Skiing

Jakub Wares

Skiing A well known and

favourite winter sport in Europe and Slovakia

All age categories Moving a person with his

own power

History 5000 BC Norway/Sweden:

hunter-skier 19.-20. century: Norway,

Austria: Matthias Zdarsky, skis 160-180cm

Modern skiing: materials, man-made snow, equipment, lifts

1. Downhill

The longest type of downhill race the fastest time turns, jumps and straightaways.

2. Slalom

a short course with sharp turns go down the run twice – the two race times are added

together for a total.

3. Giant Slalom

similar to slalom the gates are farther apart the course is longer The turns are not as sharp, the speeds

are faster

4. Supergiant (Super G)

The youngest discipline

Combination of the speed and the technique

Similar to downhill

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