Alpine and freestyle skiing
Alpine skiing has been an exciting Olympic sport since 1924. Racing down snow-covered slopes at breathtaking speed requires outstanding athletic skill. Freestyle skiing combines speed, agility, and precision. This introductory guide gives an overview of all the Olympic events in both sports, along w...
| Main Author: | Burns, Kylie. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Crabtree Pub. Co.,
c2010.
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| Series: |
Winter Olympic sports
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| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Olympic skiing events
- Introduction to alpine skiing
- Downhill
- Slalom
- Giant slalom
- Super-G
- Super combined
- Introduction to freestyle skiing
- Aerials
- More on aerials
- Moguls
- More on moguls
- Ski cross
- Snapshot of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.