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Bobsledding
By:
Ava
Everyone is anxious to watch the winter Olympic
Games! We all love to watch skiing, and snowboarding,
and figure skating! But have you ever watched
bobsledding? Bobsledding is an Olympic sport played
through almost all countries in the world! It is interesting
sport that I enjoy watching, and you might too!
Bobsledding was first played in about the 1870’s.
The sport is played for both female and male. The
bobsleigh started out with five to six people in it. The
four-man bobsled was first played in the Olympic
Games in 1924. Addition to that, the two-man bobsled
was first played in the Olympic Games in 1932. And just
about one-hundred years later in the 2002 Olympic
Games the woman’s bobsled was introduced.
The rules of this game are very astounding! The
racers start out by pushing as fast as they can for about
164 feet. Then, the racers jump into a seated position in
order to race down the track. But not all of the athletes
jump into the sled at the same time. The driver must
jump in first in order to steer it. The brakeman jumps into
the bobsled last, so he can stop the bobsled at the end
of the race.
In each event, medals are awarded to the
team with the lowest combined time, calculated to
one-hundredth of a second.
Skiing, snowboarding, and figure skating
look boring after watching a round of bobsledding. Be
sure to watch it at the 2014 Sochi Olympics! Go USA!!
Cross Country Skiing
By Cole
Cross Country Skiing is
running on snow. It is one
of the first sports in the
OLYMPIC GAMES. Women's
cross-country skiing made
its debut at the 1952
Games. There are six
different events for men
and women, including
sprints, relays and freestyle
races. It started in Europe.
Cross country skiers wear
heavy clothes and thick
coats. Also they can chose
to use long skies or short
skies. The same thing goes
for the poles. Cross country
skiing is a really great
workout.
Speed Skating the Roller Derby
on Ice
What is Speed Skating – Short
track? It is a sport that started in Holland in
the late 1600s.It first appeared in the Winter
Olympic Games in 1924.Women’s speed
skating was added in 1960s. The long track
speed skating track is more than three times
the length of the short track event. You can do
the 500 meters,1,000 meters,1,500 meters,
and the 5,000 meters. A pair of skaters race
around the 1,312-foot oval track at the same
time. The winner is the skater who has the
fastest time after all the pairs have skated the
speed skating track.
Speed Skating-Short Track
By:Ryan
Ski Jumping by Fernando
Ski jumping was started in Norway. It was in the
Olympics since 1924-Present. Ski jumps is 80 meters
on a small hill, 120 from a large hill. Ski jumping is
the original sport for extremists. Jumps can go up
to 150 yards on a normal hill. In Longest world
record 20 meters in 1878 in Norway. The women
are competing for the first time at Sochi.
Shaun White by Tori
Shaun White is more than a flying tomato. Back in the days Shaun
White was a skier and soon at age 6 he wanted to be a Snowboarder. By age 7,
he won his first sponsorship. Growing up he was also a pro at skate boarding.
In 2006, Shaun White participated in the men’s halfpipe snowboarding in the
Olympics and won the gold. Also in 2010 Shaun White also went to the
Olympic snowboarding halfpipe and he won gold.
Shaun White has 18 medals total in the winter X games since
2002. He has his own band called bad things where he plays guitar. He is also
in movies and TV show. And he also has his own gum…….. he’s is the big thing.
Shaun White is at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi Russia trying to win his
3rd metal (gold).
By: Kati
Patinaje artistico como lo conosemos
tiene su inicio en la mitad del siglo 19. El
patinage artistico es el deporte mas antiguo
en el programa de juegos olinpicos del
invierno.
El patinaje artistic se comvirtio en un
deporte olimpico antes que hubieran juegos
de invierno. Cada patinador realisa una breve
rutina de pasos necesarios , saltos jiros y
combinaciones. Haines por lo que se traslado
a viena Austria donde fue un granexito
inmediato uno 50 anos des pues. Patinaje en
pueblo en pueblo ya en el siglo 13. Patinaje
final mentece extendio a traves de canal de
Inglaterra.
Jocelyne and Monique
Lamoureux by: Dominic
Jocelyn and Monique aren’t just sisters and
aren’t just twins – they are Olympic Ice
Hockey players. They were born on July 3,
1989 and they grew up in North Dakota.
They learned their moves from their four
older brothers. Both have been a dynamicduo for a decade maybe even more!
During the last Olympics they both won a
gold medal and two silver medals. Their
parents told the reporters that they weren’t
forcing them to play, they just did it.
Fascinating as it makes their father proud to
see his children pursuing their dreams. The
twin sisters always had a passion for
hockey! They became the first twin sister to
play women’s ice hockey together. In the
Olympics, they both won gold and a silver
medal! They are both silver winning
medalists in 2010 and had a tournament
against three other countries which are
Canada with Sweden and Finland in the
2010 winter Olympics and both play
forward! The twins hope that they can
come on top at the 2014 winter Olympics!
And he scores!!! Ice Hockey is a
very dangerous sport. Men’s Ice
Hockey started in 1875. It became
a summer sport in 1920 in Belgium.
It became a winter sport in 1924. It
is known as hockey. The name ice
hockey is used in countries where
hockey generally refers to field
hockey. Women’s Ice Hockey
came in 74 years after men’s. It
came a winter Olympic in 1998 at
Nagano, Japan. You want to
know what the rules of the games
are? Well teams cannot have
more than 6 players on the ice. So
that means only 5 players on ice
and 1 goalie. The games include 3
to 20 minute periods. With 15
minute breaks after the first and
second periods. They are scored
by the goals that they score. The
equipment that they use is jerseys,
helmets, pads, sticks and shin
Snowboarding was one of the new events in 1992 AND 2002, and was the only one not to have a previous medal or
demonstration event.
Snowboarding was invented only 35 years ago. In 1963, a man named Tom Sims made Snowboarding out of plywood.
He was in eighth grade and he did this in his shop class. He called it a ski board. He later formed a company that makes many
snowboards. Another Snowboard inventor is Sherman Poppen. In 1965, Poppen designed a Snowboard called a snurfer. To
make it Sherman bolted two skis together. In 1979, Jake Burton Carpenter started to make Snowboard out of fiberglass.
Snowboarding entered the Olympics in 1998. It was one of the fast growing sports around then. The events are half pipe,
Parallel Giant Slalom, Cross, Slope style, Parallel Slalom. Watch the Olympics to find out who will win.
Skeleton – more than bones, it’s an
Olympic event! Skeleton came back
after a 54 year absence. Skeleton got
its name when someone commented
that a new metal sled, first used in 1892
resembled a skeleton. Women’s
skeleton appeared in 2002 in Salt Lake
City. The sled can only be used by
going head first on your stomach to
start you have to run as fast as you can
and jump onto the sled. To steer the
contestants have to move their body. It
debuted at the 1928 St. Moritz Winter
Games, and did not reappear until
1948. Skeleton this year is the sport to
watch
Heather Richardson by
Mackenzie K.
HEATHER RICHARDSON: Going for the Gold
Heather Richardson, a speed skater who was
born on March 20, 1989 in High point, North
Carolina, is destined for gold in the Sochi 2014
Winter Olympics. Both of Heather’s parents
competed on skates, so she practically grew up
on the ice. Around the age of nine, she wanted
to try skating too and eventually switched to
speed skating on ice. Heather competed in the
2010 Olympics and had placed 6th in 500
meters, 9th in the 1000 meters, and 16th in the
1500 meters. Her favorite part of the sport
“would be that all of the long track races are
against the clock so the fastest person on that
day is always the winner.” Her proudest
moment as a speed skater was when she won
the gold medal at the 2013 World Sprint
Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Is Ashley Wagner going for
gold? Will she bring her
country good scores so the
USA wins? All about Ashley
Wagner!!!
Ashley Wagner was born on May 16, 1991 in
Heidelberg, Germany where her father was
stationed at a Military base. Wagner moved 7
times from California, Alaska, Washington
State, and more. She is currently living in
Southern California. This angel on ice was in 7
Grand Prix and has won 2 gold, 1 silver, and 4
bronze. Ashley trains at Aliso Viejo, California
with her trainer John Nicks. Ashley has made
4th place for the USA team. It all started when
Ashley was 5 years old in Eagle River Lake
Alaska. Ashley started and loved ice skating.
She has not traveled to the Olympics before.
She hopes she can win a gold medal for team
USA. Ashley wants to be a broadcasting
journalist when she is done figure skating! Do
you think Ashley Wagner can win a gold
medal? Is she good enough to beat the 15 year
old Russian skater? Watch the 2014 Winter
Olympics in Sochi Russia.
17 TO SKI!?!?
MIKAELA SHIFFRIN
IS SHE THE RIGHT SKIER TO TAKE HOME THE
OLYMPIC GOLD?!?!
By: Mackenzie M.
Mikaela Shiffrin was born March 13, 1995. In Vail,
Colorado, U.S. Her height is 5 ft 7 inches. She is the winning
world cup and world champion in slalom at the age 15! She
had 7 wins. Mikaela had started skiing at 2 years of age! Her
parents Eileen and Jeff Shiffren had supported her. Mikaela
didn’t race much when she was little. Other little skiers were
racing while she was training at Burke Mountain Academy in
Vermont to master her sport. Mikaela had grown up and
been practicing her whole life. Once she had grown up old
enough she got to compete in FIS sanctioned races.
December 14, 2010 she was at the meeting for the age of 15
and up. Shiffrin won a Nor-Am cup a combined race at
Panorama, British Columbia. It was an eight FIS level race
when she had played. She went up getting 2nd, 3rd, and 1st in
the three Nor-Am races. After weeks she won the Nor-Am
slalom races at Sunday River, Maine. She got a bronze medal
at the FIS junior world ski championships at Crans Montana,
Switzerland, even though she had gotten the stomach flu the
day before the competion. Now Mikaela Shiffrin takes the
place of Lindsey Vonn who had taken a tumble and injured
he right knee. Mikaela now holds the Olympics in her own
hands!!!! Will she win? We’ll find out in the winter Olympics!
Mikaela Shiffrin
by:
Mackenzie M.
Curling By Jacob
Is curling fashion or a
sport? It was famous in Scotland
between the 16th and 19th centuries. In
the 19th century they used house
brooms. Curling was played with rocks
on ice. It was started in 1807 in the
United States. Curling was played in
the Olympics in 1924, but never played
again in the Olympics until 1998. It was
an official sport in 1998. Men and
women were rejected from being on
the same team in 2010.
A curling stone’s minimum
height is 4.5 inches tall. A stone is 42
pounds each. Each stone is made of
Blue Horn granite. One stone is 600
Canadian dollars. Curling’s nickname is
Chess on ice the roaring game. They
score it by seeing the closest stone to
the middle dot. In this year’s Olympics,
Sweden and Canada are two of the
best teams - no one stands a chance.
Max Aaron. This Figure Skater was born on
February 25, 1992, in Scottsville, Arizona and
is now 21. He played ice hockey for 14 years
and led his league in goals and penalties, then
he switched to Figure Skating. In the 09-10
season, he won bronze in the National Junior
Championships right after his back injury. He
also won gold at the US Classic
and finished 1st in the World Team Trophy.
Most people said he was destined for gold, but
he is not even getting a medal
because he is not going to the 2014 Winter
Olympics. He finished 3rd behind Jeremy
Abbot and Jason Brown
and didn’t qualify for the Olympics. We don’t
know if he’ll ever get to the Olympics, but for
now this is Nick, Kirby’s Mill News.
Meryl Davis and Charlie
White Ice Dancing By: Evan
Davis and White. Not the moms.
Meryl Davis was born on January 1, 1987 and raised
in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Meryl started skating at age five
because she lived just off a lake and wanted to be able to skate
on it in the winter. She started out as a single skater, but began
doing ice dancing at age eight. Meryl received the Phi Beta
Kappa award at her high school graduation and was also a
member of the National Honor Society.
Charlie White was born on October 24, 1987. With
partner Meryl Davis, he is a two time (2011, 2013) World
Champion. Davis and White teamed up in 1997 and they are
currently the longest-lasting dance team in the United States.
They are the first American ice dancers to win the world
title. Davis and White are the current world record holders in the
short dance, free dance, and the total combined score. They are
destined for the Gold at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi
and their moms couldn’t be any prouder!
Elana Meyers by Lauren
Elana Meyers. She is not just a
good softball player; she is great on the
ice, too. She was born on October 10,
1984 in Douglasville, Georgia. She
knew she wanted to be an Olympian at
age 9. She thought that softball might
take her there. She tried out for the
U.S. National softball team. The tryouts
didn’t go too well, though. Her parents
suggested she try bobsledding because
they saw it on the 2002 winter
Olympics. She contacted the coach and
asked about the tryout process. He
then invited her to Lake Placid in
September 2007 and she made the
team. She played for the Mid Michigan
Ice softball team. She got bronze in the
2010 winter Olympics and this year she
is going for the gold.
Hey, have you heard of the sport alpine skiing
before? Did you hear that Lindsey Vonn is not
participating this year due to her injuries? Alpine
skiing is not just a leisure sport – it’s a sport for
Olympians.
Alpine skiing began as a club sport in 1861. It was
first introduced into the Olympics in 1936 as a men
and women’s sport. There are 5 events in alpine
skiing. They are:
Downhill –The course is the speediest and longest
Slalom-The shortest curse with the quickest turns and
two different course on the same slope
Giant Slalom-Almost the same as slalom but longer
and fewer and wider turns
Super G-The events combines the speed of downhill
with the precise turns of the giant slalom
Super Combined-the super combined features a
shortened downhill run followed by one slalom run.
Alpine Skiers must be going 70 miles per hours. I
hoped you liked my presentation so make sure you
get a quick glimpse of Alpine skiing in the 2014 Sochi
Olympics
Alpine Skiing By: Billy
BIATHALON, it’s not just skiing and shooting.
Biathlon was not always a sport. Biathlon
began as a hunting method in northern Europe and
then was later used as alternative training for
Norwegian soldiers called military patrol. Biathlon
means two tests in Greek. They called it two tests
because it’s two tests, cross country skiing and
shooting a target. It started to be in the Olympics in
1924 but was contested.
Men’s biathlon was brought back in 1960 as
an official Olympic sport. But it’s different for
women. Women’s biathlon began in 1992. This year
(2014) combined biathlon is being introduced into
the Olympics. Two men and two women per team.
The rules: athletes ski more than 12 miles of
snow, when they reach a shooting range they must
stop, put down there ski poles and shoot at a metal
target, they alternate from shooting on the ground
and shooting standing up are penalized if they miss
a target.
Do you think you could be a biathlon
participant?
Ryan Suter by Angelina
Ryan Suter plays for the Minnesota wild. Sochi Russia Ryan
Suter was on the ice four years ago in Vancouver when
Sidney Crosby scored one of the most famous goals in
Canada’s rich history.”Yea” Suter said “thanks for
reminding me.”Crosby’s goal in overtime gave Canada a
3-2 victory over Team USA in the Gold medal game. For
the Americans, who had gained confidence throughout
the tournament, second place never felt so hollow?
Now, the Americans are looking for Gold – meeting their
destiny once more going against the Canadians. Can’t
wait to see who wins!
Sarah Hendrickson by Ella
Sarah Hendrickson-Will She Make It To Sochi?
Sarah Hendrickson is an Olympic ski jumper that is still a
teen. She was born on August 1, 1994 in Salt Lake City Utah.
Her father and brother were ski jumpers also. Her first time on
skis was at age two. She started to take ski jumping lessons at
age four. She began competing in World Cup Competitions in
2011. Then, Sarah moved to The Winter Sports School in Park
City. She graduated in November 2012. She got first place in
the World Championships in 2013, she came in sixth place in
2011, and in 2012 she won 9 out of 13 events.
Miss. Hendrickson hopes to win the gold in Sochi this
Olympics. But, due to a severe knee injury on August 21, 2013,
she may not be able to compete this year. With plenty of rest
and careful training, Sarah may be able to compete.
What is Nordic-combined, you ask?
Well, it’s more than skiing and jumping
it’s both. Nordic-Combined was first in
the Olympics in 1924 where it was only
an individual sport. The team event
was added in 1998. The normal hill
individual is a 6 mile cross-country race.
The large hill individual is a larger hill
jump followed by 6 mile race also. The
team event includes 4 skiers and each
athlete jumps the large hill. In the relay
race each skier skis a little more than a
mile. Does that answer your question?
Nordic
Combine by:
By: Maya
What is the fastest and most dangerous sport in the winter
Olympics? Luge! It is done on a small two person sled feet first.
Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km per hour. Racing sleds weigh
about 21-25 kilograms. Luge became an Olympics sport in 1964 in
the winter games in Austria. There are three events: men’s singles,
women’s singles and doubles. The doubles is two racers in one day.
The lugers combine their times over the two races and whoever
has the lowest combined time wins! Women’s and doubles start
further down the track. The racer with the fastest combined time
over the four racers wins! Men’s and women’s singles have four
races over two days. Lugers steer with their shoulders and their
legs. Athletes must keep their bodies relaxed to maintain speed
and direction. Singles are scored over two races. They combine
their time and the person with lowest combined time wins! The
first international was held in Davos in 1883 with competitors
racing along an icy 4km road between Davos and the village of
Klosters. So, what do you think of luge? Would you want to try it?
Freestyle Skiing By: Brigid
Now remember, this is skiing NOT swimming. Freestyle
skiing was first played in the 1930’s. It was first contested in
the 1960’s and the 1970’s. It was often known as “hotdogging”. It was finally recognized as a sport in 1979. In the
1990’s, pioneer skiers took skiing to the snowboard park.
There are 2 main branches of freestyle skiing. Competitors
are judged on the quality of their takeoff and the form of
their landing.