The 2010 Olympic Games started last Friday and the USA is staged for another top medal count. Today starts one of the more interesting events, Skeleton. It is like Luge only they slide on their stomachs instead of on their back. Instead of going four times down the slope, these athletes only go twice to medal but it is way more extreme because they are at a higher risk of falling off. After the crash of Georgian man, Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Skeleton athletes were going to drop out because they go the fastest of all the Luge sports and also the least safe.
Today both men and women will go and both will give out medals. The US has five competitors, two women and three men. The US men’s aren’t favored to win but Noelle Pikus-Pace is favored to medal but is not a shoe in. While skeleton is relatively new, many athletes are willing to conquer the Whistler Center in Canada this is one of the greatest sports in the Olympics.
Another great sport is Ice Hockey. This is the Olympics summed up with hundreds of the greatest players worldwide. With some home town heroes like Pavel Datsyuk of Russia or Brian Rafalski of the USA both from the Red Wings and both playing for gold. Some of the other players on the other team I will never see again but they are still cool to watch hockey, though I don’t like everyone on the US team it’s still cool.
Moguls are another interesting sport it involves a series of small hills that the skier has to go over without separating the knees, then they go off a jump do a trick. Then more mogules and then a jump to end the challenge. Finally they are graded on how they do. Its interesting and fun to watch. The contestants are based on speed, how they keep there knees and the trick on the jump.
Overall the oynpics are the best time to see all the athlets.
I like all of the things you said in this blog. You thoroughly described everything you said. I also like those sports that you said you liked.
ReplyDeleteNigel, I was really disappointed how team Russia did in hockey this year. I was think Datysuk and Malkin would be a great pair. Guess not. One good thing is my team came out on top, winning the gold. Go Crosby! Oh Canada my home and native land!
ReplyDeleteGood insight on sports. Too bad the U.S. lost in hockey.
ReplyDeleteGood job finding out all of the information and the great detail/descriptions. I would think the skeleton luging would be fun.
ReplyDeleteNice job looking up information on the different sports, Moguls sound like fun if you can actually do the tricks right without falling
ReplyDeletenice way to start off your blog. I think I should go try the skeleton event. "Hopefully" i will see after.
ReplyDeleteGood info on all the sports, I learned more things about the olympics reading this. Good Job.
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