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  2. Alpine skiing combined - Wikipedia

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    Combined is an event in alpine ski racing. The event format has changed within the last 30 years. A traditional combined competition is a two-day event consisting of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom; each discipline takes place on a separate day. The winner is the skier with the fastest aggregate time.

  3. Nordic combined - Wikipedia

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    Many Nordic combined competitions use the Gundersen method, where placement in the ski jumping segment results in time (dis)advantages added to the contestant's total in the cross-country skiing segment (e.g. the ski jumping winner starts the cross-country skiing race at 00:00:00 while the one with the lowest jumping score starts with the ...

  4. Glossary of skiing and snowboarding terms - Wikipedia

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    Also called downhill skiing. A discipline of skiing that involves sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, as opposed to other types of skiing (such as cross-country) which use skis with free-heel bindings. Alpine skiing is popular as a recreational activity and competitive sport, both at ski resorts and off-piste.

  5. Winter sports - Wikipedia

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    The sport of speed skating uses a frozen circular track of ice, but in some facilities the track is combined in an enclosed area used for sports requiring an ice rink or the rink itself is used. Alternatively, ice cross downhill uses a track with various levels of elevation and a combination of bends.

  6. What It’s Like to Compete in the Super Bowl of Skiing - AOL

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    Like any long-standing sport, alpine skiing had a tough time adjusting to a talented young star known for breaking with tradition. And at his young age, the attention was a lot for Braathen to handle.

  7. Downhill (ski competition) - Wikipedia

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    Slovenia's Andrej Šporn at the 2010 Winter Olympics downhill in a typical downhill body position. Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement ...

  8. I'm a lifelong skier. There are 6 mistakes I always see ... - AOL

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    I'm an experienced skier who has been to more than a dozen ski resorts around the world.. I often see beginners make mistakes such as holding up lines, tailgating, and zooming down slopes. Wearing ...

  9. ‘Looking ugly’: Why skiing might ditch its combined event

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    When skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Schwarz won the world titles in Alpine combined last February, they didn’t expect to have just one more such race in their careers. The new World Cup ...