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Did South Africa ever win a Winter Olympic medal?
No. Through the 2010 Games in Vancouver, South Africa has been represented by athletes in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating, and skeleton without winning a medal.
Which games take place in the winter Olympic games?
Sports competed in the Winter Olympics include skiing (alpine, cross country, and freestyle), ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating (including short track), curling, bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, snowboarding, biathlon (cross country skiing and shooting combined), skeleton, and nordic combined (combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping).
How many Olympic medals has Lindsey Vonn won in her entire career?
In the Olympics, two ... a gold in women's downhill alpine skiing and a bronze in women's Super G alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. She has also won 4 medals in the World Championships, a gold and silver in downhill and a gold and silver in Super G.
What Olympic games do you have now and ancient Olympics did not?
Aquatics [1], Archery, SOME of the Athletics events [2] Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boat related events (Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing), Cycling, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo [3], Tennis, Triathalon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Winter Olympic Events [4]. [1] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo. [2] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Hurdles, Steeplechase, Relay races, Walking, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw, and various footrace distances that were not originally in the games. [3] Taekwondo was NOT in the ancient games, BUT they did have a form of mixed martial arts. [4] Modern events NOT included in ancient games include: Alpine Skiing, Biathalon, Bobsleigh, Cross-country skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboarding, Speed Skating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics#Sports http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics
Who is the oldest athlete in the 2010 winter games?
51 year old Hubertus von Hohenlohe representing Mexico who will compete in alpine skiing.
