Steep getting story-driven Olympic expansion in December

Ubisoft last night unveiled the new expansion that's on the horizon for its winter sports title, Steep. Road to the Olympics ties into the upcoming PyeongChang Games, and will feature several Olympic disciplines when it lands on December 5.

Players will take on the role of a rookie competing across three events: Big Air, Half Pipe and Slopestyle. A number of upcoming and established athletes are involved (details below), and players will also be able to try their hand at new "Alpine Skiing, Snowboard and Freestyle Skiing events, including Giant Slalom, Slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Parallel Giant Slalom, Halfpipe, Snowboard Cross, Slopestyle, Ski Halfpipe, Ski Cross and Ski Slopestyle." As well as exploring South Korean mountains, players will also be invited to head off-piste in Japan. Trailers, screens, and the athletes featuring in the expansion can all be found below.

· Lindsey Vonn, American Alpine Skiier, who has won numerous competitions, including a gold medal in the downhill event at the Olympic Winter Games 2010

· Kevin Rolland, French freestyle skier and progressive risk taker, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the halfpipe at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014

· Sage Kotsenburg, American snowboarder, who won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014

· Ayumu Hirano, Japanese competitive snowboarder, who won an Olympic silver medal in the halfpipe 2014 Olympics

· Alexis Pinturault, a French alpine ski racer and Olympic medalist in 2014 for Giant Slalom

· Tessa Worley, a French competitor of all five alpine disciplines and specialist of Giant Slalom

· The Australian snowboarder Scotty James, a 2x world Halfpipe champion and 2017 Superpipe champion

· Gus Kenworthy, a American freestyle skier, who won the silver medal in Ski Slopestyle at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014

· Young American snowboarder and 2017 Slopestyle snowboarding champion, Julia Marino

· Bode Miller, an Olympic gold medalist and the most decorated male American alpine ski racer of all time