Winter Sport Competition - AWARDS Puzzles

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Vocabulary.com has created word puzzles and activities focusing on synonyms and antonyms involving the competition in winter sports. In addition, we offer a list of the time it generally takes to complete a winter competition event.

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Time Measurement: Some competitive events can take minutes and others hours.
The table below lists many winter sporting events and the time it may take to win these competitive activities.

Sport
Number of Athletes
Approximate Time
to Win This
Competitive Event
Competitors (M/F)
Course Length
if Applicable
Biathlon
1
23.08 minutes
female
15 kilometers
Biathlon
1
27.16 minutes
male
20 kilometers
Skiing-Downhill
1
1.28 minutes
female
na
Skiing-Downhill
1
1.50 minutes
male
na
Skiing-Slalom
1
1.32 minutes
female
na
Skiing-Slalom
1
1.49 minutes
male
na
Skiing-Combined
1
2.40 minutes
female
na
Skiing-Combined
1
3.08 minutes
male
na
Moguls
1
0.250 minutes
female
na
Moguls
1
0.269 minutes
male
na
Speed Skating
1
1.16 minutes
1.36 minutes
female
1000 meters long track
1000 meters short track
Speed Skating
1
1.10 minutes
1.30 minutes
male
1000 meters long track
1000 meters short track
Speed Skating
1
13.15 minutes
male
10,000 meters - a long race!
Bobsled
2
3.37 minutes
male
Steep, curvy drop
Bobsled
4
2.39 minutes
male
Steep, curvy, FAST drop
Luge - Singles
1
3.23 minutes
female
Major sled ride!
Cross Country
1
17.37 minutes
female
5k classic
Cross Country
1
27.24 minutes
male
10k classic
Cross Country
1
1 hour & 22 min.
female
30k freestyle
Cross Country
1
2 hours & 5 min.
male
50k freestyle
a LONG RACE!!!
Ice Hockey
6
60 minutes
playing time
25 players on team
male & female
na


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We want to acknowledge that the word definitions in these puzzles are used with the permission of Random House Inc. and most come from their "Random House Webster's College Dictionary".


Answers to AWARDS puzzle #1:
1 - astound, 2 - darken, 3 - stimulate, 4 - depress, 5 - glitter, 6 - tarnish
Graphic Answer Puzzle #1
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