Winter Sports: English Vocabulary List

a winter sport where teams of two or four athletes ride a sled down a narrow, twisting, ice-covered track

"The bobsled team pushes at the start."

"The bobsled team pushes at the start and jumps in before the sled accelerates down the icy track."

a type of skiing that involves performing tricks on a course with jumps and obstacles

"Slopestyle includes rails and jumps."

"Slopestyle includes rails and jumps and skiers perform tricks while going through a terrain park course."

the activity or sport of moving over snow on skis

"Skiing is exciting."

"They enjoy skiing during the winter holidays because it gives them both exercise and a change of scenery."

a winter sport combining cross-country skiing with rifle shooting

"Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting."

"Biathlon combines cross country skiing and rifle shooting and athletes must hit targets before continuing to ski."

a winter game where players slide round flat stones across the ice in order to hit a certain mark

"Curling is a popular winter sport in Canada."

"Curling involves sliding heavy granite stones across ice while teammates sweep the surface."

a team sport similar to ice hockey, played on ice with a ball instead of a puck

"Bandy is played on ice with a ball."

"Bandy is played on ice with a ball and is similar to soccer but played on skates with curved sticks."

a form of curling adapted for athletes with physical disabilities who use wheelchairs to compete

"They play wheelchair curling."

"Wheelchair curling is a strategic sport where athletes use specialized sticks to deliver stones from their chairs."

a winter sport or activity in which the participant stands on a board and glides over snow, typically on a mountainside

"Snowboarding is exciting."

"Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998 and since then its popularity has grown rapidly especially among young people who enjoy extreme sports."

a competitive snowboarding discipline adapted for athletes with physical disabilities

"Para snowboard uses a sit-ski or standing board."

"Para snowboard uses a sit ski or standing board and athletes compete in banked slalom and snowboard cross events."

a snowboarding or skateboarding maneuver where the rider jumps and rotates in the air with their frontside facing forward

"He did a frontside air."

"The snowboarder executed a stylish frontside air, completing a clean 360-degree rotation."

the position where a skier or snowboarder leans their body weight forward to initiate turns or gain speed

"The forward lean shifts weight over the front binding."

"The forward lean shifts weight over the front binding and helps initiate turns on a snowboard."

a maneuver where a snowboarder or skier shifts their weight onto the front of their board or skis to lift the rear off the ground

"He did a nose press."

"The snowboarder balanced on the nose of his board during the nose press on the rail."

a snowboarding or skiing maneuver where the rider shifts their weight onto the toes of their boots to change direction

"She made a toeside turn."

"The skier initiated a controlled toeside turn, carving smoothly down the slope."

a maneuver where a snowboarder or skier slides along a rail or surface with the front end of their board or skis

"He did a nose slide."

"The snowboarder successfully completed a nose slide along the entire length of the metal rail."