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2023 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill
The women's downhill in the 2023 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of nine events, including the final. The original schedule called for eleven events, but the first two races of the season scheduled for 5 and 6 November 2022 in Zermatt/Cervinia (on the Matterhorn, which would have crossed an international border between the start (in Switzerland) and the finish (in Italy)), were canceled due to adverse weather conditions; the FIS decided not to reschedule them. Once the season began, a downhill scheduled in St. Anton on 14 January had to be converted into a Super-G due to the inability to hold a pre-race training run on either of the two days prior to the downhill. However, a subsequent Super-G scheduled at Cortina d'Ampezzo was converted into a downhill, restoring the original schedule. Three-time discipline champion (and two-time defending champion) Sofia Goggia of Italy won four of the first five downhills, similar to the prior two seasons, and established a lead of mo ... [...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] |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian Public broadcasting, public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a Crown corporation that serves as the national public broadcaster, with its English-language and French-language service units known as CBC and Radio-Canada, respectively. Although some local stations in Canada predate its founding, the CBC is the oldest continually-existing broadcasting network in Canada. The CBC was established on November 2, 1936. The CBC operates four terrestrial radio networks: The English-language CBC Radio One and CBC Music, and the French-language Ici Radio-Canada Première and Ici Musique (international radio service Radio Canada International historically transmitted via shortwave radio, but since 2012 its content is only available as podcasts on its website). The CBC also operates two terrestrial television networks, the English-language CBC Television and the French-language Ici Radio-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirjam Puchner
Mirjam Puchner (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer from St Johann im Pongau in Salzburg. She made her World Cup debut on 12 January 2013 in St. Anton, Austria. Puchner attained her first World Cup podium in March 2016 at St. Moritz, Switzerland, where she won the downhill event at the season finals. Born in Schwarzach im Pongau Schwarzach im Pongau is a market town in the St. Johann im Pongau District in the Austrian state of Salzburg. Geography It is located in the valley of the Salzach river, between the Hohe Tauern mountain range (Goldberg and Ankogel groups) in th ..., she is the sister of alpine ski racer Joachim Puchner (born 1987). World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums * 2 wins – (2 DH) * 8 podiums – (5 DH, 3 SG); 38 top tens World Championship results Olympic results References External links * * Mirjam Puchnerat Atomic Skis Mirjam Puchnerat Ski Austria * * Austrian female alpine skiers 1992 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Curtoni
Elena Curtoni (born 3 February 1991) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer. Her sister Irene Curtoni is also a former World Cup racer. Biography Born in Morbegno, Sondrio, Lombardy, she has competed for Italy in five World Championships. Curtoni made her World Cup debut in November 2009 at age 18 and gained her first podium in March 2016; her first win was in a downhill at Bansko in January 2020, leading an Italian podium sweep with teammates Marta Bassino and Federica Brignone. World Cup results Season standings : Race podiums * 3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG) * 12 podiums – (5 DH, 7 SG), 58 top tens World Championship results Olympic results See also * Italian female skiers most successful World Cup race winner References External links * * Elena Curtoniat Italian Winter Sports Federation The Italian Winter Sports Federation (), is the winter sports federation for Italy. Part of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), it deals with all federations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinne Suter
Corinne Suter (born 28 September 1994) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who specialises in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Career Suter made her World Cup debut at age 17 in November 2011, and won season titles in downhill and super-G in 2020. She won the silver in downhill and bronze in super-G at the World Championships and the gold medal in the downhill at both the 2021 World Championships and the 2022 Winter Olympics, followed by a bronze in the downhill at the 2023 World Championships. World Cup results Season titles * 2 titles – (1 Super-G, 1 Downhill) Season standings Race victories *5 wins – (3 DH, 2 SG) *26 podiums – (17 DH, 9 SG) World Championship results Olympic results References External links * * * Corinne Suterat the Swiss Olympic Association The Swiss Olympic Association is the National Olympic Committee and the umbrella organisation for organised Swiss sport under private law. It has 104 members (81 national s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Crystal Globe
FIS or fis may refer to: Science and technology * '' Fis'', an ''E. Coli'' gene * Fis phenomenon, a phenomenon in linguistics * F♯ (musical note) * Flight information service, an air traffic control service * Frame Information Structure, a Serial ATA technology Organizations * FIS (company), an American financial services company * Fairy Investigation Society * Federal Intelligence Service, a Swiss intelligence service * Festival Internacional de Santander, a Spanish music festival * Fiji Intelligence Services * Fish Information and Services, an international news agency * Flandreau Indian School * Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia) ( rus, Служба внешней разведки Российской Федерации, r=Sluzhba vneshney razvedki Rossiyskoy Federatsii , p=ˈsluʐbə ˈvnʲɛʂnʲɪj rɐˈzvʲɛtkʲɪ) * Frankfurt International School * French International School of Hong Kong * Fukuoka International School * International Ski and Snowboard Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olimpia Delle Tofane
Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It debuted at the 1956 Winter Olympics, hosting the men's downhill. The most famous and steepest part of the course is "Tofanaschuss" between rocks. Course sections *Rifugio Pomedes *Tofanaschuss *Duca d'Aosta *Delta *Primo Muro *Secondo Muro *Diagonale *Grande Curva *Scarpadon *Festis *Pale di Rumerlo *Final Traverse Olympics Men's events : World Championships Men's events : Women's events World Cup Men Women Club5+ In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible. Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre Åre () is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piz Nair
Piz Nair () is a mountain of the Albula Alps in Switzerland, overlooking St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden. The peak is easily accessible from the village with a funicular and a cable car; the upper station unloads below the summit. Below the summit to the east is the Corviglia ski area. The mountain hosted the alpine skiing events for the 1948 Winter Olympics in neighboring St. Moritz. pp. 6, 21. It also hosted the in |
Lake Louise Ski Resort
The Lake Louise Ski Resort & Summer Gondola is a ski resort in western Canada, located in Banff National Park near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta. Located west of Banff, Lake Louise is one of three major ski resorts within Banff National Park. The resort is situated on the southern slopes of the Slate Range, with most of its skiable terrain on the slopes of Whitehorn Mountain, with additional skiable terrain to the east on the lower western slope of Lipalian Mountain. The overall ski area is between the heights of Mount Richardson, Ptarmigan Peak, Pika Peak and Redoubt Mountain, all around above sea level. The base of the slopes is defined by Pipestone River, a tributary of the Bow River, immediately north of the intersections between Highway 1A ( Bow Valley Trail), Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), and Highway 93 (Icefields Parkway). History Lake Louise has been a home to skiing since the 1920s, as the gateway to the Skoki Ski Lodge. The first lift was const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andorra
Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to Andorra–Spain border, the south. Believed to have been created by Charlemagne, Andorra was ruled by the Counts of Urgell, count of Urgell until 988, when it was transferred to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell. The present principality was formed by Paréage of Andorra 1278, a charter in 1278. It is currently headed by two co-princes: the Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell, Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the president of France. Its capital and largest city is Andorra la Vella. Andorra is the European microstates, fifth-smallest state in Europe, with an area of and a population of approximately 87,486. The Andorran people are a Italic peoples, Romance ethnic group closely related to Catalans. Andorra is the world's List of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldeu
Soldeu () is a village and ski resort in Andorra in the Pyrenees mountains, located in the parish of Canillo. Overview It comes alive in the winter months as a ski town, and is part of the Grand Valira ski resort, the largest in the Pyrenees with of ski runs.GrandvaliraSoldeu, Grandvalira ''grandvalira.com'', 2011. According to ''The Sunday Times'', Soldeu is one of the three best budget skiing resorts in Europe.S Newsom (2009)Three of the best budget resorts—Europe's top ski resorts are hideously expensive—but we have a solution ''The Sunday Times'', 4 October 2009. (Last accessed 2009-10-08) The ski area links to Encamp, Canillo, El Tarter, Grau Roig and Pas de la Casa. The Soldeu Ski School has a large number of native English speaking instructors and has won awards for the quality of its tuition. The village is at an elevation of above sea level and the top of the ski area is at . The gondola from the village rises to , where the ski and board schools a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc De Fer
Roc de Fer (French: ''"iron rock"'') is a World Cup downhill Alpine skiing course in Méribel, France, which is part of the large interlinked ski area known as Les Trois Vallées in the Savoie department of France, near Mont Blanc. The course was originally created for the 1992 Winter Olympics and has since played host to the World Cup season finals in 2015 and 2022 and the 2023 FIS World Ski Championships, the latter two in conjunction with the L’Éclipse course in the neighboring town of Courchevel. Roc de Fer is considered venue for 2030 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing events. History Although Méribel has hosted an Alpine skiing slope with a chair lift since 1938, when the resort was developed and opened by a former Scottish military officer and avid skier named Peter Lindsay, and then expanded dramatically as a ski resort after World War II, it still needed a course upgrade when it was designated to host some of the skiing events for the 1992 Winter Olympics, which we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
