Winter Olympics 2022
I. Introduction
II. Ice Hockey
began in Canada
1879
two McGill University students
replaced a ball with a puck
debuted Winter Olympics
1924
Chamonix
6 players on ice per team
Positions
left and right wing
left and right defense
goalie
center
three 20 minute periods
3 famous Olympic teams
USA
Canada
Finland
entertaining for back and forth/fights
III. Curling
similar to darts but on ice
two teams of four players
rectangular sheet of ice
42.07 meters long with target at end
rumbling 44 lb. rock pushed across ice
two types of brooms
push
regular like broom
highest number of points at completion
at 10 ends
only stones in target count
pebbled ice helps stone grip
olympian wears specail gripping shoes
use a granit curling rock
IV. Alpine Skiing
modern skiing in the 1850s
created in norway
debuted in the olympics in 1936
garmisch-partenkirchen
in germany
downhill skiing
course is 1.5-3 mile long
sliding down a snow coverd slope
slalom race around a series of markers
speed
staying on the right course
switzeland won gold i the last games
V. Conclusion
athetes and the world anticipate the games
winter and summer sports
interesting events to watch