what is your favorite olympic event?
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Ice Hockey, closely followed by the revelation that is Curling.\n\nAnd yes, I dearly miss watching those lovely Johnson sisters on the US Women's team. ;)
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All time favorite to play or watch is American Football.  Second to watch is Women's Volleyball  ;-)\n\nPS -  I've seen the lads play Aussie Rules Football...those guys are INSANE!!!
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Head over to the IOC Olympic Games website... and you would have the following list... You can even jump around the years and find out some interesting facts and figures. As well as results from all of the games. \n\nSUMMER: Athens 1896; Paris 1900; St. Louis 1904; London 1908; Stockholm 1912; Antwerp 1920; Paris 1924; Amsterdam 1928; Los Angeles 1932; Berlin 1936; London 1948; Helsinki 1952; Melbourne 1956; Rome 1960; Tokyo 1964; Mexico City 1968; Munich 1972; Montreal 1976; Moscow 1980; Los Angeles 1984; Seoul 1988; Barcelona 1992; Atlanta 1996; Sydney 2000; Athens 2004; Beijing 2008; London 2012\n\nWINTER: Chamonix 1924; St. Moritz 1928; Lake Placid 1932; Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936; St. Moritz 1948; Oslo 1952; Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956; Squaw Valley 1960; Innsbruck 1964; Grenoble 1968; Sapporo 1972; Innsbruck 1976; Lake Placid 1980; Sarajevo 1984; Calgary 1988; Albertville 1992; Lillehammer 1994; Nagano 1998; Salt Lake City 2002; Torinio 2006; Vancouver 2010
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i dunno...., ive been to some really good soccer games. im gonna have to say soccer.
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I love snowboarding, but I disagree with you on this. \nSnowboarding has only been in the winter olympics since 98!
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mia hamm....i love you alex....hfu!!!!
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1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid N.Y.....and we all know why of course...U.S. Hockey Team victory over the Russians and going on to win the Gold Medal had to be one of the top 5 most memorable Olympic events of all time.
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Curling, definitely. Thats all I can think of right now. lol
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The Summer Olympics (Games of the Olympiad) have been held every fourth year starting in 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars.\n\nA special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but from 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games are held two years apart.\n\nThere are many legends surrounding the origin of the ancient Olympic Games. One of these associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of εκεχειρία (ekecheiria) or Olympic Truce. The date of the Games' inception based on the count of years in Olympiads is reconstructed as 776 BC, although scholars' opinions diverge between dates as early as 884 BC and as late as 704 BC.\n\nIn the 17th century, the Olympic Games sports festival was held in England, followed by the National Olympic Games, which were established in the 19th century and continue to this day. Later, similar events were organised in France and Greece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international.\n\nThe interest in reviving the Olympics grew when the ruins of ancient Olympia were uncovered by German archaeologists in the mid-19th century. At the same time, Baron Pierre de Coubertin was searching for a reason for the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871). He thought the reason was that the French had not received proper physical education, and sought to improve this. In 1890 he attended the Wenlock Olympian Society. Coubertin also thought of a way to bring nations closer together, to have the youth of the world compete in sports, rather than fight in war. In his eyes, the recovery of the Olympic Games would achieve both of these goals.\n\nIn a congress at the Sorbonne University, in Paris, held from June 16 to June 23, 1894 he presented his ideas to an international audience. On the last day of the congress, it was decided that the first modern Olympic Games would take place in 1896 in Athens, in the country of their birth. To organise the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was established, with the Greek Demetrius Vikelas as its first president.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games#Ancient_Olympics
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I actually have a lot of favorite sports. Some of them are:\n\nTennis\nBaseball\nFootball\nBasketball\nSoccer
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Woohoo, Greek Soccer!\n\nGo Olympiakos!
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5k is my favorite one, after trying marathon, half marathon and 10k, \nThis race you start fast and finish faster,
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Well, speaking as an avid fan of the Olympics (but someone who likes to see all the events), I would have to opt for Salzburg (Austria) (as it's not that far off GMT)
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LONDON..... London beats Paris by winning a dramatic vote to host the 2012 Olympic Games. see yah there...
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i LOVE gymnastics. it is definitely my favorite sport!
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Decathlon. I have EVERY respect for EVERY COMPETITOR that completes 10 disciplines over 2 days. Great example being Daley Thompson's (GB) contributions over the years. Awesome.
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I like Speedskating... both the long track and the short track. The long track for the grace and fluidity of their movements. The short track for the intensity of the racers.\n\nAnd for some unexplainable reason... I am drawn to curling... the strategy and gracefulness of that event just pulls me in...