USING THE VALUES THE WINTER OLYMPICS SOCHI 2014

USING THE VALUES THE WINTER OLYMPICS SOCHI 2014 th 7 February – 2014 rd 23

3 STORIES OF INSPIRAION COURAGE DETERMINATION EQUALITY RESPECT 1980 Games – Lake Placid – The USA Ice Hockey Team - Inspiration • 1988 Games – Calgary – The Jamaican Bob Sleigh Team – ‘Cool Runnings’- Equality & Respect • 1996 Games – Lillehammer – Dan Jansen – Courage & Determination •

Do you believe in miracles ?

THE MIRACLE IN LAKE PLACID During the Cold War – the USA & USSR were bitter rivals • The team form the USSR were unbeaten & the best in the world – they had won Gold at every Games since 1964 • The US team was made up of mainly college players led by coach Herb Brooks • Critics thought that this team was a ‘joke' and they would be an embarrassment • Brooks pushed them to their limits in training and turned them into an effective team •

Miracle The New York Times wrote before the game • ‘Unless the ice melts or the US or another team perform a miracle the USSR will easily win gold for the 6 th time in the last 7 major tournaments •

Dan Jansen – Speed Skater

DAN JANSEN Speed skater Jansen tried to win medals at 3 previous Games • In 1984 at Sarajevo he fell in the final • In 1988 at Calgary he was told minutes before he went on the ice that his sister had just died as a result of Leukaemia – he fell again • 1992 in Albertville he was again the favourite and fell in both his finals • 1996 in Lillehammer he fell again in the 500 m final • Only one more race before retirement – the 1000 m, his last chance •

Courage, Determination, Inspiration The 1000 m was his last race – he won the gold & broke the world record !! He dedicated his medal to his sister.

Cool Runnings

Respect 1988 Calgary Games the Jamaicans entered a bobsleigh team even though they had no snow on which to train

Cool Running's – picture from the Disney movie Yes the movie was based on a true story • Devon Harris, Dudley Stokes, Michael White, Samuel Clayton & Aiden van de Mortel led by their coach Howard Siler •

So this is what really happened but why not watch the movie � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=nm 4 Dj. Rcmo PY