How to Use winter sport in a Sentence

winter sport

noun
  • But luge, the Olympic winter sport, is very much German.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Every outdoor winter sport that depends on snow faces the same threat.
    — Ukaleq Slettemark, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The last time a new winter sport joined was snowboarding in 2014.
    — ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But this wasn’t just a story about a group of athletes from a tropical country who take on a winter sport.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Kids often learn to skate not long after learning to walk, fueling a potential passion for the winter sport.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The very foundation of winter sport is becoming unstable.
    — Ukaleq Slettemark, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Even so, competing on the elite global stage for winter sport is a powerful message of resilience from a tropical nation that has weathered so much tragedy.
    — Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • All three are Nordic countries with populations above 5 million and strong winter sport pedigrees — Norway most of all.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The game of platform tennis or simply paddle, had been played at closed-door country clubs since it was created as a winter sport in the 1920s.
    — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
  • That trails only winter sport superpower Norway.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
  • One fact that makes Italy's performance remarkable is that the country's medal count is spread evenly over a wide variety of winter sport disciplines.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The host nation was tied with winter sport-powerhouse Norway heading into yesterday, but a four-medal day gave Italian athletes the edge.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Yet in ice hockey, a quintessential winter sport and one at which Finland and Sweden excel, the Norwegians lag.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For the uninitiated, Nordic combined is a unique winter sport that combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing into one competition.
    — Annika Malacinski, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Once a winter sport powerhouse, more than 200 Russians competed in the Beijing Games.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Think melted cheese cuisine (raclette, fondue, tartiflette) and spa hotels with outdoor fire pits and indoor hot tubs, plus easy access to skiing, and every other winter sport imaginable.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • On the mountain slopes nearby, skiers stop for hot chocolate or an alcoholic spritz at an Alpine lodge where they are served by Riccardo Fiore, the grandson of the region's winter sport champions.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Some outfit Olympic teams directly while others channel the spirit of the Games through limited-edition collections inspired by speed, endurance, and winter sport heritage.
    — Outside, 5 Feb. 2026
  • With the exception of ski mountaineering, which is making its Olympic debut at the Games, this is the only winter sport in which the United States has never won an Olympic medal.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The factory’s story is not just about evolving trade patterns and modern industrial practices, but also about the place that the national winter sport has in the Canadian soul, Roustan said.
    — Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With community and partner support, DPR seeks to install a new surface lift that will enhance the winter sport experience and foster a lifelong love of winter recreation.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • With viable ski hills seemingly everywhere, widespread community enthusiasm, and the state itself supporting the winter sport, small resorts opened in abundance as the 20th century marched on.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • With the advent of the NCAA playoffs, the Final Four and the title game on Memorial Day weekend, college lacrosse has become a winter sport.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Uiloq Slettemark/Greenland Biathlon One would expect an organization facing such existential threats to do everything in its power to protect the future of winter sport.
    — Ukaleq Slettemark, Time, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Snowshoeing and Fat-Biking Sun Valley is not only blessed with steep slopes, but also flat valley floors that are perfect for nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and—everyone’s favorite, fast-growing winter sport—fat-tire biking.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Johan Eliasch faces a re-election vote Thursday to stay president of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) against strong opposition from the Alpine, Nordic and north American heartlands of winter sport.
    — ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • In a new study conducted by the University of Waterloo in Canada, in collaboration with the University of Toronto and the University of Innsbruck, researchers analyzed 93 potential winter sport host locations that the IOC had identified as having existing Olympic-level facilities.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026

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