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Science: __1.Physical Attributes needed to be the best in this sport:__ Senses: sight, movment/feeling Muscle Groups ( describe if they should be fast and or strong): pectoralis muscles, deltoids, latissimus dorsi, shoulder external and internal rotator muscles, hamstrings, quads, they should be strong to get spin. Mental focus skills: must be very focused to get all the twists and spins and the precision to land in the water perfectly. __2.Dietary Requirements:__ Link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/5965266.html __3. 3 most common injuries:__ Injury 1: ankle sprains Injury 2: broken bones (most in lower body) Injury 3: Achilles tendon contusions __4. How do these apply to your sport?__ Physical: important, must be strong and healthy to get enough signs and twists. Mental/Emotional: has to be high, being an olympic diver is tough and takes alot of focus and comes with many failures. Social: this is also inportant because you will need lots of support to keep you focus and confident in what you are doing. Intellectual: takes many hours of practice and also focus to learn everything. Spiritual:this part applys to everything. if you pray and ask for help God will guide you on the right path. __5. List three athletes in the history of your sport with their medals won and the years they won them.__ A. Mark Lenzi, gold, 1992 B. Greg Louganis, gold,1988 C. Ronald Merriott, Bronze, 1984

English: Olympic Essay In ancient Greece they held Olympic Games every four years. In A.D. 391 the Emperor Theodosius the first ended the games because he thought they were a pagan practice (about.com/Olympic Games). They were started again by Pierre baron de Coubertin, of France. The Modern Olympics were first held in Athens, Greece in 1896 (Infoplease.com/modern Olympics). The winter Olympic Games began in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The Olympics are popular because the modern Olympics have brought the whole world together and because the sports such as bobsledding have made the winter Olympics interesting. First, the Modern Olympics have united the world’s countries. The Modern Olympics started in 1896 and were held in Athens, Greece. He hoped that it would bring the physical and mental excellence that the Ancient Olympics did and develop friendship between the countries (Scholastic.com/Modern Olympic Games). The events that were included in the first Olympics were decathlon and heptathlon. Over the years additional sports were added, some include archery, badminton, baseball and softball, boxing, bicycling, gymnastics. The athletes that were able to participate were amateur men. Later the International Olympic Committee allowed woman and professionals to participate (Scholastic.com/Modern Olympic Games). Since the beginning of the modern Olympics, they have grown both in the number of sports and in the people who have participated in them. Next, one thing that has made the Olympics popular is the introduction of the Winter Olympics. Bobsledding is one of the Winter Olympic sports that fans enjoy the most because it is very fast and the bobsleds reach extreme speeds. Bobsledding first became popular in the 1800s in Saint Moritz, Switzerland. The first bobsled championship was in 1914 in Saint Moritz, Switzerland and was introduced to the other countries in the 1924 Winter Olympics (Think Quest.com/bobsledding). The US bobsledding team practices at 2002 Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. The record for this event all depends on the track but two of the best countries at this sport are Germany and Switzerland (ThinkQuest.com/bobsledding). One of the best U.S. competitors is Steve Langton form New York City. He has helped his team win bronze in 2011 World Championship in Konigssee, Germany and helped get gold in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Colombia. What makes Steve Langton such a good competitor in this event is that he was on the Northwestern track team and which help with his speed (Temesta). Even though bobsledding originated in cold weather countries warm weather countries, like the U.S., are able to excel in this sport because leg strength and muscle strength is really what matters. Bobsledding has become so popular that even Jamaica, a country that never sees snow, has participated in the Winter Olympics. The Olympics have become one of the most exciting competitions in the world because it brings peace to the countries and because bobsledding has made the Winter Olympics interesting.

Math:

Pentathlon Event || Estimate (in cm) || Actual (in cm) || Error (Estimate - Actual) || % Error (Error/Actual x 100) ||
 * Wiki Math Olympic
 * Paper Plate Discus || 110 || 90 || 20 || 22.2% ||
 * Drinking Straw Javelin || 175 || 180 || -5 || -2.7% ||
 * Cotton Ball Shot Put || 250 || 200 || 50 || 25% ||
 * Long Stride || 50 || 70 || -20 || -28.5% ||
 * High Vertical Jump || 20 || 24 || -4 || -16.6% ||

What is the average of your Percent Error? -12% History:

1. 2. only Summer 3. 4. None 5. None 6. None 7. Vancouver, British Columbia; Sochi, Russia 8. Beijing, China; London, England 9. Nicaragua has never hosted an Olympic Games 10. Tony Chevez, Major League Baseball player (baltimore Oriaos); Jose Alfaro, boxer (world champ) 11. i like the track events, It is amazing to see those guys run a 100 meter dash in 9 seconds! 12. i like the skiing slalom, i like to ski down hill and it is fun to see them go super fast!