Winter sport
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A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter, usually a sport played on snow or ice.
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Famous Winter sport resorts
List of winter sports
Ice skating
See also team sports.
Skiing
Sports in which skis are used on snow.
- Alpine skiing *
- Biathlon *
- Cross country skiing *
- Firngleiten
- Freestyle skiing *
- Nordic combined *
- Skibob
- Skijoring
- Ski jumping *
- Snowboarding *
- Speed skiing
- Telemark skiing
Sledding
Sports that use sleds going down ice tracks or pulled by something.
- Ice Blocking
- Bobsled *
- Luge *
- Skeleton (aka Cresta) *
- Sled-dog sports
Team sports
Sports that involve teams, played on ice.
- Curling *
- Ice hockey *
* denotes a Winter Olympic Games medal sport.
Recreational sports
Some 'sports' are competed (or simply enjoyed) on a more casual basis, often by children.
- Ice boating or Ice sailing
- Tobogganing
- Snowball fights
- Building snowmen
- Shinny
See also
fall sport, spring sport, summer sport, Winter Olympic Games.
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