Topic - Sport
curling, ice hockey, skating, Nordic skiing (cross-country) and the military patrol race. The
number of sports at the Winter Games has remained quite stable over the years. However, the
number of events has increased considerably. At the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, there
were seven sports biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating and skiing and a
total of 78 events on the programme. The three major attractions on the Winter Games
programme are ice hockey, skating and skiiing Ice hockey, like skating and skiing, is one of
the sports that helped to launch the Olympic Winter Games. Skating has the longest Olympic
history. Skiing is the sport with the largest number of events. Cross-country skiing is the
oldest discipline and snowboarding is the newest while Alpine skiing appeared relatively late.
4. Sports in England
In England sport is quite popular among the people. A number of modern sports have