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Kristoffer Jakobsen
Kristoffer Jakobsen (born 9 September 1994) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in the slalom discipline. He represented Sweden in the 2018 Winter Olympics and was seventh in the slalom. At his third World Championships in 2021, Jakobsen was part of the Swedish team that earned a silver medal in the combined men's and women's team competition. He attained his first World Cup podium in December 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ... with a runner-up finish in a slalom at Val d'Isère, France. World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums * 0 wins * 3 podiums – (3 SL); 14 top tens (14 SL) World Championship results Olympic results References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Kristoffer 1994 births Living people Sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slalom Skiing
Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates. These are spaced more closely than those in giant slalom, super-G, super giant slalom and Downhill (ski competition), downhill, necessitating quicker and shorter turns. Internationally, the sport is contested at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, and at the Olympic Winter Games. History The term slalom comes from the Morgedal/Seljord dialect of Norwegian language, Norwegian word "slalåm": "sla", meaning "slightly inclining hillside", and "låm", meaning "track after skis". The inventors of modern skiing classified their trails according to their difficulty. ''Slalåm'' was a trail used in Telemark by boys and girls not yet able to try themselves on the more challenging runs. ''Ufsilåm'' was a trail with one obstacle (''ufse'') like a jump, a fence, a difficult turn, a gorge, a cliff (often more than high) and more. ''Uvyrdslåm'' was a trail with several obstacle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom
The men's slalom in the 2017–18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2018 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 11 events, including two parallel slaloms (both city events). The last race, at the World Cup finals in Åre (ski area), Åre, was cancelled due to high winds. Marcel Hirscher of Austria won his fifth championship in the discipline, all in the prior six years, on the way to his seventh straight overall men's championship. The season was interrupted by the Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics from 12-24 February 2018 at Yongpyong Resort, Yongpyong Alpine Centre (slalom and giant slalom) at the Alpensia Resort, Alpensia Sports Park in Pyeongchang County, PyeongChang and at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre (speed events) in Jeongseon County, Jeongseon, South Korea. The Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom, men's slalom was held on 22 February. Standings See also * 2017-18 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup#Rankings, 2018 Alpine Skiing World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
