FIS: The sport’s international federation. It stands for Federation Internationale de Ski. Gate: A plastic pole used to mark the course for skiers to follow. Closed gates are vertically arranged, and ...
Each athlete gets one run down the mountain, with the gold medal going to the athlete with the quickest time. Giant slalom is considered a technical event. It features fewer and wider turns than ...
We investigated the effect of sidecut radius on biomechanical variables related to the mechanics of turning. Methods During a field experiment, six European Cup level athletes skied on three different ...
26 downhill crash, but is prioritizing her primary disciplines of giant slalom and slalom, events that next take place on the World Cup from March 9-10. "We are working on a 4-6 week timeline from ...
Five events are on the Paralympic programme: downhill, super-G, super combined, giant slalom and slalom. Following the end of the Second World War, there was a systematic development of ski sport for ...
It almost looks like a mistake. But it’s not. It’s a stivot, a high-speed racing tactic that is changing the face of World Cup giant slalom and big mountain freesking. “A stivot is a rapid redirection ...
sbg.ac.at Methods 5 European-Cup level athletes skied on three different pairs of GS skis varying in sidecut radii (30, 35 and 40 m). Each athlete's position over time within a six gate section ...
In the giant slalom in Ushuaia, Argentina, the Vorarlberg native was only beaten by the 2021 World Championship runner-up. But he had an incredible number of guardian angels ...