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Can't Hold Leads
What sports and events that are not in the Winter Olympics do you think should be added?
First a few quick notes:
The IOC defines the following:
Sport: All events operated by a governing body (ex. skating)
Discipline: Basically what we would call a sport in everyday language (ex. short track speed skating)
Event: A single medal event (ex. Men's 500m)
Getting a new sport in would be most difficult, as the IOC would need to recognize the governing body
New disciplines and events are regularly added to the program
The 2022 Olympics have not confirmed any new events or sports, but the ones being considered are:
-Women's competitions in Nordic Combined
-Mixed Team Ski Jumping
-Big Air (freestyle skiing)
-Natural Luge Track (singles)
-Women's Doubles Luge
-Luge sprint (singles and doubles)
-Bandy
Here is a list of all the remaining winter sports and events at world championships run by IOC recognized governing bodies that I could find:
Climbing and Mountaineering
(showcases have been held ahead of the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, they are trying to be a demonstration at 2020 Youth Olympics, and a sport at the 2022 Olympics)
Disciplines: Ice Climbing
Events: Speed, Lead
Speed: Win a race against a competitor
Lead (Not clear on how this works, a set course with a time limit. Must be some sort of judging involved???)
Orienteering
(A quick search shows that the IOF has made attempts in the past to include it in the Olympics, but not much recent info is out there)
Disciplines: Ski Orienteering
Events: Long, Middle, Sprint, Relay, Mixed Sprint Relay
Cross country ski to a bunch of points given on a map (in the right order) without any trails defined
Ski Mountaineering
(Will have competitions at the 2020 youth olympics)
Ski a course that has uphill and downhill portions, and even portions that require you to take off the skis and carry them
Events: Team, Individual (2020 YOG), Sprint (2020 YOG), Relay (2020 YOG), Vertical
Team:
Ski Mountaineering - World Championship 2017 Team Race
Vertical:
ISMF Skimountaineering World Cup 2016 - Font Blanca - Vertical Race
Luge
Doubles and Team events on Natural Track
Nordic Combined
Team - Normal Hill
Freestyle Skiing
Dual Moguls
Snowboarding
Parallel Slalom
Snowboard Cross Team
Ski Jumping
Ski Flying
Alpine Skiing
Telemark Skiing (Sprint, Parallel Sprint, Classic, Giant Slalom)
Speed Skiing
Speed Skating
500m
Short Track Speed Skating
3000m
Figure Skating
Synchronized Skating
First a few quick notes:
The IOC defines the following:
Sport: All events operated by a governing body (ex. skating)
Discipline: Basically what we would call a sport in everyday language (ex. short track speed skating)
Event: A single medal event (ex. Men's 500m)
Getting a new sport in would be most difficult, as the IOC would need to recognize the governing body
New disciplines and events are regularly added to the program
The 2022 Olympics have not confirmed any new events or sports, but the ones being considered are:
-Women's competitions in Nordic Combined
-Mixed Team Ski Jumping
-Big Air (freestyle skiing)
-Natural Luge Track (singles)
-Women's Doubles Luge
-Luge sprint (singles and doubles)
-Bandy
Here is a list of all the remaining winter sports and events at world championships run by IOC recognized governing bodies that I could find:
Climbing and Mountaineering
(showcases have been held ahead of the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, they are trying to be a demonstration at 2020 Youth Olympics, and a sport at the 2022 Olympics)
Disciplines: Ice Climbing
Events: Speed, Lead
Speed: Win a race against a competitor
Lead (Not clear on how this works, a set course with a time limit. Must be some sort of judging involved???)
Orienteering
(A quick search shows that the IOF has made attempts in the past to include it in the Olympics, but not much recent info is out there)
Disciplines: Ski Orienteering
Events: Long, Middle, Sprint, Relay, Mixed Sprint Relay
Cross country ski to a bunch of points given on a map (in the right order) without any trails defined
Ski Mountaineering
(Will have competitions at the 2020 youth olympics)
Ski a course that has uphill and downhill portions, and even portions that require you to take off the skis and carry them
Events: Team, Individual (2020 YOG), Sprint (2020 YOG), Relay (2020 YOG), Vertical
Team:
Ski Mountaineering - World Championship 2017 Team Race
Vertical:
ISMF Skimountaineering World Cup 2016 - Font Blanca - Vertical Race
Luge
Doubles and Team events on Natural Track
Nordic Combined
Team - Normal Hill
Freestyle Skiing
Dual Moguls
Snowboarding
Parallel Slalom
Snowboard Cross Team
Ski Jumping
Ski Flying
Alpine Skiing
Telemark Skiing (Sprint, Parallel Sprint, Classic, Giant Slalom)
Speed Skiing
Speed Skating
500m
Short Track Speed Skating
3000m
Figure Skating
Synchronized Skating