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I am here with Heather to report the daily news.
Thank you Daisy. Today, we have a big surprise for you.
We found 5 athletes that will share with you some information about the history of the Winter Olympic Games.
We have snowboarder, Ross Rebagliati,
hockey player, Wayne Gretzky,
Curler, Jan Betker,
Cross-country skier Sarah Renner,
and hockey player, Hailey Wikenheiser.
Jan, do you know how many Winter Olympic Games have been held already?
Yes. There have been 21 Winter Olympics including this year’s.
Do you know where the 2014 Games will be held?
I think that they will be in Russia.
So Ross, when did snowboarding become a winter Olympic sport?
I was very excited when snowboarding was added as an Olympic sport in 1998 in Japan.
Sarah, when were the first Olympic games?
The first games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.
It was before the Olympics were divided into two categories. All the sports were together, regardless of the season.
Wayne, how many times were you in the Olympic Games?
5 times. It was cooler every time!
Hailey, who started the Winter Olympics?
It was the intelligent, Gaston Vidal.
Did you know that hockey was originally in the summer Olympics?
Oh! Well goodnight folks!
And that is all the news for today.
Goodbye and goodnight everyone!