Olympics

Olympic Medals Icons Of The Games
First Introduced At The 1896 Athens Games - Olympic Medals Have Become One Of The Icons Of The Games
In the ancient Olympics, no medals were awarded. The first-place winner was given an olive wreath to wear on his head; second- and third-place winners received nothing. * When the Modern Olympics were revived in 1896, first-place winners received silver medals. Strangely, gold was considered inferior to silver. Eight years later, at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, gold replaced silver for first place. * Today's "gold" medals are actually sterling silver covered with a thin coat (6 grams or .21 o...

Summer Olympic News London and More
London Summer Olympic Games
The Games have always brought people together in peace to respect universal moral principles. The Games feature athletes from all over the world and help promote the Olympic spirit. This lens includes Olympics information from blogs, news, photos and more.

Rhythmic Gymnastics: Grace and True Athleticism
Rythmic Gymnasts: The Unsung Heroes of The Olympics
On the day of the opening of the 2008 Olympics, this lens is dedicated to the unsung heroes, the athletes who train, whose skill is unrivaled, yet are ignored or even ridiculed. The women of rhythmic gymnastics are amazing athletes. Their athleticism is hard to match. Watch these videos and try to picture Kobe Bryant doing any of the amazing performances. Like synchronized swimmers they are often ignored or the butt of jokes. People have said that they don't belong in the Olympics! You will...

Olympics Party
Olympics Party Ideas
Olympics Party Ideas: Become an Olympic Star at your own Olympics themed party. Host an Olypmpic event for the opening or closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Having a birthday soon? Why not create the theme around the Summer Olympic Games. Ideas for an Olympic themed party include games to play at the party for both adults and children, costumes representing different countries, themed food to represent either the host country or a pot luck of meals from various countries that compete i...

Where have the Olympic Games been held?
In 2012 the Summer Olympic games will be held in London. This will become the third time the Olympic games have been held in London. What is even more interesting is that London will become the first city to have hosted the Olympic games three times. What years has London hosted the Olympics? First in 1908 and again in 1948. Only three other cities have hosted the Summer Olympics more than once. Image Credit: Me. Please link to this page if you wish to use this image in any way.

Shaun White Snowboarding
Champion Snowboarder Shaun White
In February of 2010, Shaun White blasted Olympic records in snowboarding with his second Olympic gold medal! With already a sure gold medal under his belt, he took his second run in the snowboard halfpipe and landed the Double McTwist 1260! This is sure to be a moment in Olympic snowboarding to be celebrated over and over. At age 23, Shaun White has achieved great notoriety within within both snowboarding and skateboarding. His insane skills along with instantly recognizable looks make him o...

Top Olympic Gold Medal Winners - Beijing Olympic Winner With Most Gold Medal
Top Olympic Gold Medal Winners Of The Beijing Olympic Games
Who are the top Olympic gold medal winners? The most exciting Olympics has come to an end. We have seen a lot of unforgettable Olympic moments. After grueling competition among the best athletes in the world, China as the host nation came out as the one with the most gold medal won with 51 gold medals whereas USA accumulated the most medal with 110 medals. From 100's of gold medal winners stand tall among them are just a few athletes who are going to be the stars of their countries. So congr...

The Ultimate Olympics Games Group Headquarters
The Ultimate Olympic Games Group
This group brings together everything related to the Summer & Winter Olympics - including past, present & future games, the sports & the athletes. Re-live the greatest moments from Vancouver 2010 and Beijing 2008 and look ahead to London 2012 that is now far off now !

Olympics Down Under
The Hurdles for a Hurtling mind
Despite the superfast train from Hyderabad ploughing through time and distance, perhaps thanks to the post two-day seminar fatigue, duly aided by the secure and comfortable berth, my thought process, which normally takes off when I am mobile, was tardy of even starting. Many an ignition, handle and even pushing I tried, but to no avail. Madhuri Dixit could not help - possibly because Dixit tag is no more there in her marital status. Veerapan? - no way. My thinking cap simply stalled like a ga...

2002 Salt Lake City Olympics
The Salt Lake City Games
The Vancouver Olympics are on many winter sports fans' minds right now, but they are just the next set in a series of some great Olympic games. The Salt Lake City Olympics were the last games to come to the United States, and will be for the foreseeable future. There were some outstanding moments in Salt Lake City, from figure skating to short track speed skating to luge and skiing. Some events that are in the current games, like Snowboardcross, weren't even a part of the Olympics yet...