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Sports
Alpine Skiing
It first became part of the
Winter Olympic in 1936 at
Germany.
Cross-Country Skiing
At the 1st Winter Olympic Games in
Chamonix, France, in 1924, there
were men’s 18km and 50km races.
Freestyle ski cross
It’s a form of ski which include :
aerial skiing, mogul, ski ballet and
ski cross.
Biathlon
Biathlon was originally a tactic
of survavival rather than sport.
Ski Jumping
In Russia ski-jumping fans with
homemade snow springboards made their
appearance in St.Petersburg at the
beginning of XX century.
Freestyle Skiing
Freestyle was a
demonstration event at the
1988 in Calgary.
Snowboarding
Men’s and women’s snowboarding made
their Olympic debuts at the Nagano Games in
1998 with Alpine and freestyle competitions.
Skeleton
Skeleton is the progenitor of the descent
from the mountains to the toboggan –
wooden sled, common among Canadian
Indians.
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Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh Tobogganing is
one of the oldest winter
sports.
Hockey
The origins of ice hockey are unclear,
but it is widely accepted that the
British are responsible for bringing ice
hockey to North America.
Curling
Curling originated in the 16th century in
Scotland, where games were played
during winter on frozen ponds, lochs and
marshes.
Figure Skating
Figure skating is the
oldest discipline in the
Winter Olympics.
Speed Skating
Speed skating was first
contested at the Winter
Games in 1924.
Short Track Speed Skating
Short track speed skating was
first introduced as a full medal
sport in 1992 Alberville.
Luge
Historical finding point to
the existence of sleds as
nearly as AD 800.