The International Olympic Committee on Monday adopted four new sports for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. The IOC also approved a mass start in speedskating, mixed doubles in curling and a team skiing event that will pair men and women ski racers. To make room for snowboard big air, the IOC dropped the snowboard parallel slalom event, the dual racing contest that made its Olympic debut last year in Sochi, Russia.
via National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat June-July 2015
