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A modified version, the super combined or Alpine combined, is a speed race (downhill or super-G) and only one run of slalom, with both portions scheduled on the same day. Because slalom courses generally become slower after the first racers, recent changes to the super combined or Alpine combined events have the fastest racers from the speed ...
The Men's combined competition in the 2016 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved three events that combined a one-run speed race (downhill (generally referred to as a "super-combined") or Super-G (generally referred to as an "Alpine combined")) with a one-run slalom. Under the rules in effect at the time, three races in the discipline were ...
Paralympic alpine skiing has been competed at the Winter Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1976. Events include men's and women's downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined. Since the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, a three-category system is used. The three categories are: sitting, standing, and visually impaired. [1] [2]
One major change in this event for the 2010 Olympics was the switch from a traditional dedicated "combined" (K), taking place over one or two days and involving a downhill run and two slalom runs (as the combined had been since its reintroduction to the Olympics in 1988), to a one-day "super combined" (SC), consisting of a downhill run in the ...
The men's super combined competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics is held at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. The competition has been rescheduled to Sunday March 21 due to recent weather conditions. It was the first time super combined was arranged in the Paralympics. [1]
“It is definitely a shame for me,” Schwarz said about the possible removal of the event, which combines a downhill or super-G run with a slalom run. ‘Looking ugly’: Why skiing might ditch ...
The Men's combined in the 2020 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 3 events, all of which were completed before the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A major change was made in the discipline this season due to the recent dominance of slalom specialists in the combined over speed racers (downhill/Super G).
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.