2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Women s Long-Track Speed Skating

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1 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Women s Long-Track Speed Skating 1

2 What is Long-Track 2 Speed Skating Speed Skating is a competitive form of ice skating where competitors race each other in a travelling distance on skates

3 Co m pe t i t o r s! There are 34 competitors in the 500m Women s Speed Skating Of these thirty-four, four of them are Canadian 3

4 CANADIAN O M Christine Nesbitt Placing 12th P E Anastasia Bucsis Placing 28th T I Marsha Hudey Placing 32nd T Danielle Wotherspoon Placing 33rd O R 4 S

5 1st 2nd 3rd 5 Results

6 C O U N T R I E S! IN! M Korea - 4 Competitors Russia - 4 Competitors Netherlands - 4 Competitors China - 4 Competitors Usa - 4 Competitors Germany - 4 Competitors Canada - 4 Competitors Japan - 2 Competitors Czech Republic - 1 Competitor Kazakhstan - 1 Competitor Austria - 1 Competitor Italy - 1 Competitor 6

7 Competitors There are 10 competitors in the 1000m Women s Speed Skating Of the ten competitors there is only one Canadian 7

8 Canadian Competitor! Christine Nesbitt is the only Canadian Competitor in the 1000m race 8 Nesbitt placed 9th

9 1st R E S U L T S 9 2nd 3rd

10 COUNTRIES IN 1000M NETHERLANDS -4 COMPETITORS USA - 2 COMPETITORS CANADA - 1 COMPETITORS CHINA - 1 COMPETITOR RUSSIA - 1 COMPETITOR CZECH REPUBLIC - 1 COMPETITOR 10

11 Competitors There are 36 competitors in the 1500m Women s Speed Skating Of these thirty six, four are Canadian Competitors 11

12 Canadian Competitors Kali Christ Christine Nesbitt Placing 16th Brittany Schussler Placing 17th Brianne Tutt Placing 26th Placing 35th 12

13 1st 2nd 3rd RESULTS 13

14 Countries in 1500m 4 Canadian Competitors 4 Netherlands Competitors 4 Russia Competitors 4 Japan Competitors 3 Poland Competitors 3 USA Competitors 3 Germany Competitors 3 Korea Competitors 2 Norway Competitors 2 China Competitors 1 Czech Republic Competitor 1 Belgium Competitor 1 Kazakhstan Competitor 1 Austria Competitor 14

15 Competitors There are 16 competitors in the 5000m race Of these 16, only 1 is Canadian 15

16 Canadian Competitor Ivanie Blondin is the only Canadian Competitor! in 5000m Blondin placed 14th 16

17 1st! 2nd 3rd Results 17

18 Countries in 5000m 3 Japan Competitors 3 Germany Competitors 3 Netherlands Competitors 2 Russia Competitors 1 Canadian Competitor 1 Czech Republic Competitor 1 Norway Competitor 1 Poland Competitor 1 USA Competitor 18

19 Race Favorties! 19

to make the podium in the 500 meters, and it wouldn't be a shock if one

20 500m Race Favorites! Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe are the United States' best chances to make the podium in the 500 meters, and it wouldn't be a shock if one or both ended up there. Sang Hwa Lee is the defending gold medalist in this event, and she's the clear favorite to retain her 20

21 Heather Richardson 1000m Race Favorites Brittany Bowe The highly touted American duo of Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe will be heavily favored to finish with the two top spots in the ladies' 1,000-meter race 21

22 5000m Race Favorite Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic has already secured her position as one of the top ladies speedskaters in Olympic history. After winning double gold in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter races in Vancouver (2010), she was named, "The queen of skating," 22

23 Speed Skating Stories from Sochi! 23

24 The Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Team Speed skating is one of Canada s most successful sports at the Winter Games. Since the sport made its debut at the 1932 Winter Olympics, Canada " has earned a total of 33 speed skating medals Canadian Long Track Speed Skating Team 24

25 "Stuggling U.S. team wants answers Disappointing speedskating performances by the U.S. team led many fans and athletes to question whether the Under Armour uniforms they wore were to blame for slow race times. 25

26 Injured Lee still takes Speed Skating Gold South Korean Sang-hwa Lee retains the Women s 500 metres speed skating title while suffering from a sore knee. 26

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AREA TOTALS OECD Composite Leading Indicators. OECD Total. OECD + Major 6 Non Member Countries. Major Five Asia. Major Seven.

AREA TOTALS OECD Composite Leading Indicators. OECD Total. OECD + Major 6 Non Member Countries. Major Five Asia. Major Seven. Reference series Composite leading indicators OECD Composite Leading Indicators AREA TOTALS 7-03- 19 OECD Total 19 OECD + Major 6 Non Member Countries 19 Major Seven 19 Major Five Asia 19 Euro area 19