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Издательский дом «Первое сентября» ⦁ w w w . 1 s e p t e m b e r . r u
WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS
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Alpine Skiing // Горнолыжный спорт
downhill or straight racing, and slalom
racing round a series of markers
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Biathlon // Биатлон
a Nordic skiing event in which the competitors combine cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
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Bobsleigh // Бобслей
a mechanically steered and braked sledge, typically for two or four people, used for racing down an ice-covered run.
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Cross country skiing // Лыжные гонки
a form of ski touring in which
participants propel themselves across
snow-covered terrain using skis
and poles which is popular in many
places with large snowfields
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Curling // Керлинг
a game played on ice, especially in Scotland and Canada, in which large round flat stones are slid across the surface towards a mark. Members of a team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction.
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Figure skating // Фигурное катание
the sport of skating in prescribed
patterns from a stationary position
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Freestyle skiing // Фристайл
a form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Besides the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style
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Ice hockey // Хоккей
a team game played between
two teams of eleven players
each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to
drive a small hard ball towards goals
at opposite ends of a field.
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Luge // Санный спорт
a sport in which competitors make a timed descent of a course riding luges
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Nordic combined // Лыжное двоеборье
a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
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Short track speed skating // Шорт-трек
a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m. The rink itself is 60 m by 30 m, which is the same size as an international-sized ice hockey rink.
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Skeleton // Скелетон
a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g.
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Ski jumping // Прыжки с трамплина
a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style.
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Snowboarding // Сноубординг
slide downhill on a snowboard
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Speed skating // Конькобежный спорт
a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates
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