2. “Give It All You Got” Let the games begin! http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid= d34b166a-8587-4b99-83f6- a643d80c96b4.html http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid= d34b166a-8587-4b99-83f6- a643d80c96b4.html

3. 2014 Winter Olympic Events Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsled Cross countryCurlingFigure skating Freestyle skiingHockeyLuge Nordic combinedShort trackSkeleton Ski jumpingSnowboardingSpeed skating

4. Ski racing including the downhill, slalom, and giant slalom

5. A combination of cross-country skiing and shooting

6. Two or four man teams riding a sled down an icy track

7. Ski race covering both flat and hilly land over distances up to 50 km or 31.25 miles.

8. Played by two teams of four players. Teams take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones down the ice towards the target (called the house). Two sweepers with brooms accompany each stone.

9. Men, women, and pairs competing in turns, jumps, and fancy footwork on ice

10. Involves a series of acrobatic moves on skis

11. Team game, the object being to hit a small rubber puck into the opponent’s net

12. A downhill race with riders lying on their backs on small sleds

13. A combination event requiring skills in skiing and ski jumping

14. Fast pack-style skating on a small oval track

15. An individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down

16. Skiers leaping off 70 and 90 meter (230 ft & 295 ft) tracks, landing in a valley below

17. A person involved in a series of acrobatic moves on a snowboard.

18. A timed race on ice of 500-10,000 meters (1/3 of a mile - 6 miles) for men and 500-3,000 meters (1/3 of a mile – 1.8 miles) for women on a large oval track

19. http://vimeo.com/1609306 Immortal spirit of antiquity, Father of the true, beautiful and good, Descend, appear, shed over us thy light Upon this ground and under this sky Which has first witnessed the unperishable fame. Give life and animation to those noble games! Throw wreaths of fadeless flowers to the victors In the race and in the strife! Create in our breasts, hearts of steel! In thy light, plains, mountains and seas Shine in a roseate hue and form a vast temple To which all nations throng to adore thee, Oh immortal spirit of antiquity!