Experience with Sports
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The 2014 Winter Olympics were declared open by President Vladimir Putin on Feb 7th. This is the most expensive Winter Olympics to date -close to 50 Billion dollars are being spent on it! The opening ceremony was spectacular, showcasing modern Russia to the largest gathering of countries in the Winter Olympics ever! There was fog…
The Winter Olympics is a major international sporting event held every four years. Athletes participate in many different sports— highlighting their strength, precision, and endurance. But if we look at the Winter Olympics from a different angle, we see that these sports involve quite a bit of math. Take ice hockey for example. The design…
One day, I found myself at the top of a mountain, one descent to go, one last chance to fulfill a lifelong dream. I wasn’t even old enough to walk into a PG-13 movie alone when my dream took roots. Yet there I stood, my three teammates by my side, facing the opportunity to make…
(whooshing) – [Woman] Bobsledding is a Winter Olympic sport where you have your driver and you have a brakeman, which is my position. The brakeman is mainly the engine to the sled. We get it goin’ as fast as possible. (rustling) (whooshing) I am Aja Evans, and I’m an Olympic bobsledder. (dramatic orchestral music) The…
You know, when I was a child, there was no such thing as a thought of going to the Olympics. My normal life was either living on the streets, eating out of garbage cans, you know, watching people do drugs, watching my mum do drugs… And so, back then, the only thought of anything was,…
