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  2. 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 ...

  3. Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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    To compete in downhill or super G an athlete must have a point total less than 80 in those disciplines. To compete in the team combined events an NOC must have an athlete who has met the standard in downhill as well as an athlete who has met the standard in slalom.

  4. Alpine skiing - Wikipedia

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    The triple crown of alpine skiing consists of winning all three World Cup titles in one season or all three Gold medals at the Winter Olympic Games in Slalom, Giant slalom, and Downhill skiing events. Only two people have ever accomplished the feat: Austrian skier Toni Sailer was the first person to win the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing at the ...

  5. Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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    To compete in super combined an athlete must have a point average less than 160, but a point average of less than 80 in downhill. On January 24, 2022, the IOC granted four extra male quotas while the FIS began investigating the legitimacy of some low level qualifying events.

  6. Alpine skiing combined - Wikipedia

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    The last Alpine World Ski Championships in 1931 did not include the combined event, but it was added to the program in 1932. Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics was not included until 1936, and the combined was the only event. The combined was one of three medal events at the next Olympics in 1948, along with downhill and slalom. The combined ...

  7. Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Alpine skiing has been contested at every Winter Olympics since 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.. From 1948 to 1980, the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships in Olympic years, with separate competitions held in even-numbered non-Olympic years.

  8. Mikaela Shiffrin won't team up with Lindsey Vonn in skiing ...

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    France Alpine Skiing World Cup United States' Mikaela Shiffrin ahead of a women's World Cup slalom, in Courchevel, France, Thursday Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

  9. Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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    The Points List is calculated by taking the average of five event results for technical events (giant slalom and slalom) and three events for speed events (downhill, super G, and super combined). Qualification eligibility