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The ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb runs along the ulnar side of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of ... Acutely this injury is known as the Skier's thumb [2] ...
Gamekeeper's thumb and skier's thumb are two similar conditions, both of which involve insufficiency of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb. The chief difference between these two conditions is that skier's thumb is generally considered to be an acute condition acquired after a fall or similar abduction injury to the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the thumb, whereas gamekeeper ...
Swedish female cross-country skiers (79 P) F. Swedish female freestyle skiers (16 P) J. Swedish female ski jumpers (1 P) M. Swedish female ski mountaineers (4 P)
Norway's Kari Traa is the most successful Olympic moguls skier, with three medals in the women's moguls event: one gold (2002), one silver (2006), and one bronze (1998). After a bronze medal in 2002 and a fourth place in 2006, Belarusian skier Aleksei Grishin secured the gold medal in the men's aerials event at the 2010 Games.
American female alpine skiers (2 C, 148 P) B. American female biathletes (36 P) C. American female cross-country skiers (65 P) F. American female freestyle skiers (70 ...
Li Xin (Chinese: 李馨; pinyin: Lǐ Xīn; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì ɕín]; born July 31, 1992) is a Chinese cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. She finished 65th in the 10 km event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Her self-described Olympic mentor, 1952 double-medalist Andrea Mead Lawrence, encouraged Penny to continue working on her skiing after a disappointing performance in the 1956 Games in Italy. Her perseverance paid off in 1960, when Pitou won silver medals for second place in both the Downhill and Giant slalom events at the 1960 Olympics in Squaw ...
Skier performing a mute grab Pictograms of Olympic sports - Freestyle skiing Belarus postal stamp souvenir sheet commemorating the 2006 Winter Olympics featuring freestyle skiing. Freeskiing, or new school skiing, is a specific type of alpine skiing, which involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails, boxes, jibs, or other ...