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Biathlon : training and racing techniques / by Souza, Ken.(CARDINAL)775220; Babbitt, Bob.(CARDINAL)769732;
Subjects: Bicycle racing.; Cycling; Running races.; Running;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Biathlon, cross-country, ski jumping, and nordic combined / by Burns, Kylie.(CARDINAL)480806;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Olympic Nordic skiing events -- Introduction to biathlon -- More on biathlon -- Biathlon mass start and relays -- Introduction to cross-country skiing -- Cross-country: individual and individual sprint -- Cross-country: pursuit and mass start -- Cross-country: relays and team sprint -- Introduction to ski jumping -- More on ski jumping -- Introduction to Nordic combined -- Nordic combined: individual events -- Nordic combined: team event -- Snapshot of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.Have you ever wanted to fly like a bird or ski at top speed across snowy terrain? Can you imagine racing on skis across the countryside only to stop periodically to fire shots at targets at rapid-fire speed? In this book, you'll experience the excitement of Olympic ski jumping, cross country skiing, and biathlon. You'll learn amazing facts about the history of each sport, the training it takes to be a top athlete, and the high-tech equipment used by competitors.NC1090LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biathlon; Cross-country skiing; Ski jumping; Skis and skiing; Sports; Winter Olympics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Paralympic sports events / by Johnson, Robin(Robin R.);
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Paralympic games -- Alpine skiing events -- Downhill -- Slalom -- Giant slalom -- Super-G -- Nordic skiing events -- Cross-country skiing: individual -- Cross-country skiing: relay -- Short-distance biathlon -- Long-distance biathlon -- Ice sledge hockey -- Wheelchair curling -- Snapshot of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.The Paralympics are a series of sporting events for elite athletes with different physical abilities. This book examines the five Paralympic winter sports, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curling, and the athletes who compete in them. Prepare to be inspired by their courage, skill, and dedication to their sport.NC1160LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Paralympic Games.; Athletes with disabilities.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Winter Olympics : an insider's guide to the legends, the lore, and the game : Vancouver edition / by Judd, Ron C.(CARDINAL)640203;
Roots : a brief history of the Winter Games -- Vancouver edition : the sea to sky games -- Bobsled, luge, skeleton -- Curling -- Figure skating -- Ice hockey -- Speedskating -- Short-track speedskating -- Alpine skiing -- Cross-country skiing and biathlon -- Freestyle skiing -- Ski jumping and Nordic combined -- Snowboarding.
Subjects: Winter Olympics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The hard parts : a memoir of courage and triumph / by Masters, Oksana,1989-author.(CARDINAL)862627; Randall, Cassidy,author.(CARDINAL)862628;
The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-countryskiing, and road cycling competitions.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Masters, Oksana, 1989-; Paralympic Games.; Athletes with disabilities; Intercountry adoption; Intercountry adoption;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 20
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The complete book of the Winter Olympics / by Wallechinsky, David,1948-;
Subjects: Winter Olympics; Winter Olympics; Winter Olympics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My encyclopedia of very important sports / by Hawkes, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)424446; DK Publishing, Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)317714;
Team sports -- Individual sports -- Winter sports -- Water sports -- Games -- Sports stories -- Amazing athletes -- Sporting events.This exciting book for children is packed with fun facts about a range of popular sports such as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you're a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and go, this book has it all. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport also celebrates the unique talents, lives, and careers of sporting heroes such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Yuna Kim, Lin Dan, and Donald Bradman, and chronicles the most celebrated stories in sporting history, such as breaking the Four-minute mile, Nadia Comaneci's Perfect 10, and Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. Featuring everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like The World Cup, Superbowl, Olympics, Paralympics, and more - this is the perfect book for budding superstars everywhere.IG950L
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Illustrated works.; Instructional and educational works.; Sports; Sports; Athletes;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 17
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Sports: the complete visual reference / by Fortin, François.(CARDINAL)634276;
An overview of the sports world documents the history, equipment, rules, and strategies for more than one hundred fifty sports, including track and field, swimming, archery, skiing, martial arts, roller hockey, and bodybuilding.
Subjects: Sports.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 20
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