Winter sports are a group of sports that take place on ice or snow and are usually associated with winter weather conditions. These sports are an important part of the Winter Olympics and are popular with both professional and amateur athletes.
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- Alpine Skiing: Alpine skiing is a set of disciplines including downhill, giant slalom, special slalom and supergiant. Athletes compete in skiing down mountain slopes, overcoming various types of gates.
- Snowboarding: Snowboarding is the sport of sliding down a slope on a snowboard. Riders can choose from a variety of riding styles, such as free ride, halfpipe, snowcross and big air.
- Ice Hockey: Ice hockey is a team game in which players compete to score points by placing the puck in the opponent's goal with a field hockey stick.
- Figure Skating: Figure skating is an artistic sport in which athletes perform a variety of figures and circuits on the ice. It includes soloists, dance pairs and group performances.
- Biathlon: Biathlon is a combination of two disciplines: cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Athletes must demonstrate both speed and precision.
- Sledding: Tobogganing is a sport in which athletes slide down an ice track on special toboggans. It can be one-person tobogganing, two-person tobogganing or team tobogganing.
- Cross-country Skiing: Cross-country skiing includes various distances and styles of skiing, such as classic cross-country skiing and free technique. Athletes compete on trails with varied terrain.
- Ski Jumping: Ski jumping is a sport in which athletes descend from a special beam on skis and make jumps in the air, trying to reach the greatest possible distance.
- Curling: Curling is a team game in which teams compete to score points by rolling stones on the ice and placing them precisely in certain places.
- Speed Skating: Speed skating is a sport involving racing on ice in special speed skating shoes. Competitors compete over a variety of distances.
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- Most Medals at Winter Olympics: Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen is the most successful athlete at the Winter Olympics. He won 8 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal.
- Ski Jumping and Airplane: In 2011 in Slovenia, ski jumpers Daniel Jones and Ryan Hawes made a jump from a ramp on skis located on the wing of an airplane. The jump took place at an altitude of 2.6 km and they reached a speed of 60 km/h.
- First Climber of Mt. Everest on Skis: In 2000, Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind person to climb Mount Everest. On the way back, he used an innovative way to descend - by skiing down.
- Surprising Start in Curling: In 2014, Russia surprised the curling competition when Alexander Kryukov's team won the gold medal at the Olympic Games. It was their first Olympic appearance and they immediately won top honors.
- Surprise in Figure Skating: At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, French figure skater Surya Bonaly performed an unexpected triple backflip during her performance, although it was forbidden in women's competition at the time. Although the action brought her controversy, it became one of her most memorable moments.
- Interesting Debut In Curling: North Korea's mixed curling team made its debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang. Their way of playing and friendly approach won the public's sympathy.
- An Uncommon Path to Success in Hockey: Japan's ice hockey team gained popularity in 2018, when the men's team defeated the South Korean national team at the Pyongyang Olympics. Japan's squad included Hakucho, a 42-year-old dentist, who was the oldest player at those Games.
- Women's Ski Jumping at the Olympics: Women's ski jumping made its debut at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. The first gold medalist was Carina Vogt of Germany.
- Backstage of the World Curling Championships: During the 2013 World Curling Championships in Canada, the Scottish men's team found themselves locked in an elevator for over an hour. Despite this, they managed to arrive on time for their competition.
- Old Winter Sports - Speed Skating: Speed skating is one of the oldest Olympic sports, originating in the Netherlands. As early as the 18th century, people were competing in speed skating.