winter sport
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Winter sports are athletic activities mainly practiced during the cold months, typically played on snow or ice. They matter because they provide opportunities for people to stay active and engaged in physical competition during seasons when many other outdoor sports aren't possible.
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Research
3,510 papers- [Winter sport injuries].Der Unfallchirurg · 2014
- The diagnosis and management of medial tibial stress syndrome : An evidence update.Der Unfallchirurg · 2020
- Winter sport musculoskeletal injuries: epidemiology and factors predicting hospital admission.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023
- Cold Water Swimming-Benefits and Risks: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
- Intention to Engage in Winter Sport in Climate Change Affected Environments.Frontiers in public health · 2020
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Article
Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow and artificial ice allow more flexibility. Playing areas and fields consist of either snow or ice.
Artificial ice can also be used to provide ice rinks for ice skating, ice hockey, para ice hockey, ringette, broomball, bandy, rink bandy, rinkball, and spongee in a milder climate. The sport of speed skating uses a frozen circular track of ice, but in some facilities the track is combined in an enclosed area used for sports requiring an ice rink or the rink itself is used. Alternatively, ice cross downhill uses a track with various levels of elevation and a combination of bends. Long distance skating (a.k.a. "marathon skating") such as tour skating is only performed outdoors and uses the available natural ice from frozen lakes, ponds, and marshes. Tour skating at times includes speed skaters, though tour skates are more common.