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Isabella Wright
Isabella Wright (born February 10, 1997) is an American FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Salt Lake City, Utah. She focuses on the speed events of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and super-G, and made her World Cup debut in December 2019–20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, 2019 in a downhill at Men's Olympic Downhill (East Summit), Lake Louise, Canada. Wright represented the United States at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, World Championships in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021, 2021 at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; just outside the top twenty in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 – Women's downhill, downhill and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 – Women's super-G, super-G, she was fourteenth in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 – Women's alpine combined, combined, won by teammate Mikaela Shiffrin. She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics#Alpine skiing, United States at the ... [...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, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize turning and technique, downhill emphasizes "the six components of technique, courage, speed, risk, physical condition and judgement", according to the 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 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 1921 British National Ski Championships. A speed of was first achieved by Johan Clarey at the 2013 Lauberhorn World Cup, beating the previous record of , set by Italian Stefan Thanei in 2005. Course The FIS has rules for downhill courses that encompass their gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
