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2. List of ski brands - Wikipedia

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   Expanded to make bindings (1955), then ski boots (1979) and cross-country ski gear, then golf (1985), the alpine skis (1989). Purchased by Adidas in 1997 and sold to Amer Sports (owner of Atomic, Wilson, Suunto, and other brands) in 2005. See Georges Salomon. Slatnar: ski jumping skis, ski jumping bindings: Slovenia: 2006

3. Ski binding - Wikipedia

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   A ski binding is a device that connects a ski boot to the ski. Before the 1933 invention of ski lifts, skiers went uphill and down and cross-country on the same gear. As ski lifts became more prevalent, skis—and their bindings—became increasingly specialized, differentiated between alpine (downhill) and Nordic (cross-country, Telemark, and ...

4. Skiing - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] The word "ski" comes from the Old Norse word "skíð" which means to "split piece of wood or firewood". [6] Asymmetrical skis were used in northern Finland and Sweden until at least the late 19th century. On one foot, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and a shorter ski was worn on the other foot for kicking.

5. Hjalmar Hvam - Wikipedia

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   On April 26, 1931, Hvam and two fellow members of the Cascade Ski Club, Arne Stene and André Roch, became the first to descend on skis from the summit of Mount Hood. [2] In 1932, he won the first U.S. nordic combined championship held at Lake Tahoe, California , taking first in jumping and cross-country racing .

6. Nava System - Wikipedia

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   A ski binding has to provide two types of support. One is a locking function that keeps the ski under the boot, but releases when too much strain is placed on the binding (as in the case of a fall). In the Nava System, this was provided by the sole plate and the ski bindings, in the same general way as any modern binding. [2]

7. Alpine skiing - Wikipedia

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   The binding is a device used to connect the skier's boot to the ski. The purpose of the binding is to allow the skier to stay connected to the ski, but if the skier falls the binding can safely release them from the ski to prevent injury. There are two types of bindings: the heel and toe system (step-in) and the plate system binding. [15]