Winter Olympic Games

The History of Ice Skating and Its Massive Popularity As with all sports, ice skating was something that stemmed from curiosity about whether it could be done and became something that others enjoyed doing as well. However, ice skating is one of the few sports that immediately drew massive popularity. It is also interesting because it is a sport that was thousands of years ago. To help you gain a better understanding of the history and popularity of ice skating, you should check out the facts…

many important, or defining moments. Moments that have shaped the way we see these sports and the excitement that boils inside of us at the start of each game. What are historic sporting events? Historic sporting events are moments in sports history where something shocking, inspiring, tear-jerking, legendary, or re-defining occurs during a game, or series…

Humans are competitive and always be trying to get faster, better, stronger. Performing enhancing drugs are a major talking point in professional sports. PEDs should be legalized for research to determine for their efficacy and safety for athletes trying to go beyond the human limits. However, we shouldn’t forget to reward the players who are playing naturally. While we should allow more research in the field of PEDs, their use until their value has been assessed should be restricted in…

The bulk of the Pacific Fleet was home ported in San Diego. After a brief induction and basic training, John arrived in San Diego for duty. Much of his time was spent in port but occasionally the fleet set sail. He would steam northward to San Francisco and, after refueling, sail southward again to San Diego. There simply was no combative activity in coastal waters. But that did not mean there was no fighting. In early 1918, in Coronado, California, two sailors squared off in the recreation…

Muslim women have been around for decades competing in World Championship and in the Olympics. Just now the world is starting to recognize them and bring it to light. Ronni and I have the opportunity to have Muslim decent teammates. All these stereotypes and stigmas about Muslims are definitely challenged and not applicable to these women…

What does it take to win at the reality television game, Survivor? Outwit, outlast, outplay are the words that underscore the program’s logo. Are these words that could describe leadership? Do these words describe Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer? In the Survivor series, the winners have been forthright, honest, self-confident, collaborative, self-centered, team centered, manipulative, independent, creative and charismatic. Some might say they were just plain lucky. Sir Ernest…

muscle and strength. The Olympic games is a large sporting event designed to show the entire nation who are the 3 best athletes in the world in chosen sport. So when athletes are cheating by using drugs to become one of the best 3 people in the world in a certain sport they are beating people who are clean and haven’t used drugs and they have worked very hard to get where they are. An example of a drug cheat beating a genuine hardworking athlete was at the London 2012 Olympics in the shot-put…

The two sides first met on 14 November 1967 in the final of the 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup, held in South Vietnam. Australia won the match 3-2 and secured the nation’s first honour in international football. The last meeting between the two teams, a 0-0 draw, took place on 20 July 2013, at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea. Australia, who began the 2015 Asian Cup as one of the favourites, was ranked 100 in the FIFA World Rankings and tenth among AFC teams, while South Korea was Ranked 69…

used for anything from teams drafting players, to fans betting on games. Teams want to draft players who’s induvial statistics can help their overall winning percentage. On the other hand, Fans like to bet on whether a team will win or lose a game. The following research and models could possibly help someone decide who to bet for or against based on the teams overall winning percentage. The typical NHL season consists of 82 games. A teams winning percentage can be figured out by dividing the…

If an athlete chooses to use performance enhancing drugs, they are essentially removing themselves from that sport. In the article, “The Use of Performance Enhancing Drug Is Cheating” by Stephen Mumford, Mumford states, “Games can and do evolve in all sorts of ways. But unless one accepts those rules, one is not playing… if one breaks the rules of drug use, one has opted out of the sport” (2). In other words, Mumford believes that an athlete who uses performance enhancing…