There are various distances and various team events. Distances differ from men to women (and sometimes by course), but in general (with completion times):
Men
1.5 km Sprint (3:35)
2X3X1.6 km Team Sprint (19:00)
15 km Individual Start (33:40)
30 km Pursuit (1:15:10)
50 km Mass Start (2:05:35)
4x10 km Relay (1:45:05) (24:35 fast team members, 27:50 for slower)
Women
1.5 km Sprint (3:38)
2X3x1.4 km Team Sprint (18:03)
10 km Individual Start (24:58)
15 km Pursuit (39:58)
30 km Mass Start (1:30:33)
4x5 km Relay (55:20) (12:50 fast team members, 14:45 for slower)
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Winter Olympic sports held outdoors are alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, nordic combined, biathlon, and snowboarding.
Bjørn Dæhlie
Sports competed in the Winter Olympics include skiing (alpine, cross country, and freestyle), ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating (including short track), curling, bobsleigh, luge, ski jumping, snowboarding, biathlon (cross country skiing and shooting combined), skeleton, and nordic combined (combination of cross country skiing and ski jumping).
Tommy Moe.
No. Through the 2010 Games in Vancouver, South Africa has been represented by athletes in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, short track speed skating, and skeleton without winning a medal.