Winter Olympic Games

The Olympic Games have been a set tradition in our society for many years. The games bring forth a variation of cultures from all over the globe to all compete in this selective event. Years of preparation are needed to conduct these games due to venue construction and training. Funding this event is also a huge factor because the games bring forth extensive costs. It takes years to plan and construct a worthwhile experience in real life and when watching these games on television. The United…

The 1980 Summer Olympic protest was wrong of all countries participating because politics should never interfere with athletics. The protesting of the olympics demonstrated that it hurts the athletes the most and harms the game itself. The first instance of politics affecting the Olympics was in 1936 when Germany hosted and tried to promote the idea of superiority with its Aryan race. Adolf Hitler used the Olympic’s as a platform to show how great Germany was after being rebuilt after the…

the International Olympic Committee to decide who will host the 2028 Summer Olympics. There are many options for a host city, but the best option is Sydney, Australia. In Sydney, there are many things for tourists to do in their free time, there is infrastructure already built for the different events from gymnastics to swimming, because Sydney has hosted the Olympics once already, and it is an overall safe city. Australia has been the host for two previous Summer Olympic Games. The first was…

Torc Off Road is an American Short course Off Road racing series. It tours throughout the United States, bringing professional four-wd, two-wd and pro light classes. Which also brings in buggies and stock trucks. It it brings in more than 45,000 people to the races every year. Torc was founded by Off Road racer Ricky Johnson in 2009. It was known as the Traxxas Torc series, owing to a title sponsor , from 2009-2013 Torc Off Road started in 2009. Torc focused its attention on Midwest trucks,…

Every two years we get to experience an Olympic event which is often seen by countries who bid to hold them as a source of economic revenue. Yet, the past several Olympics due to cost overruns, bribes, and overall cost for an event that last three weeks is drawing attention. These are some of the benefits and potential pitfalls of holding such a major sporting event as the Olympics. Arguments “FOR” the Olympics Transportation Infrastructure Funding from local, state, or government entities can…

For most, the Olympics celebrate lots of different countries coming together and playing different sports. How would It be if you never had the excitement of guessing and traveling to the olympics? Imagine not getting to guess, and travel, and have fun, not knowing where the next olympics will be. If the Olympics stay in one place you won't be able to guess and see the culture of different places. Too avoid this catastrophe the Olympics should move to different places. The IOC should not make a…

Anastasia Valeryevna Liuken better known as Nastia Liuken is known world-wide as the gymnast who won the Olympic individual all-around in 2008 for gymnastics. Nastia was a natural at what she did, by the time she was three years old she was already showing interest in the sport and had natural talent. Nastia brought home one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal, she was also the balance beam world champion in 2005 and 2007, along with many more accomplishments during her career…

As attractive as it may be, marketing during the Olympics is no small feat; sponsors and partners face many challenges and obstacles on their quest for commercial gold. Many rules and regulations crowd potential marketers; if a company wishes to be visible on the international stage of the Games, it must abide by domestic laws and IOC regulations. Each city and, accordingly, country that hosts the games in a particular year has control over what happens on their soil. Any international…

a grand amount of money to having the stadium built, such as Citi-Field for the New York Mets, named after CitiBank. The variety of elaborate arches, passages and stairways for the Colosseum allowed thousand of spectators to get into and watch the games, which is just like today. A unique element of Roman arenas is the trap-doors, designed to let animals leap dramatically into the main area of the arena. The arena was sometimes decorated “with elaborate stage scenery, so that the ritual murder…

It has always been a dream of mine to compete long distance races at the Olympic Games. With that in mind, I hadn’t thought about the origins of distance racing at a competitive level. Without the Greeks’ establishment for the Games, the modern Olympics may never had been created. Certainly the ancient Olympics, first foot races need far more attention than they receive. A large part of the Greek education was a healthy body and a competitive spirit and so that organized one of the first…