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United States is found in July 4, 1776. There is 308,593,00 population and it's area is 9,161,923 SQ KM. Their major religion is Christianity and their major language is English. Capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and their president/leader/dictator is Barack Obama. Their government is Democratic because of Obama. They have hosted the Olympics at St.Louis, Missouri (1904), Los Angeles, California (1932 and 1984), Atlanta, Georgia (1996), Lake Placid, New York (1932 and 1980), Squaw Valley, California (1960), and Salt Lake City, Utah (2002). List the sports United States will participate in at the 2010 Winter Olympics are Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track, Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Snowboard, and Speed Skating. Tim Thomas is from United States, he born on April 15, 1974 in Davison, MI. He plays ice hockey and he won a Bronze medal for World Championships, also he will play in the 2010 Winter Olympics for USA hockey team. Right now, he is playing for the Boston Bruins hockey team.

Snowboard is kind of the winter sport that wear the board to ride on the snow. Snowboard was coming from Colorado, in 1981. It's rule to making the best tricks to make the high score to win the tournament and also it has the races. This sport is a team sport and individual. Snowboard joined the Olympics in 1998, the # of medals that USA has won in the Olympics were 5 Golds, 4 Silvers, and 5 Bronzes.

Cross-Country Skiing is the winter sport that walking on the flat snow with the ski. It is the race sport, but very hard race that you need to move your legs quicky with the ski to win the race with the fastest time. Also, this sport is individual and team sport. Cross-Country Skiing found in Russia and used to be hunt with the Cross-Country Ski to traveling. This sport entered the Olympics in 1924 and USA got one silver medal throughout the Olympics.

Another winter sport is Curling, this sport was found in Scotland's Paisley Abbey. It is the kind of sport that try to move the stones far away until these are closer to the center of the rings for the most points to win the game. The tournaments start with 10 curling teams. The games are playing on the ice. This sport is the team sport and has to play with a stones and the sweeps to play the tournaments. Curling entered the Olympics in 1924 and USA has won one bronze medal throughout the Olympics.

This is the Cross-Country Skiing

This is the Curling

This is the Snowboard



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