Sentences with phrase «skiing race in»

1 Women who have won a World Cup skiing race in each of the six disciplines (giant slalom, downhill, slalom, Super G, combined and super-combi): Janica Kostelic of Croatia, who won her first Super G on Sunday.

Tips for staying motivated as a parent and reflections on ski racing in our Wrap Up plus giveaway.

[2] «Mortality amongst participants in Vasaloppet: a classical long - distance ski race in Sweden,» by B, Y. Farahmand, A. Ahlbom, O. Ekblom, B. Ekblom, U. Hållmarker, D. Aronson, G.P. Brobert.

When I retired from ski racing in 1994, I ranked 17th in women's slalom in the United States.

Having heard so much from the ski races in Kitzbühel — Austria, we had to go there.

Not exact matches

Vonn says her hope is to «get women in ski racing more publicity and give them the push they need to make more money.»

«Getting paid through ski racing is very, very difficult,» she said in a conversation with Maverick Carter in an episode of «Kneading Dough,» a series by Chase and digital media company Uninterrupted.

says her hope is to «get women in ski racing more publicity and give them the push they need to make more money.»

In the 15 kilometer (9.3 mi) individual race, competitors ski, stop and and shoot at targets, ski some more, stop to shoot at more targets, ski, shoot, ski, shoot, and then ski to the finish line.

Hi Karen, Good memory, we had this races uuraftnnotely years ago now.Tre9voux and Lyon was also fantastic European cup plus la grande motte.I was also please to see you at the worlds.And, I definitely hope too see you soon, again.We don't have yet very famous skier except some guys as Bernard CHOUKROUN who have skied for many years in nationals and internationals.It will be good to host some other European cup like Eguzon who have done a great job.Alioune

SKIING — BILLY KIDD of Stowe, Vt. scored the first U.S. win in a major Alpine race in Europe in two years, winning one of two giant slalom events in Meg √ ® ve, France.

Ski racer Nick Zoricic died Saturday racing in World Cup skicross event in Switzerland.

For the sake of illustration, in terms of demand on the body, ski racing may be compared to gymnastics: strength and balance are prerequisites and training these attributes will only bring performance improvements.

Oxford University Ski and Snowboard Club (OUSSC) achieved an overall victory on the slopes of Tignes in the 2013 Varsity races against Cambridge!

The drastic difference in requirement of these two disciplines forms the basis of selection, and differentiates between those with skiing ability and those with racing ability.

When the team was put together, Day had never skied in an official cross-country race, and the Olympic subcommittee governing the selection of the U.S. Nordic team did not see how it could possibly make an exception to the rules for him and still discharge its duties with responsibility.

In the most triumphant week ski - racing America has ever known, Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney took charge of the World Cup

SKIING — It was a case of peaking too late: American BARBARA COCHRAN won it all at the World Cup races in Heavenly Valley, Calif. — first the slalom, then the giant slalom — to shut out the tough touring European stars.

Finland and Norway staged a remarkable race in the men's 40 - kilometer relay, the famous old Finn, Veikko Hakulinen, who had won a gold medal at Oslo in»52 and another at Cortina in» 56, lunging ahead of the Norwegian, Haakon Brusveen, winner of a gold medal in the 15 - kilometer race just two days before, by the length of a ski right at the finish.

A lusty chip off England's finest old block demonstrates the versatility and verve of his famous grandsire as he captains the Oxford ski team to victory in its annual race against Cambridge at Z √ ºrs, Austria.

Miller saw the skis as perfect for his unusual racing style; using them, he won the Junior Olympics Super G and giant slalom and, despite falling three times, finished second in the slalom.

Still, as 1970 ski racing moves toward its competitive pinnacle — the FIS World Alpine championships next week at Val Gardena in northern Italy — there are signs that the season is about to produce one of sport's classic battles: the challenge of the crafty old kings of the mountain by brash young hotshots.

SIXTEN JERNBERG SWEDEN CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Gold - medal winner in the 1956 50 - kilometer race, Sixten rates as the Games» fastest long - distance man.

In 2002, frustrated with his chief sponsor, Rossignol, and what he felt was the company's overemphasis on traditional, racing - specific products, Hall joined with five fellow pros and all dropped their ski endorsement deals, partnered with a British venture capital firm and formed Armada Skis, a freeride - only manufacturer.

ROGER STAUB SWITZERLAND ALPINE SKIING Third - ranked internationally, Roger is always at his best on the steepest terrain in downhill racing.

Pop in Wave Race: Blue Storm (Nintendo, $ 49.95), a wet - and - wild Jet Ski simulation, and marvel at the transparent water effects.

With two parents who are former ski racers, an older sister who raced, and grandparents with a cabin in Squaw Valley, she and her family would spend nearly every weekend from November to April on the slopes.

As part of the first ski meet recorded anywhere — at Oslo, Norway in 1767 — there was a race in which the competitors both skied and shot.

Could Salt Lake City have bobsled runs and ski races under the lights, in prime time?

Lawyer Peter Lekisch, 59, a former offensive and defensive end at Ohio Wesleyan and a national masters champion in cross-country skiing, looked at this as a dry run: If it went well, he might do the 2001 solo race as a 60th birthday present to himself.

SKIING — BOJAN KRIZAJ of Yugoslavia clinched the World Cup men's slalom title with a second - place finish behind teammate Grega Benedik in the season's final race, in Sarajevo.

She had won eight World Cup slalom races in 14 months, more than any other racer, and she skied with graceful professionalism on her first run to take a.49 of a second lead over defending gold medalist Hoefl - Riesch.

This is a common enough condition in ski racing — an eerie half - world in which there are no shadows, and bumps are impossible to spot.

One of the European pioneers in organized downhill racing was Mathias Zdarsky, an Austrian skier / inventor known as a grandfather of modern skiing because of the heel - fixed spring - cable bindings he originated around the turn of this century.

The rest of that bleak day was chronicled by Curtis Casewit in a 1963 book called Ski Racing.

Run Dusty Run beat Royal Ski in the Arlington - Washington Futurity on Sept. 25, but neither Slew nor Run Dusty Run has raced farther than a mile, while Royal Ski has gone better than a mile in three stakes and won each time.

In Italy, a racecourse was named for a young Italian who had died there, and photos of him were given out at the start of races there, bearing the caption:... YOU MET YOUR INEXORABLE FATE, COLD AS THE SNOW UNDER YOUR SPEEDING SKIS.

We are excited to announce that, after sweeping the board in the ladies» races at Varsity and placing first overall in the GS and 2nd overall in the slalom, Nat Knowles has been selected to take part in the Anglo - Swiss ski races this winter.

British slalom skier and international authority on skiing who in 1922 introduced slalom gates (paired poles between which the skier must pass on his downward descent) and thereby created the modern Alpine slalom race.

SKIING — JIM PAGE, a Dartmouth junior, finished first in the cross-country race and made a strong enough showing in the three other events to win the NCAA championship's skimeister title in Squaw Valley, Calif..

Figuring that he would never get a chance to compete as a swimmer, he gave up the sport and instead began concentrating on kayak racing and surf - ski racing, both popular pastimes in the coastal communities of his country.

Racers must ski in the style of the race, either classic (in - line or «striding») or freestyle (more of a side - to - side motion.)

Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women's team sprint freestyle race at the Pyeongchang Games, outsprinting more heralded teams from Sweden and Norway to become the first Americans to win an Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing.

In the wheelchair races, David Weir is attempting to win a record seventh title in front of his home crowd, while Tatyana McFadden of the United States is going for gold in the women's race after recently winning silver in the cross-country skiing at the Winter OlympicIn the wheelchair races, David Weir is attempting to win a record seventh title in front of his home crowd, while Tatyana McFadden of the United States is going for gold in the women's race after recently winning silver in the cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympicin front of his home crowd, while Tatyana McFadden of the United States is going for gold in the women's race after recently winning silver in the cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympicin the women's race after recently winning silver in the cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympicin the cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.

PRIDE OF THE FOX RIVERFEST: Water ski shows, old dragon boat races, radio - controlled boat show, duck races, three entertainment stages, craft show and carnival, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Thursday - June 11; along the river starting in downtown St. Charles, Ill..

I received my Bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology and became involved with athletics at a young age — first as a competitive cross-country skier and later as a junior ski racing coach.

As the World Cup cross-country ski races wrap up in Falun, Sweden this weekend, it's hard not to wonder what separates the very best skiers from across the globe from the winners.

Dunn became interested in finding a way to image concussion after his children became involved in ski racing.

The mountains captured my imagination, and I decided to pursue a career in skiing as an adult despite having no formal training or background in racing or freestyle.

Some friends of mine found a giant slalom track on a ski slope in Jackson Hole and challenged each other to races.