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Erjon Tola
Erjon Tola (born 15 December 1986) is an Albanian people, Albanian alpine skiing, alpine ski racer who represented Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Albania at the 2006, Albania at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010, Albania at the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 and Albania at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics. Biography Tola was born in Tirana in 1986. He trains in Italy and has been living in Cervinia since 1992. Career At his first Olympics appearance in 2006, Tola was ranked last among those who finished the Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's super-G, men's super-G, but finished 35th in the Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's giant slalom, men's giant slalom. Tola finished 48th in the Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's slalom, men's slalom and 63rd in the Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom, men's giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. During 2013 he participated for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988. Much like downhill, a super-G course consists of widely set gates that racers must pass through. The course is set so that skiers must turn more than in downhill, though the speeds are still much higher than in giant slalom (hence the name). Each athlete only has one run to clock the best time. In the Olympics, super-G courses are usually set on the same slopes as the downhill, but with a lower starting point. History Super-G was run as a World Cup test event during the 1982 season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings. Approved by the International Ski Federation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
