The Winter Olympics in Italy begin on February 6. It will feature all our favorite winter sports, including bobsledding, figure skating, snowboarding, ice hockey, and more. This year, the sport of ski mountaineering will be added. The host country gets to add a new sport to the games each time, and Italy has chosen a sport in which it excels. Ski Mountaineering races consist of an ascent and descent. The ascent has three stages. Athletes begin the race on skis, then remove them and place them on their backpacks to tackle a set of steps. The final stage involves another ascent on skis before the skins are removed for the downhill run to the finish line. The normal duration of the race is around 3.5 minutes per heat. I’m looking forward to this!
If you’d like to reminisce or learn about some people and stories from both the winter and summer games of the past, here is a list of books you may enjoy. Happy game watching! - Janet
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