SUMMER OLYMPICS

ORIGIN

• Became a featured sport in 1900 to 1920
• In 1904 was one of the first events to include women
• Bow and arrows were invented in early Mesolithic Periods

HOW IT IS PLAYED

• Several stages of the competition and likely will span 8 days
• Targets are 77 yards away
• Targets have points ranging from 1-10
• Points add up and you are ranked

ROUNDS

• First round everyone shots 72 arrows; top 64 in each division (men and women) advance
• Next they go head to head
• Then you will have team matches until it is down to four teams
• Winners get medals

LIMITS

• No compound bows
• 40-48 draw weight limit for women
• 45-55 draw weight limit for men

FACTS

• Featured first in 1900 and contested in 1904, 1908, 1920
• Then had a 52 year long hiatus until returning in 1972

RECORDS

• Kim Woo-Jim holds the ranking round record for men of 700 points
• Lina Herasymenko holds the ranking round record for women of 673

WINTER OLYMPICS

ORIGIN

• Became apart of the Olympics in 1924 but was first contested in 1908
• Became a metal sport in 1976 and team event in 2014

HOW IT IS PLAYED

• Played as men singles, ladies singles, pair skating, or ice dance
• 5 events; point based

POINT BASED

• Scale of .25-10, 10 being the best
• You can lose or gain points
• Graded on jumps, spins, any levels of difficulty, and technical errors

RECORDS

• Yuzuru Hanyu holds the current world record for men of 297.12
• Alina Zagitova holds the current world record for women of 238.43

FACTS

• Jackson Haines was the first skater to put dancing and ballet into ice skating and that’s how it came to be
• 148 spots are available to compete