Alpine and cross-country skiing words, in the order you need them
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Words
- Ski
- Poles
- Course
- Gate
- Course homologation
- Snowmaking
- Team event
- Downhill
- Super-G
- Giant slalom
- Slalom
- Combined
- Timing
- Alpine combined
- Parallel
- KO system
- Mixed team parallel
- Team combined
- Vertical drop
- Crash helmet
- Turning pole
- Gate panel
- Direction changes
- Hairpin and vertical combinations
- Delayed gate
- Single pole slalom
- Slalom gate colours
- Forerunner
- Course setter
- Start order
- Correct passage of a gate
- Start procedure
- Inspection
- Loss of one ski
- Yellow flag
- Re-run
- Official training
- Not permitted to start
- Penalties (alpine)
- Jury
- Protest
- Interruption and termination
- Tuck position
- Carving
- DNF
- DSQ
- Edging
- Line
- Fall line
- Wax
- Gate judge
- Combined time
- Classic technique
- Freestyle (Skate) technique
- Distance race
- Sprint
- Mass start
- Interval start
- Relay
- Skiathlon
- Pursuit
- Team sprint
- Sprint heats
- Pit box
- Bib
- Height difference
- Maximum climb
- Total climb
- Stadium
- Set tracks
- Passing
- Lapped skier
- Equipment exchange
- False start (cross-country)
- Sanctions (cross-country)
- Control points
- Double poling
- Herringbone
- Glide wax
- Pursuit start gap
- Rolling terrain
- Nordic combined
Rules
- How is an alpine ski race decided?
- What are the rules of downhill skiing?
- What is super-G in skiing?
- How does giant slalom work?
- What are the rules of slalom skiing?
- What is the alpine combined?
- How does a parallel ski race work?
- When is a gate missed in ski racing?
- How is the starting order decided in ski racing?
- Can ski racers practise on the course?
- How is a ski race timed?
- When does a ski racer get a re-run?
- What gets a ski racer disqualified?
- What equipment must ski racers use?
- Who makes the decisions in a ski race?
- How does a cross-country ski race work?
- What is the difference between classic and skate skiing?
- How does an interval start cross-country race work?
- What is a skiathlon?
- How does a pursuit race work in cross-country skiing?
- How does a cross-country sprint work?
- How does a cross-country relay work?
- What makes a cross-country course?
- What is a false start in cross-country skiing?
- What are the passing rules in cross-country skiing?
- Can cross-country skiers change skis during a race?
- How is the finish decided in cross-country skiing?
- What penalties are there in cross-country skiing?
- Who runs a cross-country ski race?
- How old must you be for cross-country ski racing?