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Are you a lady who’s dreaming about swimming with the sharks or jump out of a plane? It probably doesn’t mean you want to kill yourself, you’re just an extreme woman!
Although extreme sports are still dominated by men, more and more ladies want to try them. Kassie Vo, Paragliding Instructor says: “I would say the ratio is probably ten to one male to female if not more than that”.
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Erin is learning how to use the wet escape from the kayak. The problem is that she’s really tiny and she just can’t do it.
Erin and six other paddlers learn the advanced kayaking techniques at the Boyd Arthurs Middle School in Trenton. Sarah Smith, an instructor, helps Erin and the others to learn. She advices to use a smaller boat as it will be easier to roll it over. The School teaches also Eskimo rolls which allow kayakers to use their paddle and body language to flip an overturned boat upright without leaving the cockpit.
Middlesbrough could be the place of 2012 Skateboarding Olympics. It will be the debut of this fast growing and extremely popular sport.
Why Middlesbrough? Its Prissick Skate Plaza has been described as one of the “biggest and most impressive” of Britain’s skate parks. What’s more, skateboarding has about 600,000 regular participants in Britain.
“There is a real opportunity for the region - and Middlesbrough in particular - for this Plaza to be used in the 2012 Games, for both training purposes and, if possible, for the actual competition.” - said MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Ashok Kumar.
Some of us don’t like when it gets cold and icy. That’s why fitness halls are so popular. But on the other hand, there are others who love winter’s fresh and clear air. They like to refresh themselves and get red cheeks so rather than exercising indoors, they have fun in the snow.
As mentioned before, winter sport may cause serious injuries if proper precaution is not used. And winter sports are not only skiing and snowboarding but also sledding and many others, popular especially with the children. In order to keep yourself and your kids safe, a few safety tips are to remember.
7 snow sports safety tips:
1. Helmets - use them for skiing and snowboarding but also for sledding and snowmobiling. Specialists say that so many injuries could have been prevented if a safety helmet had been worn.
If you want to take part in the 4th Artec Snowboard Design Contest, hurry up as there isn’t much time left. The deadline has been set up for 7th January 2008.
All you need to do is to submit your personally designed top sheet layout. The winner will be awarded an Artec Snowboard carrying his/her very own winning top sheet design. Bu it’s not all as a full set of the latest Sony PSP gear is also waiting for the winner! The jury will consist of Artec team riders and designers.
Companies like Nike, Adidas and others are launching new soccer shoes and other accessories for the European Championship 2008. As the producers say, their products are on the market all the year round but they want is all eyes on football at certain times.
Adidas has a new “Predator” shoe, a Euro Ball to come out and two new shoes in early 2008.
“This is really an exciting time of year for the sport at Adidas,” said Chris McGuire, the head of soccer brand marketing at Adidas.
Yes, yes! It will soon be possible in the town of Ylitornio in northern Finland. The town is planning to build the world’s first ski jumping hill. It will be also the highest ski jump in Finland.
Last winter half of ski jumping competitions in Europe had to be cancelled because of the lack of snow or high temperatures.
A 230m jumping hill is planning to be build for about 30m Euros. The idea has been very well welcomed by ski jumpers.