I'm not against team events or even mixed team events, but I think they need to be more than the sum of individual performances. So relays are fine (including team event in luge), team pursuit too, team event in skeleton is ok cause you have this different type of start though I would prefer the luge system (with a chip instead of this board you definitely can't touch in skeleton ?). Rest needs to be rethought at least.
And rules need to be coherent between the sports regarding how many teams you can enter, why is it 4 duos in alpine combined event and only 1 in CC team sprint ? 2 would be my limit for dual events, even in sports where they usually don't enter more than one team in WC events.
Alpine skiing (10)
No changes.
Biathlon (11 -> 9)
- Mixed relay
+ Single mixed relay.
Agree with De_Gambassi, different format from the gender relays, increased chances for weaker nations to compete even if we would have two teams for some countries.
- Both pursuits.
I've seen several people complain about how tired the athletes were by the end of the Games during the mass-starts. Thing is these are the same people that are adamant on keeping the pursuit in the program. Either ditch them or treat the sprint as a qualification round. You would then have one individual races, one MS and one "exciting" double-event.
Bobsleigh (4)
No changes. Max 2 teams per country.
Cross-country skiing (12 -> 11)
- Both team sprints.
+ Mixed team sprint.
Same idea as in biathlon. Like some I'm all for a real sprint and not the dull attrition races we witnessed in Val di Fiemme. Freestyle is mandatory, can be uphill/downhill but not longer than 1'30.
- 50km W
+ 30km W
Curling (3)
No changes.
Figure skating (5 -> 3)
- Team event.
Awful ranking system.
- Ice dance.
"Dance", enough said.
Freestyle skiing (15)
- Team aerials.
+ Ski-cross mixed event.
Ideally luge-like with immediate start after your teammate crossed the finish line. Alternate M-W order between the rounds. In snowboard cross men were almost useless all day long.
Ice hockey (2)
No changes.
Luge (6)
No changes.
Nordic combined (3 -> 4)
+ Gundersen NH W
- Gundersen NH M
+ Mass-start LH M
- Team event
+ Mixed team event
Short-track speed skating (9)
No changes.
Skeleton (3)
No changes.
Ski jumping (6 -> 5)
- Super team M
Ski mountaineering (3)
- Both sprints
+ Both individuals
Snowboarding (11)
No changes.
Speed skating (14)
- Mass-start in the current format is shite
+ (Re)introduce an allround competition inspired by track cycling's omnium (first version). So a couple of individual races (500 and 3000 ?), an elimination race, a points races to end it.
(-) This would be endurance based so maybe ditch 3000/5000.