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Alpine Skiing 02.24.2010 - In alpine skiing, players have to travel down a vertical drop that ranges from 180 metres (slalom) to 1,100 metres (downhill) for men and 140 metres (slalom) to 800 metres (downhill) for women. If a skier misses a gate, he/she mist climb back or go through the missed gate or else he/she will be disqualified... (Please CLICK on the title for the full article)

Categories

1. Downhill - has the longest and highest speed in the alpine skiing.
2. Super-G - the course is shorter than the downhill.
3. Giant Slalom - similar to the slalom, with fewer, wider and smoother turns.
4. Slalom - has the shortest course and the quickest turns.
5. Super Combined - combination of 1 downhill run and 1 slalom run.


Bobsleigh

The athletes use a sled or a light, narrow wooden platform (toboggan) to slide on a snow or ice.

Curling

There are 2 teams playing taking turns in pushing a 19.1 Kg stones towards a series of circles. Their aim is to get the stones as close to the centre of the rings as possible.

Biathlon

Its a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. The aim is to compete the course in the least amount of time hitting as many targets as possible to avoid time penalties. Events: 1. Individual Start - competitors start one at a time & stop 4 times at the shooting range to take 5 shots at a target. If they miss a shot, 1 minute will be added to their total time. The athlete with the lowest combined ski time & shooting time penalty, wins. 2. Sprint - Similar to individual start but they have to stop only twice at the shooting range to take 5 shots at the target. The athletes with the lowest time & penalty loops wins. 3. Pursuit - The top 60 finishers in the sprint event qualify for this competition.

4. Relay - Each group is consist of four people, each member will another one by one. Each should ski 3 legs and must stop twice at the shooting range. They are allowed to have 8 shots each and if they miss the target, they'll get penalty of 150-metre lap for each missed shot.

5. Mass Start - the 30 best-ranked competitors will start together and must stop four times at the shooting range to take five shots at a target. If they miss a shot, they must ski a lap around a 150-metre penalty loop. The first one to cross the finish line wins.