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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.
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
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.
The first winter sport to be contested at the modern Olympic Games was figure skating at the 1908 Games in London.A total of 21 skaters from six countries (Argentina, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden, Russia, and the United States) competed in four events on 28–29 October. [1]
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.
This category contains articles about former and present Winter Olympic sports and disciplines. References for inclusion: IOC: Olympic sports. For details of Olympic results by sport see Category:Sports at the Winter Olympics.
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)
Discontinued sports at the Winter Olympics (2 C, 8 P) * Nordic skiing at the Winter Olympics (3 C, 26 P) Skiing at the Winter Olympics (7 C, 8 P) A.