Sub-Topics 2006 Olympics 2008 Olympics 2010 Special Olympics Also Try Past Olympics Materials Olympics Quiz (Quia.com) Provides a quiz on the less-known sports of the Olympics. 8-04 Multimedia Michelle Kwan, Figure Skater in 1998 (Youtube.com) Provides the video. 03-10 Most Memorable Figure Skating Rivalries (Time.com) "South Korea's Yu Na Kim and Japan's Mao Asada are the latest figure skaters to duel in the Winter Olypmics. Here's a look at ten opponents who whipped out every loop, salchow and axel they could in their race for gold." 03-10 Tara Lipinski, the Youngest Figure Skater to Win Gold (Youtube.com) Provides the video. 03-10 News Olympics News 2006 (BBC News) Provides news. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Program Guide (BBC News) Provides a schedule of events. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Torino (NBCOlympics.com) Provides news. Associated with Turin. 02-06 Olympics News 2006 Torino (USOlympicTeam.com) Provides news. "Torino gave a heartfelt 'benvenuto' Friday night to the Olympic Winter Games, a fiery opening ceremony dedicated to passion and to igniting the competitive spirits of more than 2,500 of the world's best athletes." Associated with Turin. 02-06 Papers A Brief History Track in the Modern Olympics (NBC Olympics) Provides highlights of the Olympics, starting with the year 1896. 08-08 Bolt, One of the Greatest (NBC Olympics) "Usain Bolt of Jamaica etched his name into history Wednesday as one of the Olympic greats, indeed one of the greatest athletes of all time." "And while no evidence of any sort has surfaced to suggest he's not, it's naïve not to wonder how Bolt is able to run so fast. Because no one in the history of human beings, from the first primitive soul desperately trying to outrun a saber-toothed tiger to the sophisticated races of our times, has ever run as fast as Usain Bolt has run at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games." 08-08 China - Host for Olympics in 2008 (PBS NewsHour) States that China has won as host for the Olympics in 2008. 12-01 Description of Some Summer Olympic Events by Sport (ThinkQuest) Provides descriptions of Fencing, Tae Kwon-Do, Canoeing, Synchronized Swimming, Archery, Equestrian, and Water Polo. 8-04 Description of Some Winter Olympic Events by Sport (ThinkQuest) Provides descriptions of Snowboarding, Biathlon, Luge, and Curling. 8-04 History - 70 Years of Olympics History for the USA (Washington Post) Provides highlights of the Winter Olympics for American athletes over the past 70 years. 8-00 History - Modern Olympics 1896 - 1996 (InfoPlease.com) Provides highlights and heroes of the Olympics. 12-01 History - Modern Olympics 1896 - 1996 (Sportinglife.com) Provides highlights of the Olympics, starting in 1896. 12-01 History - Modern Olympics Medals 1896 - 1996 (World of Sports) Provides winners of medals by country and event, starting in 1896. 12-01 History - Modern Winter Olympics 1924 - 1998 (FactMonster.com) Provides highlights and heroes of the modern Winter Olympics, starting in 1924. 12-01 History - Olympics History (Perseus Project) Provides a history of the Olympics. 8-00 History of Olympics (Beijing 2008) Provides a history. 02-06 History of Olympics (Olympic.org) Provides a history. 02-06 History of Olympics (Wikipedia.org) "The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Games of the Olympiad, also known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year since 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars." 02-06 History of the Olympics (AAFLA) Provides a history of the Olympics. 12-01 Jim Thorpe, Great Athlete (CNN News) "Thorpe, the Native American from rural Oklahoma who in the early years of the 20th century became the greatest athlete in the world, died in 1953." 08-10 Michael Phelps: Greatest Olympian (Time.com) "At the Beijing Water Cube around 10:30AM, Michael Phelps swam two races, and won more gold medals. He broke two more world records, and got himself a new title: the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time." "He now has five gold meals in these Olympics, and 11 in his career, moving past Mark Spitz, U.S. track and field legend Carl Lewis, ex-Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina, and Finish distance runner Paavo Nurmi for the all-time record." 08-08 Olympics Facts by Year (Sports Illustrated) Provides information on each of the modern Olympics by year. 8-04 Olympics Facts by Year (ThinkQuest) Provides information on each of the modern Olympics by year. 8-04 Olympics Glossary (ThinkQuest) Provides short definitions of words used in the sports of the Olympics. 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Babe Didriksen (Sports Illustrated) "At the opening parade, Didriksen appeared as the sole representative of the Employers Casualty Insurance Company of Dallas. During the ensuing three hours she took part in eight of the 10 events and won six of them to finish, singlehanded, first in the team competition." "The University of Illinois, represented by 22 women, finished second." 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Emil Zatopek (Sports Illustrated) Provides a biography that includes the heroism of one of the great runners in the Olympics. 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Jim Thorpe (Sports Illustrated) Provides a biography that includes the cruel treatment the Native American was given by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Johnny Weissmuller (Sports Illustrated) "One of the most colourful characters in the history of any sport, Johnny Weissmuller was the first man to swim 100 metres in less than a minute during an unbeaten nine-year career." He set 51 individual world records from 50 to 800 metres, achieved fame outside the pool by making a dozen Tarzan films and still had the energy to acquire five wives." 8-04 Olympics Modern History - Nadia Comaneci (Sports Illustrated) "Given the choice, Nadia Comaneci would have become a surgeon and indulged her fascination with blood on a daily basis. Instead she had to make do with becoming the world's most celebrated gymnast." 8-04 Sport Science Meets the Olympics (WhyFiles.com) Provides articles on the history of the Olympics, sprinkled with information on science related to sports and fitness. 10-09 Strength or Endurance (National Geographic - Triveda) Provides results of a study to find if athletes are good at speed are poor at endurance and visa versa. 2-02 Swimming History (USASwimming.org) Includes a history of the sport and provides biographies. 02-06 Vancouver to Host 2010 Olympic Games (USAToday.com) "In a vote that could impair New York's attempt to land the 2012 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said "aye" to the land of "eh," awarding Vancouver the 2010 Winter Games." 7-03 Worksheets Olympics Worksheets (EdHelper.com) Provides 16 worksheets. 12-01

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