A Deep Dive into American Sports: The Year 1988 and Its Impact

This essay delves into the landscape of American sports in 1988, examining significant events and their impact. It highlights the Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, and the remarkable performances of athletes like Brian Boitano, Florence Griffith, and Kristin Otto. The essay also covers the Super Bowl XXII victory of the Washington Redskins and Wayne Gretzky's move to Los Angeles, which reshaped the NHL. Furthermore, it explores the introduction of bikes for women and the adventurous skiing events, illustrating the evolving nature of sports during that year. The paper discusses the sociological aspects of sports and the controversies surrounding racial integration. The essay concludes by emphasizing the modifications, evolution, and development in American sports, offering insights into the competitive spirit and the enduring appeal of sports among Americans.

Running head: AMERICAN SPORTS
American Sports
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Introduction and Thesis
One of the most important parts of the culture in America is its sports. The four of the
major leagues of the professional sports includes National Football League, National Basketball
Association and many more. This research paper focuses on the sports activities and the events
conducted on the birth year of the author. The February 28 of the year 1988 describes the event
of the year in the world of the sort. The year focuses on the winter Olympics that took place at
Calgary, Canada (WIENER). The thesis statement of the research paper focuses on the American
sports history in the year 1988, the year of the author’s birth.
Focus and Development
Sports have long contributed to the social and the racial integration from the historic
times and have been a social glue to bond the country together. America or the United States
tends to offer limitless chances or opportunities for engaging in sports either in the role of
participants or as spectators. The sweet and sour year of 1988 identifies the boldest headlines in
the newspapers focusing on the vanquished or villains as the victors. In the World Series,
Hershiser of the Los Angeles maintained his act of mastery in the Olympics of 1988 in the
basketball pitch. The year saw notable performances of the individuals by some of the eminent
athletes. Florence Griffith won three medals in the track and the field in the Olympics.
Furthermore, Kristin Otto won six to five gold medals in swimming. In the field of American
football, the Washington redskin won the second title of super bowl and fourth NFL title 42-10
in the super bowl XXII over Broncos. Furthermore December 17 noticed Jamie of Washington
towards setting of the NFL single game record towards the rushing attempts against the
Cincinnati Bengals (ANDERSON).

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The year noticed some of the remarkable introductions and changes in the field of sport
and social transformation. Wayne Gretzky in the year 1988 took NHL by the roll of storm in the
1988 and assaulted on the previous records and victory of the Stanley cups with the oilers. In the
year 1988, when Gretzky moved from Edmonton to Los Angeles , the famous all time magazine,
Sports Illustrated put a headlines alongside the magic Johnson with the remarkable headline
cheering and encouraging Gretzky for the great move (SWIFT). The year noticed the
introduction of bikes for the women and the beginning of the women participation in the sports
of America via the bikes or the bicycle. Furthermore the year showed the dangerous adventure
and the games on the skiing on the edge of the danger. The year at the American history of sports
noticed 13 skiers gathering on the slope of the snowbird ski resort in the place called Utah to
venture out of the bounds near the Breckenridge, Colo (WULF). The interconnect Adventure
Tour operated under the special use permit from the United States forest services and America
firstly noticed the action of skiers in the history of American sports in 1988.
Support and synthesis
Full of memorable achievements in the field of sports were observed in the years 1988 to
1990s. Some among them were glorious, and some were not. American sports witnessed a
dramatic change after the American boycott in the 1980’s Olympics. 1988, the year noticed two
of the major events in the history of sports. One was the summer Olympics and another was the
winter Olympics. In the discussed assignment, the famous magazine, the sports illustrated stated
some of the notable factors and highlights in the Winter Olympics are the following. America’s
Brian Boitano in the field of Greater Skates, recorded one of his best performance of his life
(VERSCHOTH).Besides this, in the field of hockey, team USA did not show any of the miracles
in the current era.

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One of the silver minutes emerged when Eric Flaim of the U.S Team rose victorious by
the triumphant in the 1500 with a silver medal. Besides Zurbiggen won the downhill however
truly felt short as far as due to unethical behavior. A standout amongst the most noteworthy
occasion of the year in 1988 was the otherworldly field play of the twosome was Ekaterina
Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov of the U.S.S.R. They were captivating and marvelous in pairs.
Two of the ladies Gusts and Kiehl were fruitful in the women’s downhill. Peter Roetsch of
eastern Germany felt unruffled by weight of being excessively proffered (MURPHY) and the
American hockey group was woefully feeble on the field and demonstrated no such wonder. The
year 1988 demonstrated the enterprise of the U.S to take advantage of the Olympics and the
photographers in the occasion found an enormously superb and wacky approach to visual
accomplishment towards the Calgary scene.
Conclusion
Sports tend to fascinate the Americans. Though there lies some of the sociological pseudo
profundities that tend to obscure the definition of the American sports, various development has
occurred throughout the years. Some of the ultimate competitive goals for the athletes and the
fans of U.S include Final Four, World Series, NBA Finals, Super Bowl, National Championship,
College World Series, and The Masters. There lays a huge controversy regarding the national
sport of America, the football or the baseball. One of the most notable achievements in the
history of sports in America included orange bowl of January 1 where Hurricanes won over the
Oklahoma and won the national championships. Another of the most factors that rose as one of
the major factors includes the issues of complexity. The participation of both the black and the
white in the sports was a huge topic of controversy in the previous era. The year 1988 in the

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American history of sports showed modification, evolution and development in the interest of the
people of America in the field of sports.

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