Olympic Basics
The Winter Olympics happen every this many years.
What is 4?
This sport uses a single board to ride down a snowy slope.
What is snowboarding?
This sport is played on ice with sticks and a puck.
What is hockey (ice hockey)?
The Winter Olympics are usually held in this kind of landscape (not weather-related).
What are mountains?
In hockey, when a player is sent off the ice for breaking rules, it’s called a ____.
What is a penalty?
The five Olympic rings represent the inhabited continents; there are this many rings total.
What is 5?
This skiing event includes sharp turns around poles.
What is slalom?
In this sport, players slide stones across ice toward a target while teammates sweep.
What is curling?
This country hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
What is Canada?
In skiing, a race where you go down a mountain as fast as possible is called ____.
What is downhill?
Athletes compete for gold, silver, and this medal.
What is bronze?
This event combines skiing and shooting targets.
What is biathlon?
This skating event involves jumps, spins, and music.
What is figure skating?
The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, in this country.
What is Russia?
In curling, the target area is called the ____.
What is the house?
The Olympic torch is lit in this country before being carried to the host nation.
What is Greece?
In this event, athletes launch off a ramp and fly as far as possible.
What is ski jumping?
In this sport, two athletes race downhill inside a small sled on an icy track.
What is luge?
This country hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
What is South Korea?
In figure skating, this move is considered the most difficult, only being achieved once in competition
What is a quad axel?
The Olympics are run by this organization (3-letter abbreviation).
What is the IOC?
This sport features athletes racing down a course with jumps and obstacles side-by-side.
What is ski cross?
This sport is basically “ice racing” where skaters go around an oval track at high speed.
What is speed skating?
The USA has hosted the winter Olympics this many times
What is 4?
In Olympic competition, the area where athletes wait and prepare before competing is called the ____.
What is the staging area? (warm-up, athlete's , ready area)