The Winter Olympics
Author: Jack C. Harris
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 144297852X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses the history of the Winter Olympics, the events, and outstanding athletes over the years.
Author: Jack C. Harris
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 618
ISBN-13: 144297852X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses the history of the Winter Olympics, the events, and outstanding athletes over the years.
Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0593093771
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781937530709
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"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: Sue Macy
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780792278870
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Gail Herman
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2021-10-12
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 059309378X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Nick Hunter
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1432977008
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: John F. Wukovits
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2002-03-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780531154526
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses the origins and history of the winter Olympics, describes the development and rules of each sport, profiles stars from earlier games, and offers statistics and lists of winners.
Author: Zlatko Jovanovic
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2021-08-19
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 3030765989
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. It tells the story of the extensive infrastructural transformation of the city and its changing global image in relation to hosting of the Games. Reviewing different cultural representations of Sarajevo in the period from the 1960s to the 1980s, the book explores how the promotion of the city as a future global tourist centre resulted in an increased awareness among its populace of the city’s cultural particularities. The analysis reveals how the process of modernisation relating to hosting of the Olympics provided an opportunity to re-imagine the city as a particularly environmentally progressive city. Placed within the field of studies of late socialism, the book offers important insights into Yugoslav society during the period, including those relating to the country’s unique geopolitical position and its nationalities policies.
Author: Martin Connors
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Providing the same breadth of information offered in The Olympics Factbook--licensed by the US Olympic Committee and issued to every 1992 Winter American Olympian--this all-new guide launches the reader into February, 1994, with facts, stats, rules, and profiles of the athletes. 100 photos.
Author: Arne Martin Klausen
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781571812032
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses how the winter games related to Norwegian culture and ethos.