There are four figure skating disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs, and ice dance. In each one, the skaters perform…
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Skeleton is contested on an ice track. The athletes typically sprint alongside their sled for the first few seconds of…
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Luge athletes compete on an ice track, beginning their ride by sitting on an open fiberglass sled. At the top…
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Structured ice hockey was born in eastern Canada in the early-to-mid-19th century. The word hockey comes from the old French…
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Freestyle skiing is divided into five disciplines, four of which include a judged component as skiers are evaluated on their…
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Ski jumping at the Olympic Games is contested on two different hills, designated as “normal” and “large” based on the…
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With seven medals in only five Olympic Games, Canadian snowboarders have made their names, and snowboards, well-known.
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Long track speed skating is considered the fastest human-powered sport in the sport, with skaters reaching speeds of more than…
Read MoreShort track speed skating takes place on a 111.12m oval which is marked on an international-sized ice rink. The smaller…
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Incorporating cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, there are eleven biathlon events on the Olympic program which can be divided into…
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Traditionally, Olympic cross-country skiing events alternate between classical and free technique from Games to Games. In classical technique, the skis…
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Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectangle sheet of ice,…
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In the ten individual Olympic alpine skiing events, skiers race against the clock with each event timed to the hundredth…
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At its core, boxing is a contest in which two combatants engage hand-to-hand for sport. There are 13 events, divided...
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There are four events on the Olympic program. Men and women each compete in single kayak (K-1) events while only...
Read MoreThe Olympic program includes five men’s kayak events, three men’s canoe events and four women’s kayak events: Men’s K-1 200m...
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BMX riders compete on short tracks that include jumps, bumps and tight, banked corners. The events begin with solo timed...
Read MoreThere are four specialties of mountain bike, but only cross-country was added to the Olympic program at Atlanta 1996. Both...
Read MoreThe current Olympic program includes a road race and an individual time trial for men and women. All are one-day...
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