Winter Olympics - Winter Olympic Skiing History
Winter Olympic skiing events include alpine skiing, ski jumping, freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined events.
Olympic Skiing
Winter Olympic skiing events included alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and combined), freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined.
Winter Olympic skiing events included alpine skiing (downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super G, and combined), freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined.
Understanding Alpine Ski Racing
Alpine ski racing consists of five men's events and five women's events. The rules and race configuration are the same for men and women but the courses differ mostly notably in length.
Alpine ski racing consists of five men's events and five women's events. The rules and race configuration are the same for men and women but the courses differ mostly notably in length.
Understanding Ski Jumping
Ski Jumping competition results are based on a total point system combining style points and distance points.
Ski Jumping competition results are based on a total point system combining style points and distance points.
Understanding Cross Country Ski Racing
Cross country skiing races are contested in twelve events consisting of both men and women individual and national team races.
Cross country skiing races are contested in twelve events consisting of both men and women individual and national team races.
Understanding Nordic Combined Ski Racing
There are three Nordic Combined events. All are men's events, which consist of a ski jumping competition, and a cross-country skiing race.
There are three Nordic Combined events. All are men's events, which consist of a ski jumping competition, and a cross-country skiing race.
Understanding Freestyle Skiing
The International Ski Federation (FIS) first approved freestyle skiing as a discipline in 1979. It wasn't until 1986 that a World Championship consisting of mogul, aerial, and ballet competition was held in Tignes, France. Freestyle skiing was a demonstration event at the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988. Mogul skiing was added to the official games at Albertville in 1992.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) first approved freestyle skiing as a discipline in 1979. It wasn't until 1986 that a World Championship consisting of mogul, aerial, and ballet competition was held in Tignes, France. Freestyle skiing was a demonstration event at the Winter Olympic Games in Calgary in 1988. Mogul skiing was added to the official games at Albertville in 1992.
2006 U.S. Alpine Ski "A" Team
The roster of skiers on the United States Alpine "A" Team includes a biography, profile, racing history, and World Cup / Olympic experience for each skier on the team.
The roster of skiers on the United States Alpine "A" Team includes a biography, profile, racing history, and World Cup / Olympic experience for each skier on the team.
Road To Torino - 2006 Olympic Alpine Skiing
For the U.S. Ski Team, the road to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy followed the worldwide schedule of FIS World Cup Racing.
For the U.S. Ski Team, the road to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy followed the worldwide schedule of FIS World Cup Racing.