Winter Olympic Games:     Sochi in 2014  戻る
      ( 2014年1月の課題)

 The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially the 22nd Olympic Winter Games, are scheduled to take place from 7 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. It is said that 98 events in 15 winter sport disciplines will be held.

 Can you guess which sport each comments indicates?


Quiz Part 1: Current sport disciplines

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Sport Years # of
events
Medal events contested in 2014
 ① Since 1936 10 Men's and women's downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.
 ② Since 1960 11 Sprint (men: 10 km; women: 7.5 km),
the individual (men: 20 km; women: 15 km),
pursuit (men: 12.5 km; women: 10 km),
relay (men: 4x7.5 km; women: 4x6 km;
mixed: 2x7.5 km+2x6 km),
and the mass start (men: 15 km; women: 12.5 km).
 ③ 1924–1956
1964–present
3 Four-man race, two-man race and two-woman race.
④  Since 1924 12 Men's sprint, team sprint, 30 km pursuit, 15 km, 50 km and 4x10 km relay;
women's sprint, team sprint, 15 km pursuit, 10 km, 30 km and 4x5 km relay.
 ⑤ 1924
1998–present
2 Men's and women's tournaments.
 ⑥ Since 1924 5 Men's and women's singles; pairs; ice dancing and Team Event.
 ⑦ Since 1992 10 Men's and women's moguls, aerials, ski cross, superpipe, and slopestyle.  
 ⑧ Since 1924 2 Men's and women's tournaments.
 ⑨ Since 1964 4 Men's and women's singles, men's doubles, Team Relay.
 ⑩ Since 1924 3 Men's 10 km individual normal hill,
10 km individual large hill and team.
 ⑪ Since 1992 8 Men's and women's 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m;
women's 3000 m relay; and men's 5000 m relay.
 ⑫ 1924; 1948
Since 2002
2 Men's and women's events.
 ⑬ Since 1924 4 Men's individual large hill, team large hill., men's and women's individual normal hill.
 ⑭ Since 1998 10 Men's and women's parallel, giant slalom, half-pipe, snowboard cross, and slopestyle.
 ⑮ Since 1924 12 Men's and women's 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 5000 m,
and team pursuit; women's 3000 m; men's 10,000 m.


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