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2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill
The women's downhill in the 2020 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup involved 8 events, with only one canceled. Swiss skier Corinne Suter clinched the discipline title for 2020 after the eighth race, with just the finals to be completed. Thus, when the finals, scheduled for Wednesday, 18 March in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, downhill was the only women's discipline championship not affected. Standings * * * *DNF = Did Not Finish *DNS = Did Not Start * See also * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's summary rankings * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's overall * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's super-G * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's slalom * 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's combined The Women's Combined in the 2020 Alpine Skiing World Cup involved two events, although four had been scheduled. A combined at Val d'Isère, France on 22 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downhill (ski Competition)
Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (Slalom skiing, slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, 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 1925 British National Ski Championships. A speed of was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 2013 Lauberhorn ski races, Lauberhorn FIS Alpine Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zauchensee
Zauchensee is a place in the Austrian municipality of Altenmarkt im Pongau, located in the state of Salzburg. Zauchensee is known for its ski resort and as a venue for the Alpine Ski World Cup. Location Zauchensee, named after the lake of the same name, is the southernmost part of the municipality of Altenmarkt. It is the heart of the ski resort with hotels and ski lifts. The area is located between 1,339 (lake level) and 2,344 (Steinfeldspitze) metres above sea level. History The ski resort was first developed in the 1960s. The lift company was founded in 1964 and the first T-bar began operating in winter 1964/65. The ski resort was then further developed, as were transportation links between Altenmarkt and Zauchensee. The lift company was merged with the one in Radstadt-Altenmarkt in 1989. In 2006, the Seekarsee lake was first used as a reservoir for snowmaking for the ski slopes. Sports The Zauchensee-Flachauwinkel-Kleinarl ski resort has 25 lifts and over 70 kilometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Schmidhofer
Nicole "Nici" Schmidhofer (born 15 March 1989) is an Austrian former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. She specializes in the Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G events. Career Born in Friesach, Friesach, Carinthia, Schmidhofer made her World Cup debut in March 2006–07 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2007. She competed for Austria at the 2010 Winter Olympics, but did not finish in the super-G, which was her only event at the Olympics. Three years later, Schmidhofer finished in 11th place in the super-G at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013, 2013 World Championships in Planai, Schladming. At the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017, 2017 World Championships, she became a gold medalist in super-G. Her breakout World Cup season was in 2018–19 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2019, with three wins and three additional podiums; she won the season title in downhill and was runner-up in super-G. In March 2019, she participated in her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
