{"id":2044,"date":"2014-02-09T23:03:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T06:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2014-02-09T23:09:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T06:09:08","slug":"sports-of-the-xxii-olympic-winter-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/sports-of-the-xxii-olympic-winter-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports of the XXII Olympic Winter Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"color: #df0000; line-height: 23px; font-size: 14px;\" href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi4.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/snowboard-slopestyle-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2062\" title=\"SNOWBOARD SLOPE STYLE\" alt=\"sochi22\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi22.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Using pictograms to represent Olympic Games sports started with the London 1948 Games.<\/span> This years were adapted from those used in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">These\u00a0&#8220;patchwork&#8221; versions use a combination of 16 ornaments of the most famous national crafts in Russia.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Click on each picture to learn more about the sports of the XXII Olympic Winter Games!<\/span> <span style=\"color: #993366;\">See pictures, videos,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #993366;\">view results &amp; learn more about the sports!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/biathlon\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2041 alignnone\" title=\"BIATHLON\" alt=\"sochi4\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi4.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/freestyle-skiing\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2043 alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"FREESTYLE SKIING\" alt=\"sochi2\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi2.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/figure-skating\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2042 alignnone\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"FIGURE SKATING\" alt=\"sochi3\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi3.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/ice-hockey\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2046\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"ICE HOCKEY\" alt=\"sochi7\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi7.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/speed-skating\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2048\" style=\"font-size: 13px;\" title=\"SPEED SKATING\" alt=\"sochi5\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi5.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/snowboard\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2047\" title=\"SNOWBOARD\" alt=\"sochi6\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi6.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/curling\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2049\" title=\"CURLING\" alt=\"sochi10\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi10.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/cross-country-skiing\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2050\" title=\"CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING\" alt=\"sochi9\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi9.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/bobsleigh\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2051\" title=\"BOBSLEIGH\" alt=\"sochi8\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi8.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/freestyle-skiing-ski-cross-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2052\" title=\"FREESTYLE SKIING - SKI CROSS\" alt=\"sochi13\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi13.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/freestyle-skiing-moguls-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2053\" title=\"FREESTYLE SKIING - MOGULS\" alt=\"sochi12\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi12.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/freestyle-skiing-ski-halfpipe-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2054\" title=\"FREESTYLE SKIING - HALF PIPE\" alt=\"sochi11\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi11.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/nordic-combined\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2055\" title=\"NORDIC COMBINED\" alt=\"sochi16\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi16.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/luge\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2056\" title=\"LUGE\" alt=\"sochi15\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi15.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/freestyle-skiing-slopestyle-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2057\" title=\"FREESTYLE SKIING - SLOPE STYLE\" alt=\"sochi14\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi14.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/ski-jumping\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2058\" title=\"SKI JUMPING\" alt=\"sochi19\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi19.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/skeleton\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2059\" title=\"SKELETON\" alt=\"sochi18\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi18.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/short-track-speed-skating\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2060\" title=\"SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING\" alt=\"sochi17\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi17.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/alpine-skiing\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2061\" title=\"ALPINE SKIING\" alt=\"sochi23\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi23.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/snowboard-half-pipe-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2063\" title=\"SNOWBOARD HALF PIPE\" alt=\"sochi21\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi21.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olympic.org\/snowboard-snowboard-cross-men\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2064\" title=\"SNOWBOARD CROSS\" alt=\"sochi20\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/files\/2014\/02\/sochi20.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using pictograms to represent Olympic Games sports started with the London 1948 Games. This years were adapted from those used in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. 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