Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics begins in February 2022 in Beijing and the Winter Paralympics also takes place there in March 2022.
Winter Olympics
Between 4-20 February 2022 the best of the best will compete at the Winter Olympics. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) describe the sports as follows:
Alpine skiing is one of the signature competitions at the Winter Olympics.
Biathlon
Biathlon combines the endurance and intensity of cross-country skiing with the precision and skill of rifle shooting.
Bobsleigh
In bobsleigh, athletes make timed runs down a narrow ice track in a specially designed sledge.
Cross-Country Skiing
Still used as a means of transportation today, cross-country skiing is one of the original Winter Olympic sports.
Curling
In curling, teams use brooms and specially designed shoes to slide granite stones across the ice towards a target.
Figure skating, an elegant mix of art and sport, includes singles, pair skating and ice dance.
The various disciplines of freestyle skiing combine speed, showmanship, and extreme skill.
A fast-paced, full-contact team sport that always draws big crowds at the Olympic Games.
In luge, athletes must navigate an icy track at extreme speeds, all while riding feet first on a small sledge.
Nordic combined is made up of two separate sports: ski jumping and cross-country skiing.
Short track races are full of strategy, bravery, and skill as competitors skate against one another in close quarters.
In skeleton, competitors ride head-first and prone on a sledge down an icy track at high speed.
Ski jumping sees athletes launch themselves from ramps to soar through the air, where distance (and style) are crucial.
Speed skating evolved from a means of transportation across frozen lakes and rivers to a sport where athletes race against the clock - and each other.
Combining elements of surfing, skateboarding, and skiing, snowboarding made its Olympic debut at Nagano 1998.
You can find the full schedule here.
Winter Paralympics
Between 4-13 march around 600 paralympic athletes will compete across 6 sports in 2 disciplines -
Snow Sports - Alpine skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Biathlon and Snowboarding
Ice Sports - Ice Hockey and Wheelchair Curling
FACT Beijing will become the first city to have hosted both the summer and winter Paralympic Games.
We will keep you posted on both events nearer the time.
