Posted by thesportsjunky on February 8, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Olympics are underway and the competition is beginning with athletes getting their chance to shine and a number of countries trying to take their time in the spotlight.
Posted by thesportsjunky on February 7, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It was the biggest doping scandal in the history of the Olympics and it was followed by the biggest punishment in the history of the games as 2018 will be an Olympics without Russia changing the make-up of the games altogether.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 6, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Olympic hockey tournament has always been one of the biggest competitions in the hockey world but this year it will look a lot different with the NHL no longer participating leaving a new set of players trying to be determined the best in the world.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment
The Winter Olympics are only a week away and this year the biggest sport event in the world travels to South Korea for the Winter Games.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on August 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The sports world is a very different one then only four years ago and that is largely because of the environment surrounding international sport. Only last year one of the biggest international organisations came under fire for the way they operate. The Federation Internationale de Football Association, or more commonly known as FIFA, came under … Continue reading →
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
When the Olympics would set foot in Vancouver there was plenty of pressure on each and every Canadian athlete. It was a pressure from Canadian fans to not embarrass the country at home. It may seem like a bad thought to have but as a Canadian Olympic fan it is a common one as the country is not known for their athletic prowess. Canadians have not had the most success in the Olympics as they constantly underperform when the lights get bright.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 6, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The IOC has been a bit of a mystery in the last few years when they have announced the future hosts of the Olympics. It would start when they would award the 2014 Olympics to Sochi, Russia and it would continue when they would award the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Pyeongchang, South Korea. These places are all fairly nice places but none are known for being the safest places in the world.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 1, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Skiing is a quintessential part of the Olympics but it is a lot more than just racing downhill at breakneck speeds. There are plenty of skiing disciplines, so many that not all of them would fit in one preview, and they range from the most popular to the almost forgotten. There are extreme speeds and slow speeds and some guns thrown in to the mix. Ski sports are some of the major sports in the games and they command one of the biggest requirements for any host city.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
It is one of the most popular sports grouping in the Summer Olympics as Gymnastics have been one of the staples of the Olympic Program. They are all sports that require extreme levels of athleticism. These are the sports that involve some of the best athletes in the Olympics with strength, balance, speed, and control all key aspects to winning medals.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on July 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Combat Sports category in the Olympics is one where athletes get the closest to true battle between each other. It is a category that pits two athletes against each other in a test of skill and will as a real fight determines the winner.
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