The purpose of the Olympic Games should be to contribute to the social development by leaving behind economic, cultural and environmental legacies to the hosting region. While tangible examples such as venues are often recognized as representative legacies of the Olympics, intangible aspects such as the environment, culture, policy and human resources have been gaining in importance. The Olympi...

BackgroundThe 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is a representative large-scale sporting event, which not only promotes the development of national and regional economy, society, culture but also increases demand residents for winter sports, thus helping achieve grand goal “encouraging 300 million people to participate in sports.” This research explores influence on residents’ sports Beijing–Tianjin...

The aim of this study is to examine the comparative relationships between level commitment sports and life satisfaction athletes who do winter according various variables. A relational scanning model used solve problem. sample group consists 255 over age 18 have been interested in for at least 3 years. Questionnaires were made face-to-face Erzurum Palandöken Ski Facilities, Ice Skating Hall, Ho...

Cross-country skiing has always been one of the most popular winter sports in Scandinavia (Eriksson, 1976). Although downhill skiing has become more and more popular during the last ten years, cross-country skiing is still the most important mass sport in Finland. The number of competitive skiers has been increasing owing to the fact that the younger age groups as well as the veteran series hav...

The case is presented of a professional half pipe snowboarder with a large post-traumatic subdural haematoma, which allowed close to normal functioning and socialisation. It is an example of a potentially life threatening sports injury in an increasingly commercialised and popular winter sport. It highlights that a knowledge of injury patterns and a high level of suspicion should be maintained ...