Winter Olympic Games

For many of years, the Olympics have been missing many games, Many people and many opportunities to make the world a better place. The Ancient Olympics were a set of games played and ran by Ancient Greece. The Modern Olympics are a set of games played by the whole world and ran by the IOC. The modern Olympics are better than the ancient Olympics.The Modern Olympics are better than the Ancient Olympics because they make better rules and because they make the world a better place. In a little more…

Ten years ago, the city of Chicago, Illinois, made a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Although they came close to victory, the International Olympic Commission (IOC) awarded the hosting rights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Chicago was knocked out in the first round of voting (“Rio to host 2016 Olympics,” 2009). It was a memorable win for South America as Rio became their first city to ever host an Olympics. In contrast, Chicago’s loss left its own inhabitants with some mixed…

financial burden. Student athletes not only have to juggle school and family but also have to deal with the pressures of producing in athletics. College students have luxury of being able to work a part time job along with school, studies, practices, and games.…

For centuries now the Olympics has been a prime centerpiece for countries to not only show off their citizens’ various athletic talents but also a look into their nation’s culture. Every two years, switching off between winter and summer sports, athletes compete against the very best competition to be crowned who is best. Over time the Olympics have changed drastically from what is was in 1896 to just two months ago. Not only have more sports been added, but even more importantly how different…

Olympics are always such fun events to watch. There is an event for everybody to watch. Each Olympics there is always something that is remembered. Whether it is a record being broken or a controversy. We are going to look at Controversies at six different Olympic games. The 1936 Summer Olympics was held in Berlin. In Berlin, the main reason there was controversy was because of Hitler. He started something where he wanted to purify Germany so jews had to be taken out of the country. This led to…

Calgary has a population of 1 million people which is one of the largest in Canada. COP was expanded during the Winter Olympics in 1988. This included ski jumps, bob sleigh, skeleton and luge (Ferguson). Then COP built hockey rinks and cross country ski trails. This contributes to the economic development COP as this attracts many different level skiers and snowboarders…

people have always looked for new ways to entertain themselves. The Olympics are a prominent example of people's attempts to entertain themselves. The Olympics have been held to honor a god or a nation. They provide the entire world with a reason to compete and bring honor to their nation, but it wasn't always this way. In ancient Greece the Olympics were created to honor the mighty god Zeus. Now things have changed. The Olympics are now a worldwide event where qualifying countries gather at a…

The Inuit people of Alaska take part in what is known as the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. A vast amount of people from all over the world participate in these games which challenges their strength, endurance, balance and agility (2). These games however were not just created for fun, bringing families together and carrying on the culture but it was created by their ancestors who used these activities to help them survive in the harsh Alaskan terrain. By passing on these activities down to their…

the Olympic Games. Many countries meet together in competitions to show their strength in many different categories. Whether it is winter or summer, there’s always something to cheer about. Every four years we cheer for the United States in snowboarding, gymnastics, etc., but how many of us know about the very first Olympic Games? Not many people could tell you much about them, so that is what this article is about. The first recorded Olympic Games took place in Greece in 776 B.C. These games…

The Olympic Games is the world’s largest sporting display held during the summer and winter seasons on a four year cycle. The event is held in one city out of the entire world. On average, 10,000 athletes participate in about 300 events in the Summer Games and about 3,000 athletes compete in about 100 events during the Winter Games. The Olympics began in ancient Olympia, Greece from 776 BC through 393 AD. They were celebrated as a religious festival held in the honour of the Greek god, Zeus. It…