Slovene Attitude Towards Sports
The Slovenes love doing various sports activities as well as watching and cheering for their athletes. While living in Slovenia, the country has revealed itself to me as a country of picturesque nature, which urges people to be outgoing and healthy, and at the core of this attitude is sport. It’s almost impossible to count all the sports Slovenes like and the sports they take part in. For that reason, I will simply highlight some of the most popular ones. Slovenian athletes and teams take part in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, Ice Hockey World championships, FIFA World Cup and various other competitions. Over the years, Slovenia has been highly successful in competing in the Olympic Games. In 2014 Sochi Olympics, Slovenia was placed second in the list of most medals won per capita, right after Norway. It won 8 medals in the following sports: cross country sprint, downhill and giant slalom skiing, normal hill and large ski jumping, biathlon, 10 km pursuit, giant slalom and sla...