Hi! It's me, Nikki,
with an all-new Nikki's wiki.
Today's wiki is all about winter sports.
My favorite winter sport is throwing snowballs at my brother!
Playing sports outside in the freeeezing cold
has actually been around for a very long time!
In fact, the first set of skis were used for getting around
during the Prehistoric Age.
In colder countries like Russia, Sweden, and Norway,
skis would've gotten you to a slumber party SO much faster than if you had walked!
Not until the late 19th century did skiing become an actual sport!
A Norwegian skier named Sondre Norheim was the first
winner of a skiing competition in 1868.
In fact, the word "ski" is actually Norwegian,
taken from the word "skith,"
which means stick of wood
or a snowshoe!
The French also say "ski."
In Spanish, the word is "esqui."
And in Italian, it's "sci."
Another popular winter sport is ice skating!
Ice skating is believed to have started about
3000 years ago!
People would carve blades out of bones and stick them on their feet!
Modern figure skating was created by an American Jackson Haines.
Wearing boots with blades,
he added ballet moves and jumps to his performances on ice.
Figure skating was the first WINTER sport to be
included in the SUMMER olympics in 1908!
A fun winter sport that I love is sledding or snow tubing!
Sleds were developed in ancient times to carry things back and forth in snow-covered areas.
When I go sledding,
I'll use a lunch tray from the cafeteria
or a trusty garbage can lid!
My little brother sometimes uses his own baby blanket
like a magic carpet!
Nope... he doesn't get that far!
Nice try, tho!
So, what's YOUR favorite winter sport?
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Adios!
Sayonara!