olympic games

Your Questions About Olympics Locations

Ruth asks… Why has london already been chosen for the 2012 olympic games? Didn’t beijing receive their bid in 2006? Why is the london decision coming so early, be fore the 2008 olympics are even over? How are the olympic locations decided on and at what intervals are they decided; always this early? Pip answers: […]

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Your Questions About Uk Tourism Olympics

Helen asks… Is Govt £25m international tourism ad campaign money well spent? Or waste in light of 4bn global TV audience? A multi-million pound international campaign has been launched to entice visitors to the UK. But with the Olympic Games expected to draw the attention of four billion global viewers, is this marketing push money […]

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Your Questions About Olympics 2014

Laura asks… What do you think about Gary Bettman not allowing the NHL players to participate in the 2014 Olympics? I agree with Ovechkin I would go play for my country even if it means sacrificing my NHL contract. Why would Bettman even think about doing that it would hurt the NHL all together. kenspong […]

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Your Questions About Olympics

Charles asks… How many months before the Olympics do most equestrians start taking lessons? I’m thinking it would be 3 or 4 months before the Olympics. However, I drive past an equestrian center twice a day and don’t see any olympians taking lessons. Perhaps I’m wrong and they start taking lessons a couple weeks before […]

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Your Questions About Olympics

Donna asks… Olympics. ):? have to do these for my school hw and figure these out for my upcoming speaking test. anyways, please help me with these problems. ty (: ! 1) What year were the first ancient Olympic Games held? 2) Where were the first ancient Olympic Games held? 3) Where were the first […]

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Your Questions About Olympics Locations

Robert asks… What were the past locations for the Winter Olympics? I was looking at the next location at the Winter Olympics, which is in Russia, and was wondering when it was at Finland last? after russia it should be FINLAND! kenspong answers: No….The 1952 Summer Olympics were held in Helsinki, Finland. Daniel asks… Precisely […]

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