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SPORTS -ALPINE SKIING

  
COMPETITIVE   ALPINE  SKIING   is  divided  four disciplines ;downhill,slalom,giant slalom and  super giant  slalom.Each  one  test  different  skills .
In   down hill  skiing  competitors      race  down  a  slope  marked  out  by   control  flags. known as " gates", and  are  timed  on  a single  run  only.Competitors   wear   crash  helmets,one piece  Lycra  suit   and  long  skis  with  flattened  tips to  minimize  air  resistance.Slalom  and  giant  slalom    skiers   negotiate  a  twisting  course  requiring ,balance,agility,and  quick  reactions.Courses  are defined  by  pairs  of  gates.Racers  must  pass  through    each pair  of  gates to  complete  the  course successfully.Competitors  are  timed  on  two  runs  over  different   courses and the  skier  who  complete  the  courses  in shortest  time  wins.
  

In   super- G- races    competitors   ski  a  single  run  that  combines  the   technical   challenges  of  slalom   with  speed  of  downhill.The  course  require  skiers  to  complete  medium-to-long  radius   turns  at  high speed  ,and  contain  up  to   two  jumps.Clothing   is  the  same  as  for  down hill.but  slightly  a  shorter  skis  are   used.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


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