Feature
By Jon May
Husky Herald Reporter
Both the summer and winter Olympics are a
time of year when it brings all nations of the world together. These series of
Olympic sports do this by allowing the nations to compete for the bronze,
silver and gold medals.
Every 4 years there are a Summer Olympics
and Winter Olympics, but they alternate every 2 years. In the year 2014 the
Winter Olympics also known as XXII Winter Olympic games were held in Sochi,
Russia. In total there are 15 sports that are in the Winter Olympic Games.
I was pondered with one question. “What is
Port Huron Northern’s most watched Winter Olympic sport?”
I
interviewed several people to answer this question.
Joe Zappa (’15) said “I pretty much watch
anything that’s on.” This is a general statement that people responded with. However Joe (’15) also
said “If I had to pick a favorite though, I would say Hockey because I love
hockey”.
I also interviewed some woman to find out
their opinion on the Winter Olympic Games. Haley Siem (’14) said “I watch Hockey
the most. I also really like to watch Freestyle Skiing; it’s cool to see all
the jumps.”
Megan Lynch (’14) answered my question by
saying “I really only watch Hockey. Otherwise just what is on then
Olympics”. Some people enjoy watching
everything but a few sports.
Emily Gates (’14) watches almost everything
except one sport. “The only thing I don’t really see people watching is
curling.” “I really don’t like Figure Skating” said Siem (’14) “It doesn't entertain me; I usually change the channel when it’s on.”
So what does the general opinion of Northern
say about the Winter Olympics? That basically they all enjoy the Olympics.
The Olympics has an astounding 15 sports,
including biathlon
mixed relay, women's ski jumping,
mixed-team figure skating,
mixed-team luge, pipe skiing,
ski and snowboard slope style,
and snowboard parallel slalom.
Now there is still one un-answered question
“What is Port Huron Northern’s most watched Winter Olympic sport?” Based on the
opinions given, the most watched Winter Olympic sport is Ice Hockey.
Does this mean that the other Olympic sports
aren’t just as equally watched? No, it
just means that amongst these people, Hockey happened to be the favorite
