Edith Thys
Edith Olivia "Edie" Thys (born March 31, 1966, in San Leandro, California) is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in two Winter Olympics (1988, 1992). World Cup results Season standings Top ten finishes * 1 podium – (1 SG), 5 top tens World Championship results Olympic results References External links * Edith ThysWorld Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * * * * – Racer eX 1966 births Living people American female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of the United States Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics 21st-century American women {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ...
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San Leandro, California
San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the southeast. The population was 91,008 as of the 2020 census. History Prehistory The first inhabitants of the geographic region that would eventually become San Leandro were the ancestors of the Ohlone people, who arrived sometime between 3500 and 2500 BC. Spanish and Mexican eras The Spanish settlers called these natives ''Costeños'', or 'coast people,' and the English-speaking settlers called them Costanoans. San Leandro was first visited by Europeans on March 20, 1772, by Spanish soldier Captain Pedro Fages and the Spanish Catholic priest Father Crespi. San Leandro is located on the Rancho San Leandro and Rancho San Antonio Mexican land grants. Its name refers to Leander of Seville, a sixth-century Spanish bishop. Both land grants ...
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Downhill (ski Competition)
Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (Slalom skiing, slalom, Giant slalom skiing, giant slalom, Super Giant Slalom skiing, super giant slalom, and alpine skiing combined, combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the International Ski Federation, FIS "International Ski Competition Rules (ICR)".. Speeds of up to are common in international competition. Athletes must have an aerodynamically efficient tuck position to minimize drag coefficient, drag and increase speed. The term, "downhill skiing", is also used as a synonym for alpine skiing as a recreational activity. History The rules for downhill skiing competitions were originally developed by Sir Arnold Lunn for the 1921 British National Ski Championships. A speed of was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013 Lauberho ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom
The Women's slalom competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Meribel. The defending world champion was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who was also leader of the 1992 World Cup, while Petra Kronberger was the defending World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ... slalom champion. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom Women's slalom Alp Olymp ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France, consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held 9–22 February. The men's races were held at Val d’Isère, except for the slalom, which was at Les Menuires. All five women's events were conducted at Méribel. Medal summary Twelve nations won medals in Alpine skiing, with Austria leading the medal table with eight (3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze). Petra Kronberger of Austria led the individual medal table with two gold medals, while Alberto Tomba of Italy was the most successful male skier with two medals, one gold and one silver. Marc Girardelli's two silver medals were the first won for Luxembourg in the Winter Olympics, and made him its most successful Olympic athlete to date. Annelise Coberger's silver medal in the women's slalom was New Zealand's first, and through 2014, only Winter Olympic medal. Norway's four medals were its first in alpine skiing in 40 years, since 1952 in Oslo. Medal table Source: Men' ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's Combined
The Women's combined competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska. The defending world champion was Erika Hess of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Brigitte Ortli was the defending World Cup combined champion, and led the 1988 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's combined Women's combined Alp Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968) ...

Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's Downhill
The Women's Downhill competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Friday, February 19. The race was delayed a day due to high winds on Thursday. The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, while teammate Michela Figini was the defending Olympic and World Cup downhill champion and led the current season. West Germany's Marina Kiehl won the gold medal, Brigitte Oertli of Switzerland took silver, and Karen Percy of Canada was the bronze medalist; Walliser was fourth and Figini finished ninth. The course started at an elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of and a course length of . Kiehl's winning time was 85.86 seconds, yielding an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . Results The race was started at 10:00 local time, ( UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were partly cloudy, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was . : References E ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's Super-G
The Women's Super G competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska on Monday, February 22. This was the Olympic debut of the event. The defending world champion was Maria Walliser of Switzerland, who was also the defending World Cup Super G champion, while Michela Figini led the current season. Austria's Sigrid Wolf won the gold medal, Figini took the silver, and Karen Percy of Canada was the bronze medalist; Walliser was sixth. The course started at an elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of and a course length of . Wolf's winning time was 79.03 seconds, yielding an average speed of , with an average vertical descent rate of . Results The race was started at 11:37 local time, ( UTC −7). At the starting gate, the skies were clear, the temperature was , and the snow condition was hard; the temperature at the finish was . : References External linksFIS results {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's ...
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Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's Giant Slalom
The Women's giant slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska. The defending world champion was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who shared the 1987 World Cup giant slalom title with countrywoman Maria Walliser, and was leader of the 1988 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's giant slalom Women's giant slalom Alp Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ...

Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's Slalom
The Women's slalom competition of the Calgary 1988 Olympics was held at Nakiska. The defending world champion was Erika Hess of Switzerland, while Switzerland's Corinne Schmidhauser was the defending World Cup slalom champion and Switzerland's Vreni Schneider the leader of the 1988 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Women's slalom Women's slalom Alp Oly Oly may refer to: * Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington, United States * OLY (: ), postnominals granted to participants in the Olympics People with the name * Oly (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and musician * Oly Hicks (born 1968 ...

Alpine Skiing At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held February 15–27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan, a new ski area west of Calgary. These Olympics featured the first change in the alpine skiing program in more than 30 years. The Super-G was added and the combined event returned; it was last contested at the Winter Olympics in 1948, prior to the addition of the giant slalom. Background On February 25, 1988, 47 year old Austrian Olympic Team physician Joerg Oberhammer died after falling into the path of a snow-grooming machine after colliding with another skier between runs of the men's giant slalom. Swiss team skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen and Martin Hangl witnessed Oberhammer's death from the chairlift, Zurbriggen went on to win a gold medal, while Hangl withdrew from the giant slalom due to the incident. A total of 14 competitors, including the entire Canadian team was disqualified from the event after organizers became aware their ski suits we ...
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Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led Liberation of Kuwait on 28 February 1991. On 2 August 1990, Iraq invaded the neighbouring State of Kuwait and had fully occupied the country within two days. Initially, Iraq ran the occupied territory under a puppet government known as the "Republic of Kuwait" before proceeding with an outright annexation in which Kuwaiti sovereign territory was split, with the "Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District" being carved out of the country's northern portion and the "Kuwait Governorate" covering the rest. Varying spe ...
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United States Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team, operating under the auspices of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, develops and supports men's and women's athletes in the sports of alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross-country, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. Since 1974 the team and association have been headquartered in Park City, Utah. These individuals represent the best athletes in the country for their respective sports and compete as a team at the national, world and Olympic level. History ''*The first U.S. Ski Team was officially named in 1965 for the 1966 season, however the United States participated in skiing at all Olympic Winter Games and sent various athletes to World Championships prior to the '66 season.'' 1860s - 1880s Early Ski Clubs and Ski Tournaments in the U.S. Ski clubs appeared in the United States starting in 1861, in California. Norwegian "snowshoe" downhill races are noted in Sierra and Rocky Mountain mining camps. The Nansen Ski Club of Berlin, New Hampshire, was founded by Norwegian ...
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