Winter Olympic Sports

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• Which city hosted the first Olympic Winter Games in 1924?
• Curling stones are traditionally made from specially shaped granite.
• Which Winter Olympic sport combines ski jumping with cross-country skiing?
• In skeleton, athletes ride the sled head-first while lying face down.
• What is the primary objective in curling?
• In Olympic figure skating, competitors are ranked solely by how quickly they complete their routines.
• Which alpine skiing event requires competitors to pass through closely spaced gates in a rapid, technical course?
• In luge, competitors generally race feet-first while lying on their backs.