"An overview of the modern Olympic Games featuring Winter sports played by individual athletes competing against each other ... These athletes compete in more t

At the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 only a few countries were represented by a dozen or more athletes. Today, about 3,000 athletes from nearly

This is the first book exploring the concept of home advantage (HA), the well-known beneficial effect that players and teams derive from performing at home in a

Discusses how the winter games related to Norwegian culture and ethos.

As the number of adaptive sport and recreation programs increases, athletes with disabilities now have more opportunities than ever to participate in sports, re