skiing — /skee ing/, n. the act or sport of gliding on skis. [1890 95; SKI + ING1] * * * I Sport and mode of transportation involving moving over snow on a pair of long flat runners (skis) attached to shoes or boots. Skiing was born in northern Europe;… … Universalium
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
Freestyle skiing — began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross country training. Later, non competitive professional skiing exhibitions in the United States featured performances of what would later be called… … Wikipedia
Freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics — Freestyle skiing was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The venues were Canada Olympic Park for aerials and ballet, and Nakiska for moguls. This was the first appearance of freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics.Placement… … Wikipedia
Alpine skiing — Alpine ski slope Highest governing body International Ski Federation Nickname(s) Downhill Sliding First played 1861, Kiandra, Aus … Wikipedia
Water skiing — is a sport where an individual (or more than one individual) is pulled behind a motor boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water wearing one or more skis. The surface area of the ski (or skis) keeps the person skimming on the surface of… … Wikipedia
Freestyle skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics — Freestyle skiing was an official sport discipline for the first time at the 1992 Winter Olympics, with medals awarded in the moguls event. Aerials was still a demonstration event at these games. The venue was Tignes, about 85 km from host city… … Wikipedia
Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics — Freestyle skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville. It was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics, with moguls, aerials, and ballet events. Moguls became an official medal sport… … Wikipedia
freestyle skiing — ▪ sport winter sport that combines skiing and acrobatics. The sport has experimented with a range of events, but there are two that have been constant through the course of the sport s international competition: aerials and moguls.… … Universalium
Alex Pettyfer — Infobox Actor name = Alex Pettyfer caption = Alex Pettyfer in 2006. birthname = Alexander Richard Pettyfer birthdate = birth date and age|1990|4|10|df=y location = Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England yearsactive = 2005 present website =… … Wikipedia
