The Winter Games
What name do we give the biggest games' competitions in the world. They happen in the winter AND the summer.
OLYMPICS
The 2018 Winter Olympics were held in Pyeongchang in what country? : )
SOUTH KOREA
What's the name of the sport where ice skaters do a routine of jumps and spins while skating indoors to music. They earn points from judges based on their performance.
FIGURE SKATING
Ice hockey players MUST wear these on their feet to play.
ice skates
A HELMET
How many rings make up the Olympics symbol?
5 - FIVE
In what northern country was the sport of ice hockey invented?
CANADA
What's the type of ice skating where skaters race each other around a oval shaped track?
SPEED SKATING
How are the sharp bottoms, or blades, on speed ice skates different than those of figure skates or hockey skates?
THEY ARE LONG BLADES
People in curling use this to make the ice more smooth so the stones can slide just a little further
A BROOM
What are the three medals that athletes can win at the Olympics?
GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE
In what country do the champion figure skaters Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov come from?
RUSSIA
What is the sport where people slide large stones on ice toward a bullseye and circle targets?
CURLING
What do we call the protective glasses that skiiers or bobsledders wear?
GOGGLES
In the half-pipe, winter olympians use this flat piece to stand and do tricks on. It's like a skateboard, but for snow. What is it?
A SNOWBOARD
The Olympics happen every _____ years. (number)
4 - FOUR
In what country was the sport of curling invented?
THE UNITED KINGDOM, SCOTLAND
What's the name of the competition, or structure, where people go back and forth, and up and down, on snowboards or ski's and get points for jumps, turns, flips, etc. People also do this with skateboards in the summer.
HALF - PIPE
What is the name of the "suit" that is just one piece, but it covers a person's whole chest, arms, and legs.
A BODY SUIT
In many skiing races, the skiiers use these things to push and go faster, but also keep their balance so they don't fall.
POLES
What action signals the beginning of the Olympics. It's a big ceremony. Many times a famous person does it.
LIGHT A TORCH - LIGHT THE OLYMPIC FIRE OR FLAME
What country of good Winter Olympic athletes is home to "Dutch" people. They also usually wear orange uniforms in sports.
THE NETHERLANDS
BIATHALON
LEOTARDS
In the biathalon, athletes shoot this type of gun.
A RIFLE