What is a ski race?
Alpine
There are 4 main types of alpine ski racing: slalom, giant
slalom, super giant slalom and downhill.
In the events you must ski around "gates" without missing a gate
or you will get disqualified. You race against people in your age
and gender and whoever make it down the course the fastest
wins!
Cross-country
Is divided into classic and free (skate) categories or a
combination of them. You ski a track which is a mix of uphill,
downhill and flat parts ranging typically from a few to 50
kilometers. And as for alpine skiing, fastest to complete the
course wins.