Olympics Articles Tagged Winter Olympics

A quick intro to Olympic speed skating includes the history of a sport dating back more than 800 years to the 13th century, where the Dutch originally began practicing the...

A quick intro of the history of Olympic figure skating must begin in the 1800’s, with skater Jackson Haines introducing a style of skating few had ever seen. To this...

On February 6, 1936 the world came together to open the fourth Winter Olympic games. The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany. It was at these games that...

It's difficult to do a quick intro on alpine skiing in the Olympics. With five disciplines--downhill, giant slalom, slalom, super combined, and super-G--the sport of alpine skiing has many variations...

While many know that the Summer Olympics has its roots in the Olympic games of Ancient Greece, the history of Winter Olympics is less well known. In fact, the Winter...

This quick intro to 1960 Winter Olympics hockey presents a gold-winning US team that is often called the "Forgotten Miracle." Winning the top medal 20 years before the 1980 "Miracle...

While not the most popular sport of the winter games, learning how to watch curling in the Olympics will make the event quite enjoyable.  Before you find an Olympic curling...

A lot of new skaters want to know how to clean their speed ice skates. It is a pretty simple process if you have had some experience in well, you...

The Winter Olympics generate a lot of conversation and one question you may commonly hear asked is: what is curling? Usually this question is met with silence, sarcastic comments or...

The history of Olympic Games is divided into the ancient and the modern games. The first games were a pagan honor to the god Zeus and started sometime around the...

In the Winter Olympics: history of luge racing has been both tragic and uplifting. Considered a dangerous sport by some, luge racing has seen the death of two athletes on...

The 1980 Winter Olympics Hockey tournament was held in Lake Placid, New York, which was hosting its second Winter Games (the first being in 1932).  The team to beat going...

The history of Olympic ski jumping has a surprisingly long history, including a rich history prior to Olympic competition. It is exciting to watch Olympic ski jumpers perform at their...

The Olympic luge death occurred at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Georgian Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a training run the afternoon before the opening...

Looking for a quick intro: 2014 Winter Olympics? The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held from Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia. The 2014 Olympic festivities will begin long before the...

Who were the ten best American Olympic athletes of all time? That would depend of course upon the criteria one uses to determine "best". Are the athletes who accomplish a...

Curious what the ten best Winter Olympic sports are? Improbable as it might seem, there are actually only seven basic sports in the Winter Olympic Games: skating, skiing, luge, bobsleigh,...

The best winter Olympic events involve speed, precision and acrobatics. Audiences love to watch athletes soar, leap, twist and turn in the snow and ice. People are also thrilled when...

If you decide to learn everything you can about past Olympic Games, you will eventually have to ask the question, "Who were the 1960 Winter Olympics ski participants?" Once you...

If you are a bobsled enthusiast ready to get serious about the sport, learn how to join a bobsled team. If you're serious about joining a bobsled team, then you'll...

The Luge has made an Olympic debut in 1964 and since then, many have been interested on how to build luges. It is fun to ride in a luge and...

If you are interested in the history of the winter Olympics, you should know some of the most famous winter Olympics locations. The cities that have hosted the games usually...

Winter Olympic sports showcase a wide variety of events. Since the first official Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924, the featured sports have taken on many changes. Each...

Curious about 1980 Winter Olympic hockey team profiles? The 1980 Winter Olympic ice hockey tournament was one of the most memorable sporting events of the 20th Century.  Team USA defeated...

It’s not difficult to name the 5 best U.S. speed skating Olympic gold medalists. Though speed skating doesn’t get much attention in the United States, every four years the athletes...

While the sports currently played at the Olympics are mainstream sports, in the past a variety of weird Olympic sports have been played or demonstrated.  From the tug of war...

The 10 most famous Winter Olympic athletes found a balance of greatness both in sport and away from it. 1. Eric Heiden.  The American speed skater became the only Winter Olympian...