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The first recorded organized skiing exercises and races are from military uses of skis in Norwegian and Swedish infantries. For instance, details of military ski exercises in the Danish-Norwegian army from 1767 included downhill in rough terrain, target practice while skiing downhill, and 3 km cross-country skiing with full military backpack. [25]
The men's downhill in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of eight events. The season had been planned with thirteen downhills, but two scheduled downhills on 11/12 November 2023 on the Matterhorn, running from Switzerland into Italy (), were canceled for the second straight year, this time due to heavy snowfall and high winds (unlike the year before, when the cancellation was due ...
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 ...
The racecourse commentator broadcasting Lindsey Vonn's first World Cup downhill race since 2019 — the American is age 40 and has a titanium knee — summed up how impressive the ski great's ...
The race was started at 11:30 CET under partly cloudy skies; the snow was hard and the air temperature was 4 °C (39 °F) at the start and 3 °C (37 °F) at the finish. [ 3 ] Rank
All things considered it was a great start,” she said. Stunningly, Vonn was pushed down to sixth when World Cup downhill debutant Malorie Blanc wearing bib No. 46 raced into second place. The 21-year-old Swiss prospect — who was not born when Vonn started her World Cup career — finished just 0.07 seconds behind Brignone.
The men's downhill in the 2025 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup is scheduled to consist of nine events, including the finals. Two-time discipline champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway, who failed to repeat last season because he suffered life-threatening injuries on the Lauberhorn downhill course in January 2024, developed a shoulder infection at the surgical site over the summer and needed a ...
Federica Brignone overcame a recent illness to win the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin finished 25th in ...