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Olympics
The Olympics is known as the biggest meet of many sports. Athletes in this meet do not play for a team or club, but rather represent their country. Competing for your country in the Olympics is considered the highest honor by many.
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How many years in a row has America won the Olympics?
Through the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, 1 time:
1932
Other countries to win the gold medal count for a Winter Olympic Games are Germany (2006, 1998, 1992), Norway (2002, 1968, 1952, 1948*, 1936, 1928, 1924*), Russia (1994), USSR (1988, 1980, 1976, 1972, 1964, 1960, 1956), East Germany (1984), Sweden (1948*), and Finland (1924*).
* = tied with another country for most gold medals won
Has Vatican City won a olympic medal?
Vatican City does not have a National Olympic Committee and, therefore, does not participate in the Olympics.
Which are top 5 countries to win most medals in Olympics 2012?
1.Usa-104 2.chn-88 3.gbr-65 4.rus-82 5.kor-28
Figure skaters wear a variety of different things. Practice wear and Competition wear are different from each other. For practice they usually wear spandex leggings with a tee shirt and light sweatshirt. Skirts or spandex shorts can also be worn. In competitions skaters wear their costumes, which go with the music they are skating to. This can range from very theatrical and elaborate costumes to a form fitting dress.
What country was banned from the Olympics games from 1962 to 1991?
South Africa, because of racial discrimination.
Did Hercules start the Olympic games?
Yes they did start the Olympic Games, the Athenians made the Olympic games in a town in Athens call Olympia............
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What city hosted the 1998 winter olypics?
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible. Instead, Oslo won the right to host the 1952 Games in a contest that included Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy and Lake Placid in the United States. All of the venues were in Oslo's metropolitan area except for the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) from the capital. A new hotel was built to house the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches, creating the first modern athlete's village. The city of Oslo bore the financial burden of hosting the Games in return for the revenue they generated.
The Games attracted 694 athletes representing 30 countries, who participated in six sports and 22 events.[1] Japan and Germany made their returns to Olympic competition, after being forced to miss the 1948 Games in the aftermath of World War II. Germany was represented solely by West German athletes because East Germany declined to compete as a unified team. Portugal and New Zealand made their Winter Olympic debuts, and for the first time women were allowed to compete in cross-country skiing.
Norwegian truck driver Hjalmar Andersen won three out of four speed skating events to become the most decorated athlete at the Games. Germany resumed its former prominence in bobsleigh, with wins in the four- and two-man events. Dick Button of the United States performed the first triple jump in international competition to claim his second consecutive men's figure skating Olympic title. The 1952 Games featured one demonstration sport, bandy, but only three countries, all Scandinavian, competed in the tournament. Norway dominated the overall medal count with 16 medals, seven of them gold. The Games closed with the presentation of a flag that would be passed from one Winter Olympics host city to the next. The flag, which became known as the "Oslo flag", has been displayed in the host city during each subsequent Winter Games
When was Canada's first Olympic gold medal in ice hockey was won?
The USA won a gold medal in hockey in the 1980 Olympic games and it was one of the most memorable moments in sports history after defeating the Russian hockey team which was a professional team that trained in the army just to play hockey.
What is the olympic laurel wreath?
A Laurel Wreath is a wreath which is mainly made using the leaves and branches of the bay laurel evergreen tree. Laurel wreaths were mainly popular in Ancient Greece in the olden days which was believed as a sign of status or victory and were often given as an award to winners of the Olympics or to victorious war commanders in the same way that a person would now receive a medal for his / her success. Even today, the laurel wreath is still used in some schools and is often given to a person for completing his / her master's or honorary degree as a mark of honour. A laurel wreath is also the perfect accessory for completing a Greek costume, whether for a party or for a play and it can be used to accentuate their costumes.
How many events were there in the first modern Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee reports that 14 nations participated at the 1896 Games in Athens, the first Modern Olympics: 1) Australia
2) Austria
3) Bulgaria
4) Chile
5) Denmark
6) France
7) Germany
8) Great Britain
9) Greece
10) Hungary
11) Italy
12) Sweden
13) Switzerland
14) United States
What is the Panhellenic Festival?
A panhellenic festivals were festivals celebrated by the ancient Greeks. Each Greek polis (city-state) would gather and participate in these festivals. Many featured athletic, literary or musical contests. This is where the Olympic Games originated from; individuals would compete in order to win glory and honor for their polis.
Why is the marathon 42km long?
Legend has it that Pheidippides, a soldier in the Greek military, ran from Marathon to Athens with the news that the Greek military had defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon. Supposedly Pheidippides collapsed and died after giving the news. No documentation has been discovered concerning this and it is really not known whether this actually happened or whether it is true legend/folklore. The distance between Marathon and Athens was around 40 km.
Why was the lower lea valley chosen for the Olympics?
The lower lea valley was chosen to build the Olympic park because Stratford is quite a dirty pace with rubbish in rivers, and power lines everywhere but now were changing that we made tunnels underground to put the power cables out the way and the dirt on the ground is so clean you can eat it.
Well, first of all the Olympics are an international sporting event that has been around since 776 BC! The Olympic flame is lit by reflecting the rays of the sun off a parabolic mirror onto a torch a few weeks before each Games. It's been all over the world and really is one of the best things that unites the world as it symbolizes the Olympics and represents peace, unity, friendship, and brotherhood.
The torch relay is where people, also known as torchbearers, carry the Olympic flame by torch through the country that is hosting the Olympics. The flame travels from Greece to the host country, then travels around the country ending its journey when the Olympic cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony, and it stays lit until the closing ceremony.
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Which Australian cities hosted the olympic games?
Sydney was the first Australian city to host the Commonwealth Games. They hosted the Games in 1938.
When did America skip the Olympics?
Yes. The United States did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, protesting the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.
How many gold medals has veronica Campbell won?
I don't know. Please go to GOOGLE to find out. I'm sure you will find out.
Where was 34 G8 summit held in 2008?
The 34th G8 summit held in 2008 took place in Tōyako, on the northern island of Hokkaidō, in Japan.
How much water in teaspoons does an Olympic size pool hold?
From what I found 1 tsp = 0.005 liters. The average olympic size swimming pool contains about 2.5 million liters. Dividing 2.5 million by 0.005 and you get 500 million tsp.
Where was the Olympics held in 1936?
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany.
The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Several companies have developed specialized tracking systems for collecting real-time data from different types of sports. These tracking systems are now used by broadcasters to add graphics elements that are "registered" or
"locked on" to the video. An early example is the Sportvision's FoxTrack hockey puck tracking system which allows the broadcaster to render glows or streaks where the hockey puck appears in the video frame.
More recently Sportvision has developed a system for rendering a virtual "1st and 10" line now used in many NFL broadcasts. Another form of registered graphics enhancement, also targeted towards sports broadcasts, is the insertion of images (typically advertising logos) registered to physical surfaces at the event site (e.g., the playing field, existing billboards). Orad and Princeton Video Image are among the pioneers of this technique. As a recent example, in NBC broadcasts from the summer Olympics in Sydney, shots of the swimming events had flags inserted into the swimming lanes to help viewers identify the competitors.
Extremely accurate camera tracking is the basis for inserting registered graphics in live video. Camera tracking equipment is well known from virtual studios [7] and special-effects work, however live production with highzoom cameras, as is common for sports, adds to the challenge of collecting accurate camera data.
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