About The Sport
Alpine skiing involves all skiing events which occur on a downhill course and do not involve ramps or awkward bumps.
The Olympic alpine competition consists of ten events: five for women and five for men. The rules are the same for all, but the courses differ. Alpine racing is about as basic as it can get: a beat the clock format in which a skier goes down the mountain from Point A to Point B and the fastest time wins. There is no judging involved and races are timed in hundredths of a second.
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