Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line at as high a speed as possible, as timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope. There are two types of contest: breaking an existing speed record or having the fastest run at a given competition. Speed skiers regularly exceed 200 kilometres per hour (124 mph)
Speedskiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line at as high a speed as possible, as timed over a fixed stretch of ski slope. There are two...
Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over...
resorts can include night skiing, après-ski, and glade skiing under the supervision of the ski patrol and the ski school. Alpine skiing branched off from the...
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...
aerials events on the freestyle skiing). The other four events (speedskiing and skiing ballet events on the freestyle skiing) were rejected and have not...
with specific speedskiing equipment S2, the second class, performed with standard alpine skiing equipment (also called Production then Speed Downhil (SDH))...
François Bon, Antoine Montant), who coined the term speed-riding ('riding' from freeride skiing, and 'speed' for the velocity that gives non-rigid wings their...
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist...
Large Hill events. He held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001. He also took part in amateur speedskiing, running at 106.8 km/h (66.4 mph),...
includes speed skaters, though tour skates are more common. Common individual sports include cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping...
Speedskiing was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Winter Olympics. The venue was in Les Arcs, about 60 km from the host city, Albertville. Michael Prufer...
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"FIS SpeedSkiing calendar and results". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2022. "FIS SpeedSkiing documents". International Ski Federation...
which is called "ski-style" — this offers less protection from the elements, but much better visibility, essential for high-speedskiing. The dense fur...
Mogul skiing is a freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns...
bidder paying $5 million. Hadid competed in the demonstration sport of speedskiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics, representing Jordan. He was 43 years old...
waterfront to discourage the activity. Water resistance increase with the speed of entry, so a high-velocity dive induces rapid and potentially dangerous...
curling, ice hockey, Nordic skiing (consisting of the disciplines military patrol, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping), and skating (consisting...
This glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms is a list of definitions of terms and jargon used in skiing, snowboarding, and related winter sports. Contents: ...
Jet Ski is the brand name of a personal watercraft (PWC) manufactured by Kawasaki, a Japanese company. The term is often used generically to refer to...
Freestyle Skiing". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 December 2018. "All-Time Winners List in Telemark Skiing". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation...
Telemark skiing is a skiing technique that combines elements of Alpine and Nordic skiing, using the rear foot to keep balance while pushing on the front...