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This entertaining series features fascinating quick-reference guides to all the Winter Olympic sports and events. Filled with fun facts, dramatic stories, and dynamic photographs, each book is a terrific guide to both historical and current records, as well as to the reigning Olympic champions. Do you have a need for speed? If you do, you'll want to read all about these Winter Olympic sliding sports. In this book, you'll learn how bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitors speed down steep, twisting tracks on aerodynamic sleds. You'll learn about the racers, their equipment, and the records they hold. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pengrowth Saddledome, Canada Olympic Park Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Mcmahon Stadium, Olympic Oval, Canada Olympic Park, Stampede Corral, Talisman Centre, Foothills Stadium, Father David Bauer Olympic Arena, Max Bell Centre, Victoria Arena, Mewata Stadium, Millennium Park, Race City Motorsport Park, Stampede Grandstand. Excerpt:Canada Olympic Park, Calgary Canada Olympic Park (COP) is located in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . The park is operated by WinSport Canada formerly the Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA). It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes by the general public. During the 1988 Winter Olympics, Canada Olympic Park was the primary venue for ski jumping , bobsleigh , and luge . WinSport Canada still maintains these facilities for training and competitive purposes. In the winter, the park is also used for downhill skiing , snowboarding , and cross-country skiing . In the summer, COP is used for warm-weather sports such as mountain biking (there are 25 km (16 mi) of bike trails) and is also the site of a number of summer festivals. The park is also home to the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum . Major expansions and additions are under way to maintain the park's status as a training facility. In late 2010 a phase of the Athletic and Ice Complex (AIC) will open which includes 3 ice surfaces to be used by Hockey Calgary. In 2011 the second phase will open which includes the 4th (Olympic size) ice surface, gyms, a public fitness centre and a high intensity training centre for athletes. The AIC is located in front and to the side of the sliding sports training centre known as the "Ice House". The park is located in western Calgary, south of the Trans-Canada Highway , north of the community of Cougar ... ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born Silke Kraushaar on October 10, 1970 in Sonneberg) is a German luger who competed from 1995 to 2008. In June 2008, she was named sports manager for the luge section of Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD - German bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton federation). Competing in three Winter Olympics, Kraushaar-Pielach won a complete set of medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1998, a silver in 2006, and a bronze in 2002. She also won ten medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four golds (Women's singles: 2004, Mixed team: 2000, 2001, 2007), four silvers (Women's singles: 2000, 2001; Mixed team: 1997, 1999), and two bronze (Women's singles: 2007, 2008). ... Read more

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Thick issue, Alpine Sking, Bobsled, Figure Skating, Hockey, Luge, Nordic Sking, Speed Skating. Expect nothing less than the great photography and journalism always delivered in Sports Illustrated Magazine. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13-14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs. The test event that took place at the venue was won by Germany's David Möller, who would win the silver medal in this event. Italy's Armin Zöggeler was the two-time defending Olympic champion and won a bronze medal in this event. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 games took place in Cesana, Italy on 30 January 2010 and was won by Zöggeler, who also won the overall World Cup title. As a consequence of the training accident that killed Nodar Kumaritashvili on 13 February 2010 officials moved the start of the men's singles competition to the women's/doubles start to reduce the speed of the racers. This change was met with mixed reviews, with some participants saying that the change made them feel safer, while others complained that it gave an advantage to stronger starters. ... Read more

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Describes the history of bobsledding and luge competition, with a look at these sports at the Olympics. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1598 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Chapters: Russian National Sliding Centre, Paramonovo Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Track, Sochi Olympic Stadium, Yubileyny Sports Palace, Autodrom Moscow. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Russian National Sliding Centre is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track that will be located in Rzhanaya Polyana, Russia, located 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Sochi. Located in the Western Caucasus, this venue will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events for the 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2006, it was announced that Russia will construct two new bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks. The first track was located near Moscow while the second one would be located in Krasnaya Polyana. Sochi was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics over Pyongchang, South Korea and Salzburg, Austria on 4 July 2007. By 2009, the location was changed to Rzyhanaya Polyana, located not far from Krasnaya Polyana. In their Olympic bid package, Sochi's track would cost RUB 135.7 million. Located 1215 m above sea level, the track will have permanent seating of 500, a temporary seating of 500, and a standing room crowd of 10,000 during the 2014 games. Track start heights will be 1365 meters for bobsleigh, skeleton, and men's singles luge while it will be 1325 meters for luge women's singles and men's doubles. The finish height for the track will be 1215 meters. It will have 19 curves for bobsleigh and skeleton, 20 turns for men's singles luge, and 17 turns for luge women's singles/ men's doubles. Post-Olympic usage will involve international bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions and training for Russian athletes involved in those sports. during the weekend of 4-5 April 2009, a report on the track status was given at the International Luge Federation (FIL) Commissions meeting ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15946780 ... Read more

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This is a great book for sliding tech geeks. It is only a few short pages but has every piece of engineering and technical data that you wanted to know. ... Read more

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This is the second short story detailing the adventures of Rozinia's first Olympic athlete, Mephistopheles Doufis.Fresh off his adventures in the Summer Olympics, Mephistopheles Doufis determines it is time for Rozinia to make their mark at the winter games.  Unfortunately, to compete in the games they have to compete on a International level and win first to qualify.  Thus the first Rozinian Winter Games are born, featuring Hawk, a Luge competitor who has to find a place that will let him compete as well, and a Botsvanian Figure Skater the size of a tank.  Things, of course, do not go as planned… ... Read more