1. Издательский дом «Первое сентября» www.1september.ru WINTER OLYMPIC SPORTS

2. www.1september.ru Alpine Skiing // Горнолыжный спорт downhill or straight racing, and slalom racing round a series of markers

3. www.1september.ru Biathlon // Биатлон a Nordic skiing event in which the competitors combine cross-country skiing and rifle shooting

4. www.1september.ru Bobsleigh // Бобслей a mechanically steered and braked sledge, typically for two or four people, used for racing down an ice-covered run.

5. www.1september.ru Cross country skiing // Лыжные гонки a form of ski touring in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles which is popular in many places with large snowfields

6. www.1september.ru Curling // Керлинг a game played on ice, especially in Scotland and Canada, in which large round flat stones are slid across the surface towards a mark. Members of a team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in the path of the stone to control its speed and direction.

7. www.1september.ru Figure skating // Фигурное катание the sport of skating in prescribed patterns from a stationary position

8. www.1september.ru Freestyle skiing // Фристайл a form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Besides the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style

9. www.1september.ru Ice hockey // Хоккей a team game played between two teams of eleven players each, using hooked sticks with which the players try to drive a small hard ball towards goals at opposite ends of a field.

10. www.1september.ru Luge // Санный спорт a sport in which competitors make a timed descent of a course riding luges

11. www.1september.ru Nordic combined // Лыжное двоеборье a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

12. www.1september.ru Short track speed skating // Шорт-трек a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m. The rink itself is 60 m by 30 m, which is the same size as an international- sized ice hockey rink.

13. www.1september.ru Skeleton // Скелетон a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g.

14. www.1september.ru Ski jumping // Прыжки с трамплина a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style.

15. www.1september.ru Snowboarding // Сноубординг slide downhill on a snowboard

16. www.1september.ru Speed skating // Конькобежный спорт a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates