Winter Olympic Sports Facts
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1. Figure skating: Oldest olympic sport originating in 1908. Also called ice dancing
2. Snowboarding: Didn't make its Olympic debut until 1998. Soon after new forms came out such as the half-pipe and snowboard cross
3. Bobsledding: Invented by the Swiss in the late 1860's in which teams make times runs down tracks in sleds
4. Hockey: Men's ice hockey became an Olympic sport since 1924. Woman's ice hockey didn't become an Olympic Sport until 1998
5. Curling: One of the oldest team sports that originated in Scotland in the 16th century
6. Skiing: There are many types of skiing in the Olympics including Alpine, Cross Country, Ski Jumping, and Freestyle