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Winter Olympic Sports
The aim is to ski down a steep slope as fast as possible
(times are recorded to hundredths of a second). Contestants must pass
through gates placed at fixed intervals according to the
discipline.
Alpine Skiing
It combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Biathlon
Teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow,
twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
Bobsleigh or Bobsled
Athletes race across snow-covered territory skiing either the classical style or freestyle
depending on the race.
Cross-Country (XC) Skiing
A team game in which players slide stones down a narrow lane of ice to stop them as
close as possible to the target area.
Curling
An Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups
perform spins, jumps, footwork and other challenging moves
on ice skates.
Figure Skating
A team sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to
shoot a puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of
six players each.
Ice Hockey (Hockey)
You have to race down an icy track on one's back “face up
and feet-first” as fast as possible on a small one- or
two-person sled.
Luge
You have to cross the finish line first after complet ing two
events: ski jumping followed by a cross-country skiing
race (freestyle).
Nordic Combined
It is a form of ice skat ing in which the competitors race
each other in traveling a certain distance on skates.
Speed Skating
You have to slide down a frozen track, head first and face down on a tiny sledge with no brakes as fast as
possible.
Skeleton
A competition taking place on specially prepared hills in which
contestants ski down a steep ramp, building up speed before
jumping off the end of it and landing.
Ski Jumping
It is a sport that involves going down a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard
attached to a rider's feet.
Snowboarding