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Winter Games Sports

Learn more about the sports of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
 
Alpine Skiing
Alpine Skiing
Alpine skiing has been practiced in the ... more
Alpine Skiing (Paralympic)
Alpine Skiing (Paralympic)
Following the end of the Second World Wa... more
Biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon — which combines cross-country ... more
Biathlon (Paralympic)
Biathlon (Paralympic)
Biathlon was first introduced in the 198... more
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
The three Olympic sliding sports are bob... more
Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-Country Skiing
Paintings thought to be at least 6,000 y... more
Cross-Country Skiing (Paralympic)
Cross-Country Skiing (Paralympic)
Paralympic cross-country skiing was incl... more
Curling
Curling
The game of curling is more than 500 yea... more
Figure Skating
Figure Skating
An American, Jackson Haines, is consider... more
Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle Skiing
In the United States, the 1960s were a t... more
Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey
The word hockey comes from the old Frenc... more
Ice Sledge Hockey
Ice Sledge Hockey
Ice sledge hockey was invented at a Swed... more
Luge
Luge
Two athletes — Peter Minsch of Switzerla... more
Nordic Combined
Nordic Combined
Throughout Norway in the 1800s, skiers g... more
Short Track Speed Skating
Short Track Speed Skating
Short track speed skating is only about ... more
Skeleton
Skeleton
Like the other sliding sports of bobslei... more
Ski Jumping
Ski Jumping
The first known ski jumper was a Norwegi... more
Snowboard
Snowboard
Combining elements of surfing, skateboar... more
Speed Skating
Speed Skating
Speed skating emerged on the canals of H... more
Wheelchair Curling
Wheelchair Curling
Wheelchair curling is a relatively new s... more
 
 
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