Winter sports in Germany by Alexander, Pascal, and Lana

Table of Contents 1. Germany as a winter sport nation. 2. Overview of different winter sport types. 3. Popular winter sport locations/Areas in Germany. 4. Four Hills Tournament. 5. Biathlon. 6. Curling. 7. TV-Total Wok “World Championship“.

Germany as a winter sport nation ➢ One of the most successful winter sport nations. ➢ Wide range of known winter sports. ➢ Participation in a lot of competitions.

Overview of different winter sport types ➢ Ski Jumping ➢ Skeleton ➢ Snowboarding ➢ Bobsleigh ➢ Curling ➢ Biathlon

Popular Winter Sport Locations/Areas in Germany ➢ Offers easy access to a multitude of accommodations and ski resorts. 1) Berlin area 2) Garmisch 3) Oberstdorf 4) Willingen-Upland 5) Baden Baden

The Four Hills Tournament ➢ Consists of four Ski jumping World Cup events. ➢ Has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since ➢ Winner is determined by points from all four events.

A brief look at the Rules of the Four Hills Tournament ➢ The qualifying system differs in a specific way from usual ski jumping events. ➢ The 50 competitors are divided into 25 pairs. ➢ All of the 25 winners of these duels plus the five best losers qualify for the second round. ➢ Germany has most victories.

Biathlon ➢ Made up of two disciplines, combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ➢ Roots within Norwegian army. ➢ Competition consists of cross-country track race and shooting rounds.

Biathlon Rules Overview ➢ Total distance including either two or four shooting rounds. ➢ Contestant with shortest time wins. ➢ 5 targets per shooting round must be hit, missed targets lead to extra rounds.

Biathlon Race Formats Overview: ➢ Individual competition ➢ 20 km distance ➢ ( 15 km for the women) ➢ Four shooting stages ➢ 1 Minute penality for each missed target. ➢ Sprint competition ➢ 10 km Distance ➢ ( 7,5 km for the women). ➢ Two shooting stages ➢ 150 meter loop penality for each missed target.

Ice stock sport (Bavarian curling) ➢ On ice: ➢ On other surfaces like asphalt:

Curling Rules ➢ 2 teams of 4 players each. ➢ Players slide ice stocks down the rink. ➢ Aiming to come as close as possible to a rubber ring. ➢ Every player has one shot per round.

The curlings ➢ Stock is fitted with a stainless steel ring. ➢ Sole made of rubber is for use on ice. ➢ Sole of hard wood and plastic for use on asphalt.

Bavarian curling ➢ Demonstration sport in the 1936 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games. ➢ Most popular in Austria and Germany. ➢ National championships and European championships once a year. ➢ First European championship was in ➢ First World championship was in 1983.

TV-Total Wok “World Championship“

History ➢ Inspired by a bet in „Wetten, dass...?“ TV show. ➢ by Stefan Raab, a German TV host and entertainer. ➢ Runs down an Olympic bobsled track in a wok (cooking pan).

Only for advertising and entertainment ➢ TV show uses sport for advertising purposes. ➢ Surreptitious advertising. ➢ Money and promotion for his TV programmes on ➢ TV station Prosieben.

V.I.P.s ➢ Different Celebrities (Comedians, Singers) ➢ Promotion for themselves. Lucy (No Angels) 1)Eko Fresh (German/Turkish rapper) 2) Bahar (Monrose) 3) Murat Topal (German Comedian) Turkish Team 123

The Wok Four-person wok. Single wok.

The Wok Part 2 ➢ Wok ➢ Weight: 16 kg. ➢ Diameter: 66 cm. ➢ Wall thickness: 2mm.

Competition Rules ➢ One-Person Wok: ➢ max. 130kg. ➢ Four-Person Wok: ➢ max. 460 kg. ➢ The wok must not be modified during the competition.

Gameplay ➢ Slide down through the ice canal as fast as possible. ➢ You sit in the wok: ➢ Your legs must be in the air. ➢ Your arms hold the wok.

Special 2013 ➢ 11th anniversary ➢ Participating Countries besides Germany: ➢ Turkey ➢ U.S.A. ➢ Great Britain ➢ Italy ➢ The Netherlands

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