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Winter sports (overview): They are called the Winter Olympics. The Winter Games are held every four years. Skiing down a slope is called alpine skiing. Skiing plus shooting is called biathlon. Jumps from a ramp are ski jumping. Dancing and jumping on blades is figure skating. Sliding stones over ice is curling. Head-first in the ice channel is skeleton. Endurance on narrow skis is cross-country skiing. Good to know: The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Since 1994 the Summer and Winter Games alternate every two years. In the downhill, alpine skiers top 130 km/h. Biathlon is one of the highest-rated winter sports on TV. From the ski-flying hill, jumpers travel over 250 metres. Figure skating was Olympic as early as 1908: then at the Summer Games. Curling is called 'chess on ice' for its tactics. Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton share the same ice track. There are two techniques: classic and the faster skating style. Speed skaters exceed 60 km/h on the straights. Once you know them, you suddenly spot them everywhere again.
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Winter Olympics
Since 1924 the Winter Games have gathered the snow and ice sports: smaller, but no less spectacular than summer.
💡 Did you know? The first Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
four years
Every four years, offset by two years from the Summer Games since 1994.
💡 Did you know? Since 1994 the Summer and Winter Games alternate every two years.
Alpine skiing
From downhill to slalom: in alpine skiing the downhillers top 130 km/h.
💡 Did you know? In the downhill, alpine skiers top 130 km/h.
Biathlon
Skiing and shooting in turn: every miss costs a penalty loop and can decide everything.
💡 Did you know? Biathlon is one of the highest-rated winter sports on TV.
Ski jumping
Distance and style are judged: on flying hills athletes soar over 250 metres.
💡 Did you know? From the ski-flying hill, jumpers travel over 250 metres.
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