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.
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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.
The Olympic Games are approaching at the speed of light, which means a lot of such events for sports fans. Before leaving for Soča, the national team will present themselves to the media and fans, who will, among other things, write February 3, when it will be Slovenian hockey day, in their calendars.
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The Olympic discipline "skeleton" is a winter sport where the competitor slides head first on a prescribed sled as fast as possible along an icy track. Due to the reclining position with the head in the foreground, the helmet is an extremely important piece of protective equipment, as well as the most visible.
BBC Sport has released the official trailer for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which heightens the already long-awaited big event of this winter with a great deal of drama.
At the end of January, the first online episode of the "untouched" skiing and snowboarding of the Untouched team is coming. With an attractive video, he announces a new film project, which will be released this fall.
Just like winter enthusiasts, we are waiting for low temperatures and the smell of snow, we are also waiting for the Golden Fox. This year will be the jubilee, the fiftieth in a row.
In the spirit of the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi, the Dutch State Archives has collected a series of vintage photographs showing moments of winter joys such as skiing, sledding and ice skating, captured in periods from the 1930s to the 1980s. A look into the past brings fascinating memories of the unusual (and often very inventive) techniques and tools of the time.