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Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. [1] Most are variations of skiing , ice skating and sledding . Traditionally, such games were only played in cold areas during winter , but artificial snow and artificial ice allow more flexibility.
In 2022, winter sports had over 30 million US participants. [28] Outdoor Foundation reports that 8 million people participated in cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or telemark skiing in the 2012-2013 winter season. [29] Winter sports are underrepresented by ethnic minorities due to the fact that such sports are expensive to play.
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [a], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice.
Articles about sports that depend on winter features like ice or snow (whether natural or artificial). The main article for this category is Winter sports . Subcategories
Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of the sled. [1] Unlike other sliding sports of bobsleigh and luge, the race always involves single ...
Winter sports competitions in the United States (4 C, 1 P) United States at winter multi-sport events (1 C) A. Alpine skiing in the United States (3 C, 3 P)
Winter sports in the United Kingdom (13 C, 34 P) Winter sports in the United States (15 C, 1 P) Winter sports in Uruguay (3 C) Winter sports in Uzbekistan (2 C) V.
Pages in category "World championships in winter sports" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.