Econ Olympics Wall by WILLIAM DRENDEL https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2 en-us 2018-02-16 15:11:28 UTC 2018-02-27 14:07:48 UTC hello@padlet.com February 13th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715153 On this day, there were qualification races for both women and men for cross country skiing. After qualifying, the men and women had to go through 5 quarterfinals and 2 semifinals. At the end of the day, Sweden's women's team won gold, and Norway's men's team won gold.    ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715153 February 14th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715228 For the cross-country skier Martin Moeller, the most difficult thing about cross country skiing isn't the intense training or the freezing cold, it's the eating. Research has shown that a typical male elite cross-country skier must consume 7,000 to 8,000 calories a day (more than three times the caloric needs of an average male) to meet the energy demands of the sport. Female elite skiers must eat about 3,500 to 4,000 calories a day (about double the calories consumed by the average woman)]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715228 February 15th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715297 On Wednesday, February 21st, the U.S. ended a drought and made history. Diggins accelerated into another gear on her third lap, as she passed Norwegian skier Maiken Caspersen Falla and then out-sprinted Sweden’s Stina Nilsson to the finish line. Then, as she beat individual sprint gold medalist Nilsson to the line, she screamed and the celebration began. The 42 year long drought was ended as the U.S. won gold. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715297 February 16th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715535 Cross country skiing is the oldest type of skiing. Back in the old days, skiing was a very popular way of traveling far distances. Men have cross country events such as 15km, 15km +15km skiathlon, and 50km. Women have cross country events such as 10km, 30km, 4x5km relay. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715535 February 17th (Econ) wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715562 The training for a cross country skiers is very extraneous and long. The main parts of the body that you must strengthen are your legs and your core. These parts of the body are what keeps you going. Endurance is also very important, you have to be able to travel far distances without becoming tired. All this training is a huge opportunity cost for skiers. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715562 February 25th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715649 The 2018 winter Olympics concluded today with a mishap. The final event was the ladies' 30km mass start classic and Teresa Stadlober of Austria was in a good position to win a medal when she took a wrong turn. The turn took the austrain skier up a hill and before she realized it, it was too late. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715649 February 19th (Econ) wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715691 The U.S. women's cross country skiing team benefited greatly from a customized wax truck. In December, through a massive fundraising effort and with the help of U.S. Ski and Snowboard, the American women bought a state-of-the-art wax truck that follows them to World Cup competitions. This allows the women to have fresh skis at all times. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715691 February 20th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715713 They are hailed as the vanguard of a new generation of clean Russian cross-country skiers, all are under the age of 23 and all are coached by a man who was once suspended for doping offenses. Borodavko was suspended from working with the Russian national team for two years in 2010 after the Russian Cross-Country Ski Federation said he was among a group of coaches “involved in doping cases.” ]]> 2018-02-23 14:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715713 February 21st wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715785 The real battle in the men's individual sprint came down to Italy's Federico Pellegrino and Alexander Bolshunov, an Olympic Athlete from Russia. Klaebo finished the finals in 3 minutes, 5.76 seconds. Pellegrino closed at 3 minutes, 7.09 seconds and Bolshunov just behind the Italian at 3 minutes, 7.11 seconds. Klaebo became the youngest male cross-country skiing gold medalist.



]]> 2018-02-23 14:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715785 February 22nd (Econ) wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715963 This ever-increasing interest and participation in human-powered backcountry snowsports has a significant economic impact. During the 2015/2016 winter season sales of backcountry ski and snowshoe gear surpassed $50 million, continuing a trend of increasing each year. Ski touring gear alone topped $54
million. ]]> 2018-02-23 14:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234715963 wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234733841 2018-02-23 15:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234733841 wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234735076 2018-02-23 15:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/234735076 February 18th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235699408 German Madrazo finished last in the men's 15km free. He was welcomed by many fans holding the flag of Mexico. But in those moments after Madrazo crossed the finish line, he was the star of the show. Cologna, nearly 26 minutes removed from his gold-medal finish, came back to the finish line to to congratulate the last-place finisher. What started as a packed house full of rowdy Scandinavians had dwindled in the intervening half an hour, but the remaining fans whooped and hollered for Madrazo down the stretch and into his celebration. ]]> 2018-02-27 01:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235699408 February 12th (Econ) wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235700923 In order to be a good cross country skier, you must have good gear. To get good gear, you must pay the sometimes steep price. In this article, the author talks about the best equipment to buy such as skis, boots, and poles. One piece of equipment he suggests are the Fischer Twin Skin X-Lite skis which are $290. ]]> 2018-02-27 01:48:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235700923 February 23rd wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235702200 Recent doping bans for Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Therese Johaug means the Norway-Sweden rivalry has not always been good-humored.
Sundby was banned in 2016 for over-use of an asthma medicine, while three-time Olympic medalist Johaug tested positive in September 2016 for the steroid clostebol.

]]> 2018-02-27 01:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235702200 February 24th wdrendel16 https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235703439 Norway’s Marit Bjoergen stormed to gold in the women’s 30km mass start cross-country ski race, claiming her 15th Olympic medal in the final competition of the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday. Bjoergen, the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time, broke early and kept up a relentless pace to finish almost two minutes ahead of silver medalist Krista Parmakoski of Finland, with Stina Nilsson taking the bronze for Sweden.]]> 2018-02-27 02:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wdrendel16/z4ae13b349f2/wish/235703439