Olympics 2014: Fun Facts

You can feel it in the air. The Olympic buzz. I love the Olympics as it brings nations together in a competitive atmosphere, with members playing some of my favourite sports. Every year is different, and this year is no exception. So I present to you everything 2014 Winter Olympics:

1. The Big Ice: The rink in Sochi will be the international standard of 200ft by 100ft, which is 3,000 square feet bigger than the NHL rink. With many NHL players playing a huge role in the olympic hockey teams, it will be interesting to see how this may affect their game. 

   

   Bolshoy Ice Dome

2. Expensive Olympics: These Olympics will beat the record for most expensive games hosted. The Olympics this year are estimated to have cost 51 BILLION.
3. Women's Ski Jumping: After numerous petitions and debates, the Olympics will finally include a women's ski jump (rather than just mens ski jump). These women are more than deserving to finally compete in the olympics, plus this sport is bad ass (it's pretty much like flying in the air with skis on).

   

   Atsuko Tanaka 

4. More Sports Making Their Olympic Debut: In addition to Women's Ski Jump, Mens and Womens Ski Halfpipe, Biathlon Mixed Relay, Team Figure Skating, and Luge Team Relay will all be debuting for the first time in Olympic history. 

   

   A group of people dancing coordinated on the ice? Count me in!

5. Olympic Torch Relay: The Olympic Torch will travel the longest route a torch has ever travelled by the time it reaches Sochi. 40,000km to be exact, with around 14,000 torch bearers overall!

Do you have any interesting facts about the 2014 Winter Olympics? Comment below! 

Btw, the 2014 Olympics run February 7 - February 23, meaning lucky us get a chance to catch a lot of events during our reading week! :)  

Until Next Time, I'll be Yorking Around, 

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Reasons You Should Play Intramurals

intramural

ˌɪntrəˈmjʊər(ə)l/

adjective

1. Sports played by colleges in a fun environment
2. Colleges compete for the York Torch 

Intramural's can be a daunting thing to get involved in. "What if Im not good enough?", "I've never played sports" and "But I don't know anyone" are the things that commonly run through peoples minds when being asked to join intramural's. Im here to change your mind! Presenting.... reasons you should play intramurals:

1. YOU DONT HAVE TO BE GOOD IN SPORTS

Yes you will be playing sports. No, you don't have to be a pro. Almost every sport offered in intramurals is offered in either TIER ONE or TIER TWO. Tier one is more competitive, and people usually have played the sport before, however tier two is way less competitive and more fun (giving a chance for everyone to play)!

Batting in softball...
needless to say that ball didn't go anywhere....

2. ITS FUN 

Yes fun. Just because you're at University doesn't mean you have to give up on fun! And this is a perfect way to get some fun in your life. Intramurals allow you to be goofy, get your body moving, and interacting with other people- how can you say NO people?!

3. THERE ARE SOME CRAZY SPORTS OUT THERE...

RAGE dodgeball. Bowling. Inner-water basketball. YES. Those are all sports you can play FOR FREE here at York University. They bring the fun to a whole 'nother level, and you may never get a chance to play these sports anywhere else ;) 

Me in action.. at Rage Dodgeball
(its THIS FRIDAY btw)!

4. YOU LEARN SPORTS 

Before I came to York I had never played football, let alone knew the rules. And this applied to a lot of sports. Intramurals have allowed me to become more familiar with sports, which I am pretty happy about (no longer do I have to pretend to know what people are talking about the night after a "crazy game")

5.  EASY TO FIT IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Finding it hard to get to the gym or to do that 5k a day? Intramurals are a perfect way to incorporate moving your body everyday!

AND if you're having a hard time fitting in study breaks, and socializing time... INTRAMURALS will cover all that for you too! 3-in-1: its s study break, you socialize while playing, and you're getting a workout in :D perfect right?!

Lastly... if sports 100% are not your thing, absolutely, what so ever.... AT LEAST get involved with something at York!

Until Next Time, I'll be Yorking Around, 

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