Just like the Olympic rings, which are a constant star in the Olympic sky, the Olympic logos of the individual Olympic Games are also an inseparable part of the Olympics, with the difference that they differ from Games to Games. We've scoured the historical archives and below you can see everything from the Athens 1896 Olympics to the Rio 2016 Olympics and everything in between.
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.
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.
Despite the fact that sportsmanship and healthy competition are at the fore at the Olympic Games, the promotion of the country, which sportsmen and women take care of with their results, should not be neglected. Willingly or unwittingly, they also draw attention to themselves through the appearance of the official national team uniforms that Olympians and Paralympians wear at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, during the competitive part of the Games and in their free time in the Olympic Village.
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.