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to return to homepage **Short Track Speed Skating ** **Travis Jayner was born in** **Moncoton****,** **Canada****. His hometown is** **Moncoton****,** **Canada** **and now he is a resident in** **Salt Lake City****,** **Utah****. He is 6 foot 1 and 165 pounds and I hope he is the one that wins the gold metal. T.D** ​ **Luge ** **Luge is a small one or two person sled. Erin Hamlin won the gold medal in 2009. Erin Hamlin is the 1st women to win the luge world championship. A.G** ** Speed Skating **
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 * Bobsleigh ** **Emily Azevedo is competing in the bobsleigh . She was born April 28, 1983 and she recevied two medals. The medal that she recevied was a silver in 2007 and a bronze in 2008 e.j.**
 * Speed skating ** is a form of ice skating, in which the competitors race each other by traveling a certain distance on skates. **Jennifer Rodriguez** is a Cuban American Speed Skater. She started her career as an artistic skater, winning multiple national championships, Then later she switched to inline speed skating and became world champion in 1993. Her nickname is **Miami Ice.** p.p.

** Freestyle Skiing ** Freestyle Skiing is a Winter Olympic sport in this sport you express yourself and your way of skiing. One of the U.S.A Winter Olympic members is Ryan St. Onge. He is a 5 time champion. He was a champion in last year for 1st place. Ryan’s home town is Winter Park, Colorado. He is 27 yeas old and a great athlete! e.b.

** Snowboarding ** Hannah Teter is competing in snowboarding. She is an Olympic champion. She also won a bronze at the 2005 FIS world championships a.d. ** Curling ** Curling is a team game with similarities to bowls and shuffleboard, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice. Teams take turns sliding heavy polished granite stones down the ice toward the target. Allison Pottinger learned how to curl in Otterburn Park, Ouebec. Pottinger curls out of the St., Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota. o.w.

** Short Track Speed Skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. The 2010 Olympics is going to be held in **** Vancouver ****, at the Pacific Coliseum. Katherine Reutter is going to be entering this year along with Olympic medalist, Bonnie Blair. MMS **
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