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How to watch Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Alpine skiing -- also known as downhill skiing -- is a race between skiers, the mountain and the clock. While the length of the course, number of turns and format...
How to watch luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Luge is one of three sliding sports at the Games (bobsled and skeleton are the others). It's similar to skeleton but feet first and on your back. Think high-speed, high-tech...
How to watch bobsledding at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Bobsledding -- or bobsleigh, in Olympic-speak -- is one of three sliding sports in the Games. (Luge and skeleton are the others.)
How to watch snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Snowboarding is a relatively new sport, invented in the 1960s and '70s. The sport quickly grew and was on the program for the inaugural X Games in 1997. A year...
How to watch figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Arguably the marque sport at the Winter Olympics, figure skating needs little introduction. With grace, grit and often controversy, athletes skate, jump and spin into millions of homes around the...
How to watch hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Hockey -- ice hockey, in Olympic parlance -- is an Olympic staple. The sport has been played at every Winter Olympic Games, and even one Summer Olympics (1920 in Antwerp,...
How to watch skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang
Skeleton is like luge, but head first. Athletes run and jump on their sled belly down, and then speed off down the track at 80 mph or more. To repeat:...
How to watch freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Freestyle skiing is a catchall category of sorts for the non-Alpine, non-Nordic skiing events. Each discipline has a different history and they were added to the Olympics at various times.
How to watch long-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
In long-track speedskating (as opposed to short-track), athletes race around a 400-meter oval, battling both the clock and each other.
How to watch short-track speedskating at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
Short-track speedskating is a high-octane sport in which passing and crashing are common. It's also relatively new to the Olympics.