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What is the name of a skiing event where athletes race down a hill that starts wth an 'a'?
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∙ 11y ago
it is alpine
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What event lead to an earthquake?
For a earthquake to happen first the plate from the ground starts to move up and down.
Why do people have a bad time skiing?
Its because it is very cold out which means there is a lot of risks like if an avalanche comes down when you are skiing. I personally think skiing is okay but you need to be used to cold when your there. Hope it helped!
A rock tumbles down a hill identify the cause and effect of this event?
Cause and Effect Aock fumbles down a hall dentdy the and effect of this event.
What is one food that starts with a you?
· upside-down cake
Are most pro athletes Democrats or Republicans?
owners= republican players= democrats or at least for the most part. most of them dont care about politics Wrong. Most athletes are republicans. And why is this? It's because athletes are far more down-to-earth than your Hollyweird actor types who like to live in fantasyland.
A skiing event where athletes race down the hill?
slalom
Why are there blue lines at the olympic events?
to help to athletes with perception or what line they should take when they are skiing down the course
You are looking for a word where skiing begins with down?
'downhill'While it may seem obvious that all skiing would be downhill, nevertheless there is a sporting race in skiing that is specifically called 'downhill' skiing, or the 'downhill' event. This race has very few turns, as opposed to the skiing 'slalom' event, which is also downhill, but has a zigzag course with many turns.
Alpine is to slalom as what is to cross country?
Alpine skiing is the downhill races where skiers have to go through gates and cross the finish line they are judged only by their time it takes to complete the course. Cross country skiing is across flat ground and up and down smaller hills. It is a course that is designed horizontally and requires the athletes to use a combination of leg strength and upper body strength to propel themselves through the course rather than relying upon gravity to take them down a hill. Freestyle skiing is also a downhill event that includes technique of some kind or jumps. Judges score this event based upon an athletes performance, skill, form, difficulty of tricks they perform and add bonus points to their score for time. For example moguls is a freestyle skiing sport where an athlete starts at the top of and has to contend moguls (large mounds in the hill strategically placed) as they proceed down the course and go off of two separate jumps doing tricks to score points with the judges.
What is the fastest snow skiing event?
Downhill skiing is the fastest as you can ski up to 100mph! The second fastest is Super Giant Slalom (Super G), which is basically straight down almost.
Is speed skiing an olymopic sport?
There is no such event as "speed skiing" but Downhill skiing is basically the equivalent. In downhill racers go through a set of gates which are spaced about 100 meters apart. The objective is to get down the mountain as fast as possible. The racers usually go up to 150mph down the hill.
What is crosscontry skiing?
*Cross country* skiing is where you are skiing on flat terrain. It's much more work than skiing down a hill.
What is the object of the game ski jumping?
The point is to jump as far as possible down a hill after skiing down a hill to jump off of. A usual hill size is a 125k this means it starts to flatten out after 125m.
Is alpine skiing an individual or team sport?
It can be. Alpine skiing means downhill skiing while nordic skiing is cross-country skiing. Freestyle is part of alpine, but instead of just going down the mountain freestyle is specifially jumps, grinds tricks etc.
What event lead to an earthquake?
For a earthquake to happen first the plate from the ground starts to move up and down.
What is skiing and what does it involve?
skiing is......... going down hill on snow using skies to guid you
What is another name for back country skiing?
Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
