https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6 Made with good vibes en-us 2018-02-14 15:26:48 UTC 2023-01-21 02:12:24 UTC hello@padlet.com jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/232218271 The Sport in the Winter Olympics known as skeleton consists of some one running and diving onto a sled and holding on until the bottom of the ice slide at the bottom of the mountain.  These athletes can reach speeds over 80mph.]]> 2018-02-16 03:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/232218271 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/232358750 This year at the 2018 Winter Olympics hosted in PyeongChang. 23 year old Yun Sung-Bin took first place followed by NikitaTregubov. Both of these men raced on February 15th 2018. Yun Sung Bin delivered North Korea their first ever skeleton gold medal. This was also North Korea's first gold medal.]]> 2018-02-16 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/232358750 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233738683 Skeleton and luge both involve competitors to slide down an icy track, reaching speeds from about 70 to 80mph. Luge riders go down feet first. Skeleton riders go down the icy track head first with their head and feet millimeters off the track. Fortunately, both sports do require the athletes to wear helmets.]]> 2018-02-21 14:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233738683 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233749039 When summarizing the sport it sounds very easy. You just hold onto the sled and go down the track, right? In the Winter Olympics a lot more than just holding on for dear life goes into the skeleton. Skeleton riders or "sliders" give themselves advantages during the race . Most sliders times vary only about a few hundredths of a second.]]> 2018-02-21 14:28:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233749039 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233753618 The Winter Olympic sport skeleton originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The name of the sport came from the fact that the board is so thin it resembles a human skeleton. The first skeleton track was developed in Switzerland i 1884. Skeleton didn't qualify as an Olympic sport until 1928 when the Winter Olympic games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. ]]> 2018-02-21 14:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233753618 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233759195 The skeleton race has probably the simplest scoring system out of every single Olympic Winter game. Whoever passes the finish line with the fastest time is the winner. The sliders scores are so competitive they can get as close as hundredths of seconds between first and third. Sliders try to sprint as fast as possible at the beginning of the race to gain as much momentum as they can before diving onto their sled. An entire skeleton is usually under one minute. ]]> 2018-02-21 14:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233759195 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233763927 21 countries sent sliders to the 2018 Winter Olympics. For 7 of those 21 countries it was their first time competing in the Skeleton event. The USA has won the most skeleton medals out of any country. The USA has 8 medals total, and 3 of those medals are gold.]]> 2018-02-21 14:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233763927 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233771608 An opportunity cost for sliders would have to be the wear and tear on their bodies. When you push a 70lb sled and dive onto it everyday your body is eventually gonna start to get tired and worn down. Skeleton is a very dangerous sport and if you don't know exactly what you're doing then it could be life threatening.]]> 2018-02-21 15:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/233771608 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/234688194 After South Korea won the bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the government estimated that it would cost the nation about $7 Billion dollars to build this Olympic facility. The opportunity cost for hosting this Olympic event would be the money. South Korea could've spent this money on military defense or something else. South Korea spent almost twice as much as they intended, they spent $12.9 Billion.]]> 2018-02-23 14:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/234688194 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/234692534 The 2018 Olympic events are said to be creating 230,000 new jobs for South Koreans. Olympic tickets rang from $17-$776 USD. 50% of the tickets sold cost less than $50 USD. South Korea has prepared a transportation fleet of over 1200 buses, 770 vans, 3200 other various vehicles. It's estimated to cost about $5 million to fuel these vehicles.]]> 2018-02-23 14:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/234692534 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235845000 The Olympic Skeleton made 2 early appearances as an Olympic sport in 1928 and 1948 in the town of its origin, St. Moritz. The skeleton was dropped as an Olympic sport after that until the 2002 winter Olympics which were hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah.]]> 2018-02-27 13:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235845000 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235868572 Whoever reaches the highest speed at the horseshoe corner in St. Moritz receives local cheese and sausage as he prize. A skeleton track has between 14 and 17 corners. Lizzy Yarnold's favorite Olympic Skeleton track was in Sochi.]]> 2018-02-27 14:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235868572 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235871161 A total of 50 spots were open for athletes to compete at the 2018 Olympic games as a skeleton athlete. The USA qualified 2 spots for each gender. A total of 30 men will compete, and 20 women.]]> 2018-02-27 14:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235871161 jlohmar18 https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235875212 This year is South Korea's first year hosting the winter Olympics. South Korea had to have specialists develop a skeleton track for them. In 1988 South Korea hosted the summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea.The estimated cost for the facilities were around 10 billion. ]]> 2018-02-27 14:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jlohmar18/d4o3emyr12w6/wish/235875212