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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 ...
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 2025 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships was an international disability sport alpine skiing event held in Maribor, Slovenia from 4 to 11 February 2025. The championships are held biannually by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).
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 ...
“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 combined event went from points to a total time in 1996 (postponed from 1995), and changed to super combined in 2007. The event is traditionally dominated by Alpine countries ; as of 2022 [update] , Austria has a commanding lead in total medals with 128 and in gold medals with 40.
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 ...
Men's super combined at the XIII Paralympic Winter Games Paralympic alpine skiing Venue Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre Dates 7 March 2022 ← 2018 2026 → Men's super combined (visually impaired) at the XIII Paralympic Winter Games Competitors 11 from 8 nations Medalists Giacomo Bertagnolli Italy Johannes Aigner Austria Neil Simpson Great Britain Men's super combined (standing) at the ...