Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton (Winter Olympic Sports) Paperback – January 1, 2009

The Olympic Games were first held in Olympia, Greece, circa 776 BCE. They were dedicated to the Olympian gods and they continued for nearly 12 centuries until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 CE that all such “pagan cults” be banned! Eugenio Monti was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal in 1964.The first Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France — near Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps. The symbol of the Olympic Games is 5 interlocking colored rings. Together, they represent the union of the 5 regions of the world — Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania — the USA is simply a fraction of the Americas.Olympic bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events all run on the same track. Racers on sliding tracks experience powerful G-force. A labyrinth is a stretch of track that has three right and left turns in quick succession without a straight section. A typical bobsleigh race lasts about 55-60 seconds, which is longer than a typical sumo match!Cool Runnings — The novice Jamaican bobsleigh team was unable to complete the 1988 Winter Games after a crash on their third run. In 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first black athlete to earn gold at a Winter Olympic Games. Sandra Prokoff Kiriasis and Kaillie Simundson Humphries are very impressive. Antarctic penguins lie on their stomachs and slide down snowy hills and icebergs.

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