A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter. As a formal term it refers to a sport played on snow or ice informally it can refer to sports played in winter that are also played year-round such as basketball. The main winter sports are ice hockey and figure skating sledding events such as luge skeleton and bobsleigh skiing Alpine and Nordic and snowboarding. Other common winter sports include skiboarding monoskiing skwal and snowmobiling.

Short Track Speed Skating Winter Sport Short track speed skating is 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 hockey rink. (Search Results Short Track Speed Skating ) Winter

Figure Skating Winter Sport Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins jumps footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior) and at local national and international competitions.. (Search Results Figure Skating ) Winter

Speed Skating Winter Sport Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating short track speed skating and marathon speed skating. In the Olympic Games long track speed skating is usually referred to as just "speed skating" while short track speed skating is known as "short track". (Search Results Speed Skating Winter Sport ) Winter

Synchronized Skating Winter Sport Synchronized skating or synchronised skating a large and fast-growing discipline consists of 8 20 the number of skaters on a team often depends on the level athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds. This discipline of figure skating was originally called precision skating in North America because of the emphasis on maintaining precise formations and timing of the group. (Search Results Synchronized Skating ) Winter

Alpine Snow Skiing Winter Sport Alpine skiing or downhill skiing is the sport of sliding down snow covered hills on skis with fixed heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with nordic skiing such as cross-country ski jumping and Telemark in which skiers use free heel bindings. (Search Results Alpine Snow Skiing ) Winter

Cross Country Sking Winter Sport Cross country skiing commonly abbreviated XC skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe Canada Alaska and the upper midwest United States. Skiing can also be done indoors in ski tunnels. (Search Results Cross Country Sking Winter Sport ) Winter

Dogsled Racing Winter Sport Dogsled racing more accurately referred to as sled dog racing is a winter dog sport most popular in the Arctic regions of the United States Canada Russia and some European countries It involves the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners. The team completing the marked course in the least time is judged the winner. (Search Results Dogsled Racing ) Winter Alpine Snowboarding Winter Sport Alpine snowboarding is a small niche of the sport of snowboarding. It is typically practised with hard plastic shelled boots called "hardboots" and carving or race-oriented snowboards. Loosely it is the pursuit of snowboarding mostly on the ground in the forward direction with the primary goal of making clean smooth turns. (Search Results Alpine Snowboarding Winter Sport ) Winter Ice Fishing Winter Sport Ice fishing is the sport of catching fish with lines and hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Fisherman may sit on a stool on the open expanse of a frozen lake or sit in a heated cabin on the ice some with bunks and amenities. (Search Results Ice Fishing Winter Sport ) Winter Ice Hockey Winter Sport Ice hockey frequently simply called hockey in countries where it is the most popular form of hockey is a team sport played on ice in which skaters use sticks to direct a puck into the opposing team's goal. It is a fast-paced physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover. (Search Results Ice Hockey ) Winter Snowball Fight Winter Sport A snowball fight is a physical game in which snowballs are thrown with the intention of hitting somebody else. The game is similar to dodgeball in its major factors though typically less organized. This activity is primarily played during months when there is sufficient snowfall. (Search Results Snowball Fight ) Winter Luge Winter Sport Luge is a small one or two-person sled on which one sleds supine face up and feet first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Lugers can reach speeds of 140 km per hour and the Guinness world record is held by Tony Benshoof of the United States at a speed of 139.9 km per hour. Luge is also the name of the sport which involves racing with such sleds. (Search Results Luge Winter Sport ) Winter