Slalom skiing — Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles (gates) spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns. Origins Slalom from the Morgedal dialect of Norwegian… … Wikipedia
Giant slalom skiing — Giant slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ( gates ) spaced at a greater distance to each other than in slalom but not as great as in super G. The number of gates in this event ranges from 56 to 70 for… … Wikipedia
Ski pole — Ski poles (sometimes called stocks ) are used by skiers to improve balance, speed and acceleration. They probably evolved from walking sticks carried while travelingFact|date=March 2007, and possibly from spears as wellFact|date=March 2007. In… … Wikipedia
slalom — [slä′ləm] n. [Norw, ski track with an even slope < dial. slad, sloping gently + lom, trail] Skiing 1. a timed Alpine race downhill over a zigzag course marked by flag topped poles, or gates: see GATE1 (n. 8): cf. GIANT SLALOM 2. any race over… … English World dictionary
slalom — /slah leuhm, lohm/, n. 1. Skiing. a downhill race over a winding and zigzag course marked by poles or gates. Cf. giant slalom. 2. any winding or zigzag course marked by obstacles or barriers, as one in which automobiles are tested for… … Universalium
Ski alpin aux Jeux olympiques de 1952 — Articles principaux : Ski alpin aux Jeux olympiques et Jeux olympiques d hiver de 1952. Infobox compétition sportive Ski alpin aux Jeux olympiques de 1952 … Wikipédia en Français
Ski Alpin — Beim alpinen Skirennen (kurz Ski Alpin) befahren die Rennläufer einen durch Tore vorgegeben Kurs auf einer Skipiste. Ski alpin ist neben Langlauf, Skispringen, Nordischer Kombination, Freestyle und Snowboard eine olympische Ski Disziplin. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ski — This article is about the sporting device. For the related activity, see Skiing. For other uses, see Ski (disambiguation). A shaped, twin tip alpine ski A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to… … Wikipedia
Dry ski slope — Warmwell artificial ski slope in Dorset, U.K. (Snowflex) A dry ski slope or artificial ski slope is a ski slope that mimics the attributes of snow using materials that are stable at room temperature, to enable people to ski where natural slopes… … Wikipedia
Super Giant Slalom skiing — The Super Giant Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline. It is usually referred to as Super G and is considered a speed discipline along with Downhill (the technical disciplines are giant slalom and slalom). Definition Super G incorporates aspects… … Wikipedia
