The official web site of Torino 2006 has published quite a nifty set of animations to explain the rules and workings of those mysterious winter sports. Herre you get an easy and short explanation of the different rules of each competition , some insights into the strategy of the games, insight into the different technique, and also what kind of high tech equipment the competitors are using.

For instance what's the difference of skeleton and luge (I easily admit it has never been one of my favourite sports.) Or what the heck is the hog line in curling? (Another white spot on my sports mind map)

Also another useful animation is a quick overview of the different venues

Curling
Freestyle
Ski jumping
Cross country
Speed Skating
Alpine skiing
Skeleton & luge
Snowboard