Sports And Fitness
2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada
Look back at the history of the modern Olympics and hundreds of British names feature in the annals. People like Daley Thompson, Mary Peters, Ann Packer, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, Linford Christie, Steve Redgrave, Ben Ainslie, Kelly Holmes, David Wilkie and Matthew Pinsent are just a few of the sports stars who have won gold [...]
Winter Olympics’ plans for 2014
The Olympics games which first were celebrated in Greece to commemorate the mythology God Zeus; have come in today’s modern times one of the main sport and cultural events worldwide in which both; performers and audience are captivated by the magnificence and display of talent. T
The Winter Olympics’ plans for 2014 are on its way [...]
How to Choose your Ice Skates
Ice skating has come a long way since the sport was first invented. Due to the fact that ice skates themselves have improved dramatically over the years, they are now used for a lot more purposes. Some people skate casually for pleasure, others do it as a profession, there is also ice hockey, speed skating, [...]
The different types of skates
When you think of ice skates, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
Is it the pair of blades that glide across the frozen pond in town or the skates that trudge through competitors during an NHL hockey game?
There are numerous reasons why people buy and wear ice skates, from the Olympic ice [...]
Apolo Ohno’s emergence as one of America’s greatest speed skaters
From stumbles to victory, Apolo Ohno emerged as one of America’s first and greatest Olympic speed skaters
Apolo Anton Ohno was born on May 22, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. His father, Yuki Ohno, was a Japanese-American and his mother, Jerrie Lee, was a white American. They divorced when Ohno was still a baby and he was [...]