The Gathering of the Nations

Every four years, nations from all over the world gather to take part in the Olympics. The Olympics is a two week long series of different sport events. There are two different types of Olympics, winter and summer. The Winter Olympics are held every four years ad the same with the summer. The Olympic Games first started thousands of years ago in Greece. When the games were rediscovered the modern world started the series of sports games all over again. Just recently a new set of games started, the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. The opening ceremony started with a torch that was lit all the way in the starting place of the first Olympics in Greece. Then it slowly makes a relay across the world and then into the city that is hosting the Olympics. Next there is always an opening ceremony and all the nations walk in. Greece always walks in first then in alphabetical order then the hosting country.

So far in the Olympics the United States of America is leading the way with twenty eight medals. Next is Germany. The United States of America have won medals in Men’s Half-pipe and downhill skiing. Just recently the United States beat Canada in a hockey game that put the hopes of all the Canadians down. IT was the first the United States had beat Canada in hockey in over 50 years. Shaun White just recently got the gold for men’s half-pipe, which he won in the previous Olympics. The Olympics isn’t always fun and games though, just before the games started a Gorgian luger died when he got lifted off the track and thrown into a steel pole.

The Olympics are always a fun and exciting series of games to watch on TV. They have all different types of sports in case you don’t like one or another. You can cheer for your home country or another one you like. Some of the sports in the Winter games is, hockey, luging, downhill skiing, half-pipe, curling, cross county skiing, and many others. I enjoy seeing all the different athletes all compete for just a single medal. Most of the athletes wait their whole lives for just one chance to win a gold medal. The Olympics are a fun time for the United States and the rest of the world just to compete for once and take away the daily politics. Word Count- 401