ConsumerMatch.com BlogWinter Olympics 2006 in Torino 2/10-26
The20th Winter Olympics are currently happening in Torino / Italy.
Athlets from around the world compete in various winter sport disciplines.
There are six Olympic disciplines for skiing: alpine skiing; cross country skiing; freestyle skiing; nordic combined; ski jumping; and making its debut as an official Olympic sport this year, snowboard. According to the official Olympics website, skiing started off as a form of transportation, used by hunters to keep pace with game, and by soldiers patrolling snowy borders with drifts so deep, horses were rendered useless. Nowadays, skiing is an adrenalin-laced sport, with athletes flying down mountain faces embodying speed, endurance, dexterity and determination. Familiar names of U.S. athletes include Ted Ligety, who took home a gold medal for alpine skiing; Bode Miller; Lindsey Kildow; and Julia Mancuso.
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Athlets from around the world compete in various winter sport disciplines.
- Torino 2006 Facts and Figures
- 84 gold medals will be given over a period of 17 days.
- 2,600 athletes and 2,500 officials from 80 National Olympic Committees will be housed in 3 Olympic Villages: Torino, Bardonecchia and Sestriere.
- Seven sports will be presented: Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Curling, Ice Hockey, Luge, Skating, Skiing
- Eight competition sites: Bardonecchia, Pinerolo, Pragelato, Cesana-Pariol, Cesana-San Sicario, Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere, Torino, joined by 2 training centres at: Claviere and Torre Pellice
- 650 judges and referees will participate in the Games.
- 10,000 journalists and media operators are expected to cover the Games.
There are six Olympic disciplines for skiing: alpine skiing; cross country skiing; freestyle skiing; nordic combined; ski jumping; and making its debut as an official Olympic sport this year, snowboard. According to the official Olympics website, skiing started off as a form of transportation, used by hunters to keep pace with game, and by soldiers patrolling snowy borders with drifts so deep, horses were rendered useless. Nowadays, skiing is an adrenalin-laced sport, with athletes flying down mountain faces embodying speed, endurance, dexterity and determination. Familiar names of U.S. athletes include Ted Ligety, who took home a gold medal for alpine skiing; Bode Miller; Lindsey Kildow; and Julia Mancuso.
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The Smith Anthem Regulator Spherical Goggles are a high performance goggle with a wide field of vision that is ideal for smaller faces. Smith use Carbonic X Spherical lens that provides exceptional clarity and scratch resistance for those of us that don't look after our goggles. The Spherical lens increase's interior volume for enhanced fog-free vision and works well with the Fog-X anti-fog lens coating. $99.95
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