Some say I am the silliest I am a very exciting sport, I am considered the most
sport on earth. but also a very dangerous glamorous sport of the
I use brooms and what one. I travel at top speed Olympics. There are
looks like small UFO down an icy course. Craziest dancing, pairs, and a men
spaceships. I am an Olympic of all, I am lying on my and women’s completion.
`` sport. I was probably back. I wear a helmet and My competitors wear
invented in Scotland. Both special gloves. Children beautiful costumes and can
SPORTS men and women play me. often do something similar. perform amazing jumps.
alpine skiing
biathlon In my sport competitors fly My sport involves racing
My sport is played indoors by like birds. Both men and against the clock. The
bobsled both men and women. This is a now women have to fastest person wins. We do
cross-country team sport. Players wear
descend a steep ramp this in lanes and we are
helmets and protective
skiing before flying off into space. bent over- almost double-
clothing. The one who scores
curling the most goals wins. I am I am performed outdoors. when we race. We wear
played with a puck and funny The one who goes the special skates that have
figure skating farthest wins. enormous blades.
looking sticks.
freestyle
skiing
ice hockey My sport is called after a
My sport is another kind of My sport consists of aerials, Halloween word. I am
luge race that is performed indoors. moguls, slopestyle, half pipe, performed face down by
Nordic It is for very short distances. and cross. My sport was once
one person. I ride on
combined My performers also wear known as ‘hot-dogging.’ My
something that goes
skates and are bent way over performers can do helicopters,
short track when racing. We race in groups somersaults, and twists in the extremely fast down an icy
instead of just 2 competitors as air. Heart stopping and lots of course. A sport for
speed skating
in the other racing sport. fun. daredevils only.
skeleton
ski jumping
speed skating My sport is performed My sport also combines 2
snowboarding I am a combination sport. You outdoors. It is a race disciplines. You have to be
must fly very far on your skis throughout the countryside. fast as you travel across the
and you have to race across
Participants wear thin sticks snow and you have to be a
the countryside on very thin
sticks. The one who is goes
and use poles to push marksman and shoot at
fastest and jumps farthest themselves. The fastest targets along the way. A
wins. This sport needs a very athlete wins. This is an great sport for hunters and
special athlete. exhausting sport. outdoors people.
General Questions:
My sport is for teams of 2 or 4 My sport takes place in the 1. How often are the Winter
people. We ride in a kind of car mountains. There are several Olympics held?
and travel at top speeds down kinds of races- downhill, 2. Where are they taking place
an icy, twisting, banked course. slalom, and Super G. The this year? Last time?
To get started we push our object is to be the fastest to 3. How many countries take
vehicle. Gravity powers our reach the bottom. Both men part?
“car.” The fastest team wins. and women perform my sport. 4. Which winter sports do you
I am thrilling and exciting. like best? Why?
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figure skating
curling
luge
ice hockey ski jumping speed skating
Free style skiing skeleton
short track
skating
Nordic combined
cross country
skiing biathlon
How often are the Winter
bobsled Olympics held?
Alpine skiing How many countries will
participate this time?
What conditions are
necessary for a Winter
Olympics site?
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