Alpine Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's Giant Slalom
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Meribel. The defending world champion was Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, while Switzerland's Vreni Schneider was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion and France's Carole Merle Carole Merle (; born 24 January 1964) is a former France, French Alpine skiing, Alpine skier. A specialist of Giant Slalom and Super-G, she won 22 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup races, 6 World Cup season titles and 1 FIS Alpine World Ski Cha ... led the 1992 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's giant slalom Women's giant slalom Alp Olymp ...
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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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