Olympics
The Winter Olympics are coming! They will run from February 12-28.
The CHIP students have been researching the Olympics, and here’s some cool trivia for you:
1. The old-time skis were longer and more like snowshoes.
2. Hockey players didn’t use helmets in the old days of the Olympics.
3. A lot of people tried to prevent the Winter Olympics from happening separately, including officials. In 1924, France held the first Winter Olympics.
4. The Olympic flag has stayed the same since 1920.
5. Skiers wear tight clothing to stay warm and help with their time.
6. The founder of the modern Olympics was Pierre de Coubertin.
7. The first Olympics was in Athens in 1896.
8. Figure skating was a summer Olympic game until 1924.
9. There was an attack in the 1972 Olympics.
10. Bobsleds use a track called the bobrun.
11. Skiing used to be a form of transportation before it was an Olympic sport.
12. Yao Ming was on the Chinese team in the Olympics in 2000.
13. Only 12 countries were represented in the first Olympics in Athens.
14. Wilma Rudolph was a famous track star in the Olympics.
15. Fewer countries send teams to the Winter Olympics than the Summer Olympics.
16. Venus and Serena Williams were both in the 2000 Olympics.
on February 2nd, 2010 at 2:05 pm
COOL!
on February 9th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
how many people are going to be in Alpine skiing
on February 9th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
ccoooolllllll!!!
on February 9th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
I agree Sophia
on February 19th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
im doing pairs and womens ice skating
on March 1st, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I’m doing pairs and women ice skating too Ellie!!!
on March 3rd, 2010 at 2:19 pm
My sport is an interesting sport – Alpine Skiing!
on March 7th, 2010 at 11:19 am
This week in the Terrace Times the article wil be out.