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Carol Merle
Carole Merle (; born 24 January 1964) is a former French Alpine skier. A specialist of Giant slalom and Super-G, she won 22 World Cup races, 6 World Cup season titles and 1 World Championship gold medal. Skiing career A native of , a ski resort of Enchastrayes commune where her parents ran a hotel, Merle learned to ski at a very young age. She took part in her first competition as a six-year-old, and made her World Cup debut at 18. On 23 January 1983, she took her first World Cup podium with a third-place finish in giant slalom at St. Gervais. But it took another few years for her to reach her full potential. Her first World Cup win came on 6 January 1988 at Tignes. The following season saw her bag the World cup title in Super-G, finishing 4 points ahead of 1988 Olympic champion Sigrid Wolf. Merle went on to win the Super-G season title 4 years in a row (1989–1992), a feat only equalled in later years by Katja Seizinger of Germany (1993–1996) and Lindsey Vonn of the USA (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super-G
Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event during the 1983 season and was added to the official schedule of the World Championships in 1987 and the Winter Olympics in 1988. Much like downhill, a super-G course consists of widely set gates that racers must pass through. The course is set so that skiers must turn more than in downhill, though the speeds are still much higher than in giant slalom (hence the name). Each athlete only has one run to clock the best time. In the Olympics, super-G courses are usually set on the same slopes as the downhill, but with a lower starting point. History Super-G was run as a World Cup test event during the 1982 season, with two men's races and a women's race that did not count in the season standings. Approved by the International Ski Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Alpine Skiing World Cup
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Alpine Skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for recreation or for sport, it is typically practiced at ski resorts, which provide such services as ski lifts, artificial snow making, snow grooming, restaurants, and ski patrol. "Piste, Off-piste" skiers—those skiing outside ski area boundaries—may employ snowmobiles, heliskiing, helicopters or Snowcat, snowcats to deliver them to the top of a slope. Back country skiing, Back-country skiers may use specialized equipment with a free-heel mode, including 'sticky' Ski skins, skins on the bottoms of the skis to stop them sliding backwards during an ascent, then locking the heel and removing the skins for their descent. Alpine ski racing has been held at the Alpine skiing at the Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine World Ski Championships 1991
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1991 were held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria between 22 January and 3 February, 1991 Alpine Skiing World Cup, 1991. Sunshine often hit the snow of Saalbach-Hinterglemm during the competitions, which are remembered as some of the sunniest ever. The competitions also saw the international breakthroughs for skiers who would score major successes throughout the 1990s, like Austria's Stephan Eberharter. and Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg. The United States Ski Team arrived late, after two races had been completed. Due to the Gulf War and associated security concerns, the team had withdrawn from 1990–91 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup competitions the previous week and returned home to North America. The World Championships returned to Saalbach 34 years later in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025, 2025. Men's competitions Downhill ''Sunday, 27 January 1991'' : Super-G ''Wednesday, 23 January 1991'' : Giant Slalom ''Sunday, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine World Ski Championships 1989
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1989 were held February 2–12 in the United States at Vail, Colorado. de.wikipedia.org Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1989 Outside of the Winter Olympics of 1960 and 1980, the alpine world championships returned to the U.S. for the first time since 1950, which were also in Colorado at Aspen. Vail's first championship served to re-introduce Colorado to a European audience, with coverage of the events broadcast during prime time due to the difference in time zones. The championship was marked by the death of the president of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, who was beheaded by a cable which he collided with as it was being raised to support a finish line banner."Alfonso de Borbón, 52, of Spain Dies in Colorado Skiing Accident", ''The New York Times'' (1 February 1989): A19. Vail and Beaver Creek later hosted the World Championships a decade later, in 1999, and again in 2015. Men's competitions Downhill ''Monda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine World Ski Championships 1993
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 were held 4–14 February in Japan at Shizukuishi ski area, northwest of Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture. The men's Super-G race was cancelled due to persistent bad weather and the title went unassigned. :de:Alpine Skiweltmeisterschaft 1993 Men's competitions Downhill Date: February 5 : Super-G Unassigned. Giant Slalom Date: February 10 : Slalom Date: February 13 Combination Date: February 8 Women's competitions Downhill Date: February 11 Super G Date: February 14 Giant Slalom Date: February 10 : Slalom Date: February 9 : Combination Date: February 5 Medals table References External linksFIS-ski.com- results - 1993 World Championships - Morioka, Japan- results - World Championshipsvenue at Google Maps {{DEFAULTSORT:Fis Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1993 in Japanese sport 1993 The United Nations Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). History The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and Slalom skiing, slalom events for men and women. Next year the Alpine skiing combined, combined event was added to the program as a "paper" race which used the results of the downhill and slalom. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official. Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948 thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's Super-G
The women's super-G competition of the Albertville 1992 Olympics was held at Meribel on Tuesday, 18 February. The defending world champion was Ulrike Maier of Austria, while France's Carole Merle was the defending World Cup Super-G champion, and shared the lead in the current season with Heidi Zeller. Deborah Compagnoni of Italy won the gold medal, Merle took the silver, and Katja Seizinger of Germany was the bronze medalist. Maier was fifth, downhill champion Kerrin Lee-Gartner was sixth, and Zeller was eleventh. The winning margin was 1.41 seconds; through 2018, it remains the largest in the event's Olympic history. On the same day at Val-d'Isère, compatriot Alberto Tomba successfully defended his men's giant slalom title. The ''Piste du Corbey'' course started at an elevation of above sea level with a vertical drop of and a course length of . Campagnoni's winning time was 81.22 seconds, yielding an average course speed of , with an average vertical descen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and around Albertville, France. Albertville won the bid to host the Winter Olympics in 1986, beating Sofia, Falun, Lillehammer, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage, and Berchtesgaden. The 1992 Winter Olympics were the last winter games held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The Games were the fifth Olympic Games held in France and the country's third Winter Olympics, after the 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix and the 1968 Winter Olympics, 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble. This games was the first of two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe, preceding the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 18 events in Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Figure skating, Short track speed skating at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-sport event, variety of competitions. The Olympic Games, Open (sport), open to both amateur and professional athletes, involves more than 200 teams, each team representing a sovereign state or territory. By default, the Games generally substitute for any world championships during the year in which they take place (however, each class usually maintains its own records). The Olympics are staged every four years. Since 1994 Winter Olympics, 1994, they have alternated between the Summer Olympic Games, Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year Olympiad. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, held in Olympia, Greece, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are international competitions in Alpine skiing. They are organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Championships Medals (1982-2025) Updated after World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2025 result. See also * Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics * Alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics * Alpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Games * Alpine skiing World Cup * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships * World Para Alpine Skiing Championships External links * https://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/statistics/event-overview.html?catcode=WJC§orcode=AL&Submit=SEARCH * http://www.the-sports.org/alpine-skiing-fis-junior-world-ski-championships-1981-1982-medals-epa60767.html {{World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships, Alpine skiing competitions World championships in skiing, Alpine skiing Junior International Ski and Snowboard Federation competitions World youth sports competitions, Alpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). History The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. It consisted of Downhill (ski competition), downhill and Slalom skiing, slalom events for men and women. Next year the Alpine skiing combined, combined event was added to the program as a "paper" race which used the results of the downhill and slalom. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by the FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official. Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948 thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
