set a world interscholastic record in 1934‚ running a mile in 4 minutes and 21 seconds. His next goal? The 5000 meters in the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin‚ Germany. Louie qualified for the Olympics by tying with word-record holder Don Lash. At 19 years of age‚ he was the youngest US qualifier ever in the 5000 meters. Although he finished eighth at the Olympics‚ his last lap was enough to catch the eye and earn a compliment from Adolf Hitler. "You’re the boy with the fast finish." was all Hitler
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International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Men’s ice hockey has been played at the Winter Olympics since 1924‚ and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women’s ice hockey was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998. North America’s National Hockey League (NHL) is the strongest professional ice hockey league‚ drawing top ice hockey players from around the globe.[citation needed] The NHL rules are slightly different from those used in Olympic ice hockey over many categories.[citation needed] Ice hockey sticks are
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strenuous time‚ people looked to something‚ anything‚ to lift their spirits. They needed a reminder that everything might end up all right after the arduous problem at hand. During the hardships of the 1930s‚ sporting events such as baseball‚ the olympics‚ and boxing improved the morale of the people. Baseball played an influential role in giving people hope throughout the Great Depression. One of the main reasons why baseball improved the morale of the people in the 1930s is because some of the
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because I want to understand how this process of McDonaldization is affecting the Olympic games in his traditions and who’s deciding what happens on the competitions in considerations of scheduling times and events broadcasting. Why is it so important for NBC to put the events in prime time for the United States ? And how can the will of “one big company” decide over many others entities that are involved in the Olympics ? But first a brief description of what McDonaldization is: “Process of rationalization
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attributed an important part of its success to high profile sponsorships such as its Olympic Games sponsorship. Visa also sponsored numerous events such as the Rugby World Cup‚ Best of Broadway‚ the Toronto Film Festival‚ NASCAR‚ the NFL‚ the Visa Triple Crown‚ and the Paralympics‚ and has an international alliance with The Walt Disney Company. In the fall of 2002‚ Visa announced its decision to extend its Olympic Games sponsorship through 2012. Its original sponsorship deal was structured through
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fees The days of the Olympics being related to sports amateurism died the moment television and thus its corporate advertisers got involved with the international competition. Sports aren ’t just leisure hobbies anymore‚ they are big business. The case study “Swifter‚ Higher‚ Stronger‚ Dearer” hit the nail on the head with its analysis that television contracts will not only continue to escalate‚ but will continue to drive the sports landscape (2013). Although the Olympics will be no different they
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proving you can do anything that you put your mind to. The movie begins with Olympic hopeful Derice‚ running across Jamaica. He is doing this because he is training for the 1988 Olympic Games‚ and hopes to be a gold-medal winner just like his father was.. Then later on in the day‚ it’s race time. He’s confident he can represent Jamaica because he has been training for a long time for it. The whole country comes to watch the Olympic hopefuls compete in hope to represent the country . Derice and all the
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things in the film that we could learn learn from in life. First‚ it is the determination. In fact‚ the greatest determination is that four young men living in the hot Jamaica country practiced hard bobsledding on the grass to complete in the winter Olympic Games in Calgary Canada. Furthermore‚ in order to go to Canada‚ they convinced local authorities with perseverance by knocking on doors to support them‚ and try to do everything in their might to earn money. In addition‚ they were real athletes
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‘game changer’ in the hockey field. His leadership features were: vision‚ motivation‚ innovation‚ strategic thinking‚ confidence‚ perseverance and strong sense of purpose. He worked relentlessly towards his vision “to win a gold medal in the winter Olympics”. He defeated all odds by analyzing his biggest competitor (Russia)‚ defining a winning strategy (combination of two hockey styles)‚ choosing the right talent and by pushing them hard enough to become the best hockey team in the world. He accomplished
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than one’s competitor. There are very few athletic events that allow one to clearly determine their dominance over another competitor. Cross country is one of these few events and should be recognized as a sport and be re-included as an official Olympic sport. Cross country is more than just running; it is a team sport that requires teamwork‚ endurance‚ and a very experienced coach. A cross country team consists of a seven men. The top five runners score in a race‚ but all seven are equally important
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