What are the skiing competitions?

Answer 1

Downhill skiing consists of four main events which include Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Giant Slalom, and Downhill. The different between these events is the placement of the gates. You also wear different gear and use different length skis for each event. Slalom - This event is when the ski gates are the closest together. Ski racers quickly navigate through the ski course. The ski gates "breakaway" as the ski racer hits them with their shin and/or arm as they ski by them. The reason ski racers hit the ski gates is to try to ski the straightest line possible down the ski slope. The straighter the line, the faster you go and the faster your run time. Ski racers bring the tip of their ski close to the ski gate and sometimes catch their ski tip and spin out. Ski racers were shin, arm, and hand guards plus a protective helmet. Giant Slalom has the gates farther apart then slalom. Ski racers do not hit the gates like they do in slalom. Therefore, they tend to wear less guards. However, a helmet is still required. Super Giant Slalom and the Downhill, in addition to Slalom and Giant Slalom, are usually done in professional ski racing or at Junior Olympic ski races for aspiring professional ski racers. The length of skis varies from year to year. Typically, though, slalom requires a much shorter ski then giant slalom. Super Giant Slalom and the Downhill require longer skis. Ski racers usually wear skin tight "GS" suits in a range of wild colors. I know because I used to compete in downhill ski racing.

Answer 2

It depends whether you are asking which are the ski racing disciplines or if you are asking what are the competitions themselves.

The most famous competitions are the ongoing World Cup Tour, the annual (except in Olympic years) World Championships, and the quadrennial Olympics. In non-Olympic years, the Gold Silver and Bronze medals are awarded at the World Championships. The World Cup also awards an overall points leader and leaders from each discipline.

The disciplines:

Downhill races are designed to be the longest and ultimately generate the highest speed from the skiers. Each skier makes one run only. The skier with the fastest time is the winner. As in all Alpine events, skiers are timed to one hundredth of a second and any ties stand as that.

Slalom races are traditionally the shortest race. They are comprised of close together turns or gates. Each competitor makes one run, then the course is reset on the same slope, but, with position of the gates changed. The same day, those skiers qualifying for the second run make their run. The fastest combined times of the two runs is the winner.

Giant slalom (GS) races are similar to the slalom races, but, there are fewer gates and wider turns are needed to navigate through them in the GS. As in slalom, skiers make two runs down two different courses on the same slope in the same day. The times of both runs are added together, and the fastest total time determines the winner.

Super-G is short for super giant slalom. Races are run on a course shorter than the downhill, but, longer than the GS. The skier with the fastest time over one run is the winner.

Super Combined include one downhill run followed by one slalom runs. All times are added together and the fastest total time determines the winner. The downhill and the slalom of the combined event are run on different, shorter courses than the regular downhill and slalom events.

Answer 3

This is NOT who won... (:

In Alpine Skiing (commonly referred to as "downhill skiing"), there are currently five events:

• Slalom
• Giant slalom (GS)
• Super G
• Downhill
• Combined (Traditionally composed of one run of downhill plus two runs of slalom, although the new "super combi" format including just one run of downhill is more common and will make its Olympic debut in 2010)

Additionally, there are three Freestyle Skiing events:

• Moguls
• Aerials
• Skicross (or "skiercross"), which will make its Olympic debut at Vancouver in 2010 and is grouped under freestyle despite being a timed event with no judged component

Answer 4

trampoline, pole vault, uneven bars, platform, floor, balance beam

Answer 5

The main events are usually Slalom, GS (Giant Slalom), Super G (Super Giant Slalom) and Downhill.

Answer 6

Men's Events: Giant Parallel Slalom, Half-pipe, Parallel Slalom, Slopestyle, Snowboard Cross Women's Events: Giant Parallel Slalom, Half-pipe, Parallel Slalom, Slopestyle, Snowboard Cross

Answer 7

Aerial skiing Mogul skiing and ski cross