Writing project—blog post

SS18 Scenario Brief: Snow Triad CONGRATULATIONS! You have been hired by Park Ranger Public Relations firm who provides public relations counsel for the More Olympic Sports Foundation, as known as MOSF. Your responsibilities include media relations, constituent relations, event promotion and other duties as assigned. MOSF creates, plans, and promotes new Olympic-type sport competitions worldwide. MOSF has been credited with introducing new sports that have been adopted as official Olympic sports. In the past, MOSF has hosted races and competitions for skeleton, rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming and other such sports. Homer Simpson, MOSF’s founder and president, has developed a new sport, Snow Triad, which combines three popular winter sports — the snowboard halfpipe, aerial skiing, and figure skating. As a sport for individuals, athletes must compete in all three events consecutively to place in the competition. First, athletes must ride a snowboard halfpipe, traversing 22-foot walls while landing tricks. Next, athletes swap their snowboards for skis. In the aerial ski event, athletes fly down a large ramp before they launch into a flips and twists high in the air, landing squarely on their skis. The athletes lace up their skates for the final event — figure skating. In an outdoor rink, athletes must perform a two-minute choreographed figure skating routine set to music. Routines include jumps, spins, and a Lutz. Athletes are reviewed by a panel of three judges and awarded points for each event. A perfect score for all three events is 90 points (up to 10 points from each judge for each event). In Simpson’s new sport, competitions determine first, second, and third place winners. Currently MOSF hosts amateur Snow Triad competitions in Park City, Utah. Simpson is promoting Snow Triad as the most challenging competitive sport on the planet. Only elite athletes and snow sports experts compete in this new sport. Those who compete in MOSF’s competitions join a small pantheon of the most dedicated and talented competitors in the world. Simpson wants Snow Triad to be adopted as an official Olympic sport. You work for Park Ranger Public Relations, the firm hired by Simpson to promote his new sport. Leslie Knope, APR, is your boss. Her contact information is [email protected] and her phone is 123-456-7890. Homer Simpson’s contact information is [email protected] and his phone number is 987-654-3210. The foundation’s website is mosf.org and Facebook page is facebook.com/moreolympicsportsfoundation. DISCLAIMER THIS SCENARIO IS ENTIRELY FICTIONAL. THERE IS NO SPORT CALLED X AND MORE OLYMPIC SPORTS FOUNDATION IS NOT A REAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. PARK RANGER PUBLIC RELATIONS DOES NOT EXIST. Helpful information If you are not familiar with the snowboard halfpipe, aerial skiing, or figure skating, research it online. I few great resources to consider:

• www.olympics.org - the website for the official Olympic games hosted by the International Olympic Committee

• www.nbcolympics.com - the official broadcast rights holder for Olympic games • Other reputable Olympic sports websites