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The Summer Olympic Games bring the world together both on and off the fields of competition. 巴黎奥运会即将开幕, we’re drawing on the knowledge of Marist faculty experts to provide background and context on this major event.
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Dr. Arth的研究重点是体育媒体, 研究种族, 国籍, 性别问题, primarily through global competitions like the Olympic Games. 图片来源:Nelson Echeverria/bet亚洲365欢迎投注.
Question: Olympic broadcasts are highly viewed and receive much scrutiny. How do global competitions like the Olympic Games shape public perceptions of ethnicity, 国籍, 以及体育媒体中的性别问题?
Perhaps the best thing about the Olympic Games is the way individuals from around the world compete against one another. 这是美国民族自豪感的源泉.S. to say that, in 2020, they won more medals (113) than any other country. But it's also a source of national pride for a country like Bermuda, 哪个国家只获得一枚奖牌(金牌), 尽管2020年只有两名运动员参赛.
The coverage of the Olympics tends to be very storyline-driven, 贡献了典型的高收视率. 你不需要成为一个体育迷来享受奥运会, 为你的国家扎根, 或者支持一个有有趣背景故事的运动员. 对美国来说.S. 观众观看, 政治对手常常成为体育对手, as we still compete with Russia and China in events like gymnastics.
Additionally, there is no greater stage for women's sports than the Olympic Games. 自20世纪90年代开始追踪以来, men always received more TV coverage during the Olympics than women. 但自2012年伦敦奥运会以来, women have received the majority of coverage in five of the last six Olympics, 2022年北京奥运会期间的最高水位为60%.
Similarly, while it often feels as though women's sports are well behind men's in the U.S.在美国，近年来女性赢得的奖牌越来越多.
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Dr. Powers has worked as an athletic trainer at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996 and did a rotation at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 2000. 图片来源:Carlo de Jesus/bet亚洲365欢迎投注.
Question: Olympic athletes are considered to be among the fittest individuals in the world. What specific training and lifestyle factors contribute to their exceptional levels of fitness and performance?
The great thing about the Olympic Games is the wide variety in the type of contests. Some are high intensity for which strength and power dominate, while others are low intensity and longer in duration requiring significant endurance. 甚至有些运动都不需要, 因为它们都是像射击和射箭这样的精准项目.
不管竞争类型如何, these athletes train daily and place significant stress on their bodies. Strength and power training typically creates microtrauma within the muscle, while endurance training stresses the muscle energy systems and depletes energy stores. Both of these require recovery time to avoid overtraining and injury. Many high-level athletes are able to incorporate technology into their training, which allows them to monitor the body systems and adjust their training volume. 这是一个主要优势.
睡眠和饮食是恢复的重要因素. 奥林匹克运动员需要吃东西来最大限度地恢复肌肉, maintain bone strength and to fully replenish energy stores for the next training session or competition. High level athletes typically do not consume your normal 3 meals a day. Eating is part of the job and is scheduled around their training. 许多人会使用营养补充剂来帮助恢复, however they must first assure that there is nothing in the supplement that would cause a failed drug test.
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问题:怎样才能成为一名奥林匹克运动员, particularly in terms of the commitment and time required to reach such an elite level?
The requirements to be an Olympic athlete vary from sport to sport and even within sports. 我可以专门谈谈排球, having coached ten of the twelve men’s players on this quad's roster in Paris. Max Holt and Matt Anderson (both 37) are two of the eldest athletes on Team USA. 他们从16岁起就开始全年训练, moving from college to summer USA Development teams to their professional careers overseas, 然后每年夏天回来和美国队比赛.
两人都做出了牺牲才走到这一步, as playing professionally overseas for 7-8 months a year isn’t conducive to building a family or relationships. 独自旅行, 再加上在健身房锻炼的时间, 练习体育, 电影研究, and all the things required to keep your body in a position to perform, 是累人的. The internal rewards are immense in terms of self-worth, confidence, and self-esteem.
In some sports, athletes have "aged out" by the time they’re 20 years old. However, with fine motor skill sports, the athletes are generally older. This unique phenomenon is what makes the Olympic Games so special. Retirement-age equestrian riders compete side by side with pre-teen gymnasts and collegiate-age swimmers, truly allowing people to connect with sport through their own lens.
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