Vancouver 2010By: Travis Horanski and Dawson Shume

A is for alpine skiing.Alpine skiing for both men and women

debuted as an Olympic sport in 1930 in Garmisch- Dartenkirchen.

B is for Alexandre Bilodeau.Alexandre competes in the men’s moguls, and this year he was the first Canadian to win a gold medal on home soil.

C is for curling.Did you know that the sport of curling is over 500 years old and it originated in Scotland?

D is for Jessica Dube.If you didn’t know Jessica competes in pairs figure skating.

E is for epic!Some people in these games will push their bodies to epic levels to win gold.

F is for Marc-Andre Fleury.Marc plays for the men’s hockey team and will go to extreme heights to try and win gold for team Canada.

G is for Ryan Getzlaf.Ryan is competing with team Canada and he also plays in the NHL.

H is for half pipe.A half pipe is a U- shaped figure that Shaun White dominates at every Olympics.

I is for Jarome Inginla.Jarome also competes in the men’s hockey team. He also plays in the NHL for the Calgary Flames.

J is for Jamaica.As you might not know Jamaica is fairly new to the Olympics. When they first appeared in 1988 as a bobsled team they unfortunately crashed.

K is for Cindy Klassen.In 2006 Cindy won five gold medals in speed skating and will this year compete as a underdog.

L is for luge.Luge is a very high velocity sport witch includes sliding down an ice track going at least a 100 km.

M is for moguls.Moguls are considered freestyle skiing. For the sport of moguls you have to have great balance and awesome knees to withstand the impact of the bumps.

N is for Nordic Combined.Nordic Combined is a sport that was originated in Norway. The sport was debuted in the 1988 Calgary Olympic games.

O is for Olympic rings.The rings represent the joining of the five continents.

P is for Pierre Lueders.Pierre if you didn’t know is a driver for the Canadian bobsled team.

Q is for Quatchi.Quatchi is the biggest, hairiest, friendliest mascot that you will ever meet. He also has a tattoo of an Inukshuk on his right bicep.

R is for Russia.The Russian Federation hasn’t beaten Canada in 15 years. If you didn’t know Russia has a very good hockey club.

S is for skeleton.Skeleton appeared in the Olympics for both men and women in 2002.

T is for teams.Teams are a key component for the Olympics' to happen.

U is for United States.United States are very big in the Olympics.

V is for Vancouver.In these games Vancouver is the main attraction. Did you know that Vancouver is the third city to host the Olympics?

W is for With Glowing Hearts.With Glowing Hearts is the motto of these Olympic games.

X is for experience.The word experience is something that all of the athletes need to have if they want to reach the podium.

Y is for Yuka Fugimori.Yuka is a snowboarder from Japan, and she is 23 years old.

Z is for Zdeno Chara.Zdeno is a tank he is “6.8” and 300 lbs and he also has the hardest slap shot in the NHL. Zdeno will be competing with the Slovakia club.

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