Current Sports of the Winter Olympic Games

Question 1

This winter sport combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.

Accepted Answer

Biathlon

Question 2

In this sliding sport, teams of two or four race down a twisting, banked ice track in a gravity-powered sled.

Accepted Answer

Bobsleigh

Question 3

Often called 'chess on ice', this sport involves players sliding stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area.

Accepted Answer

Curling

Question 4

What is the contact team sport played on ice in which skaters use sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net?

Accepted Answer

Ice Hockey

Question 5

A winter sliding sport where a competitor or a team of two rides a flat sled feet-first down an icy track.

Accepted Answer

Luge

Question 6

In this sliding sport, a single competitor rides a small sled known as a 'skeleton bobsled' head-first down a frozen track.

Accepted Answer

Skeleton

Question 7

This sport involves individuals, pairs, or groups performing spins, jumps, and other intricate moves on ice skates.

Accepted Answer

Figure Skating

Question 8

A form of competitive ice speed skating where multiple skaters race on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 meters.

Accepted Answer

Short Track Speed Skating

Question 9

Also known as long track, this form of ice skating involves competitors racing against time on a 400-meter oval track.

Accepted Answer

Speed Skating

Question 10

Often referred to as downhill skiing, this discipline includes events like slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, and downhill.

Accepted Answer

Alpine Skiing

Question 11

A form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, often over long distances.

Accepted Answer

Cross-Country Skiing

Question 12

This skiing discipline includes events such as moguls, aerials, ski cross, half-pipe, and slopestyle.

Accepted Answer

Freestyle Skiing

Question 13

This winter sport combines cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

Accepted Answer

Nordic Combined

Question 14

In this winter sport, skiers descend a take-off ramp, or inrun, and attempt to fly as far as possible.

Accepted Answer

Ski Jumping

Question 15

This sport involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a board attached to a rider's feet.

Accepted Answer

Snowboarding

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