The Olympic Winter Games: Let's talk sports

How well do you know the Winter Olympic sports and the athletes who practise them?

Answer the questions below to find out!

1. In , the athlete rides a small sled down an ice track while lying face down.a) squeletton racingb) skeleton racingc) skiathlon racing
2. The is a cross-country skiing race that combines classical and free-style skiing.a) skate skib) winter triathlonc) skiathlon
3. In French, this sport is known as "ski acrobatique." What is it called in English?a) freestyle skiingb) acrobatic skiingc) hamburger skiing
4. An athlete who practises the sport of bobsleigh is called a .a) bob-sledderb) bobsledderc) bobsleigher
5. The first made its appearance in the Olympics at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games.a) clap skateb) clamp skatec) clack skate
6. can reach speeds of up to 130 km/h when racing down a curve in the track.a) Lougersb) Louggersc) Lugers
7. In ice hockey, an overtime period lasts 5 minutes during , and 10 minutes during .a) preliminaries, playoffsb) pre-liminaries, play-offsc) preliminarys, play offs
8. By 1992, most in ski jumping were spreading their skis in a "V" shape.a) meddellistsb) meddallistsc) medallists
9. In Canada, what is the most common French term for "snowboarding"?a) surf d'hiverb) planche à neigec) véliplanchisme
10. What Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?a) Nordic combinedb) curlingc) biathlon