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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Winter Olympics"”.
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Garfield County resident perceptions of the indirect effects of the 2002 Winter Olympics
… spite of them; It is anticipated that the 2002 Winter Olympics will have some impact on Garfield County, Utah. Using social exchange theory, the study sought to better understand public sentiment regarding the upcoming mega-event. Certain resident values were examined in relation to tourism; The …
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The 2010 Winter Olympics: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Hotel Industry and Tourism in the Demographic Clusters metro–Vancouver versus the alpine–Resort Whistler
… Research (‘MMPR’) approach to study an Olympics’ impact within its two-cluster socio-demographic footprint forms its main contribution to knowledge. Facilitating between-methods triangulation is a novel eclectic pragmatic approach that is used to capture the richness of thematic data …
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An Ugly Side to the Beautiful Game? An Analysis of Broadcast Commentary of FIFA World Cup and FIFA Women's World Cup Final Matches
… Although sporting events such as the Summer and Winter Olympics and NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Championship games have repeatedly been sites for exploration, the world's largest single-event sporting competition, the World Cup, remains relatively untouched. Keeping this in mind, using a …
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Contesting sustainable community development through the Olympic Games in the era of globalization: The case of Daegwallyeong-myeon, host community of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games
… Korea, PyeongChang, host community for the 2018 Winter Olympics, focusing on the global and local interaction between the Olympic Games and Daegwallyeong-myeon, the local host community. Using qualitative method, namely critical ethnography, this study involved multiple types of data collected …
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No more hats thrown into the Olympic rings: an analysis of the Olympic bidding process
… the declining number of cities bidding for the Olympics. While exogenous factors such as political protests, terrorist acts, and boycotts contribute to a decline in the number of candidate cities from 1968 to 1984, modern disinterest in hosting the Olympics is motivated by endogenous dynamics …
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Chinese Speed
… of Beijing's urban development before the 2022 Winter Olympics. This media thesis stems out of a larger multi-year project initiated in January 2018 called The Harmonious Commute by the Sponge Gourd Collective, consisting of Beatrix Chu, Daphne Xu, and Diane Zhou.
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Rescinding a Bid: Stockholm's uncertain relationship with the Olympic Games
… considering whether to launch a bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. That Stockholm has contemplated launching a bid is not surprising from a regional perspective—the Olympic Games have not been held in a Scandinavian country since Lillehammer, Norway played host in 1994 and Sweden has never …
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Action Sports in Transition: Optimizing Performance
… amongst eight elite performers at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics is complemented by interviews with ten current elite Park and Pipe coaches and an athlete survey to achieve triangulated perspectives exploring approaches to training and associated coaching methods. The inherent risk of injury in …
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Excellence and Performance Improvement: The Goals and Standards Guiding Skill Development in USA Curling
… events like the World Curling Championships and Winter Olympics. The study involved 28 elite curlers (female n = 14) from the US National and Junior National teams during the 2019-2020 season who participated in an intensive longitudinal study. Participants completed twice daily surveys in which …