Biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping, and nordic combined
By: by Kylie Burns.
Series: Winter Olympic sports; Winter Olympic sports (Crabtree Publishing Company)
Publisher: Crabtree Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778740216; 9780778740407
Subjects: Skis and skiing -- Juvenile literature; Skis and skiing; Biathlon -- Juvenile literature; Cross-country skiing -- Juvenile literature; Ski jumping -- Juvenile literature; Winter Olympics -- Juvenile literature; Sports -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: Have you ever wanted to fly like a bird or ski at top speed across snowy terrain? Can you imagine racing on skis across the countryside only to stop periodically to fire shots at targets at rapid-fire speed? In this book, you'll experience the excitement of Olympic ski jumping, cross country skiing, and biathlon. You'll learn amazing facts about the history of each sport, the training it takes to be a top athlete, and the high-tech equipment used by competitors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Olympic Nordic skiing events; title: Introduction to biathlon; title: More on biathlon; title: Biathlon mass start and relays; title: Introduction to cross-country skiing; title: Cross-country: individual and individual sprint; title: Cross-country: pursuit and mass start; title: Cross-country: relays and team sprint; title: Introduction to ski jumping; title: More on ski jumping; title: Introduction to Nordic combined; title: Nordic combined: individual events; title: Nordic combined: team event; title: Snapshot of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.