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Parent topics
- Skiing [r]: Various means of travelling over snow with the aid of skis which are bound to the foot using a special boot; in sporting terms the main classifications are alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. [e]
- Winter sports [r]: Generic term for a wide range of sporting events that are associated with snow and ice. They form the agenda for the Winter Olympics every four years and include various ice skating, skiing, and sledging competitions. [e]
Subtopics
- Cross-country skiing diagonal style [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Cross-country skiing skating style [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Back-country skiing [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Telemarking [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Olympic Games [r]: A quadrennial multi-sport event organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) involving athletes from around the world in both summer and winter sport editions. The summer event was first staged at Athens in 1896 as a revival of the Ancient Olympics; the winter event was first staged at Chamonix in 1924. [e]
- Decathalon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Snow [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ski wax [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other major winter sports
- Downhill skiing [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ice skating [r]: Skating on ice wearing a boot with a blade attached to the sole (a skate). Disciplines include figure skating, ice dancing and speed skating. [e]
- Hockey [r]: Generic term for various sports in which a ball or puck is hit about a playing surface by teams of players with curved sticks whose aim is to score the most goals in the match. The main variants are field hockey and ice hockey. [e]