Olympics A-Z

By Bailey and Mason

A is for Assistant CaptainIn hockey the assistant captain that is

able to talk to the referee. The assistant captain also helps the captain.

B is for BobsleighA sled that fits four people and is on

skiis. You go down hill while trying to beat times.

C is for CurlingA sport that uses a rock and a broom.

You make the rock slide faster by brushing.

D is for Downhill SkiingA sport that you use skiis to go

downhill. They try to beat people times.

E is for Evgeni Malkin He plays hockey for the Russian Federation.

He is a 6 foot 3 guy and is 23 years old.

F is for FinlandA team that competes in the Olympics.

They try to get the gold. They are a hard competitive working team.

G is for Gold MedalA medal you receive for being the top

team. You get it for coming in first.

H is for HockeyA sport that both men and women

compete in with sticks and pucks, They play in different leagues.

I is for InucshukA symbol that represents the games. It

is also the logo of the games.

J is for Jasey Jay AndersonA athlete who is a snowboarder. He is

on the Canadian snowboarder for Canada.

K is for Kotomi IshizakiA women from the other side of the

earth in Japan. She plays curling for team Japan.

L is for lugeA sport that is a two man sled. You go

down a hill to try to beat peoples time.

M is for MigaA mascot that represents the

Olympics. Miga is black ,white and lives in the water.

N is for NorwayA team that competes in the Olympics.

They competed in many sports like hockey.

O is for OlympicsGames when all the countries come

together. They compete against all different countries.

P is for PolandA team that competes in the winter

Olympics. Poland is a very hard competitive team.

Q is for Quatchi A mascot that represents the

Olympics. He is on lots of the Olympic pins.

R is for RingsThe rings bring all the countries

together. The rings represent a color from each flag.

S is for SumiAn Olympic mascot that is on lots of

pins. Sumi is a small flying bird.

T is for Timo AntilaA person who plays biathlon for

Finland. He is a 29 year old and is 5 foot 9.

U is for United StatesA country that competes in many Olympic

events. They are a very competitive team in the Olympics.

V is for Venues The Olympic venues are held in whistler,

Banff. Canada hockey place is were the hockey is taken place.

W is for Whistler Sliding Center A center where all the sliding events

take place. There are lots of different events there like bobsled.

X is for extreme A sport that seams crazy and fun. A sport

that is difficult or hard like freestyle skiing.

Y is for Yuka FujimoriA snowboarder that is from Japan. She

is a 23 year old women.

Z is for Zdeno CharaZdeno Chara is a hockey player. He is

a 32 year old and is 6 foot 8.

BibliographyWe found all our information at

WWW.Vancouver2010.com.