Olympic Ticket Prices

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1 Olympic Ticket Prices The different colors on this document represent different categories of ticket pricing. Red is category A, blue is B, yellow is C, and green is D. 1. This document can best be described as a(n). A. graph B. newspaper article C. pie chart D. editorial 2. This document reflects which currency? A. Euros B. U.S. Dollars C. Canadian Dollars D. Pesos

2 3. In how many categories are tickets available for cross-country skiing? A. three B. one C. four D. two 4. How much does the most expensive ticket to the opening ceremonies cost? A. $775 B. $550 C. $750 D. $1, According to the document, where are the Olympics to be held in 2010? 6. According to the document, what is the source for this data? 7. Which sport boasts the most expensive tickets? 8. Which sport has the highest number of ticket sales? 9. This document reflects information displayed graphically, but it is just one example of how information can be thus presented. Take the ticket pricing for one of the events depicted, and display it in another format that you think would be easy for viewers to interpret.

3 10. Consider which events in these Olympic Games (Winter 2010) are the most popular. Do you think these particular events are always the most popular, or do the host country's preferences play a role in the popularity of the events? Which winter Olympic event is your favorite? Why?

4 U.S. Figure Skating Team Dies in Plane Crash From the Odessa American on Wednesday, February 15, 1961: A Sabena Belgian Airlines jet crashed today, killing 73 people, including the entire U.S. Olympic figure skating team. "Disaster struck at 10:05 a.m. as the $5-million plane, its engines suddenly sounding odd, sought a landing in bright sunshine after a flight from New York...the huge plane slammed to earth beside a woods three miles north of Brussels International Airport and went up in flames fed by fuel oil as the tanks exploded one by one." The figure skating team was the fifth major sports team killed by a plane crash in the last twelve years, including the soccer teams of Italy, Britain, and Denmark. 1. This document can best be described as a(n). A. editorial B. newspaper article C. political cartoon D. sports report 2. This document was created in. A B C D. 1961

5 3. Which sport does this document primarily concern? A. baseball B. football C. soccer D. figure skating 4. Which country's sports team met with disaster, according to this article? A. the United States B. Italy C. Britain D. all of the above 5. Where was the airplane in this document headed? 6. At what time did the plane crash? 7. In what newspaper was this document published? 8. According to one of the headlines in the document, why might this tragedy be considered multiplied for at least some people? 9. The loss of an entire sports team is more than just a personal tragedy for family members, although it is certainly that. Such an event is also a tremendous challenge for the sport. How does a country go about rebuilding its sports team when all of its top athletes are gone? If you were in charge of a country's team and had to start building from scratch, what tactics would you use to build a solid sports team?

6 10. In the 1960s, travel by air was still relatively new. Do you think the loss of famous figures, such as a sports team or singer Ritchie Valens discouraged people from this new form of travel? Why or why not?

7 1948 Olympic Ticket 1. This document can best be described as a. A. picture B. ticket C. chart D. graph 2. This document was created in. A B C D This document was created in the city of. A. Rome B. Athens C. Atlanta D. London 4. This document permits an individual entry into the. A. Superbowl B. World Series C. XIV Olympiad D. Figure Skating World Championships

8 5. To what specific event does this document permit its possessor entry? 6. At what turnstile should the holder of this document enter? 7. To what arena does this document permit entry? 8. For what date was this document issued? 9. Can this particular document be considered an example of primary source history? What can we learn from this document? Is the knowledge that we can gain knowledge worth having? Why or why not?

9 10. Using your knowledge of history and geography, explain why these particular Olympic Games ( London) may have had special meaning for many of those in attendance. Consider both historical and geographical context when formulating your answer.

10 Miracle on Ice, NYT, February 22, 1980 U.S. Defeats Soviet Squad In Olympic Hockey by 4-3

11 By Gerald Eskenazi Special to The New York Times Lake Placid, N.Y., Feb In one of the most startling and dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog United States hockey team, composed in great part of collegians, defeated the defending champion Soviet squad by 4-3 tonight. The victory brought a congratulatory phone call to the dressing room from President Carter and set off fireworks over this tiny Adirondack village. The triumph also put the Americans in a commanding position to take the gold medal in the XIII Olympic Winter Games, which will end Sunday. If on Sunday morning the United States defeats Finland, which ties Sweden, 3-3, tonight, the Americans will win the gold medal regardless of the outcome of the game between Sweden and the Soviet Union later that day. If the United States ties Finland, the Americans are assured of at least a bronze medal. The American goal that broke a 3-3 tie tonight was scored midway through the final period by a player who typifies the makeup of the United States team. His name is Mike Eruzione, he is from Winthrop, Mass., he is the American team's captain and he was plucked from the obscurity of the Toledo Blades of the International League. His opponents tonight included world-renounced stars, some of them performing in the Olympics for the third time. The Soviet team has captured the previous four Olympic hockey tournaments, going back to 1964, and five of the last six. The only club to defeat them since 1956 was the United States team of 1960, which won the gold medal at Squaw Valley, Calif. Few victories in American Olympic play have provoked reaction comparable to tonight's decision at the red-seated, smallish Olympic Field House. At the final buzzer, after the fans had chanted seconds away, fathers and mothers and friends of the United Sates players dashed onto the ice, hugging anyone they could find in red, white and blue uniforms. Meanwhile, in the stands, most of the 10,000 fans - including about 1,500 standees, who paid $24.40 apiece for a ticket - shouted "U.S.A.," over and over, and hundreds outside waved American flags. 'Born to a Be a Player' Later, the orchestrator of the team, Coach Herb Brooks, from the University of Minnesota, took out a yellow piece of paper, displayed the almost illegible scrawl on it, and said, "I really said this to the guys. I'm not lying to you." Before the game, Brooks had taken out that card in the locked room and read his remarks. "You were born to be a player," he read. "You were meant to be here." Though only one of the 20 players in the room ever had competed in an Olympics before, they proved him right. The Americans were seeded seventh in this tournament, but they went through the opening round of play undefeated, with four victories and one tie to advance to the final round, which will decide the gold, silver and bronze medalists. From the opening minutes fans and players fed off one another in the festive atmosphere at the arena. The tempo and emotion of the game was established early, when a longtime Soviet star, Valery Kharlamov, wearing the traditional lipstick-red uniform, was sandwiched between two Americans. Suddenly, he was lifted between them and, looking like a squirt of ketchup, sailed into the air and them flopped to the ice. Russian-Based Attack Beyond the constant pressure of intimidating body checks, though, were the intricate passing patterns of the Americans, who have derived many of their techniques from the Russians. The Soviet system is based on attack. The Russians more than doubled the shots on goal of the Americans, 39-16, but almost every one that the Russians took was stopped, often dramatically, by Jim Craig, a former goalie for Boston University. As a result of tonight's victory, the hockey players will be among the prouder contingents of the 150 American Olympians who will be honored at the White House on Monday morning at a two-hour session with the President. Tonight, though, the Americans struggled until the final period, never leading until Eruzione's goal. They trailed by 3-2 going into the last 20 minute period. No hockey game is played nonstop for 60 minutes, but this one came close. The Russians have been famed for their conditioning techniques. They also were considered the finest hockey team in the world. The Soviet Union broke through first, with its new young star, Valery Krotov, getting his stick in the way of Aleksei Kasatonov's whistling slap shot. The puck changed direction and sailed beyond Craig's reach in the first period. Midway through the period, the only American who has been an Olympian, Buzz Schneider, drilled a shot over the left shoulder of Vladislav Tretyak, the Soviet goalie. The goal was Schneider's fifth of the series, giving him the team lead. That is a surprising performance for a player who once failed the tryout with the lowly Pittsburgh Penguins in the National League, and since has bounced around American leagues of less stature. Holding Goes Unnoticed

12 But there were other highlights of that first period. The Russians had one when Sergei Makarov punched the puck past Craig while fans screamed in vain for Referee Karl-Gustav Kaisla of Finland to notice an American who was being held. Only a few seconds remained when Ken Morrow, a draft choice of the New York Islanders, slammed an 80-foot desperation shot toward the goal. The puck caromed out to Mark Johnson, who struck it home with no seconds showing on the clock. A goal cannot be scored with no time remaining. Actually, when the puck had sailed in there was a second left. It took another second for the goal judge to press the button signaling the score and stopping the clock. The Soviet skaters left the ice, contending time was over, but after Kaisla spoke to other officials, the goal was allowed. The arena rocked with applause with the verification of the 2-2- tie. Soviet Goalie Replaced Back came the disappointed Russians from their dressing room, adjusting their shiny red helmets. They had a new player on the ice, too - Vladimir Myshkin had replaced Tretyak in goal for the final faceoff of the period. Later, the assistant Soviet coach, Vladimir Jursinov, explained the removal of Tretyak, saying through an interpreter, "He is not playing well and my feeling is he is nervous." Myshkin kept the Americans at bay for the second period, although they tested him with only two shots. The Russians took a 3-2 lead when one of their veterans, Aleksandr Maltsev, scored with a man advantage. But in the last period Johnson swatted home a shot that David Silk had gotten off while being hauled down, and the puck eluded Myshkin to tie the score. About a minute and a half lalter, with exactly half of the period over, Eruzione picked up a loose puck in the Soviet zone, skated to a point between the faceoff circles and fired a screened, 30-foot shot through the pads of Myshkin for the winning score. The goal set off cheering that lasted through the remainder of the game, as the youngest team of all the American squads, average age 22, put itself in a position to win only the second gold medal for an American hockey team. 1. This document can best be described as a(n). A. newspaper article B. personality profile C. editorial D. sketch 2. This document was created in. A B C D Where was this document published? A. Sports Illustrated B. the New York Times C. the Houston Chronicle D. the New York Post 4. With which sport is this document concerned? A. hockey B. football C. soccer D. basketball

13 5. Who wrote this document? 6. Which two countries are the focus of this document? 7. From whom did this sports team receive a congratulatory phone call? 8. Why was this Olympic sports victory noteworthy? 9. Using your knowledge of history and this document, explain why the title of the document, Miracle on Ice, is imbued with so much meaning for so many people. Does the title refer merely to the sports victory?

14 10. What is the purpose of the Olympic Games? Is it solely an athletic purpose, or is there another goal? Consider the political state of the world in 1980 and compare it with the political state of the world now. Can the Olympics hope to achieve any sort of non-athletic goal? Should that even be their aim?