Winter Sonata

Kaillie Humphries is a Canadian-born bobsledder and the current champion for the Olympic two-woman competition of the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics (Olympic 6). She retains the record of the first female bobsledder to have maintained her title in the Olympics. Other achievements include the two-time overall World Cup championship while defending her achieved position. Her career in sports started as an Alpine ski racer at the age of sixteen, however, she retired from the sport after breaking her

Track and field is a series of events. That include running with a time limit, jumping for height or distance, and throwing for distance. Unlike most other sports it's not called a game it's called a meet. Most known for being an olympic sport. Some track and field events include 100, 200 and 400 meter dash/sprint. The 800 meter and the mile run. 5,000 meter long distance. The long jump, high jump, pole vault and triple jump. The javelin throw, hammer throw, the shot put and the discus throw. Lastly

The Olympics feature the best athletes in the world competing in a variety of sports. Many of these sports are common, like swimming, running, and gymnastics. But the Olympics games have also included some uncommon sports. Some of these sports can even be considered strange, odd, and even weird. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. These games had the first weird Olympic sports, one-handed weightlifting and rope climbing. The athletes who competed in one-handed weightlifting

Considering the Para in Paralympics stands for "equal to," after watching the videos, what kind of training do you think Paralympians go through? From the presentation, what is the sport you would have been most interested to watch from the London 2012 games? Explain your answers. (1-2 paragraphs) Paralympians train like any other Olympians because they are Olympic athletes; however, they face more obstacles in their pursuit which requires a different level of determination and motivation to overcome

The Calgary Stampede is integral in the identity for the city of Calgary. The city of Calgary is growing and evolving which makes it a challenge in meeting the expectations of all the Calgary Stampede stakeholders. The Calgary Stampede has achieved their purpose to celebrate western heritage, culture and community spirit; however, the stakeholders are not aware of their vison of making the Stampede a year round gathering place for the community in 2016. The Calgary Stampede History The Calgary Stampede

Jesse owns starts off I would say as a small-town city kid. You quickly get introduce to see the way he lived before becoming a big-time athlete. You meet Ruth, Jesse’s daughter, Dave Albritton (his best friend), and his family all within the first span of 10 minutes of the film. As a first-time viewer, you might see that back in that day and age a few dollars could go a long way for people like Jesse’s family. Then the scene changes to meeting this coach that is a bit head strong named Larry Snyder

This week the Sydney Harbour Bridge is set to celebrate its 85th anniversary since the opening in 1932. It has now become the iconic image of Australia, with thousands of tourists travelling to see it each year. What better way to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the bridge than to climb it! Unfortunately, many Sydneysiders dreams of climbing the bridge have been quickly extinguished by the hefty price tag. Mostly reserved for overseas visitors or special occasions, the cost of the climb is just

The Ancient Olympic Games took place during a time of prosperity for the nation of Greece. In fact, they contributed to the success of the Greek Empire. The Olympic Games reinforced the power of ancient rulers, brought peace with the surrounding nations, and created a reliable way to track time. These ancient games have had such an influence, that they are still continued in our modern society. The Olympic Games of ancient Greece were very different than those we hold today. The games of ancient

What would the United States Olympic Gymnastics team do without Aly Raisman? Aly Raisman should be the MVP of the Olympic gymnastics team because she always is positive and helps her teammates even if she doesn't do very well that day. An MVP is a person that goes above themselves to help others. There is MVPs everywhere, so just open your eyes to see. In Surviving Antarctica five teenagers Andrew, Robert, Polly, Billy, and Grace set off to go to the south pole for a the reality tv show Historical

In 2012 the UK Olympics Games boosts the UK economy from the tourist spending spree at London, the inbound tourists came in London for the 2012 Olympic Games and spend £9.9bn for the UK in Olympics and the Paralympic Games in that year this mean that it has help to up lift the British economy out of recession, in the lead up to London 2012, Games related projects helped make thousands of jobs in Great Britain during the worst global recession in more than 60 years, and economists are predicting