2. Olympic Ceremonies
There are three kinds of ceremonies which are
open to spectators.
Three types are….
~ The open ceremonies
~ The closing ceremonies
~ The victory ceremonies
3. Alpine Skiing
• History: Alpine Skiing first came apart of the
Olympic program in 1963.
• Facts: Alpine Skiing is divided by gender.
• There are different courses for different events
of skiing
4. Biathlon
• History: The sport Biathlon started in the
1960.
• Facts: The Biathlon had five events.
• The Biathlon is also split into gender
5. Bobsleigh
• History: This sport started in 1924
• Facts: Bobsleigh involves high-speed mountain
descent
6. Curling
History: The game Curling was made up around
the 1800’s
Curling back then was played on frozen ponds
and lochs
7. Ice hockey
• History: the game was introduced by Icelandic
immigrants around 1875
• Facts: The countries involved in ice hockey are
Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, America
, Austria, Canada, Finland, Norway, Czech
Republic, Latvia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
8. Skating
• History: skating originally skating Was made
up in Europe.
• Facts: Speed skating takes place on a
111.12metre oval track.
9. Luge
History: Luge was made up in Switzerland in the
late 1800’s
Facts: the average Luge run has a vertical drop
of 30 stories (300 feet)
10. Skeleton
• History: some English soldiers built a sliding
track between Davos and Klosters in
Switzerland
• Facts: Takes place in the same area as
bobsleighing
