The brightest event in the sporting world the Olympic Games are considered. However not all types of professional sport can be observed at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee constantly works on questions of inclusion of any given sport in the program of Games.
Instruction
1. The Olympic Games-2014 program of year included ski jumping among women. Competitions are carried out in three steps: at first qualifying round, then the first and final stages. Sportswomen after dispersal from the mountain have to come off the earth and regulate flight by the planes of special skis. The participant who flew by further all wins, following all rules.
2. Also team competitions in figure skating began to be held. The national team on figure skating is presented by sports pair, dancing couple, one representative and the representative in single skating. Each participant presents the short program. Five teams which gathered more than points in the short program are allowed to participation in free skating. The team with the best score for both programs wins.
3. The team relay competition in luge became one more new discipline in the winter Olympic program. National teams are presented by three crews: the woman in single sledge, the man in single sledge and the men's two. After passing of the stage the participants touch the special tachped thanks to what the goal for the following participant opens. The team which will overcome the distance for smaller time wins.
4. Also at the last Games the medley relay in biathlon presented by 4 participants was presented: two women and two men. Women run the distance of 6 km, men - 7.5 km. Each participant shoots two times: lying and standing. In each firing line there is the opportunity to use three spares round. For the miss the penalty loop of 150 m is appointed. At the distance the athletes act in the following order: woman, woman, man, man.
5. At the last Olympic Games sets of medals at women and men on ski-halfpipe were played. It is spectacular sport in which athletes rolling down the special snow trench, perform various tricks on skis for freestyle. The complexity of tricks, the technician and purity of performance is estimated. There take place competitions in two stages: classification and final.
6. The following new discipline in freestyle is called ski-slopestyle. On special skis for freestyle the athletes (both men, and women) overcome the track with various obstacles: handrail, springboards, big air, etc. The athlete himself defines what tricks he will show. Referees estimate complexity and technology of performance of tricks, range of jumps and other indicators. The athlete who gathered more than points wins competitions.
7. The snowboard slopestyle became one more sport in snowboarding. As well as in ski-slopestyle, athletes overcome the track with obstacles, but on the snowboard. The system of competitions is presented by the semifinal and final stage with elimination of participants after the semi-finals.
8. Also at the last winter Games the parallel slalom in snowboarding was presented. Two athletes at the same time go down on identical parallel tracks. At the same time participants of competitions have to follow rules when passing the track, in particular, to adhere to the set curve. At first the qualification stage, then final runs is carried out (1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and the final).
9. The summer Olympic program was replenished with golf which will be presented already to Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In this sports game the participants have to drive by means of special clubs the small ball into holes. At the same time it is necessary to try to overcome the distance for the minimum number of kicks. Golf was before in the list of the Olympic sports in 1900 and 1904, but then was excluded from it.
10. The rugby-7 will become one more beginner at future summer Games. It is the cut-down option of classical rugby which was presented at the Olympic Games earlier (till 1924). 7 players participate in the game. The game is held by rules of classical rugby and in the field of the usual sizes, but this option more spectacular and fast: 2 times 7 minutes.