What are the similarities between the Summer and Winter Olympics?
They both operate under the IOC (International Olympic Committee), they both have a Paralympic Games event run by the IPC after the Olympic Games. Both events have the same umbrella TOP sponsors and they have very similar bid process and procedures. And last but not least they both have the same expected service level of excellence.Other then that we are talking about totally different sorts and disciplines, number of athletes, size and location as per the core difference between summer and winter games…:-)Best regardsLeonardo
Does South Korea cheat during 2018 Winter Olympics?
South Korea has a tradition of cheating in international sport meatings.In the 2002 World Cup, they bribed the referee and defeated Spain, Italy. You could find the videos on Youtube easily, you can watch it yourself and I think it quite obvious to see that it wasn’t a fair fight.I found one http://www.bilibili.com/video/av...North Korea made it to the final eight, they were the pride of Asia, South Korea made it to the final four, but they were the shame of Asia. They stole away the victory that should’ve been Italy’s. If the referee wasn’t changed before SK vs Germany, I am afraid that Germany would also lose the fight.Today, in the 2018 Olympic, they also cheated in the women’s skating. They disqualified China and Canada for foul. They say that Chinese athletes cut in from the outer lane, this broke the rules. But the South Koreans did the same thing. South Korean’s planned to do this before the match.The athlete pointed by the green arrow is the one that was actually racing, and the one pointed by the red arrow was disturbing the race.Somebody says that pictures does not provide enough information. Ok then, lets watch this video, it is another match. Unless you are blind, you could see that the Koreans pushed the Canadian and Chinese player.http://www.bilibili.com/video/av...I don’t know why the South Koreans are doing this. Winning matchs by this way doesn’t make you look good. There is not pride in it, it should be shame. It just don’t worth it. But the South Koreans did this over and over again. When they host they event, they cheat. Maybe next time when we are planning to let South Korea to host events like this, we should reconsider it.
What does the Olympic torch represent?
Well, the torch is must less than a symbol than the flame that it holds. Back in the day, when Ancient Greece held the Olympics - there a sacred flame was lit from the sun’s rays at Olympia, and stayed lit until the Games were completed. This flame represented the "endeavor for protection and struggle for victory." It was first introduced into our Modern Olympics at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. Since then, the flame has come to symbolize "the light of spirit, knowledge, and life."The Torch Relay also began in the Ancient Olympics and was revived at the 1936 Berlin Games. Originally, the torch was lit at Olympia in Greece and then carried by relay to the host-city of the games. The last runner carries the torch into the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony. The flame is then lit from the torch and will remain lit until it is extinguished during the Closing Ceremony. Effectively, the Torch Relay symbolizes the passing of Olympic traditions from one generation to the next. Source: http://www.janecky.com/olympics/...
When to the Olympics begin?
The Olympics start on Friday 27th July and end on Sunday 12th August The Paralympics start on Wednesday 29th August and end on Sunday 9th September
NAME TWO PARALYMPIC ATHLETES?
Chantal Petitclerc (Canada) - Wheelchair athletics Jeff Adams (Canada) - Wheelchair athletics Ernst Van Dyke (South Africa) - Wheelchair athletics Dave Durepos (Canada) - Wheelchair basketball Stephane Dixon (Canada) - Swimming Benoit Huet (Canada) - Swimming Donovan Tidsley (Canada) - Wheelchair athletics Sabrina Pettinicchi (Canada) - Wheelchair basketball Natalie De Tort (South Africa) - Swimming Micheal Milton (Australia) Cycling; I didn't know he was competing at the Summer Games this year though, until now. Those are the first ten that come to mind.
Do you think the Olympics are boring?
No, I love the Olympics.Some events I obviously find more interesting than others.For example, I could watch a ton of the snowboard sports, such as slope style, big air, and even the parallel race. Hockey is my favorite sport, I could watch that for days. I can also find myself enjoying curling.I’ll watch the aerial ski tricks.I can watch a little bit of speed skating and similar sports. More speed skating, probably, since I’ve actually done that.I can watch some ski jumping.I’m not a fan of figure skating but I’ll watch it if it’s on. Not very intently, but I won’t turn it off.Ice dancing? Not a chance. That takes all the (in my opinion) interesting aspects out of figure skating.As for the summer Olympics, I don’t really remember much of them unfortunately, but I’m sure the same principle applies.Either way, though, I look forward to the Olympics. And Paralympics.
Olympics, WOW moments of history. What are some Very signifcant things that happned at the olympics?
The very first Olympics was won by a dude named Coroibos. At that time the Olympics were only one event. The race. It was a sprint of about 140 meters. So the 100 and the 200 are the most important events in the Olympics. That makes Usain Bolt the Olympic champion, overall, since he won both. Here is some other Olympics trivia that I know: Nero made violin-playing into an Olympic event, so he could compete and, of course, be declared winner by judges who didn't wanna be thrown to the lions. Mary Lou Retton is short even for a gymnast, 4'11" in 1984. John Ngugi in Seoul in 1988 was one of the only men ever to win the 5000 with a surge tactic. With the pace slow, he decided to make a huge surge and opened up a 50 meter lead with still 3000 m left. A very risky tactic, it paid off because there was still nobody in the pack willing to take the pace. Eventually one dude tried to catch him and got to within 30 meters, but then he was outkicked for his efforts. In Atlanta in 1996, the identity of the torch-lighter was kept secret until he stepped out to light the torch. They would only reveal that it was a former US olympian. Nobody could guess who. Then out walks Muhammad Ali, who was still able to light the torch despite the effects of Parkinson's. In Rome, or was it Mexico City, Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Olympic marathon without any shoes on. Later he said he had shoes, but he couldn't find them, and had to run barefoot instead.