Bobsleigh
By: Jeffrey Kolpikov and Cris Sosa
How the sport is played
Riders, wearing cleated shoes push the sled to make it as fast as they can. Then the rider jumps in as it gets faster. The Brakeman, rider and in the four man race the pushers get in the sleigh. They try to get to the finish as fast as possible.
When the first woman's event took place (first essential question)
The event with two-woman was made in Salt Lake City in 2002
When the firts men's events took place (second essential question)
The first four-man race took place in 1924 and the first two-man event was added in the 1932
Past champions of 2010 (third essential question)
Four-man GOLD
USA- Steve Holcomb,Steve Mesler,Curt Tomasevicz,Justin Olsen
Two-man GOLD
Germany- Kevin Kuske and Andre Lange
Two-woman GOLD
Canada- Kaillie Humphries and Heather Hoyse
Events in Bobsleigh
There is a four man and a two man for the men but only a two man for the woman
Sochi 2-woman winners
Sochi 2-man winners
sochi 4-man winners
Citations
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics-bobsledding.html
http://www.olympic.org/fibt-bobsleigh
http://www.olympic.org/bobsleigh-equipment-and-history?tab=history
http://www.winsport.ca/activities/winteratcop/bobsleigh_rides.cfm
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-sports/25111833
http://juantadeo.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/bobsleigh.jpg
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/kelli_anderson/02/07/olympics.bobsled/p1_020706_bobsled_getty.jpg
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/bobsleigh
http://www.woodallscm.com/2010/03/koa-sponsored-u-s-bobsled-team-wins-gold-medal/