Beijing
Winter Olympians & Gold Medalists
Winter Olympic Records
Winter Olympic Sports
Winter Olympic Legends
Winter Olympic Cities
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The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing will not only take place at the same time as the Super Bowl in the US, but also take place at the same time as this popular Asian/Chinese holiday celebrating the New Year
What is Chinese New Year?/What is the Lunar New Year?
100
Who is this gold winner at the free skiing slopestyle?
Eileen Gu谷爱凌
100
As of the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, this European country currently holds the record for the most medals combined at the Winter Games, at 368 medals
What is Norway?
100
This form of hockey is played on an ice-skating rink, where players attempt to shoot a puck into a goal
What is ice hockey?
100
Infamously attacked by Tonya Harding at the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, she later recovered in time to qualify and compete at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, winning silver
Who is Nancy Kerrigan?
100
2002 was the most recent year the United States hosted an Olympic Games of any kind- in this case, the Winter Olympics in this city located in Utah
What is Salt Lake City?
200
The Beijing National Stadium, built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, has this nickname named due to its design for birds to live on in trees
What is the Bird’s Nest?
200
China's veteran free skier, a four-time Olympian and the runner-up at Sochi 2014, fulfilled her dream of winning an Olympic gold in the women's aerials at Beijing 2022.
Xu mengtao 徐梦桃
200
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Sato Ayano, Takagi Miho, and Takagi Nana hold the final record for this Asian country in Women’s Team Speed Skating, at a time of 2:35.89 in the team pursuit
What is Japan?
200
As featured in the movie “Cool Runnings”, this sport involves a team up to 4 people pushing a vehicle-like sled down an ice track
What is bobsleigh?/What is bobsledding?
200
This short-track speed skater who competed at the Winter Olympics from 2002-2010 is the most decorated American Olympian at the Winter Olympics, winning 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals
Who is Apolo Anton Ohno?/Who is Apolo Ohno?
200
This Canadian city hosted the most recent Winter Olympics in North America for the 2010 Winter Olympics
What is Vancouver?
300
Tiananmen Square in Beijing is also home to a mausoleum displaying the body of the founder of both the Chinese Communist Party & the People’s Republic of China
Who is Mao Zedong?
300
He is a 3-time World Champion and an Olympic bronze medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Who is Nathan Chen?
300
The 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid saw new records in Luge, as Bernhard Glass won gold with a time of 2:54.796, while Vera Zozula won in women’s with 2:36.537 for these 2 Warsaw Pact countries (respectively)
What are East Germany & the Soviet Union?
300
These two sports can be played on the slopes; one is like skateboarding but without the wheels, and the other involves separate skis on each foot
What is snowboarding and skiing?
300
An Olympic gold medalist in alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she missed the 2014 Winter Olympics but returned to win bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics; she retired a year later
Who is Lindsey Vonn?
300
The most recent Winter Olympic Games was held in 2018, which was South Korea’s 1st time hosting the Winter Olympics
What is PyeongChang, South Korea?
400
Built for the 2008 Summer Olympics, this is where US Olympic Swimmer Michael Phelps broke Mark Spitz’s record 8 Gold Medals- and is the site of curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics
What is the Water Cube?/What is the National Aquatics Center?
400
As the youngest slalom champion in Olympic skiing history at Sochi in 2014, she won 2 gold medals in addition to wining Silver in the Combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Who is Mikaela Shiffrin?
400
At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, this Austrian skier completed the infamous “Grizzly Downhill” in a time of 1:39.13
Who is Fritz Strobl?
400
A life-sized version of shuffleboard, this Winter Olympic sport involves teams of people pushing a puck-shaped stone and using brooms to get the stone to its intended target/location
What is curling?
400
This figure skater from South Korea won gold in Ladies’ Figure Skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, and a silver medal during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Who is Yuna Kim?/Who is Kim Yuna?
400
In 1980, the famous “Miracle on Ice” game was held at this city who hosted the Winter Olympics that year
What is Lake Placid?
500
Constructed from 1406-1420, this is one of the oldest landmarks in the world, and is Beijing’s Palace Complex attracting tourists today
What is the Forbidden City?
500
A ice hockey forward, she has been competing for the US Women’s Ice Hockey Team since the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, & was part of the gold medal team at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Who is Hilary Knight?
500
When it comes to short track speed skating during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, this is the number of men’s speed skating records broken during that Olympic Games
What is 4?
500
This sport on ice involves individuals, pairs, or groups of people performing on skates; sometimes, they compete in exhibition ice shows
What is Figure Skating?
500
This team captain for the US Men’s Ice Hockey Team scored the winning goal in the famous “Miracle on Ice” against the Soviet Union halfway through the 3rd period
Who is Mike Eruzione?
500
This European city is where the 1st Winter Olympics was held in 1924
What is Chamonix, France?