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Armada was founded in 2002 by a group of professional skiers and the ski and snowboard photographer Chris O'Connell. Purchased by Amer Sports March, 2017. [2] Atomic: alpine skis, cross-country skis, ski jumping skis, twin tips, bindings, ski boots, ski clothes: Austria: 1955: Founded by Alois Rohrmoser.
Team Event First round Consolation game Final round Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank United States men: Men's tournament Canada L 2–4 Czechoslovakia L 1–4 Norway T 3–3 Austria W 7–3 Finland T 3–3 4 7th ...
The National Ski Association of America, the forerunner of the present-day U.S. Ski & Snowboard, was founded on Feb. 21, 1905 in Ishpeming, Michigan.Club President Carl Tellefsen proposed holding a meeting after the 1905 jumping tournament – a national competition – to found a ski association which, among other duties, would oversee jumping tournaments.
Völkl Ski International, GmbH, (German pronunciation:) is a sports equipment manufacturing company based in Bavaria, Germany.Initially it manufactured skis, but has extended its line to snowboards, outerwear, and tennis gear.
Descente Ltd. (株式会社デサント, Kabushiki-gaisha Desanto) is a Japanese sports clothing and accessories company, [5] first formed in 1935, when Takeo Ishimoto started the company in Osaka as Ishimoto Shoten.
In 1984, the company introduced “The Comp,” which was the first ski to be made with a wood okume and honeycomb structure in aluminum. It was designed to be lighter and more versatile. At the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, most American ski team members chose Freestyle by Hart, winning two medals — one silver and one gold.
The hill was created as a dump for rubble from the destruction of Warsaw during the war, and later as a dump for trash. From 1967 to 1970 the dump was covered with earth and a park was created. By the 1980s, an illuminated slope with a ski lift already existed. The hill was 138 meters above sea level.
The American alpine ski team fell short of its self-proclaimed goal of eight medals, earning only two in Turin, both gold. [3] Bode Miller , who won two gold medals at the 2005 World Championships , failed to medal in Turin, but the men's team still earned a gold medal, as Ted Ligety took a surprise victory in the combined. [ 4 ]