Winter sports (vocabulary)

aerial skiing - akrobatické lyžování

noun - a winter sport in which the skiers ski off 2-4 metre jumps, spinning, somersaulting etc. in the air

biathlon - biatlon

noun - a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting

bobsleigh - bob (závodní), závodní boby

noun, British English - a vehicle that moves down an icy track at great speed; a winter sport in which teams race down an ice-covered track in a small, streamlined vehicle with runners

cross-country skiing - běžecké lyžování

noun - a winter sport in which you travel over a quite flat land on skis

curling - curling

noun - a winter sport in which the players slide stones across ice into the target area

downhill skiing - sjezdové lyžování

noun - a kind of winter sport in which you go down the mountain on skis

figure skating - krasobruslení

noun - a kind of skating in which the people kind of dance on ice, jump, spin etc.

freestyle snowboarding - snowboarding (volný styl)

noun - a kind of snowboarding in which you make tricks (jumps, turns, etc.)

ice hockey - hokej, lední hokej

noun - a game for two teams played on ice in which score by hitting a small black thing (a puck) into the opponent's goal using long wooden sticks

luge - sáňky (závodní), jízda na sáňkách (závodních)

noun - a winter sport in which the competitors slide down an icy track on a special kind of sledge

ski jumping - skoky na lyžích, lety na lyžích

noun - a winter sport in which skiers go down a ramp and try to jump as far as possible

slalom - slalom

noun - a ski race in which the skiers have to wind between poles, quickly turning right and left

snowboarding - snowboarding

noun - a winter sport in which you ride down a snow-covered slope on a wide wooden or plastic board

speed skating - rychlobruslení

noun - a winter sport in which skaters race on ice