2018 Winter Olympics

Sort By:
Page 1 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Essay On Accommodations

    • 802 Words
    • 4 Pages

    travellers in Korea these days. Many accommodations here boast unique designs and quality services that will make you feel right at home. Read on for a list of the five best private rooms and homes to stay in for easy access to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Situated right next to the Alpensia Ski Resort, Doyle’s duplex condominium is a value-for-money accommodation with a top-notch location if you are travelling in a big group of up to eight people. Alpensia is just a convenient seven minute

    • 802 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    From the time when, the Summer Olympics began, in 1896, the idea of a separate Winter Games had been debated. It appears that when the first modern Olympics were being agreed upon, the organizers sought for winter sports as well, but there was difference as to the venues and events. Meanwhile, from 1901 Sweden every 4 years, held the world’s first organized winter games. The “Nordic Games” were conquered by Sweden, Norway and Finland. The Scandinavians sought to retain the games on an amateur base

    • 1978 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Snowboarding: Chloe Kim

    • 254 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Chloe Kim is a famous snowboarder at the 2018 winter Olympics. She does halfpipe snowboarding. She did women's halfpipe snowboarding at the 2018 winter Olympics, and she got a gold medal. First I am going to start with how she grew up. She was born April 23, 2000. She is a daughter of Korean Immigrants. When her parents came to us they settled in Los Angeles. Now she speaks English and Korean. That is how Chloe Kim grew up. Away from the snow, because her whole life isn’t snowboarding

    • 254 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Ski Cross Research Paper

    • 358 Words
    • 2 Pages

    2018 winter Olympics ski cross freestyle skiing Ski cross freestyle skiing is a winter sport that became a part of the Olympic Games in 2010. Ski cross began in the 19th century. It is the oldest type of skiing. Ski cross was a form of skiing used to hunt or gather wood. The word ski is a Norwegian word that comes from the old Norse word skid. One form of freestyle had a horizontal toe pieced binding. The modern ski binding is based on the fennoscandian model of the 19th century. The Norwegian

    • 358 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Olympic Games Pros And Cons

    • 2377 Words
    • 10 Pages

    Hosting the Olympic Games is a massive risk that cities all around the world are willing to take. While many people assume that hosting the Games is a way out a debt, it can also be just the opposite. There are many factors that contribute to the overall success and failure of hosting the Olympics. For one, the results differ between cities. Cities within countries that are more economically stable seem to profit from hosting more than cities in countries that are less developed and economically

    • 2377 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    original Olympic Games was created to honor the Greek god Zeus, which resulted in a temporary halt of wars and a celebration of victors. The Games were a form of escapism from political and wartime unrest for a greater cause. The Winter Olympics were no exception. However, the escapism intent of the Games was gradually replaced with political undertones, attempting to prove government superiority that still have precedent within the Modern Olympics of today. Dan Snow of BBC discusses the Winter Olympics

    • 763 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Return on Equity also skyrocketed 17 % from 2016 to 2017. NBC has an approach to their company to continue to grow their corporation by focusing on the National Football League and then combining that with other hallmark sporting events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl. This method of synergizing these two ideas has helped Comcast NBC to become one of the most profitable sports broadcasting companies. The Super

    • 2010 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Olympic Medal History

    • 452 Words
    • 2 Pages

    An olympic medal is a award to the successful competitors at the Olympics. You can receive a Gold which is the best, a sliver which is next best tand runner, and bronze which is third. Metals designed have changed since the first olympic games in 1896. There is much more behind olympic medals than just a award. Many wonder if olympic medals are made out of pure gold? Did you know they did not start rewarding metals at the olympics until 1896? Before they award medals at the olympics

    • 452 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Ice dancing: one of the most exquisitely beautiful, graceful, and seemingly effortless sporting events of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ice dancing together since they could barely walk, Maia and Alex Shibutani grabbed silver for the United States on Saturday for the ice dancing sporting event. Nicknamed “The ShibSibs,” this duo appeared to beat out others for their impressive technicality and footwork. As always, many viewers felt the U.S. was robbed of the gold medal, and many were outraged at the

    • 410 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The 2018 Winter Olympics are here, which means that snowboarders, skiers, sledders, and many other people get to show off their skills in the most prolific sports events of all time. Winning gold is every athletes’ goal and dream, but just making it into the Olympics is a great achievement itself, and shows how skilled you are. The events, competitors, and history of the Olympics are all huge topics that can be explored and elaborated on endlessly. A single event can be used for many essays and reports

    • 464 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
Previous
Page12345678950