Olympic Random
The thing you stand on when receiving an Olympic medal
A podium
Where the 2022 Winter Olympics is held
Beijing, China
The oldest Winter Olympic Sport
Figure skating
initially being added to the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 until its transition to the inaugural Winter Olympics In 1924.
What Gold Medals are actually made of
Silver
made almost entirely from silver with approximately 6 grams of gold to meet the standard laid out in the Olympic Charter
Name of the US Men's figure skater who won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics
Nathan Chen
The reason the Russian athletes are competing under the name of the “Russian Olympic Committee" in 2022
Russia received a two-year ban from the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2019 for its state-sponsored doping program.
Name one of the new events in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Women's Monobob, Men's and Women's Big Air (Freestyle Skiing), Mixed Team Snowboard Cross, Mixed Team Aerials, Mixed Team Short Track Relay, and Mixed Team Ski Jumping
The speed bobsleds go
90 mph
The number of Gold medals the US Women's Hockey Team has won at the Winter Olympics.
2 - in 1998 & 2018
Name one of the four 2022 Winter Olympic athletes competing in their 5th Olympics
Curler John Shuster, snowboarders Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis and skeleton slider Katie Uhlaender.
The number of events in the 2022 Winter Olympics
12
The unlikely country that entered the Olympic Bobsled race in 1988
Jamaica
The number of people who have won gold medals during BOTH the Summer and Winter Olympics
Two
Gillis Grafstrom won gold in figure skating in the 1920 Summer games & the 1924 and 1928 Winter Games. Eddie Eagan - gold in boxing in 1920 & a gold medal at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games in the team bobsled event.
The reason Olympians bite their medals.
Based on the ancient practice of biting into gold to test its purity and authenticity. Or to pose for a photo!
One of the events Elana Meyers Taylor competes in
Bobsled, Women's Monobob
Events included in the Biathlon
Cross-country skiing and Target shooting
Location of the first Winter Olympics
Chamonix, France in 1924
The first city to host both the Winter and Summer Olympics
Beijing, China
The country has won the most medals throughout winter Olympic history
Norway
368 medals
The US State that produces the most Winter Olympians
Vermont
The year Curling was added to the Winter Olympic Games
1998
The year the "modern" Olympic games were started
1896 in Athens, Greece
The City that will host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Milan, Italy
Awarded to winners at the 1896 Olympic games
First-place athletes were crowned with an olive wreath and awarded a silver medal.
Number of athletes competing for the US in the 2022 Winter Olympics
224