International Olympic Committee: Turin 2006

From the International Olympic Committee. find fascinating facts on the performance and courage of noted athletes in this fact sheet. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).

Did you know that on January 1, 1999, the trampoline became an official Olympic discipline? Learn about this exciting new event on the Olympic Committee's home page. It's history, the necessary equipment, images, and a wonderful...

The official site for the 2004 Summer Olympic games to be held in historic Athens! Find lots of pertinent information on the games as well as a message from IOC President Dr. Jacques Rogge.

The International Olympic Committee has provided a great deal of information here on the Beijing summer Olympics. Information on the events, participating countries and more can be found within this site.

This is a great introduction to one of the most-loved Winter Olympic sports, figure skating. Read a history of the sport and learn about the various figure skating events that take place during the Games. Also, check out a photo and...

This is a great introduction to the winter sport of short track speed skating. Read a history of the sport, learn how it became part of the Olympic Games, find a list of short track events, and see several great photos and videos of...

Students will understand how bids for the Olympic games work by creating their own application in this lesson plan.

This is the official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The ultimate resource for fans of the U.S. speedskating team. Read about athletes, latest competitions, and results, news and more.

Learners consider the impact of the Olympic Games. In this current events lesson, students prepare for the 2006 Olympics by visiting selected websites to learn how the Olympic games began, political issues of the games, and preview the...