Hey my Majessties,
This post will be a little different because it's more of a review of what's happening in the news lately!
This
February, the United States will be joining 88 other countries to participate
in the 22nd Winter Olympics in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. However, before that time
comes, thousands of athletes have gathered in their respective sports all over
the world to prove who the best is in order to gain a place on the United
States Olympic team. These athletes will be vying for spots in 98 events in 15
different sports while competing against the very best of other countries.
So
many sports have been proving worthy of gold metals throughout trials, and there
have been a few surprising entrances as well. In men’s Nordic combined, a 37
year old man named Todd Lodwick blew past his younger
competitors for a place at his seventh Olympics. Also, there may be a chance of
surprising the other countries in the 1500 Meter speedskating as both a woman
and man named Jessica Smith and J.R. Celski respectively, have shown their ability
to take a spot at the Olympics and on the pedestal.
For
so long, The United States has exceeded expectations in events such as alpine
skiing, short track speedskating, and hockey with athletes becoming known
worldwide such as Shawn White, Lindsay Vonn, and Apolo Ohno. As most of these
people are still competing, new faces are coming forward to challenge the first
place title and gold medal. Similarly, Jessica Jerome has become the first
woman to go to the Olympics for Ski-Jumping as it was just added to the list of
events for women this year, after many years of campaigning for that right.
Although
the Real excitement comes in February, make sure to check out the trials to see
all of the talent the United States has to offer. Then, when the time comes, be
sure to watch the Olympics in Sochi, Russia to route for your country. In 2010,
the United States place for number of medals for a country. Let’s hope we can
repeat the success! GO USA!
Ta-ta!
Jess
