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As we all know, the 2010 Winter Olympics are just around the corner. Earlier this week we discussed why certain sports that both men and women play, almost always the men teams always get more recognition. This sparked this question: which is more popular, the Winter or Summer Olympic games? Why? I personally believe that the summer Olympics always get more attention than the winter games. I think it is because people usually have more free time in the summer and enjoy watching sunny outside sports. I also really like the winter Olympics, but I feel that there isn't such a big hype about them. The only time I remember being really excited about the Winter games is when they were in Salt Lake City in 2002. I remember watching the Olympic torch march down Sheridan road which I think made me interested in those Olympics. Overall, I think the Winter games have more interesting sports, but Summer games have the 'popular' sports like Track and Field, Swimming, and Gymnastics. Which one do you prefer? Why?
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I agree with you, I think that the summer games are more popular. I think that more of the summer sports are relatable to people. Like you mentioned, swimming, running, gymnastics, and other sports like soccer and basketball are all easier to realte to than sports like bobsleding, and skiing.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Ellie, especially around here summer games seem to be more popular. I think this may be because of the geography and weather of Chicago. There are no hills in the midwest, let alone mountains. Therefore it would be harder for people to relate to sports that they are unfamiliar with. Where in the summer olympics, everyone knows how to run, most have been in a pool, and most have tried to to a cartwheel. Therefore they can relate to the sports that are watching.
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