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Donald Wallace (Wally) Gordon (4 February 1932 – 11 April 2016) was an American gymnast and inventor who is notable for inventing the first landing mats, incline mats, octagons and all the other foam shapes that currently fill gymnastic schools. [1]
Mogul skiing is a freestyle skiing competition consisting of one timed run of free skiing on a steep, heavily moguled course, stressing technical turns, aerial maneuvers and speed. [1] Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships , and at the Winter Olympic Games .
Ski jumping national championships organized by the National Ski Association of America (NSA) [1] [2] were held annually from 1905–1962. [3] Ski jumping, a winter sport competed on specially constructed ski hills, had been introduced by Norwegian immigrants to the U.S. in the 1880s, with ski clubs and annual tournaments beginning shortly afterwards. [4]
International Ski Flying Championship from Oberstdorf. On his third jump, Vinko Bogataj tumbled down the jump and became forever more the "agony of defeat". March 28 Report on Buddy Baker breaking the world closed-course speed record of over 200 mph at Talladega Superspeedway. Phoenix 150 – Live coverage of the race in segments.
The 1954 NCAA Skiing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned ski tournament to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate alpine and cross-country skiing in the United States. This championships were held March 4–7 at Slide Mountain outside Reno, Nevada, [1] [2] hosted by the University ...
The state of Utah, in coordination with the US Ski Team, built their water ramp in 1993, [1] in preparation for the 2002 Olympics. [2] Now called the Utah Olympic Park, the facility hosts U.S., Australia and other national ski teams for Freestyles Aerial skiing and Mogul skiing, as well as various snowboarding and Freeskiing athletes. [3]
FIS (International Ski Federation) World Championships may refer to: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, biennial international alpine skiing competition FIS World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships; FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, biennial international freestyle skiing competition FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships
In 1995, he was able to enter an extreme skiing competition, the beginning to many adventures. [3] Jamie Pierre spent the next ten years progressing his skiing and the size of cliffs he jumped. [2] However, at age 32 in 2005 he got married and had a daughter. Pierre decided, "The plan is to ski more, fall out of the sky less". [3]