Skiing

winter sports · snow · speed · olympics

What is skiing?. Skiing means strapping long boards called skis to your feet and gliding across snow. People ski down mountains, across flat ground, and even do tricks in the air!

Three main types. Alpine skiing is racing downhill on mountains, cross-country skiing is traveling across flat snowy areas, and freestyle skiing involves jumps and tricks. Each one feels completely different!

Olympic sport. Skiing is one of the coolest sports in the Winter Olympics, with athletes from around the world competing in races, slalom courses, and aerial trick competitions.

Ancient invention. People have been skiing for thousands of years, originally as a way to travel through snowy forests and mountains before it became a sport.

Around the world. You can ski in snowy places everywhere, from the Alps in Europe to Japan, Canada, and even near the South Pole!