Arbeitsblatt: Olympic Games - English

The Winter Olympic Games 2026 1. Read the texts together with your partner. 2. Look for key words. 3. Match the texts with the pictures. 4. Write the correct sport under each picture. Freestyle Skiing Freestyle skiing is discipline with free-wheeling, extreme appeal where athletes compete by performing artistic tricks. Bobsleigh At an average speed of 135 km per hour, bobsleigh is considered one of the fastest sports in the Olympic Games. Athletes manoeuvre sled on the track covered with snow and ice. Speed Skating Speed skaters race against each other on 400 m-long track at an indoor ice rink. Luge luge athlete, face-up and feet-first on sled, slides down banked curves covered with ice. Skeleton Lying face-down on small sled (skeleton), an athlete slides down an ice-covered track, shifting weight with his or her shoulders, head, and legs. Ski Mountaineering In ski mountaineering, athletes move through the mountains on skis. They go uphill and downhill in the snow using special equipment. Nordic Combined In nordic combined, athletes compete in ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Alpine Skiing Para Alpine Skiing In alpine skiing, skier races down the slope wearing skis with fixed-heel bindings. Ski Jumping In ski jumping, an athlete skis down an artificially created ramp and takes off. Scoring is based on distance travelled, as well as style, including balance during flight. Snowboard Para Snowboard Snowboard is discipline where athletes, riding snowboards, glide down the slope. Judging criteria include speed or artistic elements. Short Track Speed Skating Athletes race against each other skating on 111.12m-long track in an ice rink. Ice Hockey Para Ice Hockey Two teams, each consisting of six players wearing skates and protective gears, compete to score goals by sending rubber puck into another teams gate. Biathlon Para Biathlon Biathlon combines crosscountry skiing with shooting. Athletes, with rifles slung on their backs, ski across the course to reach the shooting range, where they shoot the targets. Cross-Country Skiing Para Cross-Country Skiing In cross-country skiing, athletes ski across course consisting of uphill, downhill and flat terrain. Curling Wheelchair Curling Two teams take turns throwing 20-kilogram stones across sheet of ice, aiming for target marked on the ice, known as the House. The team that gets its stone closer to the House scores. Tina and Milo are mascots of the 2026 Olympic games. They are stoats (ein Wiesel) Figure Skating Figure skaters skate on the ice performing jumps, spins, and other choreographic elements to music.