November/December 2006 Issue 9

Sports and Games

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We all need a sporting chance and Global Talk has given us just that. What other magazine allows faculty and students

to bridge the global linguistic divide? And what other publication so deftly illustrates the connections between all the languages spoken in our midst, be they part of our community’s common awareness or lesser known. For this reason, it is my pleas ure to introduce Global Talk’s current issue, dedicated to sport around the world. I do so on behalf of the Scandinav ian section and the department of German and Scandinavian. The Scandinavian languages have been taught at the Un iversity of Oregon since 1899 and Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish are now taught every year, continuin g to be part of a tradition of language instruction here at the U of O. Internat ional competition in sports has become a commonplace event. The first modern Olympic games were held in 1896 in G reece, thereby honoring their origins and it is important to remember that the ancients suspended their hostilities during this time of competition, the “sacred truce.” During this time, no death penalties could be carried out,

safe passage was guaranteed, and no armed forces could enter the sanctuary where the games were held. Sport like

language, can be a medium that channels agon (competition) creatively rendering differences interesting. My thanks go out to Global Talk and its staff for being the living embodiment of the sacred truce by giving us the chance to sport our differ ences proudly.

Michael Stern Assistant Professor Departm ent of German and Scandinavian

CREDITS: COVER: Megan Edmunson INTROD UCTION: Micheal Stern CHINES E SECTION: Kathryn Young, Scully Chiu, Hoy Yee Law, Wan Hang Lee(S. Editor), Dr. Jean Wu (F.Editor), FRENCH SECTION: Celeste Amos, Danielle Myers, Jessica Honsinger (S. Editor), and Dorsaf Naoui (F.Editor), GERMA N SECTION: Weronika Budak (S. Editor), Ken Baker, Lacey Pace, Nathan Freud, Mefdune Yurekli (F.Editor) ITALIAN SECTION: Rand Wilcox, Paige Deering, Dave Bull, Sherry Dickerson (S. Editor), Nicolino Applauso (Editor) JAPANE SE SECTION: Satomi Ohashi, Takae Nagamiya,Jared Peacock (S.Editor), and Dr. Naoko Nakadate (F.Editor)

MIDDLE EAST SECTION: Enis Iplikci, Beavon Flansburg, Pouya Alimagham, Sara Mostafavi (Editor). RUSSIAN SECTION: Elena Golovchanskaya, Calvin Hall, Amberle Johnson (S. Editor) Marianna Shagalova (F. Editor). SCANDI NAVIAN SECTION: Leon Rodgers, Nina Laine, Heidi Copley, Bryar Lindberg (S. Editor),and Dr. Rees (F. Editor). SPANISH SECTION: Max Gimbel, Nicolas Garcia, Katelyn Bullard (S. Editor) Robert Davis (F. Editor) AROUND the WORLD: Prasong Saihong, Evans Temi, Leonie Sellies, Jackeline Silva, Theodora Thompson (Editor). FOUNDI NG EDITOR: Nicolino Applauso. ______

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ACKNOWELDGEMENTS: We would like to thank: the East Asian Languages Department, The Germanic Department, The International Student and Scholar Services, the Romance Languages Department, The Yamada Language Center, and the Undergraduate Studies. Without their financial support this publication would have never been possible. 2 HINESE Section (2006年十二月) Common Expressions Chinese Official Named WHO Director General by Kathryn Young 常 用 句 式: On November 8, 2006 Dr Margaret Chan, 59, was selected to be the Director-General of the World Health Organization cháng yòng jù shì (WHO), the chief technical and administrative officer of the United Nations health agency. Her appointment was later 1. Go Ducks! 鴨 子 加 油！ approved by WHO’s general assembly. Dr Chan is the first Chinese director general of the agency. Her appointment came after the sudden death of Dr. yā zǐ jiā yóu Lee Jong-wook, WHO’s previous director-general, on May 22, 2006. 2. Do you want to play ? Before joining the WHO in 2003, Dr Chan has completed a nine-year term 你 要 不 要 打？(球類) as Director Of Health in Hong Kong. During that period, Dr Chan oversaw the fight against the first outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among humans nǐ yáo bū yáo dǎ (balls) in 1997. She also participated in the fight against the first outbreak of Severe 你 要 不 要 玩？(遊戲) Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) among humans in 2003. In the 1990’s, nǐ yáo bū yáo wán (games) Dr Chan was also instrumental in effectively implementing in Hong Kong the primary health care concept of ‘from the diaper to the grave’ that focuses on 你 要 不 要 游？ health promotion and disease prevention, self-care, and healthy lifestyles. nǐ yáo bū yáo yóu (swim)

中國跳水 by Hoi Yee Law 3. What is the score? 中國在各項體育運動方面都有著驕人的成績,當中包括乒 現 在 幾 比 幾？ 乓球, 跨欄, 排球…等等. 更多次在國際比賽中獲得殊榮. 而 xiàn zài jǐ bǐ jǐ 最為人津津樂道的當然是跳水: 練習跳水的人從小就開始 4. What is your favorite team? 艱苦的練習生涯, 每天清晨四,五點就要起床練習柔軟體操, 你 支 持 哪 一 隊？ 跳水, 體能… 經過多少的失敗和嘗試才能在頒獎台上綻放 nǐ zhī chí nǎ yī duì 光芒. 而有跳水皇后之稱的伏明霞14歲時更在巴塞隆拿奧 運會上奪得10米跳台冠軍, 創下了奧運史上最年輕的冠軍 5. Good luck ! 跳水皇后伏明霞 的光輝紀錄. 運動員們替國家爭取了榮譽, 令中國人民心中 加 油！

充滿了由衷的敬意和對他們的支持. jiā yóu

台灣之光 by Scully Chiu 台灣之光--王建民，一個來自台灣台南的純樸少年， Chien-Ming Wang was signed by John Cox and 躍上有百年歷史、奪下廿六次世界冠軍的紐約洋基 Gordon Blakeley and played baseball at Taipei 隊舞台，王建民成了最受矚目的亞洲投手，他勝過 College of Physical Education in Taiwan. He is now 其他年薪百萬球員的好表現，在MLB站穩自己的腳 one of the pitchers in Yankee. He was a member of 步，準備一步一步邁向巨星之路，不僅讓美職大聯 the 2004 Chinese-Taipei Olympic Team in Athens 盟為之一亮，更打響台灣球員的名號。這個名字對於台灣人而 and helped lead Taiwan to an Olympic berth in 言是一種期待，一種驕傲，相信世界上熱愛棒球的人，也已漸 the 2003 Asian Championships. He also earned the most Valuable Player honors for Taiwan at the 漸熟悉這個名字。Chien-Ming, 如今在美國發光發熱，所代表 2002 Asian Games. Go to the following link for a 的不僅是個人的成就，更代表台灣，這個二千三百萬人口的島 commercial of Wang promoting Taiwan 國，所培育出來的巨星。也因為他，台灣更被世人所知，他的 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx9QC1WSolQ 魅力遠勝於政治外交，藉由他，台灣更能在國際上宣傳自己。

Flag of National 民族體育的盛會 Minority by Kathryn Young Tadition Sports 明年將在廣州舉辦的第八屆全國少數民族傳統體育運動會(民運會)，自 Games 1953年舉辦至今已超過50年。這四年一次以『發揚民族體育,增進民族 團結』為目標的盛會中，有不少項目本來只是某些地區的遊戲，但因其 具有很強的趣味性而在各地普及開來。例如「押加」就是起源於藏族的 Athletes and 一項民間傳統運動。民運會中的項目之所以吸引人，不僅在於其看上去 performers of different 像“玩”，其實它們還蘊含很強的競技性。就以鞦韆來說，它其實是全 Ya Jia, a sport origins joined 國各族都熟悉的傳統遊戲，但要玩得好，就必須靠你的完美協調。 event originated at the opening from the Tibetan ceremony

第 ３ 頁 RENCH Section (Decembre 2006) BOULE VOCABULAIRE By Danielle Myers PARIS OPERA BALLET By Celeste Amos Go Ducks! Imagined around 300 A.D. by a Greek Allez les Canards! physician, the game of boules (also called pétanque) is a popular game in Do you want to play? , similar to Lawn Bowling or Tu veux faire du sport Bocce Ball. The French version is traditionally played with metal balls on avec moi? a large grass or dirt surface. Players divide into two teams and a circle is What is the score ? drawn onto the ground at one end of C'est quoi le score ? the surface. A colorful wooden pin (or smaller ball) called the cochonnet or What is your favorite choche is thrown towards the other end sport/game? of the playing surface, away from the C est quoi ton sport players. It must land 6-11 yards away préferé? from the players. What is your favorite team? Quel est votre équipe pérférée ?

While some do not consider it a Good luck! true sport, Ballet is a major part of Bonne chance! French culture. Classical ballet was developed in the court of Louis XIV and the first school of ballet was opened in Paris, where young ballet students still train today. The Paris Opera Ballet is a world-renowned company that Cercle Français performs over 20 different ballets per season, varying from full- In the YLC lounge The object of the game is simple: each length classical ballets to shorter player, while standing inside the circle, new works. The Paris Opera (Pacific) tries to throw their boule closer to the Ballet opened the 2006/2007 cochonnet than the other players. After season with “La Dame aux Tuesdays 5:00 - 7:00 pm all the boules have been thrown, the Camélias” at the Palais Garnier team that has thrown closest to the on September 18th. cochonnet receives a point for each Come join us and boule that is nearer to the cochonnet practice your French! than those of their opponents. During their turns, players are allowed Image Sources: to knock other players! balls out of the Boule Balls: All levels welcome! way, or even hit and move the http://beehive.thisisbristol.com/ cochonnet. The first team to thirteen Ballet Dancer: wins the game. http://www.imagidanse.com/

Page 4 ERMAN Section (FALL, ISSUE 2- 2006) eine Sportart nur drei oder vier Monate, Sport- an important part of und normalerweise kostet es fast gar nichts Solve the Riddle everyday life and culture. für die Studenten. Sie bekommen die

Sportuniform und alles andere für den Sport frei. In Deutschland ist es nicht so. In By Weronika Budak and Ken Baker Deutschland gibt es keine Sport-mannschaft in der Schule. Studenten können nur Sport Mein Name ist Weronika Budak. Im spielen wenn sie privat in einer Mannschaft Sommer bin ich nach Deutschlanf spielen. Das kostet extra Geld und die gefahren um 5 Spiele der Studenten machen den Sport das ganze Jahr. Weltmeisterschaft anzusehen. Es war eine Es kostet viel Geld jedes Jahr. 1. Who won the World Cup World Cup 2006 - 2006? The Experience of Nathan Freud 2. What was the score of the final game after 90 minutes? When given the opportunity to experience 3. Which country hosted the the World Cup in Germany this past World Cup 2006?

wunderbare Erfahrung! Ich komme aus summer, I welcomed the prospect of Polen aber ich habe eine Deutsche- experiencing a once in a lifetime event. I Vocabulary Polsnische Oberschule absolviert. Ich had previously lived in Germany as an hatte das Spiel gegen Polen und exchange student in 2001, and was pretty Go Ducks! Deutschland gern. Als ich in Deutschland familiar with the country and culture of Los Ducks! Germany. When I gelebt habe, spielte ich Fussball für arrived late in June, I Dynamo Dresden. Persönlich feuere ich auch Bayern München an- eine was surprised by the Do you want to play a game? Mannschaft, die von viele Stars vertreten atmosphere: in every wird. public place one could Möchtest du ein Spiel spielen? feel a multicultural What is the score? Pride for the nation presence and speak with excited fans from any Was ist der Spielstand? To overtly praise Germany is an activity corner of the world. in which its citizens do not regularly The hype being made What is your favorite team? partake – to do so could be misconstrued by the media was about Wer ist deine as not exhibiting, what many Germans the hooligans and what role their behavior Lieblingsmannschaft? consider to be, the proper amount of would play in the overall mix of things. But lingering shame from the Holocaust. the authorities were prepared and there were Good luck! Sports, however, provide an exception. In no real concerns for the general safety of the Hals und Beinbruch! 2006 the colors of the German flag graced fans and tourists. To the contrary, everything from fake Mohawks to painted foreigners in Germany came away with a faces. This was due to the World Cup, positive impression made by the hospitality which took place in Germany, and it was a and always party-ready attitude of the beautiful sight how this sporting event German fans. could finally allow people to express the Plus, in the crossroads of long-suppressed pride they have for their Europe there was much to see and nation. Auf geht’s, Deutschland! experience on the days on which no games European Student Association were played. But I myself, even as a self- Mondays, 7 p.m. International Die Sportkultur in Deutschland und proclaimed connoisseur of German society Resource Center (EMU). Amerika von Lacey Pace and culture, was shocked by the show of Come, meet us and get German patriotism. In my previous stay I involved! saw nothing similar, not even on the Die Sport Kultur in Deutsch-land ist sehr vershieden von Sport in Amerika. In der German national holiday. The spirit High School in Amerika ist Sport wie created by the presence of the World Cup Amerika-nisches Football, Basketball, und shook the otherwise patriotically disciplined Germans! Baseball sehr wichtig. Viele Sport-arten ***Solution: ‘Tor’ means goal in German sind auf dem Campus. In Amerika, dauert Seite 5

Seite 5 TALIAN Section (numero 2-autunno 2006) HOW TO PLAY BOCCE BALL LA COPPA MONDIALE PARLIAMO ITALIANO!

Find a flat, level playing field. Come tutti sanno il calcio è lo Go ducks! Divide players into two teams of one, sporto nazionale d’Italia e quest’estate -Forza papere! two or four players. Each team gets four scorsa la prova di questo sentimento é Do you want to play? balls to divide equally among the stata confermata con lo svolgimento del -Vuoi giocare? players. To start, a player from one campionato mondiale in Germania dal 9 What is the score? team must stand behind the foul line (10 giugno al 9 luglio. Tanti italiani sono -Qual’é il risultato? feet from the throwing end of the court) andati nei diversi stadi sparsi per la What is your favorite and throw a small ball (pallina) toward Germania in questo mese ma anche team? the opposite end of the court. The same quelli rimasti a casa hanno partecipato -Qual è la tua squadra player then throws one of the larger all’euforia; quando gli azzurri hanno preferita? balls (boccia) and tries to get it as close vinto la loro penultima partita tutti hanno Good Luck! to the pallina as possible without festeggiato la vittoria, la vittoria che ha -In bocca al lupo! touching it. reso raggiungibile la coppa. L’unico (risposta: Crepi!) The players from the opposing ostacolo da superare era la Francia. team take turns throwing their balls La notte del 9 luglio tutti hanno SERATA ITALIANA until one of the balls stops closer to the incrociato le dita seduti avanti alla AT TRACKTOWN pallina than the starting team’s ball. If televisione: si tifava per la patria. I PIZZA the second team gets closer to the francesi erano forti ma nonostante questo Thursdays 7-8 p.m. pallina, the starting team takes a second anche gli azzurri hanno dimostrato di Join us and practice Italian! turn trying to get closer to the pallina. esserlo. Accadde allora la testata Continue until all eight balls have been imperdonabile al petto di Materazzi, thrown. The team with the closest ball quella che sconvolse il mondo; la partita to the pallina gets one point for each è arrivata ai tempi supplementari ed é ball that is closer to the pallina than the finita con i rigori. Fu allora dopo i loro 5 other team’s closest ball. gol che i vincitori hanno alzato la coppa ~Courtesy of Paige Deering al cielo e ovunque per Italia si é gridato:

Credit: “Siamo i campioni del mondo!” http://www.ehow.com/how_3109_play-bocce-ball.html ~Courtesy of Rand Wilcox

BOCCE TIMELINE LA MIA AVVENTURA “CALCISTICA” IN ITALIA ` 5200 B.C. Come molti turisti americani in Italia, la scorsa estate io e mia moglie -Originated in Egypt siamo andati a mangiare molto in anticipo prima di tutti. C’erano solo pochi 600 B.C. clienti nel ristorante della piccola città di Sovana in Toscana. Poi, ci siamo -Greeks and Romans played sorpresi quando il cameriere ha portato una grande televisione in sala. Subito 1319 A.D. molti italiani sono andati a sedersi davanti alla televisione per vedere gli -Prohibited to people of lesser “Azzurri”: la squadra dell’Italia che giocava nella coppa mondiale. Non ci é nobility piaciuto scoprire che gli avversari dell’Italia erano gli Stati Uniti. 1519 A.D. Questa partita è stata molto difficile e violenta. L’arbitro ha dato molti -Became a public game cartellini rossi e gialli. Ogni volta che un giocatore degli Stati Uniti commetteva 1896 A.D. un fallo contro un giocatore azzuro, i tifosi nel ristorante ci guardavano -First Bocce Olympiad held in intensamente e con molta rabbia. Benchè la cena fosse deliziosa, abbiamo deciso Athens, Greece di saltare il dolce e tornare nella nostra camera, dove abbiamo potuto guardare il Credit: http://www.worldbocce.org/ resto della partita al sicuro. ~Courtesy of Dave Bull

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Pagina 6 APANESE Section 二００六年十一月(Jyuu-ichi gatsu)

Sumo: Traditional and… Soccer Phenom, Nakata Hidetoshi Oregon's Japanese Olympian Chauvinistic? Some of you might have heard the Kouji Murofushi, a Japanese hammer Sumo as the national sport of has name “Hide” or “Nakata”, the most famous thrower, broke a new record at the 2004 a long history that goes far back to the 3rd professional Japanese soccer player. His Prefontaine Classic, held at the University century. Sumo has been favored by soccer career was brilliant: He started of Oregon’s own Hayward Field. Using Japanese people even now and often soccer at the age of 8, was selected to be on Eugene as his second training base, attracts international people to observe the the U-15, U-16 (Asian youth), U-17 (world Murofushi trains with his coach Lance game. The ticket ranges from $30 to $450, championship member) teams, the World Deal, the ’98 Atlanta Olympic silver which depends whether the seat is close to Youth team, both the Atlanta and Sydney medalist; as well as Stewart Togher, the Sumo ring, called the "dohyo". The Olympics, as well as the World Cup in another Olympian. Murofushi said, “people game of Sumo is very similar to wrestling France 1998, Japan-Korea 2002, and are nice, the weather is good, and Eugene is Germany 2006. In 1998, Nakata moved his the best place for training. I believe there is playing field from Japan to Serie A, Italian something in Eugene, some kind of energy professional soccer league, and then to the that I cannot explain.” Murofushi, as a son England Premier League, Bolton in ‘05. of an Asian champion of hammer throwing, Recently, Nakata Hidetoshi, 29, has a list Shigenobu Murofushi, and Serafina Moritz, of accolades that has been expanding with a Romanian javelin thrower, won his first work in the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kong and China for charity purposes. He His gold medal was the first Olympic gold donates powdered milk and soccer balls to medal by a Japanese athlete in any event orphanages, and teaches soccer to kids. He besides the marathon. Murofushi continues announced his retirement online in July to practice for next the next Olympic games after the Japanese national soccer team lost held in Beijing, China, while continuing to except that a Sumo wrestler loses if a part in the World Cup. Nakata is also known as research the synergistic effect of sports and of his body touches outside the ring. Sumo an entrepreneur, the serving CEO in a theory. wrestlers fight by pushing, striking, and Japanese snack company since 2003, and kicking. It is often interesting to watch a the media reported that he purchased a small Sumo wrester win by using all sorts private building for investment in New of tactics to take the large wrestler out of York in 2005. After he retired, Nakata left the ring. The appearance of Sumo wrestlers Japan and has visited many other countries. is rather unique. All Sumo wrestlers are He said in his blog, “I will never quit required to have the long hair tied up and playing soccer as long as I see people in to wear a loincloth called "hundoshi". You the world. I will play soccer with them may wonder, then, how women Sumo instead of speaking words.” Nakata wrestlers would appear in the Sumo ring. finished his journey as a soccer player, but In fact, women are prohibited to be on the his new journey through life has just begun. ring at any time. This is based on the idea of predominance of men over women or Satomi Ohashi male chauvinism that was established 単語(Vocabulary) during or after the Edo and Meiji period Go Ducks!!： (1867-1912). Sumo, be it good or bad, フレーフレーダックス！ reflects Japanese tradition vividly. (Fure- Fure- Ducks!) Takae Nagamiya Do you wanna play ______?： ＿＿＿＿＿しない？ Volunteers Needed for the Japanese (______Shi-na-i？) Student Organization's: What is the score?： >>>> Japan Night 2007!!! <<<< どっちが勝ってるの？ ~ January 21st (Sunday) at EMU Ballroom (Do-chi ga katteru-no) ~ Doors Open:5:30pm Show:6:00pm What's your favorite team?： ~ Student: $5.00 General: $6.00 どこのファン？

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ページ七番 7 IDDLE EASTERN Section Turkish Oil Muslim Women and the Olympics Vocabulary Wrestling By Bevon Flansburg Featuring This Month: By Enis Iplikci TURKISH In 1984, Moutawakel, a Although Moroccan, became the first woman from an soccer is the most famous Islamic country to win sport in an Olympic medal with Go Ducks! Turkey, oil the 400-meter hurdles in Haydi Ördekler! wrestling [yalı güre] is the most traditional sport Los Angeles. which has been practiced since 1362. The Moutawakel leads a long line of successors Do you want to play? wrestlers wear tight leather trousers called making strides in female representation from "Kispet", made of buffalo leather weighing Oynamak ister misin? Muslim countries in the Olympics. In fact, approximately 13 kilograms and cover themselves according to UNIFEM, “Each Olympics, with olive oil. Matches take place throughout the more and more women from the Islamic What is the score? country but the most famous and most important world find their way to the Games, Skor ne? tournament, Kırkpınar, takes place in Edirne. The representing countries with long histories of annual Kırkpınar tournament is the oldest dissuading or even forbidding women to continuously running, sanctioned sporting compete in sports”. The growing What is your favorite team? competition participation of these women could be seen Hangi takımı tutuyorsun? in the world. in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens when Dana Al-Nasrallah, Rakia Al-Gassra, This and Alaa Jassim, representing Kuwait, Good luck! tournament is Bahrain, and Iraq respectively, competed in yi anslar! a big fair the 100-meter track heats. Nasrallah was the with music first woman from Kuwait to compete in the and Olympics. Another first was Bahrain’s Events celebrations Samira Bitar, a 14-year-old competing in the Club Persia is currently and continues until the next morning. In the 50-meter freestyle, the first female swimmer planning cultural celebrations in the Olympics from Bahrain to date. entertainments, belly dancing is accompanied by for Winter Term. Meetings Turkish traditional musical instruments ‘davul’ Samira would have competed in Sydney four years earlier had there not been controversy will be held on Mondays, [drum] and 'zurna' [a type of flute] and singings. over her appearing in a swimsuit. however is TBA.

Nonetheless, womens’ participation as Double Six representatives of Islamic countries in the Backgammon…More than a game Olympics is growing in a big way. Please email By Pouya Alimagham [email protected] [excerpt from Iranian.com] Sources: www.arabwomenconnect.org to be added to our list and Photo Caption: Moutawakel in mid-hurdle. . Backgammon, or for more information Takhteh Nard [Battle on Wood] in Persian, is not just a game; it’s a culture, a history, and part of the Iranian identity. People all across Asia claim the game as their own and Iranians are no exception. The game has evolved throughout time and many believe that it is the oldest recorded game in history - even more ancient than chess - and despite all the churches and mosques banning it at various points throughout history, the game has survived and is more widespread now than ever before. Alimagham playing a round of Takhteh Nard Page 8 [hæsht] [sekiz] Editor: Sara Mostafavi USSIAN Section (Осень 2006)

Русские фрази и выражения Хоккей в Сибири – больше, чем хоккей!!! By:Эмберли Джонсон By: Elena Golovchanskaya

Cпортом болеют все страны; любовь эта не Go Ducks!- Идут Утки! (e-doot oot-kii) зависит ни от религии, ни от климата, ни от чего- Let’s play!- Cыграем! (Sigraem) либо другого. Может ли что-нибудь испугать What is the score?- какой счет? (kakoi schet) истинных любителей спорта? Ответ очевиден. Excellent!- Счастливо! (schist-liv-o!) Сегодня утром, когда я увидила толпу студентов, What is your favorite team, sport, or game?-Что идущих на матч Ducks в одних футболках, (при вам любимый команда, спорт, или игра? (sh-to этом я сама мерзла и укутывалась в свою теплую vui l-oobim-ui ko-man-da, sport, uilui ig-ra) куртку), я подумала: «Ну неужели хочется в такой Good Luck!- утки, в перед (utki, v pered!) холод сидеть на стадионе 3-4 часа и мерзнуть?» Глупый вопрос. Я тут же вспомнила о том, как в моем родном городе Иркутске, где температура зимой достигает порой -40 градусов (и С, и F), Anna Kournikova (Анна Курникова)- The Moscow-born тысячи людей отправляются на открытый стадион Kournikova is known for both her beauty and modeling career as смотреть хоккей. Главное правило: взять с собой well as her professional tennis career. The now-retired парочку хороших друзей, одеть на себя весь Kournikova was the youngest player to participate in 's гардероб, теплые унты и запастись бутылочкой Federation Cup and win. She later went on to become a чего-нибудь согревающего. И тогда можно successful doubles player with partner Martina Hingis

наслаждаться игрой сколько душе угодно. Главное, чтобы любимая команда не подвела. (Ири́на Слу́цкая)- A Russian figure skater, Slutskaya is a two-time world champion and the first woman to win seven European titles.

Marat Safin (Марат Сафин)- A Russian of ethnic Tatar Famous Russian Athletes (Известные российские descent, tennis player Safin won the 2000 U.S. Open and the Спортсмены) By: Calvin Hall 2005 Australian Open. He also played for Russia at the Davis Cup in 2002, helping the country to its first victory in the Cup. Roman Abramovich (Рома́н Абрамóвич) - Abramovich isn’t a famous athlete, but the powerful Russian oligarch who made Irina Slutskaya (Ири́на Слу́цкая)- A Russian figure skater, his fortune in oil is best known as the owner of the British-based Slutskaya is a two-time world champion and the first woman to Chelsea Football Team, where he is often spotted in the audience win seven European titles. at almost every game. Abramovich recently signed a three-year, $58 million sponsorship deal with the CSKA Moscow football Vladislav Tretiak (Владисла́в Третья́к)- Considered one of team. hockey’s greatest goaltenders, Tretiak helped the ’s Nikolai Andrianov (Николай Андрианов)- A Soviet gymnast, Olympic hockey team win gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1984. Andrianov holds the men’s record for having the most Olympic Tretiak now serves as a goaltender coach for the Chicago medals at 15. Blackhawks hockey team and as a member of the Russian Duma. Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Каспа́ров)- At age 22, he became the He continues to coach and teach hockey through a number of youngest World Chess Champion in 1985, managing to hold onto schools that he helped start. the title until 1993, when he formed another chess organization. He was defeated in 2000 by his former student Vladimir Konstantin Tszyu (Константин Цзю)- A boxer and two-time Kramnik. who is now the current World Chess Champion. He is world junior welterweight champion Tszyu won 31 professional probably best known for losing two chess matches to IBM’s boxing matches out of 34 total. In 2006 at age 37, he announced computer Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997, making it the first time a his intentions to return to the ring. computer has defeated a world chess champion Kharlamov (Валерий Харламов)- he is considered one of the Anastasiya Yermakova and Anastasiya Davydova: The duo greatest hockey players of all time. He had a natural talent on the won their third synchronized swimming duets and second gold rink and was considered one of the Soviet Union’s most medals at the 2006 European swimming championships in formidable hockey opponents until his death in a car accident in Budapest, , where they earned 98.8 ratings from the 1981. In 11 consecutive European hockey championships, he judges. and his team took eight gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze. He was also named tournament all-star in 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. страница 9 CANDINAVIAN Section (FALL #2 2006)

Nyheter Skiing, a Scandinavian In Finnish! Tradition Suomeksi!

Skiing is the natural sport of choice for many Scandinavians. "There is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well and it has a deeper meaning for a

people than most of us perceive." In a recent poll by (Fidtof Nansen 1890) For the last Transparency International, Finland, four thousand years in Northern Iceland, Denmark, Norway and the Scandinavia skiing has been used Go Ducks! Netherlands all ranked in the top ten for utilitarian purposes. It wasn't Hyvä sorsat! countries of least corruption or most until the mid-1800s that skiing confidence by the people in their emerged as a sport. The man Do you want to play? government. The United States responsible for this is Norway's Haluatko pelata? ranked in as the twentieth in a tie own Sondre Norheim. Norheim’s with Chile and Belgium. First rank Telemark ski design and What is the score? was a tie between Finland, New techniques revolutionized the Mikä on pistetilanne? Zealand, and Iceland. - sport as we see it today. www.transparency.org/ What is your favorite 7 Hugo Simberg (1873- team/sport/game? Nov. 17 - Norway is leading an 1917), Gallen-Kallela Skiing, Mikä sinun international initiative to ban cluster Etching 1897. lempijoukkueesi/ munitions that cause unacceptable Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Central Art lempiurheilulajisi/ harm to civilians during war. A Archives/ Janne lempipelisi on? meeting will be held in early 2007 to Mäkinen. -http://www.gallen- begin developing a new treaty. kallela.fi/ europeoftales/ Good luck! -htttp://ww.alertnet.org/ eetaitSimberg.htm Onnea peliin!

With its international Courtesy of Bryar Lindberg & Nina Laine. Skis in the Kalevala popularity, modern skiing is taken Lyyiikki, the smith of left skis, very seriously by the Kauppi, smith of right-hand skis, Scandinavian enthusiast. 7Scandinavian Studies7 In the autumn made the left ski, Competition pushes athletes, at the UO In the winter carved the right ski; equipment, and the sport to new levels. An example of Took a day to shape the ski pole The University of Oregon is one of Scandinavian performance is the And the next day carved the snow the few U.S. institutions to offer latest International Ski Federation disks. students courses that deal with the competition. Finland's team Lyylikki, lylyjen seppä, full spectrum of Scandinavian received four medals, Norway Kauppi, kalhujen tekijä, countries: Denmark, Finland, received three, and Sweden sykysyn lylyä laati, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. received one. The three talven kalhua kaverti, These courses are offered through Scandinavian teams combined päivän vuoli sauvan vartta, the Department of German and took home eight out of eighteen toisen sompoa sovitti. Scandinavian. For more info: medals. No wonder it is http://scandinavian.uoregon.edu/ commonly said Scandinavians are http://kalevala.gov.karelia.ru/songs/song13_e.shtml http://runeberg.org/kalevala/13.html born with skis on their feet.7

10 Sidan PANISH Section (Issue #2 2006) The Mayan Ball Game was a CULTURA solemn experience, filled with VOCABULARIO Deadly Ball Game ritual importance. Religious • Go Ducks!- ¡Vamos Patos! leaders attended, as did most • Do you want to play?- chieftains and other government ¿Quieres jugar? leaders. Sacred songs were sung • What is the score? – ¿Cual and played. Other religious es el resultado? activities took place as well. • What is your favorite team/sport/game? – ¿Cual es tu The winners of the game were equipo/deporte/juego favorito? treated as heroes and given a great • Good luck! – ¡Suerte! feast. The penalty for losing a Few aspects of the ancient Maya game was unusually harsh: death. Últimos All-Star Games culture have attracted as much The leader of the team who lost the respectivamente. Sin embargo, scholarly and public attention as game was killed. This fit in with también hay otros cuatro argentinos the royal ball game tradition. the Mayan belief that human campeones olímpicos, otros cuatro There is little doubt about the sacrifice was necessary for the españoles campeones del mundo y importance of the ball game in the continued success of the peoples' representantes de Brasil, México, life of the Maya. Every major city agriculture, trade, and overall Uruguay, Republica Dominicana y of the Classic period (AD 250- health. Puerto Rico. 909) had at least one ball court, while the largest centers boasted La presencia latina en la NBA Sin duda la presencia latina en la several playing grounds. In the Una nueva temporada de la NBA NBA (al igual que el incremento de ball games they used a rubber ha empezado, y con ella se jugadores extranjeros) es una clara ball, about 20 inches in diameter, renuevan las esperanzas de los muestra del nivel de globalización to play the game, which was jugadores y los aficionados. Este que ha alcanzado este deporte, en played on a stone "court" with año, más que nunca, la presencia gran parte gracias al aporte de estos inward sloping walls, and latina en la NBA es abrumadora. jugadores, quienes son vistos como hanging high on the walls were verdaderos ídolos por niños en todo stone rings. Los jugadores latinoamericanos el mundo que sueñan con algún día

totalizan más de 20, distribuidos seguir sus pasos. The goal of the game was to pass en varios equipos. Ya no sólo the ball around, without having it tienen papeles de reparto; varios de touch your hands, and then get ellos son EVENTOS the ball to pass through one of the figuras en sus Tertulia at UO rings. Since the rings were so equipos. Sin Spanish speakers of all levels meet high and players were not duda los más every Tuesday from 3:30 – 5:00 at allowed to use their hands, it was famosos son el the Buzz in the lower level of the extremely difficult to get the ball argentino EMU. Facilitated by UO Spanish through a ring. In fact, when a Manu Ginobili instructors. player did manage to get a ball Intercambio (campeón dos th th through a ring, that usually ended veces con San December 12 and 26 , 6:30 - 8PM. the game. The game ended Antonio Spurs ¡Vamos a charlar! Talk it up! Join otherwise when the ball touched y campeón olímpico) y el español people of all ages making friends the ground. Pau Gasol (figura de los Memphis and conversation at Intercambio Grizzlies y campeón mundial), conversation circles at the Eugene ambos seleccionados en los dos Public Library.

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