What does the Olympic symbol represent for kids?

The Olympic rings are the official symbol of the Olympic Games. The design was created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1913. The rings on the right represent the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from around the world at the Olympic Games.

What are the three main symbols of the Olympic Games?

The rings are five interlocking rings, coloured blue, yellow, black, green and red on a white field, known as the “Olympic rings”. The symbol was originally created in 1913 by Coubertin. He appears to have intended the rings to represent the five continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.

What is the single most popular Olympic event for winter?

Topend Sports Poll — the leading sport voted the favorite Winter Olympics sport (poll runnning from 2014 till 2018) is Figure Skating by a long way followed by Ice Hockey. The least favorite sport is curling by a long way.

What is the emblem of the Winter Olympics?

The logo emblem was a pentagon shaped, stylized snowflake and maple leaf. It was made using five small and five capital ‘C’ letter symbolising the country Canada and Calgary. The Olympic logo was placed below the emblem. 16. Winter Olympics 1992 The XVI Olympic Winter Games were held in Albertville France.

What kind of sports are held in the Winter Olympics?

Alpine skiing, ice hockey, ski jumping, snowboarding are some of the sports events held during the Winter Olympic Games.

What was the logo of the 1964 Winter Olympics?

The logo of this winter olympics were a symbol of american patriotism. The logo emblem had three triangles with olympic rings in between them. The triangle in the logo was either meant to be seen as snowflake or a star. 09. Winter Olympics 1964 Innsbruck in Austria hosted the IX Olympic Winter Games.

What was the first Winter Olympics medal sport?

Military patrol (a precursor to the biathlon) was a medal sport in 1924. It was also a demonstration sport in 1928, 1936 and 1948. In figure skating, an event called Men’s special figures was on the program only once in 1908.