2022 Beijing , Winter Olympics Games, Adds Seven New Events.<br />NPR reports that the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games will include a record 109 events, introducing seven new events in bobsled, skiing and snowboarding. .<br />The seven new Olympic events are: .<br />Women's monobob.<br />Men and women's big air skiing.<br />Mixed team ski jumping.<br />Mixed team snowboard cross.<br />Freestyle skiing mixed team aerials.<br />Mixed team relay <br />in short track speedskating.<br />According to the International Olympic <br />Committee (IOC) this year's Winter Games <br />focuses on new events with mixed gender teams. .<br />According to the International Olympic <br />Committee (IOC) this year's Winter Games <br />focuses on new events with mixed gender teams. .<br />The move is meant to create <br />a greater balance between men's and <br />women's events than in previous Olympics. .<br />The move is meant to create <br />a greater balance between men's and <br />women's events than in previous Olympics. .<br />NPR reports that a broader selection of events <br />at this year's Games gives female athletes<br />more opportunities to compete. .<br />NPR reports that a broader selection of events <br />at this year's Games gives female athletes<br />more opportunities to compete. .<br />It's just another opportunity <br />for those athletes to compete <br />at the games, and for their <br />sport to be showcased, Jeremy Forster, Director of snowboarding and freeskiing <br />at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, via NPR
