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Winter Olympics trivia: How many types of snow can snowmakers produce for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?

Organizers of the upcoming Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games can use snowmakers to produce nine types of snow for different competition venues, according to the event's snowmaking team. The team will make different types of artificial snow, which vary in water content, in strict accordance with the requirements of competition venues.

Winter Olympics trivia: How fast are bobsleighs – the "Formula One on ice"?

Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which athletes make timed runs down a U-shaped track in gravity-powered and steerable sleds. It's nicknamed "Formula One on ice" as the sleds can go at speeds of up to 100 km per hour on average, sometimes hitting 150 km per hour.

Winter Olympics trivia: What are the differences between speed skating and short track speed skating?

The biggest difference between speed skating and short track speed skating is the length of the tracks—a speed skating track has a perimeter of 400 meters while short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-meter oval track.

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