Olympic Host Cities
2018
What is Pyeongchang.
This European country has won the most total winter Olympic medals since the Winter Olympics began.
What is Norway. (386)
In 2018, at age 17, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold.
Who is Chloe Kim.
This is the most difficult of the figure skating jumps, the only one in which the skater takes off going forward.
What is the axel.
This Olympic sport’s nickname is “Chess on Ice.”
What is Curling.
2014
What is Sochi.
Team USA’s men’s and women’s hockey teams have both won Olympic gold this many times.
What is 2.
This is the year that snowboarding become an official Olympic sport.
What is 1998.
This figure skater was struck by a police baton in January 1994 just weeks before she would compete in the Olympics.
Who is Nancy Kerrigan.
In this event, a person rides a small sled down a frozen track lying face down and head first.
What is Skeleton.
2010
What is Vancouver.
The number of gold medals that Team USA has won in Curling.
What is 1.
This event features 4-6 competitors who race down a course with narrow turns, jumps, rollers, and drops.
What is snowboard cross.
Among these male figure skaters, which one has never won Olympic gold: Evan Lysacek, Timothy Goebel, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton.
Who is Timothy Goebel.
This event combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting.
What is the biathlon.
2002
What is Salt Lake City.
This country has won a total of 80 medals in the luge which is more than 3 times that of any other country.
What is Germany.
What year did Shaun White compete but not medal in the Olympics?
What is 2014.
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the only figure skaters to have won 5 Olympic medals. What country are they from?
What is Canada. (3 individual, 2 team)
This event combines cross country skiing and ski jumping.
What is the Nordic combined.
1994
What is Lillehammer.
This female speedskater who grew up in Champaign, IL won 5 gold medals in the 80’s and 90’s.
Who is Bonnie Blair.
After Team USA, this European country has won the 2nd highest amount of gold medals in snowboarding events.
What is Switzerland (8).
What is the most recent year that an American woman medaled in women’s figure skating?
What is 2006 (Sasha Cohen).
A speed skating event featuring a mass start that tests speed, technical skills, and aggressiveness of competitors.
What is short track speed skating.