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