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Olympics Alpine Skiing
Olympics Alpine Skiing is a discipline that has five events which can be contested by both men and women: the Downhill, Super-G, Slalom, Giant Slalom, and Super Combined.
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Skiers must use the wax that is best suited for the temperature on the day they wish to ski. Each different color of wax represents a different temperature range. Use the color that matches your temperature range. Read the packaging to see which colors represent which temperature ranges.
How many medals are given for skiing based disciplines at the winter Olympics?
Alpine Skiing There are four disciplines-Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Combined, and Super G
Men and Women
Gold, Silver, Bronze
So, 24 total medals given out for Alpine
Skiing is probably one of the most popular winter sports. Every year, millions of people would hit the snowy slopes for some challenge and fun. Skiing is an equipment oriented sport and it would be hard to enjoy this activity if you don't have the right equipment.
Skis were originally made from wood. In the modern days, the common materials are fibreglass and aluminium. Skis are made from a variety of materials to provide various degrees of flexibility and strength in parts of skis. Poles are also used to help maintain balance.
The first type of skiing was cross country skiing. Skiing evolved from snowshoeing in Northern Europe and Asia where it was a form of transportation. The Nordic was the first to do cross country skiing, where they used loose toe straps as bindings on the skis and walking sticks for balance. Then, downhill skiing came in the modern era. In 1850, a Norwegian, Sondre Norheim constructed a birch binding which allows skies to ski without losing them. Norheim bindings provide more control than leather straps, and perhaps were the first stiff bindings. Later on in 1896, firmer bindings were developed Matthias Zdarsky, the skis allow a skier to turn more effectively. With more improvements made to skis, skiing became the popular winter sports today.
All skiers should be familiar with the rules of skiing, lack of technique and failing to familiar the rules of skiing could result accidents. The rules are: 1. Respect of others 2. Control of Speed and skiing 3. Control of direction 4. Overtaking 5. Crossing the Piste 6. Stopping 7. Climbing 8. Respect for signals 9. Conduct at accidents 10. Skis 11. Signs
How is science present in a downhill ski race?
It all comes back to simple pie which is 3.14. The power of pie wixed with whipped cream is a great dessert. Who cares about Science when you have a nice piece of pie in front of you?
People who lived in snow-covered lands. The exact person is probably not recorded.
But skiing has been around a long time. In Sweden, scientists found some skis that are 4,500 years old. There are also cave drawings that shows that skiing is older than that. Skiing wasn't something they did for fun. People used skis for getting around or hunting in the snow.
In slalom alpine skiing how do skiers know which poles to go around?
Traditionally, each gate is marked by two poles of the same color, and the racers have to ski in between two poles. Both tips and feet have to break the imaginary plane connecting between two poles. So generally, racers just go around the inside pole of each gate. To simplify the setup of the course, the outside poles are sometimes left out. The exceptions are the combinations: under gate, hair pin,flush. Unlike most common gates that are across the fall line(horizontal), combinations are made up by two poles of the same color along the fall line( vertical). Combinations have to be set up by two poles. To sum this up, go in between two poles of the same color, ski to the outside of the single poles. Watch some races and you'll learn.
Meaning of red blue gates in alpine skiing?
In skiing you must go around the outside of the gate but the colors of the gate alternate, so every other gate is blue and same with red.
What year did Diane Gordon Lenox compete for the slalom and downhill alpine skiing events?
what year did Diane Gordon Lenox compete for the slalom and downhill alpine skiing events with one armin cast
What is skiing and what does it involve?
skiing is.........
going down hill on snow using skies to guid you
How do you attach rottefella nnn bc auto ski bindings?
The bindings come with installation instructions, but if you got used bindings that didn't come with instructions...
Quick question: are you putting these on new skis, or on skis that already have bindings on them? If they're old skis, remove the bindings already installed and use the old screw holes for the new bindings. If they're new skis, take them to a ski tech. You've got to drill holes in your skis and there are lots of calculations involved - how much you weigh, the skis being used and the way you ski determine where your boots should be on the ski.
Is nordic skiing more dangerous than alpine skiing?
It really depends on whether your talking about in the Olympics or referring to Nordic skiing as cross country skiing.
Nordic events
Ski jumping: is quite dangerous, but due to the steepness of the landing area, is not as dangerous as you might think.
Cross country skiing: carries very little dangers.
Combined event: carries the same dangers above.
Alpine events such as the slalom, downhill event, super giant slalom ect......
Often feature high speed crashes, this is very likely to injure any skier, so i would say that alpine skiing is more dangerous.
What is the difference between skiing on packed trails and skiing off track?
Trail: For the trail it will help you find your way and to know that its a safe
trail and other people been on it.
No Trail: It helps you see things that you never seen before but you might get lost
because maybe its not a trail because its dangerous
Trail: good thing is you can find your way better. bad thing is when its foggy you can't see much.
Non-Trail: sometimes you wont find your way unless you know it well. a good thing is when its foggy you can see better in the trees!
What is a DIN ski binding chart?
DIN is a German standard for the release settings on your ski bindings. The setting is determined by a combination of skier height, weight, boot length, and skiing ability.
Adjusting the DIN setting either compresses or decompresses a spring in the binding. That compression determines just how much force is required for the bindings to move and release the boot. Higher settings require more force, lower settings require less.
Here is a web page that explains it and shows a DIN chart (about halfway down the page):
http://www.skiernet.com/ski-gear-guide.html
You can adjust DIN settings yourself, as most shops will just use the same DIN chart and information anyway when setting it, and will charge you for it. BUT Springs flex, wear, and corrode over time, so the numbers on your bindings may not reflect what the spring will actually do. To have this checked (for instance on older bindings) you need to ask for a BFU test, where a machine physically tests the spring. The spring will also wear out faster if it is set very high (near the max DIN setting on your particular binding, usually a highlighted number), so be aware of this factor.
What did skis improve in alpine skiing?
The carving shape coming from snowboarding to make more fluent turns so you can keep your speed quiet constant in a corner and are able to accelerate when coming out a turn.
How many Americans go skiing each year?
At a estimate from 2010 survey the number was 7 out of 10 Americans
What are the Alpine Air services rates?
Alpine Air provides aerial sightseeing tours of Alaska. A 30 minute Helicopter tour is currently $230 per person while a Prince William Sound tour is $455 and lasts for 90 minutes. Both tours have a two person minimum.
Do world cup skiers use the same skis as you buy?
Not unless you are a ski racer yourself, and were lucky enough to get top of the line equipment. World Cup skiers get the best race skis that their factory makes. They have many different pairs of the same type (downhill skis, for example) that they will test to see which are the fastest. Race skis are highly specialized and differ greatly from demo skis or skis that the public usually buys. You can see this reflected in the price. Race skis typically run $800-$1000 for the skis, not including bindings.
Which nation won theMost Olympic gold medals in alpine skiing?
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, that is Austria who has won 101 medals (30 gold, 34 silver, 37 bronze) in alpine skiing. Austria's 30 gold medals is also the most gold medals won by a country in alpine skiing.
How do you adjust Rossignol ski bindings?
Rossignol instructs their users to have your bindings adjusted professionally. Most bindings will tend to shift a little. However, if you decide that you want to try adjusting yourself, please consult the Rossignol DIN chart. You will need to use a screwdriver to adjust the binding pieces to the recommended setting.
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