The Winter Olympics

Author : Gail Herman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 059309378X
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Are the Winter Olympics? written by Gail Herman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide phenomenal event watched by millions. Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and, most recently, snowboarding. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal podium. Gail Herman covers it all in a wonderful read--the highs, such as the 1980 US hockey team's unexpected gold medal grab, as well as the lows, including the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan figure-skating scandal in 1994. Includes 80 black-and-white illustrations and a 16-page photo insert.

Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher : Amazon Difital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us
ISBN 13 : 9781937530709
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics written by David Wallechinsky and published by Amazon Difital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us. This book was released on 2014 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published in anticipation of the 2014 Sochi Games, The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics has been expanded to include the rules and scoring for all the upcoming events. The book also looks at the history of each Olympic event from inception to the present day, including discontinued events and the four skating events first featured, before the creation of the Winter Olympics, in the 1908 London Summer Olympics. From speed skating to snowboarding, bobsled to ice hockey, the book gives the medals tables, timings, distances, and scores. But much more than a statistical compendium, the book also offers an abundance of Winter Olympic history, anecdotes, and lore, as authors David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky bring alive the most dramatic moments from the Games and celebrating the many extraordinary individuals who have competed."--Publisher's description.

Author : Nick Hunter
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1432977008
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winter Olympics written by Nick Hunter and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was the first Winter Olympic gold medalist? Who is ôthe Flying Tomatoö? Which sports are part of the Winter Paralympics? Get set for one of the worldÆs greatest sporting events with this fact-packed unofficial guide to the Winter Olympics. Meet the greatest stars on snow and ice, and discover the fast-paced sports that make this one of the worldÆs most exciting sports events. Book jacket.

Author : Larry Dane Brimner
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516204567
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winter Olympics written by Larry Dane Brimner and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly discusses the international competition in winter sports, beginning with the Nordic Games in 1908, and describes some of the sports involved, including skiing, ice hockey, skating, and bobsledding.

Author : Sue Macy
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780792278870
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freeze Frame written by Sue Macy and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights in the history of the Winter Olympics from their inception in 1924 to today, including profiles of the Olympic athletes and information on the lesser-known winter sports. Also includes an Olympic almanac with information about each Olympiad.

Author : David C. Antonucci
Publisher : Booksurge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781439259047
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowball's Chance written by David C. Antonucci and published by Booksurge Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book devoted solely to chronicling the historic VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe.

Author : Larry R. Gerlach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Winter Olympics written by Larry R. Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held in Salt Lake City, Utah, ten highly regarded Olympic historians presented a series of lectures on the politics, history, and controversies surrounding the winter games. Those lectures are collected in The Winter Olympics, offering readers fascinating insights into issues of gender, amateurism, commercialism, ceremony, and more over the one hundred years of Winter Olympics history. It also includes a survey of the Salt Lake Winter Games. The only volume available that explores the winter games as a whole, The Winter Olympics is invaluable reading for understanding the movements' roots as well as the contemporary issues surrounding the Games.

Author : Arne Martin Klausen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781571817068
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Olympic Games as Performance and Public Event written by Arne Martin Klausen and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how the winter games related to Norwegian culture and ethos.

Author : Yossi Lapid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781949091021
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowman Paul at the Winter Olympics written by Yossi Lapid and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-05 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snowman Paul hopes to win gold at the Winter Olympic Games. He trains hard and prepares thoroughly for his Olympic debut. However, how far will he go in pursuit of his Olympic dream? This book teaches children the valuable lessons of hard work, fair competition and telling the truth.

Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781585671854
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics written by David Wallechinsky and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statistics, photographs, and anecdotes from every Winter Olympic Games held from 1924-1998.