Olympics 2014 by Rachel Carroll That It Will Be a Mixed Gender Staff Writer Sport
8 HI-TIDE January 31, 2014 The Archery Team, led by captains Brian Gray and ColleenSPORTS Mellinger, prepares for its first match against High Tech High Chula Vista on February 20. Olympics 2014 By Rachel Carroll that it will be a mixed gender Staff Writer sport. The men and women will skate individually, but The Sochi Olympics will be their scores will be combined. starting on February 6. There Ten countries: Canada, Rus- are not many winter sports in sia, United States, Japan, Ita- San Diego, but it will be excit- ly, France, China, Germany, ing to see how the American Ukraine, and Great Britain, athletes will fare in Russia. will all enter teams in this America is very excited that event. San Diego’s Shaun White will While more people are likely be competing again in his to watch the team figure skat- third Winter Olympics. Not ing, the most controversial only is he the best snowboard new sport will be slopestyle. half piper in the world, but Slopestyle is essentially skate- he is also a world-class skate- boarding on snow, and just boarder. He is easily noticed like in skateboarding, ath- because of his flaming red hair. letes will be doing tricks such The most famous female as jumps, backflips, and even Photos courtesy of Creekstar Allan winter athlete, Lindsey Vonn, riding their skis, or snow- will unfortunately not be able boards, down rails. The men to compete in downhill ski- and women who compete in ing, as she re-injured her right slopestyle are superb athletes, knee.
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