Just two weeks before the Olympics, snowboarder Shaun White added his name to the list of injured Olympians, by slamming face first into the half pipe at X-Games practice. Luckily, he did not suffer a concussion and didn't only compete the next day, but won. Last Thursday, Australian snowboarder Torah Bright suffered her second concussion in three days. Snowboarding has seen an increase in head injuries this season, the most notable one being that of American Kevin Pearce who still remains hospitalized with brain injuries. His spill took place back in December.
At the Closing Ceremonies of each Olympics, the mayor of the host city transfers a special Olympic Flag to the president of the International Olympic Committee, who then passes it on to the mayor of the next city to host the Olympic Games. The receiving mayor then waves the flag eight times.
The record for the most medals in a single Olympics is five, which was accomplished by eight different athletes.
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ReplyDeleteumm...what about Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals two summers ago - the most in one olympics - beating Mark Spitz (I think) who had the record of 7 medals in one olympics
ReplyDeleteSorry I didn't specify, but 5 medals is the record for any single Winter Olympics. My bad.
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