Winter Olympic sports

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Snowboard

2010
Snowboard is one of the youngest sports in the Olympics, and it was once viewed as the sport of bad boys and rebels. It might have lost some of that rowdy image, but it still has its pop pizzazz. Snowboarders do stunts with names like 540, double grab, caballerial, and burger flip. This book will explain what these tricks are and how they re done. It ll tell you where snowboarding came from and where it s going. And you'll meet some of the most colorful characters you'll find in any sport.

Ice hockey and curling

2010
Learn about the rules, records, and the heroes of these Winter Olympic sports.

Bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton

2010
Explores Winter Olympic sliding sports, including racers, equipment, and the records they hold.

Speed skating

2010
Reviews the history of speed skating, describing Olympic events, Olympic champions, and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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