Four new events were added to this
Olympics: Men’s and Women’s Snowboard Big Air, which sees
competitors performing their best spins and tricks after launching
off a large (about 160 feet) ramp.
For the first time, the Alpine skiing Nations Team Event will make
its debut; the event features mixed teams of two men and two women
going head-to-head in a series of downhill slalom races in a
best-of-four competition.
Men’s and Women’s Speed Skating Mass Start features a maximum of
28 athletes in a 16-lap race, where all participants start at the
same time with winner-takes-all stakes.
Curling Mixed Doubles. The new event consists of teams of two, a
man and a woman, competing in a curling match
For the 2020 Summer Olympics five new events will be added: baseball/softball,
karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding.