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Snowboarding |
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It is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider’s feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding. |
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Freestyle Skiing |
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Freestyle Skiing began when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. It began to develop further throughout the 60’s and into the 70’ when it was often known as hot-dogging. |
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Figure Skating |
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Figure Skating is a sport in which pairs, individual, groups or pairs perform spins, footwork, jumps and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. It’s an extremely official event in the Winter Olympic Games. |
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Ice Hockey |
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Ice Hockey is a team sport played on ice and it is a fast-paced and physical sport. And it is popular in areas that are sufficient cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Russia and Canada. |
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Cross-country Skiing |
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Cross-country Skiing was also known as XC skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It can also play in-door in ski tunnels. |
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Curling |
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This sport is more similar to sports bowling and shuffleboard. It is played by two teams with four players each team played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice. Two member sweepers with brooms accompany each rock and use timing equipment and their best judgment. |
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Speed Skating |
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It is a competitive kind of skating in which competitor race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. In the Olympic Games, the long track speed skating is usually just called speed skating while the Short track speed skating is just called short track. |
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Ski Jumping |
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A ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an ‘in run’ with a jump (take-off ramp), attempting to go as far as possible. It is predominantly a winter sport, can played on snow, and it is part of the Winter Olympic Games. |
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Short Track Speed Skating |
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This sport originated from pack style events in North America and was officially reunited in the 1970s, becoming an Olympic sport in 1992. It is a mass start racing on a smaller rink, normally the size of an ice hockey rink. |
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Alpine Skiing |
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Alpine Skiing was also known as “downhill skiing”. It is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long skis attached to each foot. The sport was developed in the Alps beginning in 1889. |
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