Olympic and Paralympic Winter Sports

Olympic Winter Sports

From February 12 to 28, 2010, the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will take place. During these 17 days, 86 Olympic Winter Games’ medal events will be featured and 5,500 athletes and team officials will participate. Competitors from over 80 countries will compete in 15 different sports, at 15 different venues.

These sports include:

Canada's CAN-1, piloted by Helen Upperton, right, with brakeman Heather Moyse, starts its first run in women's bobsleigh on February 20, 2006 at the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games at Cesana Pariol, Italy.

(AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)

1. Alpine Skiing
2. Biathlon
3. Bobsleigh
4. Cross-Country Skiing
5. Curling
6. Figure Skating
7. Freestyle Skiing
8. Ice Hockey
9. Luge
10. Nordic Combined
11. Short Track Speed Skating
12. Skeleton
13. Ski Jumping
14. Snowboard
15. Speed Skating

Paralympic Winter Sports

Canada's Marc Dorion is chased by Italy's Gregory Liperti during the ice sledge hockey match between Italy and Canada on March 12, 2006, at the Turin 2006 Paralympic Winter Games at the Torino Esposizioni Arena in Turin, northern Italy.

(AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)

From March 12 to 21, 2010, the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will take place. During these 10 days, 64 Paralympic Winter Games’ medal events will be featured and 1,350 athletes and team officials will participate. Competitors from over 40 countries will compete in 5 different sports, at 5 different venues.

These sports include:

1. Alpine Skiing
2. Biathlon
3. Cross-Country Skiing
4. Ice Sledge Hockey
5. Wheelchair Curling