Olympics

What it's made of? -- The gold medal is actually made mostly of silver, but must be gilded with at least 6 grams (0.21 ounces) of pure gold according to the International Olympic Committee standard. The silver must be at least 925-1000 grade. This year the Chinese have included one-of-a-kind jade rings that lay imbedded upon one side of the medal. The jade used is one-of-a-kind because it is not man-made and thus uses a substance that is equally unique to that of the athletes' ability it may belong to. Which is why the jade design was chosen by the Chinese Olympic Commission. Which leads to the answer of one of your next questions:

Who makes them? -- It is the responsibility of the host city to design one half of the medals (i.e. the Chinese chose to have jade, a natural material found most prominently in their country, to be place on one side of the 2008 Olympic medals). It is also the full responsibility of the host country to forge the medals before the games begin.

What is gold medal worth? -- The price of gold changes year to year so the answer to the question would change accordingly. If you discount the fact that truly the Olympic gold medal has priceless sentimental and nationalistic value and simply look at it as a metal medallion with monetary value set accordingly to the composition of the silver and gold used to create it then the value of the gold medal as of August 2008 would be roughly $220 USD. The jade is truly priceless due to it's one-of-a-kind nature, thus in auction could fetch much more but, of course, an indeterminable amount.

The Olympics are a sports competition that originated from the legend where Hercules founded them. First Olympic game was recorded in 776 BC. Originally, the Olympic Games were held in Athens Greece from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD

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Summer Olympics: Tokyo 1964 & Seoul 1988 & this year, I presume Beijing. Some people (present company excluded) seem to think Australia is part of Asia, if so Melbourne, 1956 & Sydney 2000. Winter Olympics: Sapporo 1972, & Nagano 1998

The United States government does not pay their Olympic athletes. However, it is possible that an athlete will have a contract with a business, such as a shoe manufacturer or a swimsuit manufacturer, and that contract may have wording in it that says the athlete will be paid an amount for winning an Olympic event.

The USOC - United States Olympic Committee - which is a private entity separate from the US Gov't - pays athletes for medals - $25,000 for gold, $15,000 for silver and $10,000 for bronze. Some athletes are invited to train at the US Olympic training facility run by the USOC and all expenses are paid, but the athlete must adhere to a strict training schedule and rules of the facility.

Michelle could be described as a child at heart. She is a very determined and happy young girl with great experence. She knows how to have fun but knows what lines to not cross. She loves her family and is a very bright thinker.

The Summer Olympic Games have only been held in Canada once, in 1976 at Montreal. There is currently no future Summer Games yet alloted to Canada although there are two cities competing for the following:

2024 - bid put in for Toronto, Ontario

2028 - bid put in for Vancouver, British Columbia

Michelle Kwan was inspired to become a figure skater at age 5 in 1985 by her older brother Ron. He played on a local hockey team.

Yes, if you are speaking about the flame that the Torchbearers are carrying. This is lit from the cauldron in Greece and next progresses on the relay.

If by chance the flames goes out due to wind, stumble or ? there is always a backup flame (usually carried next to the Torchbearer) to relight the flame. Typically an Olympic Torch Relay representative is nearby in case this happens.

The age range is between 14 and 18 years old inclusive.

running races, jumping, discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, boxing and two kinds of horse events.

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Track and field athletics in the following events, javelin, decathlon, heptathlon.

Horse racing is one of the oldest sports on record and has been around for thousands of years. Not only has it survived the test of time but it has also been an organized sport throughout the world even dating back to the original Greek Olympics.

By the 1700's horse racing had really blossomed into an extremely popular sport. The quick and lithe Arab horses were bred with their sturdier European counterparts which resulted in fantastic race horses. As the sport became more organised racecourses opened all over the country and standardized rules and regulations were introduced.

When Charles II was King from 1660-1685 he held two horse races on private courses with the winner being awarded a prize. Newmarket in Britain was the very first venue for horse racing.

Between 1702-1714, when Queen Anne was on the throne, horse racing developed from two horses to several and spectators would place bets on the horse they thought would win.

The Jockey club was formed in 1750 at Newmarket where the elite of horse racing met. The club was formed to control English racing and a set of rules were made that are still in force today.

There were concerns regarding the breeding and registration of race horses and a gentleman called James Weatherby was given the job of tracing the history of all race horses. Steps were then taken to control and regulate the breeding. All foals born to a race horse now had to be recorded in the General Stud Book. This book was first published in 1793.

It was in the year 1866 that the National Hunt Committee was formed. In 1993 the British Horseracing Board became the governing authority for horse racing.

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Michael won gold in 400 meter dash at the 1996 games in Atlanta and 2000 Games in Sydney, 200 meter dash at the 1996 Games, and 4x400 meter relay at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.

He won a fifth gold medal, in 4x400 meter relay at the 2000 Games, but was stripped of the gold when two of his teammates tested positive for performance enhancing substances.

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The Summer Olympic games are held every 4 years, in years evenly divisible by 4. The Winter Olympic Games are also held every 4 years, offset by 2 years from the Summer Games. So there is a two-year interval between any given Summer Olympics and the preceding or following Winter Games.

The change to the schedule of the modern Olympics was made in 1994, so there were Winter Olympics in both 1992 and 1994. Previously they were held the same year as the Summer Olympics, beginning in 1924.

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She scored a 10 seven times acctually, but the first time she scored a 10, she was 14 years old.

Eleven members of the Isreali Olympic team were killed by terrorists associated with Fatah, Yassir Arafat's faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Click on the two links on this page to see related information.

London in 1948.

Gabby Douglas has won 3 Olympic

Medals.