2014 Winter Olympics

study, published in National Center of Biotechnology Information, that,” Ancient Greek Olympic athletes dating back to the third century BC used various brandy and wine concoctions and ate hallucinogenic mushrooms and sesame seeds to enhance performance. Various plants were used to improve speed and endurance, while others were taken to mask pain, allowing injured athletes to continue competing,” (Reardon & Creado, 2014, 96). Even though doping was prevalent back in those times it was also…

drug could have side effects or long lasting consequences for the athlete. One consequence that taking drugs in sport can have is that the athlete could possibly have his previous achievements taken away from him. For example, in the 2012 London Olympic Games the…

Favorite Gymnast My favorite gymnast on the US Olympic Gymnastics team is Gabby Douglass and her fellow gymnasts Simone Biles, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman. Gabby Douglass has an interesting story about her life with the other gymnast and the history. At that point, Douglass was very strong when she was doing her routines. Gabby Douglass was the most impressive gymnast because she was mostly doing gymnastics when she was younger She learned how to do a one-handed cartwheel…

as it can cause short and long-term injuries to the human body. Doping in sports goes way back to ancient Greek Olympic and Roman gladiators to current day with professional sports. There are many enhancement drugs in the world but do they really give the human body positive and healthy results? How far does the doping in sports go back? Doping goes far back to ancient Greek Olympics in 776 BC. “They used mushrooms, plants, and mixtures of wine and herbs.”. (Baron, David, David Martin, Samir…

The Olympics have been around for centuries an event that has been life changing for the participants and the countries that get the privilege to host as well. For centuries now, we have gotten to see the evolution of one of the greatest events ever thought of allowing athletes the opportunity to compete at the highest level, while representing their countries proudly. This event would not be what it is today if it weren 't for the Ancient Greeks getting it started in 776 B.C.E. Since getting it…

On February 22, 1980, two teams hit the ice in the Olympic Center Arena, now called Herb Brooks Arena, in the small town of Lake Placid, New York. The Soviet team, made up of active duty military members and world class athletes, took on the young American team, made up of mostly college kids and amateur hockey players. The Soviets struck first with a goal which was shortly answered by the United States team. The Soviets answered with another goal and as the period was about to end, the American…

My overall opinion is that I’m middle of the road reading the article written by Parent. Though parent made good points in decision making overall she missed a couple things that goes into the decision making process, as well as somethings she seem to have left out in my opinion. However I would recommend this article to read because it shows the level of difficulty that happens as decision making and time can be both the hindrance and a benefit, as well as the increased pressure as the date…

This poem dramatically explains how glory and fame can come crashing down in an instant for an athlete in this particular scenario. In the first stanza, the author was describing the runner’s most joyous moment after a race he had just won. “Man and boy stood cheering by, and home we brought you shoulder-high,” paints the image in your mind of a whole town in awe of his performance. When reading in later stanzas, we are at the athlete’s funeral where the author says, “smart lad, to slip betimes…

There are countless versions of the story on the Olympic- Class Ocean Liner; The RMS Titanic. The “RMS Titanic” is an article written by Hanson W. Baldwin in 1934, and A Night To Remember is a movie produced in 1958 by William MacQuitty. Both plots discuss and portray the dramatic events that happened on April 15, 1912. The world’s largest “lifeboat” (MacQuitty. W.) set sail on April 10, 1912 on its maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York. However, the voyage was abruptly halted when it…

bought home the world cup in the year 2002, with Germany landing in the 2nd lead his troops up and was handed the cup. Brazil being one of the most successful football team and having won the world cup five times had a nail biting experience in 2014 because they were not sure if they would even make it to the 3rd football history when Brazil was beaten 7-1 by Germany in the world cup. The goals were coming thick and fast and it had been difficult for Brazil to keep up. The crowd ran…