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Winter Olympic Podcasts
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The first Olympics were held in Greece Olympia

That Roman Emperor Theodosius the second, a christian abolished the games because of there pagan influences.

The first Olympics only had one competition which was called the "Stade", where men ran in one race in the nude.

The name of the olimpics came from the greak city of olimpia

The ancient greeks dedicated the olympics games to the god zues

The Olympic's where founded by Hercules the son of Zeus. Hercules did this in moderation of Zeus

That the Olympic games were founded by Hercules, the son of Zeus. In honor of Zeus, Hercules killed 100 oxen.

The Ancient Olympics seemed to be founded by Hercules, the son of Zeus.

Original olympic games were held in Pelonnesos, Greece.

That the Ancient Olympics only had one game called, "Stade." It was a race that was 210 yards long.

When they held the first Olympics, they only had one event called , "Stade"

That during the Ancient Olympic Games an agreement called the Sacred Truce declared that all wars must stop for a month.

First moder olympic games took place in the summer of 1896.

That women in ancient Greek weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics, nor watch men play

On January 1st, 1863 pierre de Coubertin was born. He said that he wanted the Olympics to start again and he is the one who got the Olympics to start again for the whole entire world. He was also the president of the Olympics that year.

The Olympic flag was first used in 1920 at Antwerp, Belgium.

That ice hockey is the only field type sport in the winter Olympics, and that women can play too.

That in the Winter Olympics there is a sport named Biathlon. It a sport that you cross country ski and stop after every couple kilometers, and take five shots at targets.

The winter olympic games are Ice hockey,figure skating,speed skating,snowboarding,luge,bobsled,ski jump,free salom,and skeleton

They stopped the Olympics because the roman emperor Theodosius the first abolished the games because of their pagan influence

That women were allowed to attend the Olympic games in the 1900 hundreds at the second modern Olympic games

The winter Olympics and summer Olympics were canceled in 1940 and1944 because of world war 2.

The Winter Olympics only had one event. That event was Stade.

The modern Olympics began in 1896 in Athens the capital of Greece.

Games were canceled in the outbreak in world war II in 1914 and continued in 1920 in Antwerp,Belgium.

The Olympic were not held for more than 1,500 years. They were revived by Pierre De Fredy.

The 1900s Olympics in Paris, France winners were given famous Paintings!!.

the flag has 5 rings it also has no backround.

The USA won gold in 1932 in Hockey.

The hockey event got added as an event in 1920.

The first winter olympic games were held in 1908.

The winter Olympics were first held in 1924.

The Olympic oath is a gesture of sportsmanship and began in the 1920 Olyimpic games, in Antwerp, Belgium.

The flag bearers are chosen by the teamates from each country.

Hockey is the only field team game in the Winter Olympics

RESOURCES: InfoPlease Winter Olympics

Vancouver 2010 Site

Enchanted Learning- Olympic History

WoldAtlas.com - Olympic History

Team USA - 5 Rings Symbol

Team USA - Ceremonies/Traditions

About.com - Ancient and Modern Olympics

Olympic Games (ebook)