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Winter Olympics15 Sport Newsletters

By Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D.

Winter OlympicsInformation Sheets

©2018 Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer IMovePLayLearn.com

Table of Contents Page

1. Alpine Skiing 3

2. Biathlon 4

3. Bobsled 5

4. Cross Country Skiing 6

5. Curling 7

6. Figure Skating 8

7. Free Style Skiing 9

8. Hockey 10

9. Luge 11

10. Nordic Combined 12

11. Short Track Speed Skating 13

12. Ski Jump 14

13. Skelton 15

14. Snowboard 16

15. Speed Skating 17

16. Terms of Use 18-20

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Winter Olympics Newsletter

Alpine Skiing

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT

OLYMPIC SETFigureSkateSpeedSkateSkiJumpSkierSnowboardBobsledSkeltonIceHockeyBiathlon

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Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Getdownthehillthefastestwithoutmissingskigates.(Fastesttime).

Mostallalpineskieventsrequirethefastesttimedownthehillwithoutmissinganygates.

Skiingcanbetracedbacktoprehistorictimes.WoodenplankswerefoundinRussia,Finland,SwedenandNorwaydatingbackto8000BC.Skiingwasaformoftransportationincoldercountriesforgenerations.

Thebirthofmoderndownhillskiingdatesbackto1850withthecreationofskisthathadcurvedsidesandsteelheelbandsmadeturningeasierandskierscouldgofaster.ButthefirsttimeitbecameanOlympiceventwasin1924.

TwoAmericanOlympicGoldMedalistwillappearinthe2018Olympics,TedLigetyandLindseyVonn.Bothareseenasrepeatgoldmedalwinners.

DownhillGiantSlalomSuperCombinedTargetParallelMixedSlalom


Winter Olympics NewsletterBiathlon

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Speedandpowerincrosscountryskillingisrequiredwhileremainingcalmenoughtohitatargetwhenexhausted.

Winningtypicallycombinesfinishingthecoursefirstwhiledemonstratingexcellentshooting&marksmanship.

10KMMassStartPursuitracesMixedrelays15KM

Biathlonorbimeans2sports.Anancientpracticeallowsforsurvival,combiningtheabilitytoskilongdistancesandshootaccuratelytodefendoneselfandcapturefoodforameal.

TheMen’sBiathlonmadeitsOlympicdebutatthe1960SquawValleyOlympicWintergamesintheUSA.BiathlonbecameaWomen’ssportin1992.

OleEinarBjoerndalenofNorway excelledinthiseventwinningatotalof8goldmedals,4silvermedalsandoneBronzemedal.



Bobsled

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORYBobsledrequiresarrivingatthefinishlinefirstwhichisaccomplishedbyaquickstartandstreamlinepositioningonthetrackwhilekeepingthesledundercontrol.Winningrequires

arrivingatthefinishlinefirstwiththefastesttimedownthebobsledcourse.Typicallythebestscoreoutof2runs.

MonobobFour-manMenTwo-manWomen

Bobsleddingbegansometimeinthelate1800’swhentheSwisscombinedtwosledstogetherandaddedsteeringtomakeatoboggan.

BobsleddingbecameanOlympicsportin1924.Sincetheweightofathleteshelpedthesledtogofaster,athleteskeptgettingheavierandheaviertogofaster.Theruleschangedin1952thatmandatedamaximumweightcapacityonallathletes.

Olympicathletesfromsummersportssometimescompeteinthebobsledevent,especiallysprinters,asgettingthesledofftoafaststartiscriticaltosuccessinthisevent.


Winter Olympics NewsletterCross Country Skiing

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Skierspropelthemselvesinaracetothefinishlineeitherbystridingforward(classicstyle)orside-to-sideinaskatingmotion(skateskiing),aidedbyarmspushingon skipoles againstthesnow.

Bethefirstcrosscountryskiertothefinishline.

15KM4x10RelaySprintTeamSprint

CrossCountrySkiingistheoldesttypeofskiing.Itbeganasaneedtotravelthroughthesnowandlaterdevelopedintoasport.Skiswererequiredtogatherfirewoodandchasegameforfood.

SkiingmadeitsOlympicdebutinthe1924WinterGames.BothmenandwomenparticipateinCrossCountySkiingevents.

Awoman,MaritBjorgenofNorwayistheathletetowatchinthe2018Olympics.ShecurrentlyhasthemostOlympicMedals,6gold,3Silverand1Bronze.


Winter Olympics NewsletterCurling

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Getyourstoneclosesttothecirculartargetmarkedontheiceandaccumulatethehighestscore.

SweepingBurningaStoneCurlingbroomCurlingstone

Curlingisateamsportplayedby2teamsof4playersonarectanglesheetoficewhoslideastonetowardsatarget.Thinkofitlikeshuffleboard.Aplayerslidesastonetowardthetargetand2teammatesusebroomstotrytoalterthepathoftherock.

Thesportofcurlingbeganbetween1511and1551inScotlandwhereoldcurlingstoneswerefoundwhenapondwasdrained.In15412paintingswerefoundthatillustratedacurlingmatchinScotland.

Curlinghasbeenanofficialsportinthe WinterOlympicGames sincethe 1998WinterOlympics.Itcurrentlyincludesmen'sandwomen'stournaments.

Acurlingstoneweighsbetween38and44lbs.Itisabout5inchesindiameter.Thegraniteforthestonescomesfromonly2places.ScotlandandWales.



Figure Skating

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Winninginskatingisbasedonjumps,twists,turns,andanartisticperformancetomusictogetthehighestscorefromthejudges.

ThefourOlympiceventsare men'ssingles,ladies'singles, pairskating and icedancing. Theobjectiveinskatingistogetthehighestscorefromthejudges.

TheDutchwerearguablytheearliestpioneersofskating.Theybeganusingcanalstomaintaincommunicationbyskatingfromvillagetovillageasfarbackasthe13thcentury.

SkatingmadeitsOlympicdebutatthe1908ChamonixWinterGames.

SpinsLiftsIceRinkToejumpsCompulsoryfigures

PassionateskatersincludedseveralkingsofEngland,MarieAntoinette,NapoleonIIIandGermanwriterJohannWolfgangvonGoethe.Earlyonskatingwasknownassteelballet.



Free Style Skiing

OLYMPIC HISTORY




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Freestyleskiingrequiresshowmanship,speedandtheabilitytoperformaerialmaneuverswhileskiing.Eventsinclude:AerialSkiing,MogulSkiing,Skiballet,SkiCross,Half-PipeskiingandSlopestyle.

Freestyleskiingrequiresshowmanship,speedandtheabilitytoperformaerialmaneuverswhileearningthehighestscorefromthejudges.

HOW TO WIN

Skiacrobaticshavebeenpracticedsincethe1930s.Aerialskiingwaspopularizedinthe1950sbyOlympicgoldmedalist SteinEriksen.EarlyUScompetitionswereheldinthemid1960's.

Hot-doggingMogulsHalf-pipe

SummertrainingforFreestyleSkiingincludestrainingontrampolines,divingboards,andotheracrobaticorgymnastictrainingapparatus.

FUN FACT

Freestyleskiingwasbeganin1988WinterOlympics .Mogulskiingwasadded inthe1992WinterOlympics andtheaerialseventwasaddedin1994,freestyleskiingeventswereaddedin 2014.



Ice Hockey

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Scorethemostpointsbygettingthepuckintotheopponent’snet/goal.

IcehockeyoriginatedinCanadaintheearly19thcentury,basedonseveralsimilarsportsplayedinEurope,althoughtheword“hockey”comesfromtheoldFrenchword“hocquet”,meaning“stick”.Around1860,apuckwassubstitutedforaball.

PuckIceRinkGoaltenderGoalIcePoloNHL

In1879twoCanadian’sfromMcGillUniversity,RobertsonandSmith,devisedthefirstrules.Additionally,itwasCanadathatdonatedthetopicehockeyprize,theStanleyCup.

IcehockeymadeitsOlympicdebutatthe1924ChamonixWinterGames.Inthe1980OlympicsaUSATeamofrookieswontheGoldMedalandwascalled,“TheMiracleonIce.”

Icehockey isa contact teamsport playedonice,usuallyina rinkskaters usetheir sticks to shoot a vul-canizedrubber puck intotheiropponent'snettoscorepoints.

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Winter Olympics NewsletterLuge

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Toarriveatthefinishlinewiththebestandshortesttimedownthetrackbasedonatimer.

Thefirstrecordeduseoftheterm"luge"is1905,fromtheSavoy/SwissdialectofFrench"luge"meaning"smallcoastingsled". Theuseofsledsdatesbacktothe15thcenturyhowever.

Lugerscompeteagainstatimer,andonartificialtrackstheyaretimedtoathousandthofasecond,makinglugeoneofthemostpreciselytimedsportsintheworld.

LugemadeitsOlympicdebutatthe1964InnsbruckWinterGames.Therearethreedivisions,Men,WomenandMixed(MenandWomanCombined).

MixedteamrelayFingerspikesRunners- sled

Competeagainstatimer.Theywantthefastesttimedownthetrack.



Nordic Combined

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

GetthefastesttimeoncrosscountryskiingandthehighestscoreonSkiJumping.

Nordiccombined isawintersportinwhichathletescompeteincross-countryskiingandskijumping.GetthefastesttimeoncrosscountryskiingandthehighestscoreonSkiJumping.

Thefirstmajorcompetitionwasheldin1892in Oslo atthefirst Holmenkollenskijump. KingOlavVofNorway wasanablejumperandcompetedintheHomunculiSkiFestivalinthe1920s.

Itwasinthe 1924WinterOlympics,thatNordicCombinedbecameawinterOlympicSportandhasbeenontheprogrameversince.

NordicMixedTeamSkiSuitSkiWaxSkipoles

DoyouknowthatyoucantrainforSkiJumpingwithoutasnowyhill?Youcanuseachairtopracticethespringoffthechairwithbalanceandcontrol.



Short Track Speed Skating

Gettothefinishlinefirstwithoutinterferingwithanotherskaterorimpedingtheprogressofanotherskater.

HOW TO WIN

SpeedSkatingwasaformoftransportationacrossfrozenlakesandrivers.Thefirstspeedskatingcompetitiontookplacein1676intheNetherlands.

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

Speedskatingisallaboutspeedorgettingtothefinishlinefirstwithoutgettingdisqualified.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

Massstart1500MTeamPursuitMixedNordicTeamSprint

SpeedskatingappearedintheOlympicsforthefirsttimein1924.Initially,onlythemencompeted.Eightyearslaterin1932women’seventswereaddinLakePlacid,NY.

HISTORY

Olympicgoldmedalist ApoloOhno isthemostdecoratedU.S.WinterOlympianofalltime,winningeightmedalsinthreeOlympicGames.


Winter Olympics NewsletterSki Jump

OBJECTIVEWinningcombinesthedistancetraveledtowardatarget(accuracy)combinedwiththejumpersformor”style”.

HOW TO WINWinningcombinesaccuracyoflandingonornearatargetwiththejumpersformor”style”.

VOCABULARYTheEagleMaidenSkiJumpFlyingHighSoaringMixedTeamK90Jump

HISTORYSki Jumping can betraced to Ole Rye whojumped in 1808.

OLYMPIC HISTORYSkiJumpingasanindividualeventbecameanOlympicSportin1924.

WomenfirstparticipatedinSkiJumpingin1990.TeamSkiJumpingwasaddedtotheOlympicsin1988.

FUN FACTSkiJumpinghasevolvedoverthelast100yearsinto5eventsincludingcompetitionforbothmenandwomen.




Olympics Set.



Skeleton

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Skeletonisawinterslidingsportinwhichapersonridesasmallsled,knownasaskeletonbobsled,downafrozentrackwhilelyingfacedownandheadfirst. Itisasinglesevent.

Sleighingisoneoftheoldestwintersports.Descriptionsofthesportcanbefoundin16th-centuryliterature,butasaracingsportitcanbetracedtothemid-19thcenturyTheSkeletonwinner

hasthefastesttimedownasteepandtreacherousicetrackgoingheadfirst.

SkeletonTobogganTinySled

BritishandAmericanholidaymakersbuiltthefirsttobogganruninDavosin1882.

Men’sskeletonmadetwoearlyappearancesontheOlympicprogramatits“ancestral”homeofSt.Moritzin1928and1948.Itwasthendroppeduntilitreappearedasamen’sandwomen’seventatSaltLakeCityin2002.


Winter Olympics NewsletterSnowboard

HOW TO WIN

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARY

HISTORY

Differenteventshavedifferentobjectives.Thesnowboardcrossisasprinttothefinishline.Freestylesnowboardinvolvedperformingtricksontheride.

Bigaircompetitionscombinetricksintheairaimingtoattainsizableheightanddistancewilllandingcleanly.

SnufferHalf-pipeGiantSlalomSlopestyleSnowboardcrossBigair

Snowboardingisthoughttocombineelementsofsurfing,skateboardingandskiing.ItwasdevelopedintheU.S.inthe1960’s.

SnowboardingmadeitsOlympicdebutatthe1998OlympicGamesinNaganoforbothmen’sandwomen’sevents.

U.S.snowboarderShawnWhiteisthoughttobethegreatestfreestylesnowboarderofalltime.HewillcompeteinthePyeongchangOlympicsin2018.


Winter Olympics NewsletterSpeed Skating

Gettothefinishlinefirstwithoutinterferingwithanotherskaterorimpedingtheprogressofanotherskater.

HOW TO WIN

SpeedSkatingwasaformoftransportationacrossfrozenlakesandrivers.Thefirstspeedskatingcompetitiontookplacein1676intheNetherlands.

OLYMPIC HISTORY

FUN FACT




Olympics Set.

Speedskatingisallaboutspeedorgettingtothefinishlinefirstwithoutgettingdisqualified.

OBJECTIVE

VOCABULARYMassstart1500MTeamPursuitMixedNordicTeamSprint

SpeedskatingappearedintheOlympicsforthefirsttimein1924.Initially,onlythemencompeted.Eightyearslaterin1932women’seventswereaddedinLakePlacid,NY.

HISTORY

U.S.OlympicChampionSpeedSkaterEricHeidenisthoughttobeoneofthebestall-timespeedskaters.HissisterBethalsowonanumberofspeedskatingOlympicsmedals.

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