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Toni Spiß
Toni Spiss (8 April 1930 – 20 March 1993) was an Austrian alpine skier. He was born and died in Sankt Anton am Arlberg. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Spiss was bronze medalist in the giant slalom, 3.8 seconds behind gold winner Stein Eriksen Stein Eriksen (11 December 1927 – 27 December 2015) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Norway. Following his racing career, he was a ski school director and ambassador at various resorts in the United States. Background E .... References * External links * 1930 births 1993 deaths Austrian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Austria Alpine skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...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] |
