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unusual facts about Winter Sports



Australian Blind Sports Federation

Blind and vision impaired athletes and teams participate in national championships in Athletics, Cricket, Equestrian, Goalball, Golf, Judo, Karate, Lawn Bowls, Powerlifting, Rowing, Sailing, Swimming, Tandem cycling, Tenpin Bowling, Water Skiing, Wrestling, and Winter Sports.

Istočno Sarajevo

Suitable climatic conditions have allowed winter sports to flourish in the region, as exemplified by the Winter Olympics in 1984 that were celebrated in Sarajevo.

Nové Město na Moravě

The town is a prominent Czech winter sports resort and it hosted the 2013 Biathlon World Championships.


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Barkly East

It has been one of the few areas in South Africa where winter sports are pursued, and in summer fly fishing for Rainbow trout and indigenous Smallmouth yellowfish, trail running, mountain biking, ancient rock-art, tennis and the magnificent scenery draw tourists to the district.

Dynastar

Dynastar is a winter sports company based in Sallanches, France.

Eliza Outtrim

Later, she attended the Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and trained with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, both of which, the school and the ski team, have produced many Olympic skiers.

Henry Simpson Lunn

In 1902, he organised his first inclusive tours at Adelboden and Wengen, Switzerland, which started the trend for British visitors to combine a religious/health retreat with winter sports.

Jaca

Its popularity for winter sports has been a motivating factor in the city's failed bids for the 1998 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Janské Lázně

The place is also known among winter sports athletes, including being host of the 1925 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and 1937 Workers' Winter Olympiad.

Krynica-Zdrój

Due to its convenient location, infrastructure and rail connections with major cities in Europe, Krynica-Zdrój (Zdrój means mineral spring in Polish) was the location of winter sports tournaments already in the interwar period, including the 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships, the 1958 and 1962 FIL World Luge Championships, the 1935 FIL European Luge Championships and the 2004 Euro Ice Hockey Challenge played in the town.

Myslivny

The village, which is 1.5 kilometres northwest of the Gottesgaber Spitzberg mountain on the River Schwarzwasser between Gottesgab and Seifen is surrounded by high forest and was formerly a popular summer retreat and winter sports resort.

Pyeongchang bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Since 2003, the region was selected to host the 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship and the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2009 in Gangwon, the 2009 Biathlon World Championships 2009 in Pyeongchang, in an aim at becoming the winter sports hub of Asia.

Saastal

The region hosts an extensive winter sports region, comprising the separate ski areas of Saas-Fee, Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell.

Tord Asle Gjerdalen

He is known for his trademark aviator glasses, which he chooses over the more specialised winter-sports eyewear of his rivals.

Utah Olympic Park

For many years the Alf Engen Ski Foundation had desired to construct a museum to honor legendary skier Alf Engen, and display his winter sports collection.