Winter Olympic sports

"Including feature section on Vancouver 2010 Olympics" -- Cover

Sliding events -- On the right track -- Bobsleigh -- Four-man bobsleigh -- Two-man bobsleigh -- Two-woman bobsleigh -- Luge -- Men's singles luge -- Women's singles luge -- Doubles luge -- Skeleton -- Men's skeleton -- Women's skeleton -- Snapshot of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Do you have a need for speed? If you do, you'll want to read all about these Winter Olympic sliding sports. In this book, you'll learn how bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitors speed down steep, twisting tracks on aerodynamic sleds. You'll learn about the racers, their equipment, and the records they hold. You'll also discover that in these fast-paced sports, every second, and hundredth of a second, counts

Lexile: 1080

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