This Olympic sport is …………………….
This Olympic sport is …………………….
list of Winter Olympic sports
ice dancing
long track speed skating
short track speed skating
skeleton
Nordic skiing
cross-country skiing
ski jumping
biathlon
bobsled/bobsleigh
ice hockey
luge
alpine skiing
freestyle skiing
Nordic combined
snowboarding
figure skating : single skating
figure skating : pair skating
curling
How many words can you make out of
Winter Olympics?
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Did you find?
A number.
An animal.
The opposite of found.
The opposite of old.
The opposite of lose.
Difficult:
What writers do.
What a poet writes.
The past tense of steal.
A tasty dessert.
Winter weather.
Something to catch fish.
Another word for price.
What an injured leg does.
A deep hole in the ground.
A journey.
Two very similar people.
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compete
four
silver
determined
represent
podium
bronze
national anthems
opening
judges
speed
bobsled
alpine
luge
ice hockey
snowboarding
parade
train
fastest
gold
honor
events
cross country
figure
The Winter Games:
Every __________ years, athletes from around the world gather to ______________ in
the Winter Games of the Olympics. The athletes, who ________________ extremely
hard, are chosen to ______________ their countries. The games begin with the
_____________ ceremony, where the athletes ______________ in front of an audience.
The Events:
The Winter Games is comprised of many different ___________. There are sledding
events such as the ___________ and the ____________. There are skiing events such as
___________________ and _____________. There are also team sports such as
_________________. Every Olympics some new events are added such as
______________, which was added in the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games.
Winning:
The dream of every athlete is to make it to the ___________, which is where the medals
are handed out. The first place winners receive the _____________ medal and have the
_____________ of hearing their countries’ _______________________ played. The
second place winners receive the _____________ medal and the third place winners
receive the _________________ medal. Often, the winners are _______________ by
who has the _______________ time. Events such as the ________ skating are decided
this way. Other events such as ____________ skating are determined by a panel of
____________, who give marks according to artistic and technical ability.
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Name:
Date:
Where do owls stay on vacation? At a hoot-tel.
Print the letter of the word which matches the definition in the space provided by
each definition.
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The world's first sliding sport
A. Ice Hockey B. Skiing C. Torino D. Bobsled
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Home of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games
A. Torino B. Torch Relay C. Inukshuk D. Five Rings
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A team sport played on ice using curved sticks and a puck
A. Skiing B. Luge C. Biathlon D. Ice Hockey
4.
Transporting the Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece to the lighting of the cauldron
A. Vancouver B. Inukshuk C. Torch Relay D. Bobsled
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Represents the five continents
A. Five Rings B. Ice Hockey C. Luge D. Curling
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A sport combining cross-country skiing and shooting
A. Biathlon B. Skating C. Bobsled D. Five Rings
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Originally, a method to move quickly through deep snow
A. Ice Hockey B. Luge C. Torino D. Skiing
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Home of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games
A. Vancouver B. Torch Relay C. Bobsled D. Five Rings
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The statue at English Bay that has become the symbol of the Winter 2010 Olympic Games
A. Biathlon B. Ice Hockey C. Skiing D. Inukshuk
10. A team sport played on ice involving 42-pound granite rocks
A. Luge B. Vancouver C. Skating D. Curling
11. The French word for sled
A. Curling B. Luge C. Bobsled D. Five Rings
12. Originated in Northern Europe as a swift way to cross frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams
A. Torino B. Skating C. Ice Hockey D. Skiing
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1. Athletes represent these in the
Olympic games.
12. Sporting event that involves all
of the countries of the world.
4. A person who does a sport.
14. First place in the Olympics.
6. A skiing event where athletes go
several kilometers on skis.
15. Skiing event where athletes do
acrobatics in the air.
7. Team sport played on ice with
sticks and a puck.
Down
9. What athletes do to get ready for
the Olympic games.
11. Short track and long track.
2. A song that a winning athlete gets
to hear.
3. An event where athletes dance on
ice doing spins and jumps.
4. Skiing event where athletes race
down the hill.
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5. Third place in the Olympics.
6. An event where athletes slide
stones down the ice and sweep in
front of the stones.
8. The place where medals are
given.
10. Event where four athletes ride
a sled down a track.
11. Second place in the Olympics.
13. A sled event where a single
athlete or doubles rest on a small
sled and go down the track.
Find all of the Olympic
words below in the
grid on the left.
Olympics
athlete
training
countries
medals
bronze
gold
silver
events
ice hockey
figure skating
curling
speed skating
snowboarding
long track
short track
skiing
alpine
cross country
freestyle
jumping
Nordic combined
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skeleton
bobsled
luge