2010 Winter Olympics
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Author | : David Wallechinsky |
Publisher | : Amazon Difital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781937530709 |
"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 | : John Furlong |
Publisher | : Douglas & McIntyre |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1553657942 |
When John Furlong and his family emigrated from Ireland in 1974, the customs officer greeted them with "Welcome to Canada. Make us better," an imperative that has defined Furlong's life ever since. A passionate athlete with a track record of community service, he was roped into acting as spokesperson for Vancouver's incipient Olympic bid movement back in 1996, and then spent the next fourteen years living and breathing the Olympics. Furlong and his organizing team, including some 25,000 volunteers, orchestrated a remarkable Winter Games. Patriot Hearts is the story of how they did it.
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Publisher | : PediaPress |
Total Pages | : 247 |
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Author | : Helen Lenskyj |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2000-07-14 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780791447550 |
Analysis from the perspective of those adversely affected by the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of hosting an Olympic Games.
Author | : David C. Antonucci |
Publisher | : Booksurge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-03-28 |
Genre | : Olympic Winter Games |
ISBN | : 9781439259047 |
The only book devoted solely to chronicling the historic VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley and Lake Tahoe.
Author | : Apolo Ohno |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2011-08-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1451609078 |
Over three consecutive Olympic games, Ohno has come to symbolize the very best of the competitive spirit--remaining equally gracious in victory and defeat, always striving to improve his performance, and appreciating the value of the hard work of training as much as any reward it might bring.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development |
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Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Author | : Hayley Wickenheiser |
Publisher | : Greystone Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 155365580X |
In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments. She shares the life of an Olympian — the behind-the-scenes stories, the highs and lows, physical and emotional challenges, struggles and triumphs of an elite athlete in a hyper-intense environment, including details of the public ceremonies and private moments, friendships and rivalries, community and isolation, media presence and security. For the first time ever, readers travel inside the storied Athletes’ Village and understand what it’s like to live through the most high-pressure, high-profile sporting event in the world.
Author | : Martha McIntosh |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Winter Olympics |
ISBN | : 9781847322951 |
Published in association with the official Olympic Museum and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), The Treasures of the Winter Olympics Gamesbrings the glorious history of this global sporting event to life through more than 200 photographs and 20 removable artifacts. This officially endorsed volume--and the first interactive book on the Olympics produced in cooperation with the Olympic Museum--contains facsimiles of important memorabilia from its exclusive archive: founding historical documents, tickets and programs, collector cards, full-size posters, and even a personal letter from a U.S. president. With these rare treasures, fans will get closer than ever to this celebrated spectacle.
Author | : Steven Holcomb |
Publisher | : BenBella Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2012-12-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1937856011 |
One of the top bobsledders in the world and leader of the four-man American team, Steven Holcomb had finished sixth in the 2006 Olympics and medaled in nearly every competition he entered. He was considered a strong gold contender for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Talented, aggressive, and fearless, he was at the top of his game. But Steven Holcomb had a dangerous secret. Steven Holcomb was going blind. In the prime of his athletic career, he was diagnosed with keratoconus—a degenerative disease affecting 1 in 1,000 and leaving 1 in 4 totally blind without a cornea transplant. In the world of competitive sports, it was a dream killer. Not a sport for the timid, bobsledding speeds approach 100 miles per hour through a series of hairpin turns. Serious injuries—even deaths—can result. But Holcomb kept his secret from his coach, sled mates, and the public for months and continued to drive the legendary sled The Night Train. When he finally told his coach, Holcomb was led to a revolutionary treatment, later named the Holcomb C3-R. With his sight restored to 20/20, Holcomb became the first American in 50 years to win the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation World Championship, and the first American bobsledder since 1948 to win the Olympic gold medal. With a foreword by Geoff Bodine, NASCAR champion and founder of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, But Now I See is the intimate portrait of a man's pursuit of a dream, laced with humility and the faith to find a way when all seems hopeless. It's about knowing anything is possible and the gift of a second chance.