Winter Olympics

The Winter Games

Every four years, athletes from the world gather to compete in The Winter Games of the Olympics. The athletes, who train extremely hard, are chosen to represent their countries. The games begin with the opening ceremony, where the athletes parade in front of an audience.

The Events

The Winter Games is comprised of many different events. There are sledding events such as the bobsled and luge. There are skiing events such as snowboarding and ice hockey. There are also team events such as cross country. Every Olympics some new events are added such as alpine, which was added in the 1998 Nagano Olympics Games.

Winning

The dream of every athlete is to make it to the podium, which is where the medals are handed out. The first place winners receive the gold medal, and have the honor of hearing their countries national anthems played. The second place winners receive the silver medal and the third place winners receive the bronze medal. Often, the winners are determined by who has the fastest time. Events such as speed skating are decided this way. Other events such as figure skating are determined by a panel of judges, who give marks according to artistic and technical ability.