Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Mount Tofana hosted the downhill and giant slalom events for the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The Mount Eniwa Downhill Course was used for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. For the Winter Olympics, there are 37 venues that have been or will be used for alpine skiing. Most of the events took place in multiple locations at the ...
The Winter Olympic Games (French: Jeux olympiques d'hiver) [a], also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in Chamonix, France.
During this period, the Olympic medalists received an additional medal of the same metal from the International Ski Federation (FIS). The giant slalom was introduced at the 1950 World Championships and at the Olympics in 1952 ; both programs dropped the combined event, but it returned in 1954 at the World Championships as a "paper" race, using ...
The 2026 Winter Olympics will include the sport of ski mountaineering for the first time. [1] There will be three medal events: men's and women's sprint and a mixed relay. [ 2 ] Two additional events, the men's and women's individual, were proposed but not approved for the final program.
Vonn has won a total of three Olympic medals, including gold in the downhill in the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver. All told, she competed in the Olympics in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2018.
Right down the road from Downside Snowboards in Killington is Skiology Ski and Sports, USA Today's second choice pick for best ski shop.The store offers a wide range of high-performance skis, from ...
Winter X Games XXVII was held from 27 to 30 January 2023 in Aspen, Colorado, United States. This was the 22nd consecutive Winter X Games held in Aspen. The event was broadcast on ESPN. [1] Participating athletes competed in eight skiing events and eight snowboarding events. [2] [3]
Artificial snow coats a section of a ski run but barren ground remains elsewhere at Shawnee Peak ski area, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Bridgton, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)