Olympic Mascot
Name: Cubie the Olympic Ice Cube.
Gender:Male
Home: Who knows? He moves to "cooler" places when the area he's in gets warmer.
Personality: He loves skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, and to learn about the Olympic athletes(that's why he wears glasses). He doesn't have any bad side, because he's just nice!(if he's warm hearted, he'll melt away :D). His favourite food is powdered, sticky, and hard snow. He dislikes anything that is warm.
Olympic Stories-The Perfect 10
Nadia Elena Comaneci was born on November 12, 1961 in Onesti, Romania. When she was 6 years old, she started gymnastics. When she grew at the age of nine, she participated in her first national competition. In the European championship, Nadia won the best all around category. At the American cup competition, she got two perfect tens on the vault, and floor, then got 19 perfect scores. In the 1976 olympics, she had a perfect ten on the bars which hasn't been ever done, then got six more perfect tens. In the same year, she competed in the Olympics in Montreal, and won 3 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze, then became the youngest person in history to receive the honor of becoming a hero of socialist labor which is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon anybody in the Soviet Union. In 1980, she was beaten by Yelena Davydova, and admitted she was better. Later on she inspired and trained gymnasts from her home. Never again did she accomplish what she did in the 1980 Olympic games.
Olympic Facts
Story:In 1896, at a mere ten years old, Dimitrios Loundreas of Greece won Olympic medals in the gymnastic competition. (from Discovering Links book)
Response:I think it's amazing that a 10 years old boy won some Olympic medals at a very young age. Only a very talented boy would do something like that. He must have been working very hard to get some medals.♥
Lights Will Guide You Response!
This video really inspired me alot! It also reminded everyone about the people in the past carrying the torch with different designs, and lighting the torch in different ways. Some people were crying because some of them won, and some of them lost. I would have cried too, if I lost, but there's always next time. I hope someday I'll run with the torch.
2010 Olympic Symbol
I chose this symbol because I wanted to show lots of spirit for the Olympics, and cheer the athletes on. I used the red mitten to show that their travels will be safe, and warm along the way. The rings represent the Olympic games (also represents the five continents). The beavers represent the Canadian symbol, and cheer "good luck" to the athletes. The inukshuk guide them along the way.
Elisabeta Lipa-Oleniuc
Raced at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Olympic competitions are in her blood.
Winning was her goal.
Incredible determination & endurance.
Never really retired, she always came back.
Gold medals amounting to 6.
Olympics Q & A's
1.What sports are involved in the Olympics this year?
Alpine skiing, Curling, Bobsled, Luge, Ski jumping, Biathlon, Figure skating, Snow boarding, Speed skating, Hockey, Skeleton, Nordic combine, Cross country skiing, Short track speed skating, Free style skiing, etc...
2.What countries are the athletes from?
They are from over 80 countries like Canada(host), Poland, Italy, China, Bahamas, Finland, France, Mexico, Spain, Isreal, India, Argentina, Chile, and Hong Kong.
3.When is the next summer Olympics?
The next regular summer Olympic games starts in 2012 in London.
4.What year did the Olympics start?
The Olympics started in the year 776 BC.
5.How many sports events are in the winter Olympics?
There are 86 winter sports events in the Olympic games.