Winter sports

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Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexander Zolnikov. I am 14 years old . Winter is my favourite time of the year. We are a sporty family. My mother, father and I love playing hockey, skiing and skating in winter. It's great! So I want to tell you about some of them.

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Winter Sports Winter Sports are sports played on snow or ice. Traditionally such sports were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and ice allow more flexibility. The main winter sports are included in the program of the Olympic Winter Games. Sports on snow * Skiing * Downhill Skiing * Snowboarding Sports on ice * Sleigh Sports * Skating sports * Curling I think, they are so dangerous !

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Speed skating Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates . Types of speed skating are long track speed skating , short track speed skating , and marathon speed skating . It's my favourite kind of sport!

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Biathlon Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting . I think a ll people in our country like it.

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Hockey Hockey is a team sport played on ice. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. My friends and I play it with great pleasure!

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Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. I really don`t understand the game!

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Ski jumping Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. Ski jumping is a winter sport , performed on snow, and is a part of the Winter Olympic Games . Only co u rageous people can do it!

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Figure Skating Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, or pairs, perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local, national, and international competitions . It`s so beautiful! My mum likes it very much.

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Skeleton Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, at high speed. Popularity of the sport has grown since the 2002 Winter Olympics and now includes participation of some countries that do not have or cannot have a track because of climate. I`d like to go in for it !

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Skiing Skiing is a winter sport, using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Many different types of skiing are popular, especially in colder climates, and many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee. It`s my dad`s favourite sport!

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Skiboarding Skiboarding is a winter sport which combines elements of skating, snowboarding, and skiing. Skiboards are used and worn in conjunction with standard ski boots that connect to the skiboards with use of a binding.

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Short track Short track is a winter sport, it's a form of speed skating. A few athletes ride at the same time, one after another at the icy stadium. Such a strange sport!

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Russia is proud of its great sportsmen , who show excellent results in different world and European winter championships. We know their names : А .Shipulin, Olga Zaitseva, Ivan Skobrev, J.Plushenko and many others. They do much for sport development in our country. I wish them Good luck! . Our sportsmen