EVENT: BIATHLON  Biathlon is the name given to the Olympic sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.  The sport has its origins in Norway as an alternative training exercise for soldiers.  The sport was a part of the first Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France but at that time was known by the moniker Military Read More

EVENT: NORDIC COMBINED Nordic Combined is an Olympic sport that combines two sports that we have already discussed on the blog-cross-country skiing and ski jumping.  This sport was a part of the first Winter Olympics at the 1924 Games in Chamonix, France.  Each of the two events has a number of injuries that are common, Read More

EVENT: SKI JUMPING Ski jumping is the event in which competitors speed down a ramp to try and jump the greatest distance.  In addition to how far the skiers jump, they are also given a score by judges on their technique and form while jumping.  The sport was invented by Olaf Rye, a Norwegian lieutenant, Read More

EVENT: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Cross country skiing has been an Olympic sport since the first Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 with women’s events being added in the 1952 Games in Oslo, Norway.  A total of 18 events comprise the Cross-country skiing schedule and include individual and team events.  Two styles of skiing used in cross-country Read More

EVENT: SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING Short Track Speed Skating is essentially the “Roller Derby meets Arena Football” cousin of regular, or long track, speed skating.  Multiple skaters (usually between four and six) jockey for position and speed to be the first to cross the finish line while skating around a track with a circumference of Read More

EVENT: SPEED SKATING Speed skating, also known as long track speed skating, involves competitors trying to achieve the fastest times while racing various distances around a 400-meter oval.  It is widely popular in the Netherlands and Norway and became an Olympic sport in 1924 in Chamonix, France with women’s events being added in the 1960 Read More

EVENT: ALPINE SKIING Also known as downhill skiing, this encompasses 5 events that include the Downhill, Super-G, Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super Combined.  Competitors use skis with fixed-heel bindings as opposed to those in Nordic skiing, such as cross-country, ski jumping and Telemark, which use free-heel bindings.  At some spots on a downhill course, skiers Read More

Sports Medicine and the 2014 Winter Olympics The wait is finally over!  The XXII Winter Olympics in Sochi are here and with the Games comes the thrilling and dramatic competition that spectators crave and the potential for injury or illness that Sports Medicine physicians are always on the lookout for.    Over the next 2+ Read More

To many, robotic surgery probably sounds like something out of the future or still in development. The truth is, robotic orthopaedic surgery is not only available, but it has many benefits, including precision, stability and implant longevity, as this article clearly points out. First of all, accuracy and precision are huge. The positioning itself for Read More

A recent anonymous NFL Nation survey of 320 NFL players asking if they would still participate in the Super Bowl with a concussion revealed that 85 percent would indeed still participate.  For many reasons, these results are not surprising.   Athletes at this high level of competition are often incredibly goal-oriented, wanting to be the best Read More