Winter Sports Vocabulary List

a variation of ice hockey played on ice without skates and with brooms and a soccer ball used instead of sticks and a puck

a gentle incline for skiing used especially by novice skiers

a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle

skating characterized by the performance of various jumps, spins, and dance movements and formerly by the tracing of prescribed figures

the scoring of three goals in one game (as of hockey or soccer) by a single player

a game played on ice or in a field by two teams who try to drive a puck or ball through a goal by hitting it with a stick

a small sled that is ridden in a supine position and used especially in competition

to travel across snow with a sled pulled by dogs

a downhill ski trail

a place for ice-skating or roller-skating

to ski directly down a slope at high speed

one of a pair of narrow strips fastened one on each foot and used in gliding over snow or water

skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)

a small vehicle used mostly by children for sliding on snow and ice

a long light sled made without runners and curved up at the front

a sport (such as ice hockey or skiing) that takes place in the winter on ice or snow