22nd Winter Olympic Games

It's almost time for the Winter Olympics to begin!  


Check out these websites about the games... 


Winter Olympics for Kids Website:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/winter-olympics


Official Website:
http://www.olympic.org/sochi-2014-winter-olympics


Another Excellent Olympics Website:
www.timeforkids.com/news/winter-olympic-events/137746

Check out the fun facts on our bulletin board too!

Some fun facts about XXII Winter Olympic Games:

Where:  Sochi, Russia

Cost:  at least $50 billion

(including infrastructure work on things like roads, railways, stadiums, ski jumps, and security)

Athletes:  6,000 from 85 countries worldwide

(plus 1,650 paralympians from 45 countries)

Security:  25,000 police officers, plus 8,000 security forces form other agencies

Opening ceremony:  Friday, February 7

Days of Competition:  17

  

Average temperature in Sochi in February: 

8.3 Celsius (47 Fahrenheit)

the warmest ever at Winter Olympics

Number of people the Olympic Park holds: 75,000

Number of volunteers helping with the Games:  25,000

Distance the Olympic torch will travel to the Games:  40,000 kilometers (nearly 25,000 miles), including into space, over 123 days

Expected television audience:  3 Billion

Sports:  15

·         Alpine Skiing

·         Biathlon

·         Bobsled

·         Cross-Country Skiing

·         Curling

·         Figure Skating

·         Freestyle Skiing

·         Ice Hockey

·         Luge

·         Nordic Combined

·         Short Track Speed Skating

·         Skeleton

·         Ski Jumping

·         Speed Skating

     Snowboarding