USA’s Ted Ligety’s slalom skier. Here he is winning gold at the 2006 Torino 2006 Winter Olympics.
Entries Tagged as 'Skiing-Alpine'
Ted Ligety USA Slalom Skiing Gold
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Skiing-Alpine
Tags: 2006 Winter Olympics·alpine skiing·slalom·Ted Ligety·Turin·winter olympics·winter sports
Alpine Skiier Toni Sailer at 1956 Winter Olympics
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Skiing-Alpine
The 1956 Winter Olympics were held in Cortina d’Ampezzo. At these Games, Austrian skiier Toni Sailer became the first Alpine skier to win three gold medals – the giant slalom, slalom and the downhill.
Tags: 1956 Winter Olympics·alpine skiing·Austria·Cortina d'Ampezzo·downhill·slalom·Toni Sailer·winter olympics·winter sports
Whistler Downhill Ski Course
January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Skiing-Alpine
When I first posted this video in 2010, I was in awe of the footage of a world-class downhill skiing course from the view of the skiier. Nowadays with GoPro cameras, it is very common to get the athlete’s view of them performing their sport.
Here is the 1995 Men’s Downhill course on Whistler Mountain.
Tags: alpine skiing·Canada·downhill skiing·skiing·Whistler·winter sports