Winter,Olympic,Games,opportunity,athletes,win,medals,honour,for,their,countries,Every,four,years,Games,also,offer,audiences,chance,get,know,more,about,winter,sports,from,around,world,Winter,Olympics,may,have,large,crowds,huge,stars,its,summer,sibling,but,they,share,same,Olympic,spirit,One,most,popular,sports,Winter,Olympic,Games,is,sking,Skiers,compete,in,downhill,slalom,short,long,cross,country,ski,races,Sking,was,originally,sport,played,only,cold,northern,countries,now,athletes,from,all,over,the,world,compete,this,sport,even,those,from,countries,without,any,snow,Skaters,compete,with,each,other,speed,races,or,figure,skating,events,figure,skaters,are,generally,considered,be,stars,of,Winter,Olympic,Games,These,ice,princes,and,princesses,are,SO,graceful,that,it,easy,to,forget,that,they,are,actually,highly,skilled,athletes,skeleton,is,one,the,strangest,named,sports,Olympics,The,skeleton,is,named,after,shape,metal,sleds,used,1890s,when,the,sport,first,started,skeleton,is,downhill,sled,race,usually,on,ice,This,sport,looks,lttle,like,luge,where,person,sits,on,the,back,of,the,sled,with,his,or,her,feet,forward,but,the,skeleton,is,lot,more,exciting,and,dangerous,than,that,In,the,skeleton,a,person,lies,on,his,or,her,stomach,on,the,sled,with,his,or,her,head,pointing,downhill,The,Winter,Olympic,Games,are,not,just,an,opportunity,for,athletes,to,win,medals,and,honour,for,their,countries,Every,four,years,offer,audiences,chance,get,to,know,more,about,winter,sports,from,around,the,world,The,Winter,Olympics,may,not,have,the,large,crowds,and,huge,stars,of,its,summer,sibling,but,they,share,the,same,Olympic,spirit,One,most,popular,sports,Winter,Olympic,Games,is,sking,Skiers,compete,in,the,downhill,and,slalom,and,in,the,short,and,long,cross,country,ski,races,Sking,was,originally,a,sport,played,only,in,cold,northern,countries,but,now,athletes,from,all,over,the,world,compete,in,this,sport,even,those,from,countries,without,any,snow,Skaters,compete,with,each,other,in,speed,races,or,in,figure,skating,events,The,figure,skaters,are,generally,considered,to,be,the,stars,of,the,Winter,Olympic,Games,These,ice,princes,and,princesses,are,SO,graceful,that,it,s,easy,to,forget,that,they,are,actually,highly,skilled,athletes,The,skeleton,is,one,of,the,strangest,named,sports,of,the,Olympics,The,skeleton,is,named,after,the,shape,of,the,metal,sleds,used,in,the,1890s,when,the,sport,first,started,The,skeleton,is,a,downhill,sled,race,usually,on,ice,This,sport,looks,a,lttle,like,the,luge,where,a,person,sits,on,the,back,of,the,sled,with,his,or,her,feet,forward,but,the,skeleton,is,a,lot,more,exciting,and,dangerous,than,that,In,the,skeleton,a,person,lies,on,his,or,her,stomach,on,the,sled,with,his,or,her,head,pointing,downhill,Olympic