did one every year, a 100 meter swim followed by a half mile run around the soccer fields. I remember this so clearly. It was one of my favorite times of the entire year. I was also a frequent competitor in the ____. One
We’ve all found ourselves tied up in one way or another: too much schoolwork, too many activities, friends demanding our time. Well, no matter how you’ve found yourself tied up, we’ve all found ourselves tied to one mountain, some for as many as 13 years. Though confined, we all have managed to wiggle around in our bonds to the hill and create other long-lasting ties. We’ve been engaged from the start, ever since learning to tie our shoes in elementary, tying those blue and black shoes that everyone
The Olympic Games There aren’t many people who haven’t heard of the Olympic Games. Few look into its origins and evolution. The games were held initially as part of a religious festival to honor Zeus. The games can be traced back to 776 BC, though some researchers believe they could’ve started as early as the 9th Century BC. The games started out very simply, with the only competition being the Stadion race, a sprint 600 feet long. This remained the only even for the first 13 Olympic festivals.
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics may not begin until Feb. 7 2014, but Wii U owners can experience the thrill of the Winter Olympic Games a little early thanks to the release of Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. This is Mario and Sonic’s fourth visit to the Olympic Games having earned their first Olympic gold in 2007 when Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games saw release for Wii and DS. Not much has changed since the duo made their Olympic debut. This year’s sports mini-game compilation
Still No Equality for Women in Sports Throughout the history of women in sports, women had to ?merge? then ?submerge? with male dominated sports organizations and structures in order to participate. The Olympic Games is a key example of women have to merge and submerge with a male dominated organization. The first modern Olympics, held in 1896, did not allow women participants. And when women were allowed to participate, in 1900, it was in only three sports and out of the 1,225 athletes, only
The Olympic Games The Olympic Games are an international sports festival that began in ancient Greece. The original Greek games were staged every fourth year for several hundred years, until they were abolished in the early Christian era. The revival of the Olympic Games took place in 1896, and since then they have been staged every fourth year, except during World War I and World War II. Perhaps the basic difference between the ancient and modern Olympics is that the former was the ancient
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games are reborn in Athens after being banned by the roman Emperor Theodosius I for 1,500 years. King George I of Greece welcomed the crowd of about 60,000 spectators and athletes from 13 nations into the competition with, “I hereby proclaim the opening of the first International Olympic Games at Athens.” The first Olympic Games were held in the city of Elis in 776 B.C. The Olympics were at least 500 years old at the time. Every four years, the ancient Olympics were
INTRODUCTION: It is no secret that that is above sea level, which is approximately 5000 feet and above are considered high elevation places. The higher the elevation the lower oxygen levels will be. Oxygen, as we know sustains life. The function of oxygen is to fuel one’s body, so essentially people who are more active require more oxygen to keep going. The question is how does a higher altitude effect athlete’s training and performance? It is a question that has been asked by trainers, coaches and
In 1986, the government created the Drug-Free Workplace Program. It allowed drug testing to be done anywhere and anytime by employers. Some companies have mandated drug testing, but not as many as there should be. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), employers drug test employees at many different times such as: pre-employment, post-accident, random, periodic, return-to-duty, or just because they are suspicious of misusing drugs. Employers have the right to drug test employees at any time
from the beginning to the finish. Cross Country Cross Country skiing requires great stamina. The standard courses range from 3 to 30 miles and some are even longer. There are fewer sharp turns or steep slopes than there are in Alpine racing. In a biathlon competitors make stops to shoot at targets. They carry their rifles strapped to their backs as they progress from target ... ... middle of paper ... ...rs covered with flaps and drawstrings for durability. Gloves should be large enough to let