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Vancouver 2010

Vancouver 2010. By: Travis Horanski and Dawson Shume. A is for alpine skiing. Alpine skiing for both men and women debuted as an Olympic sport in 1930 in Garmisch- Dartenkirchen. B is for Alexandre Bilodeau.

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Vancouver 2010

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  1. Vancouver 2010 By: Travis Horanskiand Dawson Shume

  2. A is for alpine skiing. Alpine skiing for both men and women debuted as an Olympic sport in 1930 in Garmisch- Dartenkirchen.

  3. B is for Alexandre Bilodeau. Alexandre competes in the men’s moguls, and this year he was the first Canadian to win a gold medal on home soil.

  4. C is for curling. Did you know that the sport of curling is over 500 years old and it originated in Scotland?

  5. D is for Jessica Dube. If you didn’t know Jessica competes in pairs figure skating.

  6. E is for epic! Some people in these games will push their bodies to epic levels to win gold.

  7. F is for Marc-Andre Fleury. Marc plays for the men’s hockey team and will go to extreme heights to try and win gold for team Canada.

  8. G is for Ryan Getzlaf. Ryan is competing with team Canada and he also plays in the NHL.

  9. H is for half pipe. A half pipe is a U- shaped figure that Shaun White dominates at every Olympics.

  10. I is for Jarome Inginla. Jarome also competes in the men’s hockey team. He also plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames.

  11. J is for Jamaica. As you might not know Jamaica is fairly new to the Olympics. When they first appeared in 1988 as a bobsled team they unfortunately crashed.

  12. K is for Cindy Klassen. In 2006 Cindy won five gold medals in speed skating and will this year compete as a underdog.

  13. L is for luge. Luge is a very high velocity sport witch includes sliding down an ice track going at least a 100 km.

  14. M is for moguls. Moguls are considered freestyle skiing. For the sport of moguls you have to have great balance and awesome knees to withstand the impact of the bumps.

  15. N is for Nordic Combined. Nordic Combined is a sport that was originated in Norway. The sport was debuted in the 1988 Calgary Olympic games.

  16. O is for Olympic rings. The rings represent the joining of the five continents.

  17. P is for Pierre Lueders. Pierre if you didn’t know is a driver for the Canadian bobsled team.

  18. Q is for Quatchi. Quatchi is the biggest, hairiest, friendliest mascot that you will ever meet. He also has a tattoo of an Inukshuk on his right bicep.

  19. R is for Russia. The Russian Federation hasn’t beaten Canada in 15 years. If you didn’t know Russia has a very good hockey club.

  20. S is for skeleton. Skeleton appeared in the Olympics for both men and women in 2002.

  21. T is for teams. Teams are a key component for the Olympics' to happen.

  22. U is for United States. United States are very big in the Olympics.

  23. V is for Vancouver. In these games Vancouver is the main attraction. Did you know that Vancouver is the third city to host the Olympics?

  24. W is for With Glowing Hearts. With Glowing Hearts is the motto of these Olympic games.

  25. X is for experience. The word experience is something that all of the athletes need to have if they want to reach the podium.

  26. Y is for Yuka Fugimori. Yuka is a snowboarder from Japan, and she is 23 years old.

  27. Z is for Zdeno Chara. Zdeno is a tank he is “6.8” and 300 lbs and he also has the hardest slap shot in the NHL. Zdeno will be competing with the Slovakia club.

  28. Bibliography www.vancouver2010.comwww.worldpress.com www.ilovetheolympics.comwww.embl.org www.telegraphco.ukwww.akamai.net www.albestwallpapers.comwww.prohockeynews.com www.examiner.comwww.shrewburychorale.org www.sulekha.comwww.gamesbirds.com www.hockeyhermit.comwww.adsotheworld.com www.mallstar2008.comwww.winterstarworldcup.com www.freestyleterrian.comwww.joc.org.jp www.bookerrising.netwww.lolcaps.net www.mtholyoke.edu www.ctv.olympics.ca www.lugeaustralia.com.ca www.homeboyski.com www.idahostatesman.com www.grandforsherald.com www.infostradasports.com

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