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2006 Winter Olympics
Feb. 10 - Feb. 26, 2006

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Want to Get Better at Sports Learn to Juggle - Directions:.

Winning and Release of Chemicals in the Brain - There are many who study sports psychology and believe that some of the top athletes who compete love to win so much that they release chemicals in their brain before, after, and during the competition.

What Kind of Tennis Learner are You - There are several types of learners but there are two that stand out in my mind because they are the opposite pole of each other:.

Backpacking Checklist - A backpacking checklist is usually about the "stuff.

What You Need to Know Before You Begin Playing Chess - As a chess player, you lose games from time to time?like all chess players.

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Olympic Games

There are many legends surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. Get information on the history of the Olympics, summer and winter Olympics, games and other upcoming events.

Modern Olympics

After the initial success, the Olympics struggled. The celebrations in Paris (1900) and St. Louis (1904) were overshadowed by the world's fair exhibitions in which they were included. The so-called Intercalated Games (because of their off-year status, as 1906 is not divisible by four) were held in 1906 in Athens, as the first of an alternating series of Athens-held Olympics.

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Olympic Swimming vs. Triathlon Swimming

While watching the swimming events in the Olympics last week, I started thinking about how different the freestyle stroke is (or should be) for Olympic sprinters and amateur triathletes.

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Softball: Olympic Sport No Longer?

Softball has been around since a man named George Hancock first invented the game in 1887 in Chicago. It took over 100 years, but women's fast pitch softball became an Olympic event in 1996.

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Olympic Summer Games
2012	XXX	London
2008	XXIX	Beijing
2004	XXVIII	Athens
2000	XXVII	Sydney
1996	XXVI	Atlanta
1992	XXV	Barcelona
1988	XXIV	Seoul
1984	XXIII	Los Angeles
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Olympic Winter Games
2010	XXI	Vancouver
2006	XX	Turin
2002	XIX	Salt Lake City
1998	XVIII	Nagano
1994	XVII	Lillehammer
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