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Winter Olympics US History.

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1 Winter Olympics US History

2 Ancient Olympics Originated in Ancient Greece Focused on Combat Skills
Boxing / Wrestling Javelin Foot races (Speed)

3 Modern Olympics Modern Olympics reemerged in 1896.
The focus was on competitive sports.

4 Winter Olympics The Olympic Committee decided to host a Winter Olympics. The first Winter Olympics was held in 1924.

5 Winter Events On the Rink Hockey Curling Figure Skating Ice Dancing
Speed Skating On the Track Luge Skeleton Bobsled

6 On the Rink

7 On the Track

8 Winter Events Continued
Events on the Snow Biathlon Combined Downhill Cross Country Downhill Freestyle Aerials Freestyle Moguls More events on Snow Giant Slalom Nordic Combined Slalom Snowboarding Ski Jumping Super G

9 Events on the Snow

10 2010 Winter Olympics (Canada)
Vancouver Olympics


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