Winter Sports Vector Clipart. Medal Map. Spatial Infographics. The vector stencils library "Winter sports pictograms" contains 20 symbols of Winter Olympic sports: Alpine skiing, Alpine skiing paralympic, Biathlon, Biathlon paralympic, Bobsleigh, Cross-country, Cross-country skiing paralympic, Curling, Wheelchair curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Ice sledge hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboard, Speed skating.
Winter sports. Flow Chart for Olympic Sports. The vector stencils library "Winter Olympics pictograms" contains 29 pictograms and silhouettes. Olympic rings. Olympic torch. Olympic medal pedestal. Olympic medal, gold. Olympic medal, silver. Olympic medal, bronze. Olympic medal with ribbon, gold. Olympic medal with ribbon, silver.
Olympic medal with ribbon, bronze. Ski poles. Biathlon rifle. Ski goggles. Ski gloves. Ice hockey helmet. Hockey stick. Hockey puck. Ice hockey skates. Ice skates. Bobsleigh sled. Curling stone. Continent Maps. The U. The United States finished the Olympic Games by setting a new record for the most medals won by a single country at a Winter Olympics. The previous record of 36 was set by Germany at the Winter Olympics; with the silver medal won by the men's hockey team in the final Olympic event of , the U.
In addition, the U. Medal table. Approximately 2, athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. With 14, Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics, which was 13, set by the former Soviet Union in and Norway in The United States won the most medals in total, their second time doing so at the Winter Olympics, and broke the record for the most medals won at a single Winter Olympics with 37, a record held up to then by Germany in with 36 medals.
Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games, long-track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating", while short-track speed skating is known as "short track".
The ISU, the governing body of both ice sports, refers to long track as "speed skating" and short track as "short track skating". The sport originates from pack-style events held in North America and was officially sanctioned in the s, becoming an Olympic sport in Although this form of speed skating is newer, it is growing faster than long-track speed skating, largely because short track can be done on an ice hockey rink rather than a long-track oval.
Wikipedia] The vector icon example "Speed skating" represents one of 20 symbols from the Winter sports pictograms library for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software. Speed skating. Olympic Pictograms. Area Chart. Bobsleigh Sport pictograms. Olympic Games Design elements Freestyle skiing Sport pictograms. Olympic Games Design The torches generally burn a gas fuel, and are specially designed to resist the effects of wind and rain.
Since , the Winter Games have also had a torch relay starting in Olympia. Of the three immediately preceding Winter Games, two and had torch relays starting in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim, and one had a relay starting in Rome. The Winter Games were preceded by two torch relays, one from Norheim's fireplace, and the other from Olympia.
The plan had been to mingle the two flames, lighting the cauldron with the combination, but this was disallowed; instead, only the Greek flame was used.
In , one leg of the torch relay took place in space as two Russian cosmonauts carried the torch outside the International Space Station, some miles above Earth. After the cauldron is lit, doves are released, as a symbol of peace. This was first done in the Olympics, and then in the Olympics. Since , this has been an official part of the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games. They are generally not released during the Winter Games, because it's too cold for the birds, but symbolic substitutions are sometimes used.
In the Winter Games, for example, white balloons were released. The order? In the Seoul Games, they tried it the other way around. Unfortunately, many of the doves were in the area of the cauldron just before it burst into flames, leading to their unexpected demise.
The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge from the home nation during the Opening Ceremony of every Olympics, acting on behalf of all the competitors and judges. Since , this has been taken while holding a corner of the Olympic flag.
Until then, the national flag of the home nation was used. The oath was first taken by an athlete in Originally, this was primarily a declaration that all the athletes were amateurs. The wording has been revised considerably over the years, however; amateurism is no longer a general requirement, and a specific reference to doping was added in The current form is "In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams.
The oath was first taken by a referee in The current form of that oath is "In the name of all the judges and officials, I promise that we shall officiate in these Olympic Games with complete impartiality, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship. Updated February 28, Infoplease Staff. Flames, doves, oaths, and more Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan.
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