The fastest speed achieved in downhill skiing is 157.1 mph (252.45 km/h) by Italian Simone Origone in 2006.
skiing downhill is much faster. An pro skiier will achieve speeds of up to 80mph on a typical downhill course. The current downhill ski record stands at just over 151mph
John Kucera (Canada) is the current FIS Alpine Skiing Downhill World Champion (2009) and Lindsey Vonn (USA) is currently the Women's FIS Alpine Skiing Downhill World Champion.
Downhill skiing is not judged. Downhill is based purely on time, like NASCAR or track.
No, cross country skis are not suitable for downhill skiing as they are designed for flat terrain and do not have the necessary features for downhill skiing such as bindings and edges.
'downhill'While it may seem obvious that all skiing would be downhill, nevertheless there is a sporting race in skiing that is specifically called 'downhill' skiing, or the 'downhill' event. This race has very few turns, as opposed to the skiing 'slalom' event, which is also downhill, but has a zigzag course with many turns.
No, nordic skiing is same as cross-country skiing.
It can be used that if it's a change of possion u can quickly turn around as fast as u can.
Everything matters in downhill skiing. When the winner is determined by hundredths of a second, getting everything perfect matters.
Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the gold medal in men's downhill alpine skiing. Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won the silver medal in men's downhill alpine skiing. Beat Feuz of Switzerland won the bronze medal in men's downhill alpine skiing.
Super Combined is downhill skiing then slalom skiing.
Alpine Skiing
The likely word is slalom (twisting downhill skiing).