Details: Amazon spent about $118 million on a three-year package of rights to see if streaming the matches will continue to bring in new subscribers before going all-in.

• The package gives Amazon rights to stream nine matches on Dec. 26 and one match on Dec. 27, The Guardian explains.

The big picture: Amazon has been trying to expand its presence in the U.K. by investing in streaming more sporting events, such as the U.S. Open, The Guardian notes.

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• Tour stops: After opening races in Austria and Finland, the men's tour goes to Lake Louise, Alberta around Thanksgiving, while the women's tour goes to Killington, Vermont. Then the men come to Beaver Creek and the women go to Lake Louise. After this, they'll be in Europe for the rest of the season.

Disciplines: Downhill and super-G are speed events, while slalom and giant slalom are technical.

• Downhill: Longest course, fewest gates, highest vertical drop. You get one run.
• Slalom: Gates are closer together than any other discipline, requiring skiers to zig and zag quickly. You get two runs.
• Giant slalom: Gates are spaced farther apart than in slalom but not as far as in super-G. You get two runs.
• Super-G: Gates are spaced the furthest apart, and because its a speed event, it has a higher vertical drop than the slalom or giant slalom. You get one run.

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