Winter Sports

Olympic events. Source: Wikipedia and The International Ski and Snowboard Federation website.

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1. The World Cup of Skiing kicks off in Sölden, Austria, every year. In October. In which sport?

Alpine Skiing ✓

Ski Jumping ✓

Cross Country Skiing ✓

Biathlon ✓

2. What is the "International Ski and Snowboard Federation" typically known as?

ISSF ✓

IBU ✓

FIS ✓

LOTR ✓

3. One of these sports is not a part of the aforementioned Federation

Telemark Skiing ✓

Biathlon ✓

Slopestyle ✓

Ski Flying ✓

4. There are two diciplines in Biathlon. Which two?

Shooting and Cross Country Skiing ✓

Shooting and Ski Flying ✓

Cross Country Skiing and Ski Jumping ✓

Figure Skating and Half-pipe ✓

5. One Freestyle event is defunct. Which one?

Cross Country Downhill skiing ✓

Ski Ballet ✓

Moguls ✓

Moguls Ballet ✓

6. Who has the most wins in World Cup Alpine Skiing races?

Mikaela Shiffrin ✓

Ingemar Stenmark ✓

Marcel Hirscher ✓

Alberto Tomba ✓

7. A Californian community has hosted the Winter Olympics. Which community? (The name of the community has changed since then.)

Lake Placid ✓

Los Angeles ✓

Malibu ✓

Squaw Valley ✓

8. There has been two Winter Olympics in Scandinavia. In which countries or country?

Sweden and Norway ✓

Iceland and Norway ✓

Finland and Norway ✓

Twice in Norway ✓

9. Every January, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is one out of approx. hundred thousand fans in a seriously scary Downhill competition in Austria. Where?

Wengen ✓

Garmisch-Partenkirchen ✓

Graz ✓

Kitzbühel ✓

10. Steven Bradbury won a gold medal in Short Track Speed Skating in the Winter Olympics in 2002. Where is he from?

Australia ✓

Jamaica ✓

Great Britain ✓

New Zealand ✓

11. A former Norwegian Winter Olympian has a star on the Hollywood Walk on Fame. Who?

Ingrid Bergman ✓

Vegard Ylvisåker ✓

Henrik Ibsen ✓

Sonja Henie ✓

12. The Hockey Tournament in the Olympics in 1980. USA won the Gold Medal. Which team did they beat in their final game? (Trick question)

Finland ✓

Soviet Union ✓

Sweden ✓

Czechoslovakia ✓

13. Romania is last on the overall Medal Count from the Winter Olympics. They have one Bronze Medal. What is their ranking?

12th ✓

20th ✓

44th ✓

87th ✓

14. The Netherlands typically wins a lot of medals in the Winter Olympics. In which sport do they excell?

Long Track Speed Skating ✓

Downhill Skiing ✓

Tulip Relay ✓

Figure Skating ✓

15. And finally... Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. What did they do?

Light the Olympic Flame in the Vancouver Olympics ✓

Blood doping ✓

Won three Gold Medals each in Cross Country Skiing ✓

Figure Skate ✓

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