Summer is packed with different variations of running a bit, swimming lengths and cycling round and round...
If you want padding look no further than Kirrin! It is great purely because it is ridiculous!
The Dan Snow programme about the Winter Olympics actually said that we pretty much did invent competitive skiing, sounds odd I know. Well worth a watch on iPlayer.
The freestyle skiing half pipe and slope style will be great, first time they've been at the games. Both have some amazing athletes...