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Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings.
Often referred to as downhill skiing, it involves competitors skiing down a snow-covered mountain slope as quickly as possible. It’s held in a time trial format, as opposed to skiers racing each other. Overall, alpine skiing has five events - downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G and combined.
the activity of skiing down from high slopes wearing boots attached to long, wide skis: Alpine skiing began as a winter sport at the start of the 20th century. She's become a fan of cross-country, but her first love will always be alpine skiing. Synonym. downhill skiing. Compare. cross-country skiing. Nordic skiing. Fewer examples.
Alpine skiers. Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
Alpine Skiing. Skiing has an ancient history. The birth of modern downhill skiing is often dated to the 1850s, when Norwegian legend Sondre Norheim popularised skis with curved sides, bindings with stiff heel bands made of willow, as well as the Telemark and Christiania (slalom) turns.
Ski alpin (auch Skifahren oder Skiabfahrtslauf genannt) ist neben Skilanglauf, Skispringen, Nordischer Kombination, Freestyle-Skiing und Snowboard eine olympische Skidisziplin. Die Abfahrten kombinieren Geschwindigkeit und perfekte Ski- und Körperbeherrschung bei vorausschauendem Fahren.
27. Okt. 2022 · Alpine skiing is a winter sport that involves sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed heel bindings. It is known as downhill skiing, albeit this term encompasses a variety of forms. Alpine skiing is a subset of downhill skiing. The ski's heel bindings are fixed rather than mobile, as in other types of skiing. Due to the ...
