Alpine Skiing At The 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's Combined
The Men's combined competition of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics was held at Kvitfjell and Hafjell. The defending world champion was Lasse Kjus of Norway, while Luxembourg's Marc Girardelli was the defending World Cup combined champion, and Kjus shared the 1994 World Cup with countryman Kjetil André Aamodt. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's combined Men's combined Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) 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 h ...

Alpine Skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for recreation or for sport, it is typically practiced at ski resorts, which provide such services as ski lifts, artificial snow making, snow grooming, restaurants, and ski patrol. "Off-piste" skiers—those skiing outside ski area boundaries—may employ snowmobiles, helicopters or snowcats to deliver them to the top of a slope. Back-country skiers may use specialized equipment with a free-heel mode, including 'sticky' skins on the bottoms of the skis to stop them sliding backwards during an ascent, then locking the heel and removing the skins for their descent. Alpine skiing has been an event at the Winter Olympic Games since 1936. A competition corresponding to modern slalom was introduced in Oslo in 1886. Participants and venues ...
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