Tag: Winter Olympics

  • Sarajevo Winter Olympic Venues 30 Years Later

    Sarajevo Winter Olympic Venues 30 Years Later

    Bringing the Olympics, Winter or Summer, to a city, creates a huge economic boom, but as we’ve seen in the past, the money spent on facilities doesn’t always make them ever lasting or even active years later, as the example of Sarajevo, the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics, clearly demonstrates.

  • Final Medal Count of the 2014 Winter Olympics

    Final Medal Count of the 2014 Winter Olympics

    The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are over with Russia finishing on top of the gold and overall medal count, while Norway’s dominance in the cross country and Nordic skiing events brought them to second place on the gold meter.

  • Brazilian Version of Culring

    Brazilian Version of Culring

    Every four years Curling, always a tough sport to explain to those who don’t know the rules, gets a bit more exposure through the Winter Olympics. But you don’t need ice, granite stones or brooms. It turns out you can play it on water, with a tea kettle, floor squeegee and a lot of enthusiasm. Curling […]