Olympic alpine skis are designed for maximum speed and carve turning. They very in size depending on the discipline. Downhill skis are the largest with minimum lengths of 218 centimeters (86 inches) ...

Para alpine skiing is practised worldwide and features six disciplines ... allows athletes with different impairments to compete against each other. Athletes use equipment that is adapted to their ...

A series of serious crashes and injuries has sparked a debate about safety in alpine ski racing. The talk is about equipment, course layout, and the personal responsibility of the skiers"It's not ...

Some athletes use equipment that is adapted to their needs including single ski, sit-ski or orthopedic aids. World Para Alpine Skiing, formerly known as IPC Alpine Skiing, acts as the International ...

All p values are two-tailed. Of the 3277 injuries recorded, there were 1607 injuries among alpine skiers (49.1%), 1391 in snowboarding (42.5%) and 179 in telemark skiing (5.5%); 2.8% of cases missing ...

Ester Ledecka became the first person to win world championships medals in Alpine skiing and snowboarding in the same season, seven years after her unprecedented gold medals in both sports at the ...

ALPINE SKIING: Full Results | Broadcast Schedule Vonn ... She’s had a couple of crashes this season, had trouble adjusting to her equipment and even made big mistakes in some runs. But her right knee ...

Recent decades have seen dramatic changes in alpine skiing equipment, especially with the carving skis and twin-tip skis, opening new possibilities for acrobatic skiing moves, possibly with increased ...

Missing a gate in alpine skiing If a skier misses a gate ... However, the time expense for doing this often makes it not worth the effort. Race officials check equipment after each race to ensure that ...