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The XXII Sochi Winter Olympic Games / Ski And Skate Against Hate

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nny

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These are especially good sports to sweep, you get to have a part of the closing ceremony dedicated to your country.
 
Yes.
Projection floor is back

These ceremonies have been classy as hell.
There's really a near bottomless pool of Russian artistry to pull from
 
This is the first Winter Olympics I've watched more than the snowboarding events and I never knew there were running events. What's the deal with this? Are there Olympians that compete in both the winter and summer?
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
Are there Olympians that compete in both the winter and summer?
A few. For example, Clara Hughes of Canada has won two Bronze medals in Cycling in the Summer Games are 4 medals (one gold, one silver, two bronze) in Speed Skating at the Winter Games.
 

Kazerei

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This is the first Winter Olympics I've watched more than the snowboarding events and I never knew there were running events. What's the deal with this? Are there Olympians that compete in both the winter and summer?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...d_in_both_the_Summer_and_Winter_Olympic_games

You'll probably notice two common combinations. Track cycling and speed skating, presumably because they work out the same muscles; and track & field and bobsled, because a fast sprinter is needed to push the bobsled at the start.
 
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