Spot the sport – take our Winter Olympics picture quiz

Let’s quiz. Composite: AP/EPA/TASS/Getty

One of the joys of the Winter Olympics is discovering – or rediscovering – sports that you aren’t that familiar with. But how keenly have you been watching?

Can you name the Winter Olympic sport from the cropped picture?

Winter Olympics picture quiz

1. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport uses this?

   1. Bobsleigh

   2. Luge

   3. Curling

   4. Snowboard

2. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport features this?

   1. Skeleton

   2. Alpine skiing

   3. Biathlon

   4. Snowboard

3. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport is this?

   1. Ice hockey

   2. Nordic combined

   3. Biathlon

   4. Speed skating

4. 

   In which Winter Olympic sport might you see this?

   1. Ski jumping

   2. Nordic combined

   3. Speed skating

   4. Figure skating

5. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport is this?

   1. Ice hockey

   2. Bobsleigh

   3. Skeleton

   4. Luge

6. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport is this?

   1. Luge

   2. Curling

   3. Bobsleigh

   4. Ice hockey

7. 

   In which Winter Olympic sport will you see this?

   1. Ice hockey

   2. Curling

   3. Skeleton

   4. Nordic combined

8. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport uses these?

   1. Curling

   2. Ice hockey

   3. Alpine skiing

   4. Luge

9. 

   Which Winter Olympic sport features this?

   1. Ice hockey

   2. Curling

   3. Ski jumping

   4. Speed skating

10. 

    Which Winter Olympic sport looks like this?

    1. Biathlon

    2. Cross-country skiing

    3. Ski jumping

    4. Freestyle skiing

11. 

    Which Winter Olympic sport features these?

    1. Curling

    2. Snowboarding

    3. Speed skating

    4. Freestyle skiing

12. 

    In which Winter Olympic sport might you see this?

    1. Ice hockey

    2. Luge

    3. Curling

    4. Ski jumping

13. 

    Which Winter Olympic sport looks like this?

    1. Snowboarding

    2. Bobsleigh

    3. Cross-country skiing

    4. Nordic combined

14. 

    Which Winter Olympic sport is this?

    1. Alpine skiing

    2. Snowboarding

    3. Ice hockey

    4. Bobsleigh

15. 

    Which Winter Olympic sport features these?

    1. Giant slalom

    2. Ski jumping

    3. Cross-country skiing

    4. Freestyle skiing

Solutions

1:C - An easy start - yes that is a close-up of a curling stone. Specifically in this photograph, one being played by John Morris of Canada who won the mixed doubles gold alongside Kaitlyn Lawes., 2:C - Trickier. This picture is Tatiana Akimova competing in the women's 10km biathlon pursuit. Each shooting miss means the athlete has to complete a penalty loop of 150 metres., 3:A - This shot is a close-up of the Olympic Athletes of Russia team huddling before their ice hockey match against the USA., 4:D - That's Meagan Duhamel's skirt while she is in the middle of performing a jump during a performance that helped her win a gold medal as part of the Canadian team., 5:B - The full image shows the Chinese bobsleigh team practicing in Pyeongchang. , 6:A - This was a close-up of Switzerland’s Martina Kocher after competing in the women’s luge singles finals. You can see the national markings on her kit, and the curved blades of the luge., 7:C - This is the foam used for competitors to crash into at the end of a run for the skeleton. The full picture shows Christopher Grotheer hitting it during a training run for the men’s skeleton., 8:A - This is Magnus Nedregotten of Norway holding his curling broom. The sweeping works by warming up the ice and reducing friction so the stone moves straighter., 9:D - Bit of a trick question, this, as this isn't a piece of equipment used by the athletes. This is used by the starter on the speed-skating track., 10:C - These are the marking in the landing area of the ski jump section of the nordic combined., 11:C - The speed skaters wear special gloves for two reasons. One is to avoid any hand injuries caused by skating blades during the frequent falls and crashes that take place. The tips of the gloves feature hard plastic balls in order to slide along the ice., 12:B - This is a shot of an official preparing the slide ahead of the women's luge singles competition in Pyeongchang. During the games ice technicians spray down the track, which is 6,200 ft long, as many as five times a day., 13:A - These are the markings along the snowboarding halfpipe course - which for Olympic contests is measured at 6.7m high (22ft)., 14:A - Yes, it is the foot of the pole and the shadow of one of the flags in the men's downhill in the alpine skiing., 15:C - The presence of the lane markers gives this away as part of the cross-country skiing course. In the picture Charlotte Kalla of Sweden is competing.

Scores

1. 7 and above.

   Excellent effort - and a bronze medal

2. 10 and above.

   Very good, but not quite enough for victory - it's a silver medal for you

3. 0 and above.

   You've not met the Olympic standard - no medal for you

4. 13 and above.

   Well done - gold medal stuff

For those of you curious how the full images looked, here are the uncropped pictures.

Question 1: This picture showed John Morris of Canada in the curling. Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA

Question 2: OAR’s Tatiana Akimova competes in the women’s biathlon. Photograph: Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Question 3: Team Olympic Athletes from Russia huddle before their ice hockey game against the USA. Photograph: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

Question 4: Canada’s Meagan Duhame, photographed during the pair skating short program. Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

Question 5: The Chinese bobsleigh team practicing in Pyeongchang. The sleds can reach speeds of up to 90mph. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images

Question 6: This was a close-up of Switzerland’s Martina Kocher after competing in the women’s luge singles finals Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA

Question 7: The full picture shows Christopher Grotheer braking into the foam during a training run for the men’s skeleton Photograph: Jae C. Hong/AP

Question 8: This is Magnus Nedregotten of Norway holding his curling broom. The sweeping works by warming up the ice and reducing friction so the stone moves straighter. Photograph: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters

Question 9: This weird looking instrument is used by the starter at the speed skating Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Question 10: These are the markings in the landing area of the ski jump section of the nordic combined. Akito Watabe of Japan is in the picture. Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Question 11: short track speed skating - the cropped picture showed just the gloves and one of the track markers Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/(Credit too long, see caption)

Question 12: A slide official prepares the slide ahead of the women’s luge singles competition. They have to spray down the ice on the track up to five times a day. Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA

Question 13: Scotty James of Australia competes during the snowboard men’s halfpipe final Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Question 14: The full picture shows Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway making a run during the men’s downhill Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Question 15: The presence of the lane markers gives this away as part of the cross-country skiing course. In the picture Charlotte Kalla of Sweden is competing Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP