Ava's 1st Written report was on Bobsledding in the winter Olympics. She brought it home and read it to us :
Did you know that two and four man bobsled teams fly down the track at speeds of as much as 90 mph? An offspring of tobeogganing the modern day sport of bobsleding was conceived in Switzerland late in the 1800s. The second member of the two-person team is the brake mano. Always the last person in the sled, he or she pulls up on the brake, lowering a piece of metal into the ice to stop the sled after the run. a pair of pushers added makes a four-man team. They are responsible for helping to get the sled started. The sled rips down the ice track one at a time, reaching speeds up to 90 mph. The team with the lowest time after the two runs wins the gold. Each nation may enter two sleds in each event. The sleds are made of fiberglass and have weight limits. One person steers the sled by puling one rope with his right hand to go left. The 2002 Salt Lake City Olmipics were good for the U.S.A. bobsledding. The two woman team took home the gold in the inaugural womens competition and four-man teams grabbed the silver and bronze. I hope I get to see bobsledding in the Olympics this year.
Written By: Ava Grace Bumbaugh
Age: 8 - Grade: 2nd Teacher: Mrs. Zullinger
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