winter sport
noun
: a sport (such as ice hockey or skiing) that takes place in the winter on ice or snow
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But this place is much more than mere winter sport mecca.
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
Women also run indoor track, a winter sport, even though the campus has no indoor track.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The lack of snow also impacts future skiers — the central Italian stretch of the Apennine Mountains is popular with budding winter sport athletes.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
Xavier Musketeers face another big test in No. 4 Huskies
The following category is for any winter sport that isn't basketball.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
Another fun photo also showed a large group posing on a slope, including Hemsworth, Pataky and what appeared to be their three children amongst the youngsters within the crew, all decked out in gear for the winter sport.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
Skiing, a favorite winter sport in New England, has been more of a challenge for resorts.
—Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2023
Cross-country, the maverick winter sport, populated by eccentric skinny people who were no good at football, became the first official world championship of running.
—Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
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Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
Women also run indoor track, a winter sport, even though the campus has no indoor track.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
The lack of snow also impacts future skiers — the central Italian stretch of the Apennine Mountains is popular with budding winter sport athletes.
—Fiona Sibbett, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
Xavier Musketeers face another big test in No. 4 Huskies
The following category is for any winter sport that isn't basketball.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 10 Jan. 2024
Another fun photo also showed a large group posing on a slope, including Hemsworth, Pataky and what appeared to be their three children amongst the youngsters within the crew, all decked out in gear for the winter sport.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
Skiing, a favorite winter sport in New England, has been more of a challenge for resorts.
—Sara Lang, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2023
Cross-country, the maverick winter sport, populated by eccentric skinny people who were no good at football, became the first official world championship of running.
—Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 2 Feb. 2023
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“Winter sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winter%20sport. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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