Saturday, 8 February 2014

The Winter Olympic Games / 8 of February 2014

The Winter Olympic Games are a multi-sport event celebrated every four years under the supervision and administration of the International Olympic Committee.
The first multi-sport event specifically aimed at winter sports was the Nordic Games was celebrated in Sweden in 1901.

This year, The Winter Olympics 2014 began yesterday, 7th of February in Sochi, Russia and they take place between some of the most amazing places in the history of the games. 

The venues are divided in two places: the Olympic Park, in the Black Sea coast, and the mountains of Krasnaya Polyana, the home games this year combines contemporary architecture and stunning winter landscapes.




The Spanish Olympic team, standard-bearer by Javier Fernández, double European champion , paraded on the track Fisht Stadium during the opening ceremony.
Dressed in dark blue pants and red jacket , in the case of boys , and yellow , in girls , the Spanish athletes highlighted by the dark blue hat with yellow letters ESP.

The Spanish team is made up of a total of twenty athletes who will try to get the first medal for Spain, since 1992 when the skier Blanca Fernández Ochoa won the bronze in the slalom. 













1 comment:

  1. Very good text about the Winter Oñympics, Unfortunately, the results of the Spanish athletes didn't live up to the expectations.

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