Shelley Winters

The first Olympic Games were held in Greece, Olympia, from seven hundred and seventy six BC through three hundred and ninety three AD, it took 1503 years for the Olympics to return. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The ancient Olympic games went for five days in summer ever four years. Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, is in the western part of the Peloponnese which, according to Greek myth, is the island of "Pelops. Olympia functioned as a meeting…

Louis Zamperini was a olympian who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was scheduled to compete in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics. The Olympics was cancelled due to WWII. Zamperini due to the cancellation of the Olympic enrolled in the Army Air Corps. He was later captured by the Chinese and sent into one of their slave camps. Although Louis Zamperini had a very good childhood his life would later be changed, and do the event of him being captured, placed in a slave camp, and surviving, he was…

He accused Shirer of falsely reporting upon German treatment of Jews and hoped to deflect this by inviting the reporter to the Winter Game headquarters in Garmish-Parten Kirchen. When Shirer protested, Bade hung up. This incident was followed up by a radio report criticizing him personally, calling him a dirty Jew and implying that he was trying to sabotage the winter Olympic Games at Garmisch with false reports about Jewish persecution at the hands of Nazi officials. Additionally, the…

King Henrik has reigned supreme during a long run of success on Broadway. A stellar performer for more than a decade with the New York Rangers, the goaltender from Are, Sweden, has been one of the top players of his generation and one of the top goaltenders of all time. Since arriving in the NHL in 2005-06, Lundqvist has won the Vezina Trophy, Olympic gold and led the League in victories. The Rangers selected Lundqvist in the seventh round (No. 205) in the 2000 NHL Draft while he was playing…

The ancient Olympic games were named after Olympia, a sacred site located on the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. The site is sacred because it was a meeting place for religious and political activities. Because of this, the games were continuously held here. The stadium could hold thousands of spectators and additional sites were built for the athletes to train and live in during the time of the games. The games were held every olympiad, which is every four years.…

Kayla Rabenold Does Music Affect the Performance of a Gymnast’s vault? Introduction Gymnastics is a sport that involves so much more than just the skills. A gymnast needs to be strong, physically and mentally. A gymnast needs dedication, determination, and a will that could endure the worst of the worst. All of the factors that are needed to become a gymnast are not easily attained; it takes time to be able to incessantly progress. Gymnastics has been around for over 2000 years, but didn’t…

So I decided I am going to change my topic to “Should the last three “strictly ski” resorts continue to be allowed to ban snowboarding”. So on that note, I am going to take the opposition to the claim that they should be allowed to ban snowboarding. Today, snowboarding can be enjoyed around the country, with a multiple of resorts nationwide which allow free rein for skiers and snowboarders alike. Although, unfortunately, there remain three resorts in this country who continue to discriminate…

Louis "Louie" Zamperini is a young boy who has trouble doing what is right. As he grows up, he gets in more and more trouble for ever growing crimes. His older brother, hoping to curb his stealing habits, makes Louis run track. Louis and his natural speed and incredible work ethic allowed him to qualify for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany in the 5000 meter run. In the Olympic Trials, Louis was named co-champion of the race after tying world record holder and fellow American, Don Lash.…

Imagine winning any type of race just by a sixth of a second and winning the tournament through that. It won’t just leave you astonished but also fills you with joy. This situation occurred in The Boys in the Boat, the life story of Joe Rantz and his fellow crew members on their journey to win the Olympic gold medal in the year 1936. The dominant theme supported by the book was teamwork and measured self-reliance. The continuous change in the setting also contributed to the themes. These two…

against each other and to determine how good they are internationally. LOCAL/NATIONAL Italy has competed at all the modern Olympic Games with the exception of the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. Italy has taken part in all the Winter Olympic Games, winning 114 medals, and 577 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. Italy has won a total of 243 gold medals which makes them the 5th most successful country in Olympic history, after the USA, the Soviet Union, Germany and Great…