The table below shows the current list of sports of the Winter Olympic Games, as well as their brief description and the year of official inclusion in the program of the games/competitions.
| Kind of sport | Description | |
| Biathlon | A sport that combines cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. | 1924 |
| Bobsled | High-speed descent from heights on controlled sledges (bobs) along specially equipped ice tracks. | 1924 |
| Downhill Skiing | Winter skiing sport including the following disciplines: Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined | 1936 |
| Curling | Team sport with the use of special projectiles on an ice rink with a target. | 1924 |
| Skating | High-speed overcoming of a certain distance on skates in a circle on ice. | 1924 |
| Nordic Combined | A sport that includes ski jumping and cross-country skiing. | 1924 |
| Cross Country Skiing | Cross-country skiing on a specially prepared snow track for a while. | 1924 |
| Ski jumping | Ski jumping from special ski jumps. | 1924 |
| Luge sport | Downhill skiing on specially prepared tracks. | 1964 |
| Skeleton | Descent on a special unguided sleigh along the ice chute. | 1928 |
| Snowboard | Snowboarding down snow-covered slopes and mountains. Within the framework of the games, the following disciplines are distinguished: parallel slalom, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, halfpipe, slopestyle, big air. | 1998 |
| Figure skating | A single or paired complex coordination sport, which consists in skating on ice with various rotations, jumps, lifts, combinations of steps and other tricks. | 1908 |
| Freestyle | A type of skiing that includes the following disciplines: ski acrobatics, mogul, ski cross, ski halfpipe, slopestyle. | 1992 |
| Hockey | A team sport, which is a confrontation between two teams on an ice field with a goal using special equipment (sticks and a puck). | 1924 |
| Short track | Speed skating for a short distance. | 1992 |
Note: The Winter Olympic Games are held every 4 years. The countries (and their capitals) of the upcoming games are listed below.
| City | Country | number | Year | Home | End |
| Peking | China | XXIV | 2022 | February 4 | February 20 |
| Milan Cortina-d’Ampezzo | Italy | XXV | 2026 | February 6 | February 22 |