The complete book of the winter olympics vancouver 2010 edition

Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Jaime Loucky. But much more than a statistical compendium, the book also offers a wealth of Winter Olympic history, anecdote, and lore, bringing alive the most dramatic mom From speed skating to snowboarding, bobsleigh to ice hockey, this encyclopedia book gives the medals tables, timings, distances, and scores of every event, and provides vital information on rules and scoring systems.

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Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Of course, it's and this is actually more than 12 years out of date, having been published, I think, as an armchair companion to watching the '98 Olympics as the results from those games are nowhere in this volume. It does, however, offer a brief synopsis of each sports' history, the medal winners and the stories of the event.

Well written, it's a great reference book until I find the author's version. Feb 24, James Thompson rated it it was amazing. I got the version of this book for my Nook that was the only way it was available.

This is an outstanding read if you're an Olympic junkie. There is also a version for the Summer Olympics. Loved the older stories about the Olympians of the past. Would love a version completed after the Olympics rather than prior to the ones. The Vancouver Edition is the third book on the Olympics that they have written together. He has been a television and radio commentator for the Olympic Games since Now in its eighth edition and published in anticipation of the Vancouver Games.

In his Olympics books you find an accurate recording of every sporting event at every Olympics, including the results up to eighth place, with the names, times, nationalities and even judges' scores, where available.

In his Olympics books you find an accurate recording of every sporting event at every Olympics. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses.

The complete book of the Winter Olympics Item Preview. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! The book also looks at the history of each Olympic event from inception to the present day, including discontinued events and the four skating events first featured, before the creation of the Winter Olympics, in the London Summer Olympics. From speed skating to snowboarding, bobsled to ice hockey, the book gives the medals tables, timings, distances, and scores.

But much more than a statistical compendium, the book also offers an abundance of Winter Olympic history, anecdotes, and lore, as authors David Wallechinsky and Jaime Loucky bring alive the most dramatic moments from the Games and celebrating the many extraordinary individuals who have competed. Ice hockey -- 2. Figure skating -- 3.

Speed skating, men -- 4.