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According to the record books the Olympics were started in 776 b.c in Greece, Coroebus was the first Olympic winner as he ran naked for approximatly 192 meters in the only event at the time. The Olympics continued for many years and eventually other countries began to get involved.

The Olympic rings were designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a frenchman.The five interlaced rings represent the five continants that come together for the events the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia. This year the Winter Olympics will be held in Vancover, Canada.

So Far as of February 26, 2009 the U.S team has won a total of 32 medals

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SNOCROSS Snocross is a sport that involves racing on a high speed snowmobile. Racers face high speeds, along with high jumps, and sharp turns. Snocross could be reffered to as motorcross on snow. Snocross is a realativly new sport to the olympics. The gold medalist of the sport turned out to be Seth Wescott, who won the gold 4 years pior.

ICE HOCKEY Ice hockey includes women and men's league. The biggest game for the 2010 Winter Olympics was the hockey gold medal championship between USA and Canada. It was 2 to 1 and the game was almost over when USA tied it up in the last 20 seconds by Corey Perry. In overtime, Sydney Crosby from Canada shot the winning goal to win it all 3 to 2 for Canada. The women also won the gold medal for Canda.

SNOWBOARDING In the freestyle section, Shaun White won the gold medal for USA with his victory run with a double McTwist.

media type="youtube" key="a2YoBhkYYVA" height="385" width="640" CURLING The sport of curling orginated in Scotland in the 16th century. The object of curling is to sweep the heavy stones nearest to the bullseye onto the target. Each team's goal is to also knock out the opponet's stone to get mroe points. There are four members on each team. Two of the members wipe away depree on the ice with brooms to allow the curling stone to move easier. The ice provides friction and is sprayed with water to create a pebbly texture.

FIGURE SKATING Figure skating is a competition where participants perfom shows and do tricks on an ice rink where you win based on how high judges grade you.