Simply Piste Blog » Winter Olympics http://blog.simplypiste.com Skiwear & Ski Clothing Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Winter Olympics injury rate out http://blog.simplypiste.com/index.php/2010/09/winter-olympics-injury-rate-out/ http://blog.simplypiste.com/index.php/2010/09/winter-olympics-injury-rate-out/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:49:39 +0000 admin http://blog.simplypiste.com/?p=359 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Research has shown at least one in 10 athletes suffered an injury during the 2010 Winter Olympics, with alpine freestyle and snowboard cross considered among the most hazardous sports.

Reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the study recorded as many as 287 injuries and 185 illnesses during the international multi-sport event held in Canada.

Other dangerous sports included bobsleigh, ice hockey and short track. The Nordic skiing events were considered among the lowest risk sports, including the biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined.

The athletes mostly sustained head, spine or knees injuries. They suffered the injuries either during training or the competition.

A total of 82 doctors, who were looking after 2567 athletes, participated in the study.

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]]> http://blog.simplypiste.com/index.php/2010/09/winter-olympics-injury-rate-out/feed/ 0 Jeans genius from snowboarding team http://blog.simplypiste.com/index.php/2010/02/jeans-genius-from-snowboarding-team/ http://blog.simplypiste.com/index.php/2010/02/jeans-genius-from-snowboarding-team/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:37:14 +0000 admin http://blog.simplypiste.com/?p=171 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The US snowboarders in the Vancouver Games have been showing off their jeans as well as their prowess.
The team members wore their blue Ski jeans, made just for practice, on Cypress Mountain, near Vancouver. Burton, the company providing the team’s gear, supplied the garments on the eve of the Games. More traditional race pants from Burton stayed boxed but the jeans were donned with enthusiasm and proved real head turners.
“We’re wearing these jeans and there’s nothing you can say about it,” said US snowboarder Nick Baumgartner.
“Snowboarding is the cool factor; that’s what the sport is all about, so why not embellish it to its limit?” said Baumgartner. To wear jeans in the Olympics? I don’t think you can get any cooler than that.”

Vancouver Olympics SnowboardingThe US snowboarders in the Vancouver Games have been showing off their jeans as well as their prowess.

The team members wore their blue Ski jeans, made just for practice, on Cypress Mountain, near Vancouver. Burton, the company providing the team’s gear, supplied the garments on the eve of the Games. More traditional race pants from Burton stayed boxed but the jeans were donned with enthusiasm and proved real head turners.

“We’re wearing these jeans and there’s nothing you can say about it,” said US snowboarder Nick Baumgartner.

“Snowboarding is the cool factor; that’s what the sport is all about, so why not embellish it to its limit?” said Baumgartner. To wear jeans in the Olympics? I don’t think you can get any cooler than that.”

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