Winter Olympics - Luge

"Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held at the Sliding Center Sanki near Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The four events are scheduled for February 8–13, 2014.
In April 2011 the International Olympic Committee approved the addition of the mixed team relay event (one sled from each of the other three events compete per country), meaning luge will have four events on the program for the first time.
Men's singles runs;
Women's singles runs;
Doubles runs;
Team relay.
A total quota of 110 athletes is allowed to compete at the Games. Countries are assigned quotas using the world rankings of results from November 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013." [Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Wikipedia]
The vector illustration "Winter Olympics - Luge" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Winter Sports solution. The Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park contains the Sochi 2014 Winter Olimpics sports vector pictograms and clipart libraries and examples of diagrams, illustrations and infographics.
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"A 'Luge' ... is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. ... Luge is also the name of an Olympic sport. Of the three Olympic sliding sports, which include bobsleigh and skeleton, luge is the fastest and most dangerous. Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km per hour (87 mph). ...
Street luge is a recent innovation of the sport. It is considered an extreme sport, as well as an Olympic sport.
Lugers compete against a timer and are timed to a thousandth of a second, making luge one of the most precisely timed sports in the world." [Luge. Wikipedia]
The vector icon example "Luge" represents one of 20 symbols from the Winter sports pictograms library for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The design elements library Winter sports pictograms is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ sport-winter

The vector clipart library "Winter Olympics" contains 14 sportsmen images: Alpine skier, Biathlon shooter, Bobsleigh, Cross-country skier, Curling, Figure skater, Freestyle skier, Ice hockey player, Luge, Short track skater, Skeleton, Ski jumper, Snowboarder, Speed skater.
The design elements library "Winter sports pictograms" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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The vector stencils library "Winter sports pictograms" contains 20 symbols of Winter Olympic sports: Alpine skiing, Alpine skiing paralympic, Biathlon, Biathlon paralympic, Bobsleigh, Cross-country, Cross-country skiing paralympic, Curling, Wheelchair curling, Figure skating, Freestyle skiing, Ice hockey, Ice sledge hockey, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track, Skeleton, Ski jumping, Snowboard, Speed skating.
The design elements library "Winter sports pictograms" for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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"Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta sledding. Although skeleton "sliders" use equipment similar to that of Cresta "riders", the two sports are different: while skeleton is run on the same track used by bobsleds and luge, Cresta is run on Cresta-specific sledding tracks only. Skeleton sleds are steered using torque provided by the head and shoulders. The Cresta toboggan does not have a steering or braking mechanism although the Cresta riders use rakes on their boots in addition to shifting body weight to help steer and brake. The sport of skeleton can be traced to 1882, when soldiers in Switzerland constructed a toboggan track between the towns of Davos and Klosters. While toboggan tracks were not uncommon at the time, the added challenge of curves and bends in the Swiss track distinguished it from those of Canada and the United States. ...
In 1923, the Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) was established as the governing body of the sport. Soon afterward, in 1926, the International Olympic Committee declared bobsleigh and skeleton as Olympic sports and adopted the rules of the St. Moritz run as the officially recognized Olympic rules. It was not until 2002, however, that skeleton itself was added permanently to the Olympic program with the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah." [Skeleton (sport). Wikipedia]
The vector icon example "Skeleton" represents one of 20 symbols from the Winter sports pictograms library for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The design elements library Winter sports pictograms is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ sport-winter

"Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The timed runs are combined to calculate the final score.
The various types of sleds came several years before the first tracks were built in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the original bobsleds were adapted upsized luge/ skeleton sleds designed by the adventurously wealthy to carry passengers. All three types were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans.
Competition naturally followed, and to protect the working class and rich visitors in the streets and byways of St Moritz, bobsledding was eventually banned from the public highway. In the winter of 1903/ 1904 the Badrutt family, owners of the historic KulmHotel and the Palace Hotel, allowed Emil Thoma to organise the construction of the first familiarly configured 'half-pipe' track in the Kulm Hotel Park, ending in the village of Cresta. It has hosted the sport during two Olympics and is still in use today.
International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT). National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation and Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton." [Bobsleigh. Wikipedia]
The vector icon example "Bobsleigh" represents one of 20 symbols from the Winter sports pictograms library for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software.
The design elements library Winter sports pictograms is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park. www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ sport-winter

This Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics transport scheme example is based on the scheme "SPECTATOR TRANSPORTATION. MOUNTAIN CLUSTER". [gtcdn.sochi2014.com/ uplcontent/ yT5pln/ PUBLIC%20 NETWORK_ OG_ %20 mountain.pdf]
"For the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, a total of eleven sports venues will be used. ...
Mountain Cluster Venues:
Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex,
Rosa Khutor Extreme Park,
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort,
RusSki Gorki Jumping Center,
Sliding Center Sanki." [Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Wikipedia]
The transport scheme example "Sochi 2014 Mountain Cluster - Spectator transportation" is created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Winter Sports solution. The Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park contains the vector stencils library "Winter sports pictograms" and examples of diagrams and infographics.
www.conceptdraw.com/ solution-park/ sport-winter

"The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12 to February 28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands, and in the resort town of Whistler. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in fifteen disciplines. Both the Olympic and Paralympic Games were being organized by the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC), headed by John Furlong. ...
With 14, Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics, which was 13, set by the former Soviet Union in 1976 and Norway in 2002. The United States won the most medals in total, their second time doing so at the Winter Olympics, and broke the record for the most medals won at a single Winter Olympics with 37, a record held up to then by Germany in 2002 with 36 medals. Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medals for their nations." [2010 Winter Olympics. Wikipedia]
The World map example "Gold Medals in 2010 Winter Olympics" is created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Winter Sports solution.
The Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park contains the vector stencils library "Winter sports pictograms" and examples of diagrams and infographics.
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The vector stencils library "Winter Olympics pictograms" contains 29 pictograms and silhouettes: Olympic rings, Olympic torch, medal pedestal, gold medal, silver medal, bronze medal, medals with ribbon, skis, ski poles, biathlon rifle, snowboard, ski goggles, ski gloves, ice hockey helmet, hockey stick, hockey puck, ice hockey skates, ice skates, luge, bobsleigh sled, curling stone, mountains, snowflake, fir-tree, ski lift.
Use it to create your own winter sports diagrams, infographics and illustrations.
The example "Design elements - Winter Olympics pictograms" is included in the Winter Sports solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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