Sunday, January 12, 2014

Winter Olympics

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We are starting to hear more and more about the Winter Olympics which will be held this year in Sochi, Russia. Check out this page on which you will find some interesting facts about the Olympics.

Click through the links on the page and then write three facts you learned about the Olympics that you never knew before. Be sure to write your facts in full, complete sentences.

70 comments:

  1. They got 2,000 meadls

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  2. My dad and I love to watch the winter Olympics. What we mostly like to watch on it is the indoor soccer Olympics!!!!!!!!

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  3. I never watched the winter olympics but it sounds pretty cool.

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  4. My favorit olimpiks game is skiing

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    1. Im so exited to see the winter olimpiks in Russa Sochi

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  5. My favorite thing in the link was about the gymnast Larrisa Latyina who Won 18 medal's.

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  6. I like to watch the winter Olympics on tv a lot !!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )


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    1. Me too! I like Shawn White.

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    2. Me too. But i'm not so sure who I like they are all so good.

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    3. Did you know that the united states has won 2,189 medals at the summer games then any other country.and also norway has won 263 medals at the winter games.third up until 1994 the olympics were held every four years.

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  7. the United States won the most medals in the olimpic

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  8. Bonny blair won 6 mettles

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  9. Doe's anyone know what it is called when you get three strikes in a row in bowling?

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  10. RUSSA SOCHI is across the world every body should be exited;

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  11. The fist winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix France in 1924

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  12. The winter olympics is awsome.
    I love what they said.

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    1. I think the winter olympics is awsome to!!

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  13. 1. the first winter olympic games were in 1924
    2. united states than any other country
    3. not one country in the southern hemisphere hosted a winter games

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  14. I never new the first Olympic games were held in France in 1924. Northway has won the most medals 263 of them. Host Greece won the most medals 47 of them at the summer Olympics in 1896.

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  15. This is what I didn't now.
    1. I did not now that Pat Palinkas played Football.
    2. I did not now that Gayle sierens was the first girl to play Football.
    3. I did not now that woman play Professional Football.
    And that is the things I did not now. THE END.

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  16. These are some cool facts about the winter Olympics. I did not know that there was so many sports that they do. I did not know that Norway won so many medals! the last thing I did not know no country in the southern hemisphere. That's what I did not know.

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    1. I new that Norway won the most medals.

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  17. I did not know the first Winter Olympics was in 1924. I also did not know that the olympics happend every four years untill 1994. The last thing I did not know is that the Winter Olympics was never held in the southern hemisphere.

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  18. What I didn't know was the first place they play it at was Chamonix France. I also don't know is no country in southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a winter games. Norway has won the most medals (263) at the winter games. the united states has won more medals (2,189 ) at the summer games than any other country. And that what I didn't know.

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  19. These are the facts I don't know of the Olympics. I never knew Larrisa Latynina finished her summer Olympics games career with 18 total medals and it is the most in the history. Another one is the five olympics rings represents the five major regions of the world. the first Olympics covered by U.S. television was the 1960 summer games in Rome by CBS. That is what I don't know about the winter Olympics

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  20. These are some facts from the Winter Olympics. Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red. The Winter Olympic sports are alpine skiing, biathlon (cross-country skiing and target shooting), bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hocky, luge, Nordic combined (ski jumping and cross-country skiing), skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating. Those are some thing that I know now.

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  21. Here are 3 things I do not know about the Winter Olympics.
    1. When did they start the Winter Olympics?
    2. How did they get they people to do the Winter Olympics?
    3. Where did the Winter Olympics take place?
    Those are the 3 things I do not know about the Winter Olympics.

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  22. These are three cool facts about the Winter Olympics. Norway has won the most medals! I thought USA would have the most medals. Hopefully the USA will do better these year.

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    1. I new that Norway won the most medals to!

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  23. These are some facts .The first winter Olympics were held in Chamonix France in 9124.A record 202 countries participated in the 2004 Olympics summer games in Athens.host Greece won the most metals (47) at the first Olympics summer games in 1896.And that are the thing i know.

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  24. Three things I did not know about the Winter Olympics are that the first Olympic games was held in Chamonix France. Another fact I did not know is that Norway has won the most medals (263) in the Olympics. The last fact I did not know about was that nobody in the southern hemisphere has ever hosted the Olympic games. Those are three facts I did not know about the Winter Olympics.

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  25. These are three cool facts about the Winter Olympics. I never know that host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. Also I did't know that the United States has won more medals (2,189) at the Summer Games than any other country. Another fact I did not know is that Norway has won the most medals (263) at the Winter Games. I did't know that the Winter Olympic sports are alpine skiing, biathlon (cross-country skiing and target shooting), bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hocky, luge, Nordic combined (ski jumping and cross-country skiing), skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, and speed skating. Also that i don't know that up until 1994 the Olympics were held every four years. Since then, the Winter and Summer games have alternated every two years.Those are the things I do not know about the Winter Olympics.

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  26. Here are three interesting facts that I learned today about the Olympics. The first one is Bjorn Dahlie won 12 medals for cross country skiing, the most ever in the winter Olympics. The 2000 Olympics were held in Sydney, Australia. Finally, Larissa Latynina won 18 medals during her career in the summer Olympics. I hope that these three facts helped you learn more about the Olympics.

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  27. Here are THREE things I learned about the Winter Olympics.1, Speed skater Bonnie Blair has won 6 meddles at the Winter Olympic games. That's more than any America athlete. 2, The first Winter Olympic games were held at Chamonix France in 1924.3, Up until 1994 the Olympics were held every four years. Since then, the Winter and Summer games
    have alternated every two years

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  28. It sounds like the Winter Olympics is fun and this year it is in Russia. I will tell you three facts about the Winter Olympics:
    #1 The first Winter Olympic Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924
    #2 Norway has won 263 medals at the Winter Games
    #3 No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games.
    Those are three facts about Winter Olympics. I hope I get to see it on TV this year!

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    1. I am going to see it this weeken.

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  29. Some of the three thing I didn't now.
    #1 I didn't now was a long Jump.
    #2 I didn't Hunting was in the Winter Olympics.
    #3 Norway has won 263 medals at the Winter Olympics.Those are three facts about Winter Olympics I did not now about the Olympics.

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  30. What I did not know about the Olympics.
    #1 I did not know that Host Greece won the most medals (47) at the first Olympic summer games in 1896.
    #2 I also did not know that the first Olympic games were held in Chamanix, France in 1924.
    #3 The third fact I did not know was that the first Olympics covered by U.S. television was the 1960 summer games in Rome by CBS.
    These are the three facts I did not know about the Olympics.

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  31. One of three interesting facts I learned is that the Olympics was celebrated as a religious festival. The games were then banned because they celebrated the Greek God Zeus. Another one is that they play handball in the summer Olympics. Last is that the United States has won the most medals at the Summer games than any other country. These are the three interesting facts I learned.

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  32. A few things I learned about The Olympics. The first Olympics covered by U.S. television was the 1960 Summer Games in Rome by CBS. The United States has won more medals at the Summer Games than any other country.The first Winter Olympic Games were held in France in 1924. No country in the Southern Hemisphere has ever hosted a Winter Games. Host Greece won the most medals at the first Olympic Summer Games in 1896. That is what I learned about the Olympics.

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  33. Here are 3 things I did not know about the Winter Olympic Sports.
    1. Norway has won the most medals (263) at the winter games.
    2. The first Winter Olympic Games was held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
    3. Three contents - Africa, South America, Antarctica -have never hosted a Olympic. Those are three things I do not know about the Winter. Olympics.

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  34. here are three things that I did not know.
    1.The move toward a winter version of the Olympics began in 1908 when figure skating made an appearance at the Summer Games in London.
    2.The Games resumed in 1920 at Antwerp, Belgium, where figure skating returned and ice hockey was added as a medal event.
    3.Seventy years after those first cold weather Games, the 17th edition of the Winter Olympics took place in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994. And there are three things I did not know.

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  35. The early olympic game were celebrated as a religious festival from 776B.c.until 393A.d.When the game were banned for being a pagen festival . The olympic celebrated the greek god zeus.

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  36. I cant wait until I see my frist winter game I bet is going to be great. I woder
    what type of games they play!

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  37. I hope no one gets hert

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  38. I like the winter games. The games are so much fun to watch on tv. I like when they hand out the medals to the people. I like the winter games.

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  39. I like to play winter olypics with my cosin and friends and brother

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  40. I got to watch the medals get handed out to the poeple at the mens skelotn

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  41. My favorite sport is snowboarding. I think that is so much fun to watch.

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    1. I like to snowboard. it is fun. When I grow up I want to snowboarder.

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    2. Snowboarding is fun.

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  42. The Olympics are fun. They have lots of games

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  43. Say me if you watch the Olympics every year as a tradition.
    >>> I do!

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  44. I like watching the ice skaters and skeers.

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