Core rules and history of winter sports such as skiing, figure skating, and snowboarding, one concept or fact per card.
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- In skiing, what does 'slalom' refer to?
- Navigating through a course marked by gates (poles)
- What are the three alpine skiing disciplines in the Winter Olympics?
- Downhill, Slalom, and Giant Slalom
- In what country did modern skiing develop as a sport?
- Norway, in the 1860s
- In figure skating, what is a 'lutz' jump?
- A jump where the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate
- In figure skating, what is a 'loop' jump?
- A jump where the skater takes off from the back inside edge of one skate
- What is the shorter required routine called in figure skating?
- The short program
- In modern figure skating, how many judges score performances?
- Nine judges
- What does the 'free skate' program allow figure skaters to do?
- Perform any skating elements they choose
- In what year did figure skating first appear in the Olympic Games?
- 1908 in London
- When did snowboarding become an Olympic sport?
- 1998 in Nagano, Japan
- What is a 'halfpipe' in snowboarding?
- A U-shaped snow channel where athletes ride up and down the walls performing tricks
- What does 'powder' mean in skiing and snowboarding?
- Fresh, untracked snow
- What is luge?
- A winter sport where athletes race down an icy track lying on their backs on a small sled
- What is the main difference between luge and skeleton?
- Skeleton athletes race headfirst while luge athletes race feet-first on their backs
- In bobsled, how many team members typically compete?
- Either two or four athletes
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