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	MSN Encarta - Winter Olympics
		Alpine skiing, for men and women, has been part of the Olympic programme since 1948: the events are the downhill, the slalom, the giant slalom (since 1952), the super giant slalom or super-G (since 1988), and the combined event (downhill and slalom), which has been staged intermittently since 1936.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		Freestyle skiing (introduced in 1992), comprises ballet, aerial, and mogul events of which aerials and moguls (or snow bumps) are Olympic disciplines for both men and women.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/winter_olympics.html (1241 words)

	Alpine Skiing
		The "Alpine Combined" is the result of one Downhill and one Slalom.
		The "Triple Combined" is the result of a Downhill, A Slalom and a Giant Slalom in any sequence.
		Three different skiing competitions will be displayed alternately at the bottom of the screen.
	www.ozyr.com /o2/o2alpine.html (636 words)

	MSN Encarta - Winter Olympics
		Alpine skiing, for men and women, has been part of the Olympic programme since 1948: the events are the downhill, the slalom, the giant slalom (since 1952), the super giant slalom or Super-G (since 1988), and the combined event (downhill and slalom), which has been staged intermittently since 1936.
		Nordic skiing is the term that covers cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and nordic combination (cross-country skiing and ski-jumping events combined).
		From the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, the winter and summer games began to be alternated in even-numbered years.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572547/winter_olympics.html (1248 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing
		Alpine skiing became part of the Olympic program at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games with a men's and women's combined event, featuring a downhill and two slalom runs.
		In 2002, for the first time at an Olympic Winter Games, the entire combined event is being held on a single day at the same venue.
		The first alpine skiing competition, a primitive downhill, was held in the 1850s in Oslo.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/alpineskiing.html (652 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing
		Alpine skiing became part of the Olympic program at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games with a men's and women's combined event, featuring a downhill and two slalom runs.
		In 2002, for the first time at an Olympic Winter Games, the entire combined event is being held on a single day at the same venue.
		The first alpine skiing competition, a primitive downhill, was held in the 1850s in Oslo.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/alpineskiing.html (652 words)

	KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Alpine Skiing
		Alpine skiing became part of the Olympic program at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games with a men's and women's combined event, featuring a downhill and two slalom runs.
		In 2002, for the first time at an Olympic Winter Games, the entire combined event is being held on a single day at the same venue.
		The first alpine skiing competition, a primitive downhill, was held in the 1850s in Oslo.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/sports/winter/alpineskiing.html (652 words)

	Alpine Skiing
		In the 1988 Olympic Games Alpine Skiing included 5 different events: Slalom, Giant slalom, Downhill, Super Giant and Combined.
		Alpine skiing requires aerobic and anaerobic power, muscular strength, high and complex motor skills including quickness, agility, balance, flexibility and co-ordination (Åstrand and Rodahl 1986, White and Johnson 1993).
		Alpine skiing always has been characterised as an explosive movement, perhaps because the high speed achieved, while performing lateral direction changes.
	physiotherapy.curtin.edu /resources/educational-resources/exphys/98/alpineskiing.cfm (3275 words)

	History of Skiing
		The Alpine skiing disciplines of downhill and slalom came about with this new equipment, and the 1936 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria, saw the first introduction of an alpine ski event: the combined, which added a skier's results in both events.
		It was during the 1930's that alpine skiing became a popular European pastime, as ski lifts were invented that eliminated the labor of climbing a mountain before experiencing an exhilarating descent.
		Super G, A hybrid of Giant Slalom and Downhill, added a fourth alpine ski discipline when it was added to World Cup events in 1983, and the Olympics in 1988.
	www.speedski.com /historyofskiing.htm (838 words)

	Winter Olympics: Alpine Skiing
		Alpine skiing made its Olympic debut at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games with a men's and women's combined event, featuring a downhill and two slalom runs.
		The exact origin of skiing is unclear, but there is evidence that Scandinavians were using skis to travel and hunt over snow-covered terrain as far back as 4,000 years ago.
		Before it was a sport, skiing was an important means of transportation.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/winter-olympics-alpine-ski.html (322 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Alpine Skiing
		Katja Seizinger won her second gold medal in two days Feb. 17, using two strong slalom runs and a crash by Pernilla Wiberg to lead a German sweep in the combined.
		She becomes the first Alpine skier to win gold in three Olympics.
		Seizinger, who won the downhill Feb. 16 and at the 1994 Games, is only the second woman to win three Alpine golds.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/alpine.htm (459 words)

	CNN.com - Alpine Skiing - Feb 1, 2006
		Alpine combined skiing had only appeared on the Olympic program twice before the Calgary Games of 1988-- in 1936 and 1948.
		There are 10 events in Olympic alpine skiing competition comprising five each for men and women.
		Alpine skiing became an Olympic sport in 1936.
	www.cnn.com /rssclick/2006/SPORT/01/31/sports.alpine/?section=cnn_latest (663 words)

	USATODAY.com - USATODAY.com - Olympic sports coverage
		But then, in the Alpine combined, Miller straddled a gate on the first run and heavily favored Benjamin Raich of Austria straddled a gate in the second run.
		Images from alpine skiing; Reporter skis the course.
		SESTRIERE — Julia Mancuso became the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in Alpine skiing since 1998, capturing gold in the giant slalom Friday.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/torino/alpine/front.htm (478 words)

	Torino 2006 - Alpine skiing
		The thrill of the downhill, the technique of the slalom, the style of the giant slalom, the speed of the super-G and the versatility of combined.
		These are all the elements that have turned alpine skiing and its various disciplines into the most practiced of winter sports and the most beloved amongst fans of mountains and snow.
		Alpine Skiing events take place in Sestriere and in San Sicario Fraiteve.
	www.torino2006.org /ENG/OlympicGames/sport_ed_atleti/sci_alpino.html (175 words)

	ESPN.com - 2006 Winter Olympics Index
		Alpine Skiing Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton Cross Country/Biathlon Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined Snowboarding Speedskating/Short Track
		But as ESPN The Magazine's Eric Adelson writes, Bode's friends and family fear the skiing star lost his balance.
		Bode Miller's life was once as free as his style on the slopes.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter06/alpine/index (179 words)

	Olympic Alpine Skiing Links
		The combined event is comprised of a downhill and slalom descent which demands great athletic skill.
		This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games.
		Points are deducted for 'forking,' when the skis pass on opposite sides of the gate.
	www.sirlinksalot.net /alpineskiing.html (287 words)

	:: Snowlink ::
		Wengen, Switzerland (Ski Press)-Steve Nyman was 19th and Scott Macartney 29th Friday in a one-day super combined World Cup event that opened the 76th Lauberhorn Weekend.
		Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria (Ski Press)-World Cup downhill leader Lindsey Kildow was ninth Friday in a downhill and held onto her lead in the standings with Kirsten Clark 11th as Sweden’s Anja Paerson won the second DH of her glittering career….
		Wengen, Switzerland (Ski Press)-Daron Rahlves, looking to give his wife a special gift for her birthday, took her suggestion Saturday, nailed the bottom of the longest World Cup downhill and collected his ninth World Cup DH victory and third of… Read Full Story
	www.snowlink.com (657 words)

	TSN.ca - Skiing - Canada's Sports Leader
		Benjamin Raich of Austria padded his lead atop the overall World Cup standings by winning a super combined race Friday.
		Reigning World Cup downhill champion Michael Walchhofer of Austria finished second in 2:30.94.
		Daron Rahlves became the first American in 11 years to win a downhill on the famed Lauberhorn course, the longest on the World Cup tour.
	www.tsn.ca /skiing (119 words)

	1988 — Calgary, Canada - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Alpine combined — which totals times from a downhill run and a slalom run — returns for the first time since 1948, while the super giant slalom— or Super G — makes its Olympic debut.
		Alpine skiing goes from three events — the so-called triple crown of downhill, slalom and giant slalom— to five competitions.
		Competition venues undergo more changes, as alpine events are held on artificial snow for the first time and speedskating comes in from the outdoors to an indoor oval.
	webserver.desnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,4,00.html (429 words)

	Olympic highlights - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Seizinger became the first skier to successfully defend a Olympic downhill crown and added the '98 alpine combined gold medal to her '94 and '98 downhill gold.
		Avery Brundage, the aged president of the International Olympic Committee, was as much a factor in alpine skiing during the late 1960s and early 1970s as any participant.
		Following her golden performances in the Super G at the 1992 Albertville Games and in the '94 giant slalom, Compagnoni finished first in the '98 giant slalom to become the first alpine skier to strike gold in three different Olympics.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,37,00.html (979 words)

	Olympics 2002: Alpine Skiing
		Alpine skiing made its Olympic debut at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games with a men's and women's combined event, featuring a downhill and two slalom runs.
		The exact origin of skiing is unclear, but there is evidence that Scandinavians were using skis to travel and hunt over snow-covered terrain as far back as 4,000 years ago.
		Austrian skiing legend Hermann Maier, who suffered a severely broken leg this summer in a motorcycle accident, is lucky to be walking.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/02olaskiing1.html (376 words)

	SPORT
		Alpine skiing events were included for the first time, and this led to a major controversy.
		The Alpine events were expanded from three to five with the inclusion of the super giant slalom and the Alpine combined.
		The 1956 Winter Olympics, held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, were most notable for the first appearance by a team from the USSR.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~ksargsya/sport/olymp/olzim.htm (2773 words)

	HickokSports.com - History - The Winter Olympics
		Alpine skiing was on the program for the first time in 1936, with the combined event for both men and women.
		Alpine skiing became a major Olympic sport at St. Moritz and Gretchen Fraser of the U. was the surprise winner of the first Gold Medal for the women's slalom event.
		Denied in its bid for the 1960 Winter Olympics, Innsbruck hosted the 1964 games.
	www.hickoksports.com /history/winterol.shtml (2773 words)

	SHORT HISTORY OF SKIING
		Alpine skiing is the mainstay of winter recreation in the northern tier of American states and in the entire Appalachian chain down to the Carolinas, in the Canadian Laurentians, in the northwest’s Cascades, in the western Rockies and the far western Sierra Nevada.
		Alpine skiing goes far beyond any other winter sport in that it defines almost completely at least a hundred resort communities around the world and is a major factor in many more.
		In the meantime, citing the rising popularity of alpine skiing, Arnold Lunn, as editor of the influential journals of The Ski Club of Great Britain, was increasing the pressure on the FIS and the International Olympic Committee to sanction alpine events in their world meets and the Olympics.
	skiinghistory.org /history.html (8651 words)

	skiing. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Skiing enjoyed a tremendous boom in the United States as a recreational sport from the 1930s, spurred by the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, N.Y. (1932 and 1988) and at Squaw Valley, Calif. (1960), and by the development of ski tows and lifts, which can place skiers at the summit of a run in minutes.
		An Olympic event known as the Nordic combined comprises cross-country racing and ski jumping, and the biathlon events combine cross-country skiing with rifle shooting.
		Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998; acrobatic competition on a halfpipe course and racing on parallel giant slalom courses comprise the current events.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sk/skiing.html (585 words)

	The Sports Network - Olympics
		Alpine Skiing became part of the Olympics in 1936, but separate categories weren't developed until the next Winter Games in 1948 when the Downhill, Slalom and Combined events were instituted.
		Canadians have won only 10 medals in Alpine Skiing.
		Goetschl fell in the Downhill at the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, then crashed in the Downhill four years later at the Nagano Games, where her only result in Olympic competition was a fifth-place finish in the Super-G. Croatia's Janica Kostelic has the weight of the country on her shoulders.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=sportsnetwork&page=olymp/news/BON1895984.htm (585 words)

	British Skiing Britski
		FIS Points List 2006.3 - valid to 10th February 2006- includes BARSC and Oppdal races
		Welsh Alpine Champs: Day 1 Day 2 Combined
		FIS Alpine Precisions Nov 2005 British Competition Rules Dec 2004 Edition
	www.britski.org (240 words)

	GroupPresentation.doc
		As a group come up with a training schedule for Janica and Ivica Kostelic, both Olympic medallists in Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
		Interview Janica Kostelic, Olympic Gold medallist in the Slalom and combined event, at the 2002 winter Olympics.
		Fill in the question sheet with the questions and answers that you come up with.
	homepage.usask.ca /~ksh146/GroupPresentation.doc (470 words)

	Olympics 2002: Salt Lake City
		Nordic combined is one of three current Olympic Winter Games events that the United States has never won a medal in.
		Who has won the most medals for the United States in the Winter Olympics?
		13 Across: The Olympics of 1948 were held in this country
	www.factmonster.com /spot/02olympics1.html (132 words)

	Winter Olympics 2002 csmonitor.com
		Or by 1.5 meters in the ski jump (less than half the length of a ski) out of a combined two-jump distance of 269 meters in the K90.
		As the Olympics come to the finish line, post your questions to the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield, reporting from Salt Lake City.
		The Monitor’s Mark Sappenfield points out a number of ways technical innovations make a difference in these winter games, from new ways to freeze ice, grooming the downhill slopes, to even more improved slap skates.
	www.csmonitor.com /specials/oly2002/olyblog.html (1968 words)

	Fallen hero: Gabel is down and out
		Besides Lawrence, Gretchen Fraser won a gold (slalom) and silver (combined event) in 1948 at St. Moritz, Switzerland; Penelope Pitou won silver medals in the downhill and giant slalom in 1960 at Squaw Valley, Calif.; and Jean Saubert won a silver (slalom) and a bronze (giant slalom) in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria.
		COLORADO SAID NO: The 1976 Winter Olympics were awarded to Denver, but Colorado voters scuttled the move by voting, 59.4% to 40.6%, to prohibit public funds from being used to support the Games.
		It was the final shot at an individual Olympic medal for Gabel, who is retiring.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/oly98/speed22198.stm (862 words)

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