In the last three days, the front pages of the world's online media have been writing about Slovenia with extraordinary enthusiasm and populist headlines, which can be a source of great honor and pride for us. Slovenia was thus completely rightfully on the headlines of all the world's media. Some about her as the Cinderella of world sports.
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Winter is not over yet, let's breathe fresh air, discover new trails and enjoy cross-country skiing. The Rogla Cross-Country Center in collaboration with the brands Atomic and Salomon are preparing a free test of cross-country skis, professional advice and help in choosing.
Slovenia, which today also broke the record for medals won at the Olympic Games with yet another gold medal by Tina Maze, is also ahead of all countries participating in this year's Winter Olympics in terms of the number of medals won in relation to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The other athletes also achieve historic results and delight the Slovenians every day, who enthusiastically cheer for each and every one of them in front of the television screens.
Elan won the Gold Award 2014 for the Junior U-Flex concept, which consists of a new ski and ski boots for our youngest, at the biggest winter sports international sports fair ISPO in Munich.
Slopestyle is a category of surfing with large jumps and rails, where competitors are judged primarily on the difficulty, creativity and style of their riding. However, athletes in Sochi have raised concerns about the safety of the slopestyle course at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, with the heights of the jumps and the speed competitors gain between jumps said to be problematic.
The Winter Olympics in Sochi are just over 24 hours away, when the opening ceremony will take place, the Olympic flame will be lit and the games will finally begin.
We are still a few hours away from the start of the most expensive and, according to the organizers' promises, the most spectacular Winter Olympic Games of all time - Sochi 2014. Since Slovenians have a huge potential to achieve exceptional results, we have selected some of the official Facebook pages of Slovenian athletes who during the Olympic Games you need to follow to stay up to date with all the information about what is happening in the field.
The Americans once again confirmed that they are the masters of pomp and glitz! For many, the most anticipated part of the Super Bowl, halftime, was also served this year with energetic performances by musicians in a touch of patriotic emotion.
We are only a few days away from the start of the biggest event in winter sports. The Games also represent one of the biggest sporting events in the history of the host country, Russia. Here are ten interesting facts you may not have known about the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
Not only did the Jamaican two-man bobsled team qualify for the Olympic Games in Sochi, people from all over the world, as well as large companies such as Samsung Electronics, helped them to get the funds they urgently need to travel to Russia.
The rejected Norwegian Olympic jerseys reminded us of the funny Olympic clothes of this year's and past Olympic Games.
Air bags in the backpack or the so-called Avalanche Air Bag systems have quickly become a mandatory part of the equipment for all extreme skiers and snowboarders who explore untouched terrain in the mountains. If you are caught in the moment before an avalanche is triggered, you pull a lever attached to the backpack's strap and the air or compressed gas pressure inflates the airbag, helping you stay close to the surface of the avalanche instead of being pulled down into the depths where survival is possible small.