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What is Super-G Skiing?
Super-G stands for Super Giant Slalom and combines the speed of downhill racing with the precision of giant slalom. Similarly ...
Ester Ledecka makes more Alpine skiing, snowboarding history at World Championships
Ester Ledecka became the first person to win world championships medals in Alpine skiing and snowboarding in the same season, ...
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Snowboarding equipment: What gear do Olympic snowboarders use?
The boards used in snowboard cross are somewhat of a mix between the freestyle and alpine snowboards described above, though they usually look more like freestyle boards. Snowboard cross boards are ...
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Reducing the back overuse-related risks in alpine ski racing: let’s put research into sports practice
different ‘snow preparation techniques’ are further elaborated hereinafter. Putting research into sports practice: ‘snow preparation techniques’ as a prevention measure for overuse injuries of the ...
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Where does snowboarding go next?
Snowboarding was only added to the Winter Olympics 24 years ... This kind of riding, popularized by Kleveland, puts an emphasis on style and technique. The tricks don't feature the large rotations you ...
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What is more dangerous – football, skiing or snowboarding?
Objective To compare the injury risk in World Cup (WC) skiing and snowboarding with Norwegian professional football (Tippeligaen). Design/Setting We conducted season-ending interviews with athletes ...