1964 Winter Olympics

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is 1964 Winter Olympics known for?Won gold in all four women's speed skating events
2. What is the host city?Innsbruck, Austria
3. What is the official name?IX Olympic Winter Games
4. Which city hosted the 1964 Winter Olympics?The 1964 Winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria.
5. Why did Innsbruck get to host the 1964 Games?Innsbruck won the bid over Calgary and Lahti after losing the 1960 bid, showing its strong commitment to winter sports.

Alpine Skiing: A discipline of skiing that involves descending a snow-covered slope while wearing skis attached to bindings that do not allow the heel to be lifted.
Speed Skating: A competitive form of ice skating in which athletes race against each other on ice skates over a set distance.
Cross-Country Skiing: A form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, typically over long distances.
Luge: A winter sport in which a person or two people lie on their backs on a small sled and slide down a specially designed ice track.