Winter Olympic Games: what new disciplines appeared this year | NUR.KZ

Winter Olympic Games in Beijing come to an end on February 20. This year one of the most significant sports events caused a stir a debut of seven disciplines opening new opportunities for the participating countries. Emergence of new disciplines at the Olympic Games is in many respects caused by aspiration to balance man's and female sports. So, thanks to innovations, the number of participants increased from 41% to 45%. Emergence of a monobean among women and big-Eyre to freestyle on skis became the main news. Let's walk on disciplines in more detail. Monobean of Monobob — one of kinds of bobsled, downhill racing on sledge...