1. Skiing Highlights In The History Of The Winter Olympics Skiing highlights in the history of the Winter Olympics. The First Ski Events. The Olympics of 1924 were held in Paris, France. That same year, the town of Chamonix, France planned http://skiing.about.com/od/skieventscompetitions/a/olympichist.htm

zWASL=1;zGRH=1 zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Sports Skiing Skiing Search Skiing Ski Equipment Where to Ski Instruction / Fitness ... Share w(x2+zWl+'?p=1" zT="18/1[N" rel="nofollow">Print') Free Skiing Newsletter! Sign Up Discuss in my Forum Skiing Highlights in the History of the Winter Olympics By Mike Doyle , About.com Guide See More About: olympic skiing skiing history ski competitions ski racing ... olympic skiers Olympic Skiing More Images zSB(3,3) The First Ski Events The Olympics of 1924 were held in Paris, France. That same year, the town of Chamonix, France planned a winter sports festival and decided to petition the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to recognize this event. While the IOC did not sanction these games as Olympic Games, they did allow Chamonix to call the events an Olympic Winter Carnival. The surprising success of these games led the IOC to sanction a separate winter set of games and the Winter Olympic Games were formally established in 1928. Nordic Skiing Olympic Events St. Moritz, Switzerland was the host city for these first sanctioned games and

2. Freestyle Skiing - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Freestyle skiing is an acrobatic form of technical and aerial skiing. It is organized into a number of different disciplines, although there are no impartial authorities for managing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_skiing

Freestyle skiing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is outdated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (December 2009) This article includes a list of references , but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate (December 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (December 2009) Freestyle skiing A freestyle ski jumper First played Characteristics Team members Categorization Skiing Equipment skis Olympic Freestyle skiing is an acrobatic form of technical and aerial skiing . It is organized into a number of different disciplines, although there are no impartial authorities for managing the sport internationally. Freestyle skiing first began to be taken seriously in the 1960s and early 1970s, when it was often known as "hot-dogging." Bob Burns pioneered this style in Sun Valley, Idaho

3. Cross Country Skiing - Olympic.org Includes history, equipment, events, glossary, and photographs. http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports/All-Sports/Skiing/Cross-Country-Skiing/

4. Olympic Cross Country Skiing Links This site has links to information about Cross Country Skiing at the Olympic Games http://www.sirlinksalot.net/crosscountry.html

Olympic Cross Country Skiing Links 2002 Cross Country This page has links that will help you find the latest news and best sites about Cross Country Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear Cross Country Skiing has Deep Roots in Scandinavia Official Olympic Cross Country Skiing Sites Vancouver Official Cross Country Olympic Official Cross Country United States Cross Country Ski Team Olympic Cross Country Skiing News and Guides NBC 2010 Olympic Cross Country Skiing Guide CBC 2010 Olympic Cross Country Skiing Guide Canoe 2010 Olympic Cross Country Skiing BBC 2010 Olympic Cross Country Skiing ... USA Today 2010 Olympic Cross Country Skiing Olympic Cross Country Skiing History BBC 2002 Olympic Skiing News Canoe 2002 Cross Country Guide CBS 2002 Cross Country Skiing News Deseret News and KSL Radio, SLC Coverage ... Slam! 1998 Cross Country Coverage Other Cross Country Skiing Sites Cross Country Skier Salt Lake Tribune - Cross Country Skiing Tutorial Search the net for Skiing websites Cross Country Skiing Stuff Ebay - Olympic Cross Country 2002 Salt Lake City Cross Country Skiing Store Cross-Country Skiing (Basic Essentials Series) Ski Magazine ... Skiing Magazine Check out the other Winter Olympic themes: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Bobsled Figure Skating ... Speed Skating and Summer Sports: Baseball Basketball Boxing Cycling ... Visit our Olympic Games Stuff Links to find cool Olympic gear See Also

5. Cross-country Skiing - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Crosscountry skiing (commonly abbreviated XC skiing) is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-country_skiing

Cross-country skiing From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Cross-country skiing Priit Narusk in the qualification for the Tour de Ski in Prague. Nickname(s) XC skiing Characteristics Categorization Outdoor or indoor in ski tunnels Equipment Skis poles and boots Olympic Cross-country skiers in western Norway Cross-country skiing (commonly abbreviated XC skiing ) is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe Canada , and Alaska Skiing can also be done indoors in ski tunnels Cross-country skiing is part of the Nordic skiing sport family, which also includes ski jumping , and a combination sport of cross-country skiing and ski jumping called Nordic combined . Free-technique cross-country skiing is also the method of locomotion in the combination sport of Biathlon , which adds rifle marksmanship to skiing. Another combination sport is ski-orienteering , which adds the skill of map navigation along snow trails and tracks. Related sports are backcountry skiing and Telemark skiing . The ski touring article provides an overview of different ski styles and techniques.

6. Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing — Infoplease.com Preview of the Olympic event freestyle skiing Winter Olympics Freestyle Skiing A breathtaking and creative sport by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics-freestyle-ski.html

Site Map FAQ in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Spelling Checker Daily Almanac for Nov 16, 2010 Search White Pages Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month ... games, quizzes Editor's Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Thanksgiving Most Corrupt Countries in the World Conversion Calculator ... DK Daily Teach Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips Share Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing A breathtaking and creative sport by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics 2006 Freestyle Skiing Medal Standings Freestyle Skiing Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing Did You Know? The word "mogul" comes from the Austrian word "mugel," which means "small hill" or "mound." Freestyle skiing saw its first Olympic action at the 1988 Calgary Games as a demonstration sport. Its immense popularity, particularly with the Gen-X crowd, made it an official medal sport at Albertville in 1992 . It has been a staple of the Winter Olympics ever since. The aerial event is perhaps the most breathtaking freestyle discipline. Competitors begin at a spot of their choice and ski straight down the mountain toward a concave jump (which can be as high as 13 ft) that hurls them into the air. They perform a variety of twists and somersaults in mid-air, and then attempt to stick the landing on their two skis. Sounds easy, right?

7. Cross-Country Skiing History The history of crosscountry skiing dates back thousands of years starting when humans realized that, by attaching two shaped pieces of wood to their feet, they could travel faster http://www.whistlerolympicpark.com/sports/crosscountry/history/tabid/155/Default

8. Freestyle Skiing Vladimir Lebedev — member of Russia's National Freestyle Ski Team, bronze medal winner at the 2006 Olympic Games in Torino, Sochi 2014 Ambassador http://sochi2014.com/en/games/sport/olympic-games/sports/skiing/freestyle/

XXII Olympic Winter Games 7 - 23 february 1178 days left XI Paralympic Winter Games 7 - 16 march 1206 days left Français Authorize Register Games ... Infrastructure Search Search the entire site Search only in this section Main Games ... Skiing Freestyle Skiing Freestyle Skiing Olympic History Freestyle Skiing in Russia About Equipment ... Freestyle in Sochi Vladimir Lebedev “For me, freestyle is what life is about. I pin a lot of hopes on the Games in Sochi. As a result of these Games, we will have new modern training grounds in this country. Nobody will ask you "What is it" any more when you talk about freestyle.” Olympic History Freestyle skiing was a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Mogul skiing was added as an official medal event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the aerials event was added for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Freestyle Skiing in Russia Freestyle Skiing came to this country in the 1970-s. The first national competition was held in February 1986 near the village of Gorki. In 1988, an independent USSR Freestyle Skiing Federation was established. About There are two events in the Olympic program in Freestyle: moguls and aerials for men and for women.

9. Alpine Skiing Olympic History. Alpine skiing competitions took place at the Winter Olympics in 1936, when a combined event was held in GarmischPartenkirchen, Germany. http://sochi2014.com/en/games/sport/olympic-games/sports/skiing/alpine/

XXII Olympic Winter Games 7 - 23 february 1178 days left XI Paralympic Winter Games 7 - 16 march 1206 days left Français Authorize Register Games ... Infrastructure Search Search the entire site Search only in this section Main Games ... Skiing Alpine Skiing Alpine Skiing Olympic History Alpine Skiing in Russia About Equipment ... Alpine Skiing in Sochi Olympic History Alpine skiing competitions took place at the Winter Olympics in 1936, when a combined event was held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Since then, alpine combined was not contested at the Olympic Winter Games until 1988 in Calgary when it returned to the Olympic program. In 1952, the giant slalom was added as an event and in 1988, the super giant slalom became a fourth separate event. Alpine Skiing in Russia In the early 1900s, downhill skiers began to stand out among Russian skiers. They preferred speed downhill skiing and later got carried away by freestyle skiing, i.e. downhill skiing with turns which was later called slalom. Alpine Skiing grew rapidly in the ensuing years. In the 1970s, about 28,000 athletes were trained in sports centers for adults and children. About The Olympic Alpine competition consists of ten events: five for women and five for men. The rules are the same for men and women, but the courses differ.

10. Welcome quickly emerged as children, teens and adults discovered their inner athlete with unique contests of skill such as curling, hockey, crosscountry skiing, olympic history quiz http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/Programs/Continuing Education/Lucas Update.aspx

Contact Login Programs Continuing Education Continuing Education   Welcome Fees, Refunds and Withdrawals Hours and Contact Information How to Register School code of Conduct ... Lucas Centre School Calendar Welcome Lucas Centre Holds Its Indoor Olympics ( February 19, 2010) Over 180 students from such diverse programs as Adult ESL, Windsor House,Youth Learning Centre, Third Step, and Therapeutic Day Program joined together to participate in Lucas Centre's first Indoor Olympics. Team identity quickly emerged as children, teens and adults discovered their "inner athlete" with unique contests of skill such as curling, hockey, cross-country skiing, olympic history quiz, noodle long-throw and others.  See a slideshow of the  Lucas Centre Indoor Olympics Youth Learning Centre students deliver lunches to Homeless in Downtown Eastside - (December 2009) The Youth Learning Centre students and staff took time in December to fundraise, plan, make up and deliver 75 lunches to the homeless in Vancouver's downtown. This is an annual event where both students and staff have a chance to work togther to help others. Holiday Sing-a-long at Lucas Centre - (December, 2009)

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12. What Can You Tell Me About Sweden Medal History In The Sport Of Cross-Country Sk on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 518 PM and tagged with reference, sweden crosscountry skiing winter olympics history, sweden cross-sountry skiing olympic history. http://www.enotes.com/ref/q-and-a/what-can-you-tell-me-about-sweden-sport-cross-

13. Answers.com - ID1096668384's Contributions Current answer Canada has hosted the Winter Olympics twice in 1988 in Calgary, Alberta and in 2010 in Vancouver, British In Skiing Olympic History Winter Olympic Games http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Special:Contributions&target=ip:ID1096668384

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15. Norway's Aamodt Shocks In Super-G - Baltimore Sun Norway's Aamodt shocks in superG 34-year-old wins 4th gold of career Miller Gold Medal; Alpine Skiing; Olympic History; Hermann Maier http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2006-02-19/sports/0602190089_1_daron-rahlves-al

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