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Winter Olympic Sports
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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.
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Alpine Skiing
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It combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
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Biathlon
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Teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled.
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Bobsleigh or Bobsled
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Athletes race across snow- covered territory skiing either the classical style or freestyle depending on the race.
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Cross-Country (XC) Skiing
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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.
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Curling
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An Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other challenging moves on ice skates.
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Figure Skating
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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.
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Ice Hockey (Hockey)
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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.
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Luge
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You have to cross the finish line first after complet ing two events: ski jumping followed by a cross-country skiing race (freestyle).
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Nordic Combined
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It is a form of ice skat ing in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates.
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Speed Skating
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You have to slide down a frozen track, head first and face down on a tiny sledge with no brakes as fast as possible.
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Skeleton
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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.
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Ski Jumping
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It is a sport that involves going down a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.
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Snowboarding
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