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Olympics Skiing
The Winter Olympics feature several skiing events: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing and ski jumping. Ask questions here about the events, rules and medal winners.
15 Questions
Who were men on US 1968 Olympic ski team?
By memory only (I was just a junior racer at the time), I can come up with a few on the alpine team:
Men - Tom Corcoran, Marvin Melville, Max Marolt, Gordie Eaton. Dave Gorsuch, Jim Barrier, ... ?
Women - Penny Pitou, Betsy Snite, Linda Meyers, Bev Anderson, Rene Cox, Joan Hannah ... ?
What skills do you have to know about olympic skiing?
Balance is needed in all sports.
Edging - the amount of edge your snowboard has.
Torsional twist - the difference of edge angle between the tip and tail of a snowboard. Rotation - where your snowboard rotates from or the pivot point. Pressure - How much or how little pressure is being applied to the edge.
List of Medal winners in US men's Olympic skiing?
1) Phil Mahre - downhill, slalom, giant slalom - won silver in slalom, the only medal won by the U.S. ski team, men or women, at the 1980 Games.
2) Pete Patterson - downhill, slalom, giant slalom
3) Andy Mill - downhill
4) Karl Anderson - downhill
5) Steve Mahre - slalom, giant slalom
6) Cary Adgate - giant slalom
7) Bill Taylor - slalom
Who was the first American to win a gold medal in the Olympic games?
The first ever Olympic winner, according to tradition, was Coerobus in 776BC. In 1896, the first modern Olympic games, the winners received a silver medal.
The gold medal wasn't used until the 1904 summer olympics. There were 91 events, so 91 gold medalists - a list of the winners can be found in the related links.
How is the name of the Olympian skier Peekaboo spelled?
The US Olympic skier Picabo Street pronounces her name "peekaboo".
What are the names of Lindsey vonn's siblings?
Her sisters name is Laura and she has two other brothers that I don't know their names and the three younger siblings are triplets
What is Olympic cross-country skiing?
Olympic cross-country skiing is many people racing to see who can get to the finish line faster by cross-country skiing, or skiing on flat land.
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
Who was the Winter Olympics ski jumper Eddy the Eagle?
Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, British ski-jumper at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary
