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The 2018 Winter Olympics will be the stage for many compelling stories. Athletes like Ashley Wagner and Sven Kramer are windows into hidden social phenomena, from figure skating's eating disorders to the Dutch obsession with speed skating. Controversies like the Russian doping scandal, the NHL player ban, and the question of whether North Korea will compete or disrupt are creating human drama that affects thousands of athletes. Paralympic athlete...
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Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world, and it is no surprise that many aspiring players dream of becoming a world-class soccer player. Becoming a world-class soccer player requires dedication, hard work, and a lot of practice. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or an experienced player, if you are willing to put in the effort, you can achieve your goals and become a world-class soccer player.
23) The Oddlympics
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Odd gods volume 3
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"Oddonis and his misfit friends don't exactly love competition and they aren't exactly athletes. So they're definitely NOT excited when their middle school gets challenged to a sports competition by the Roman middle school on the other side of Mount Olympus. When Zeus and his Roman counterpart, Jupiter, get a little too involved, the Greek and Roman kids end up in a competition over who gets to run the WHOLE mountain"--
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From celebrated American swimmers such as Michael Phelps, to lesser known but still electrifying Olympians of yester-year, we profile the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. Their stories and accomplishments are fascinating, made more so by the diversity of their national backgrounds and political circumstances. A fun and informative read for all ages!
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For the record-breaking third time London will be hosting the Olympic Games in 2012. From the inception of Baron Pierre de Courbetin's crusade to revive the Games of the ancient Greeks, in the 1890s, through the triumphs and disasters of twenty-nine Olympiads, “The Daily Telegraph” has been there to provide eye-witness accounts of the greatest sporting moments in history with characteristic authority.
This comprehensive and colourful review of...
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Los Juegos Olímpicos son la competición deportiva internacional más prestigiosa. Todos los atletas del mundo sueñan con participar en ella, ganar medallas, ver ondear la bandera de su país y escuchar el himno. Los Juegos Olímpicos nacieron en el siglo VIII antes JC en Grecia. Para que podamos seguir en las mejores condiciones esta edición de 2012, en Londres, François Laforge, deportista y escritor de libros de deportes, proporciona aquí,...
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From the multi-million selling author of The Book of Lists and The Complete Book of the Olympics comes an entirely new take on the Games.
Wallechinsky has a uniquely vast knowledge of the Olympics and an unrivalled head for
arcane — now the two are combined in this collection of 150 unexpected Olympic lists, including:
• The eight slowest Olympic competitors
• The twelve strangest sports ever contested
• The six most spectacular collisions...
28) Gold Rush
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From a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion.
This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnson's own experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion, and on the knowledge he has gleaned as a top-class coach and...
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El 15 de septiembre tuvieron lugar en el Estadio Olímpico de Sídney los XXVII Juegos Olímpicos, los últimos del milenio. Todos los países participantes esperaban obtener el mayor número de medallas posible. Las disciplinas deportivas son muchas y los equipos están cada vez mejor preparados. En sus páginas encontrará todo lo que necesita saber: una breve historia de los Juegos Olímpicos antiguos y de los modernos, fichas de las disciplinas...
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5 September, 1972. 4.30 a.m. The Munich Olympic Village. Black September, a group of Palestinian terrorists, break into the Israeli team's apartments. It is the beginning of the most tragic event in Olympic history and, after twenty hours, the day will end in a massacre, with the deaths of eleven Israelis, five Palestinians and a German policeman.
This is the story of the race-walker Shaul Ladany: a survivor. But more than just a member of the Israeli...
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In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments. She shares the life of an Olympian - the behind-the-scenes stories, the highs and lows, physical and emotional challenges, struggles and triumphs of an elite athlete in a hyper-intense...
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From track and field to swimming and diving, and of course basketball and soccer, Indiana University Olympians celebrates over a century of Indiana University Olympic competitors. Beginning in 1904, at the 3rd summer games in St. Louis, IU's first Olympic medal went to pole vaulter LeRoy Samse who earned a silver medal. In 2016, swimmer Lilly King rocketed onto the world stage with two gold medals in the 31st Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hace 30 años, cuando Ben Johnson pulverizó el récord mundial de los 100 metros lisos aplastando a Carl Lewis y se hizo con el oro de los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl en 1988, afirmó que el oro olímpico era más importante que el récord: mientras el récord podría ser mejorado en el futuro, nadie podría arrebatarle la medalla. Pero era posible y así lo hicieron. Esa carrera ha quedado grabada para siempre en la mente de todos los seguidores...
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The women's team, which hails from Winnipeg, and the men's team, based in Sault Ste. Marie, dominated the Sochi Olympic curling events, setting records and capturing the hearts of millions of Canadians. Now Winnipeg Sun sports editor Ted Wyman shares the stories of Canada's favourite curlers. With exclusive interviews and in-depth profiles, Ice Gold delves into each player's beginnings in the sport, the formation of the teams, their road to the Olympics,...
35) Snowboarding
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Snowboarding in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of snowboarding. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety...
36) Curling
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IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Curling in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of curling. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety of sources in order to form conclusions. Data-focused back matter is included,...
37) Alpine Skiing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Alpine Skiing in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of alpine skiing. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the category. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and use evidence from a variety...
38) Sliding
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Sliding in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of sliding. Content includes information on multiple Olympic events in the sliding category, including luge and bobsled. As they read, students will develop questions about the text, and...
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In "one of the best books ever written about a sport," Halberstam chronicles the story of four amateur US rowers and their 1984 Olympic dream (Newsweek).
In 1984, rowing was a sport continually relegated to the margins, far from the spotlights attracted by other Olympic events. That year, four men went head-to-head for the right to compete for gold as the United States' single sculler, an honor that would lead not to lucrative...
In 1984, rowing was a sport continually relegated to the margins, far from the spotlights attracted by other Olympic events. That year, four men went head-to-head for the right to compete for gold as the United States' single sculler, an honor that would lead not to lucrative...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the athletes, officials, and fans involved in putting on the sports event that brings together hundreds of countries around the world. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a glossary, sources for further research, an introduction to the authors, and a listing of source notes. Author/Illustrator biography Educational...
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