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Ski-orienteering At The Winter Universiade
The ski-orienteering events were introduced at the Universiade in 2019. Events Medalists Men Sprint Middle Pursuit Women Sprint Middle Pursuit Mixed Sprint relay Medal table Last updated after the 2019 Winter Universiade References {{Universiade Sports Universiade The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referr ... Sports at the Winter World University Games Nordic skiing at the Winter World University Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski-orienteering
Ski orienteering (SkiO) is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF. A successful ski orienteer combines high physical endurance, strength and excellent technical skiing skills with the ability to navigate and make the best route choices while skiing at a high speed. Standard orienteering maps are commonly used, but since 2019, a separate mapping standard ISSkiOM has been produced which recommends a subset of the symbols used in other disciplines. Ski-orienteering maps uses green symbols to indicate trails and tracks and different symbols to indicate their navigability in snow; other symbols indicate whether any roads are snow-covered or clear. Navigation tactics is similar to mountain bike orienteering. Standard skate-skiing equipment is used, along with a map holder attached to the chest. Compared to cross-country skiing, upper body strength is more important because of double-poling needed along narr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liisa Nenonen
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Saare County. Notable people Some notable people who have this name include: * Liisa Aibel (born 1972), Estonian actress * Liisa Anttila (born 1974), Finnish orienteer * Liisa Ehrberg (born 1988), Estonian cyclist * Liisa Hyssälä (born 1948), Finnish politician * Liisa Jaakonsaari (born 1945), Finnish politician * Liisa Kauppinen (born 1939), Finnish human rights activist * Liisa Laurila (born 1974), Finnish swimmer * Liisa Lilleste (born 1985), Estonian fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski-orienteering At Multi-sport Events
Ski orienteering (SkiO) is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF. A successful ski orienteer combines high physical endurance, strength and excellent technical skiing skills with the ability to navigate and make the best route choices while skiing at a high speed. Standard orienteering maps are commonly used, but since 2019, a separate mapping standard ISSkiOM has been produced which recommends a subset of the symbols used in other disciplines. Ski-orienteering maps uses green symbols to indicate trails and tracks and different symbols to indicate their navigability in snow; other symbols indicate whether any roads are snow-covered or clear. Navigation tactics is similar to mountain bike orienteering. Standard skate-skiing equipment is used, along with a map holder attached to the chest. Compared to cross-country skiing, upper body strength is more important because of double-poling needed along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski-orienteering At The Winter World University Games
The ski-orienteering events were introduced at the Universiade in 2019. Events Medalists Men Sprint Middle Pursuit Women Sprint Middle Pursuit Mixed Sprint relay Medal table Last updated after the 2019 Winter Universiade The 2019 Winter Universiade (russian: Зимняя Универсиада 2019), the XXIX Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 W ... References {{Universiade Sports Universiade Sports at the Winter World University Games Nordic skiing at the Winter World University Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilla Farnes Hennum
Tilla Satellite Launch Centre, primary known as Tilla Range, is a spaceport west of Jhelum city in Punjab (Pakistan). The facility is also known as Mashhood Test Firing Range (MTFR). The spaceport has been used as a launch site for the Hatf and Ghauri ballistic missiles under development by the Khan Research Laboratories. Location Tilla is an eastward continuation of the Salt Range in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, 3,242 feet above the sea. From the Bunha torrent the range rises rapidly to the culminating peak of Tilla Jogian and thence sinks as rapidly, but a series of low parallel ridges runs out across the valley of the Kahan. During British Rule, the hill was sometimes used as a summer resort by officers of Jhelum District. A famous monastery of Jogi fakirs is situated here. History The exact timing of construction of Tilla Satellite Launch Centre is unknown and unclear. According to science sources from Pakistan, it is believed that the spaceport was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evine Westli Andersen
ShopHQ (formerly ValueVision, ShopNBC, Evine Live, and Evine) is an American cable, satellite and broadcast home shopping television network and multi-channel video retailer owned by iMedia Brands Inc., in which Comcast holds a 12.5% stake in the company; the company itself is controlled by The Clinton Group. Both ShopHQ and iMedia Brands are headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The network's main competitors are Qurate's HSN and QVC, along with Jewelry Television. The channel was launched on March 12, 1991, as ValueVision. In addition to ShopHQ, iMedia operates two other brands; ShopHQ Health, offering health and wellness products, and the Bulldog Shopping Network, which carries products for men. History ValueVision ValueVision Media was founded in June 1990. On March 12, 1991, the company launched a home shopping channel known as ValueVision. ShopNBC/HQ In 2000, NBC purchased a share of the company. In November of that year, ValueVision was rebranded as ShopNBC, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Hancová
Petra ( ar, ٱلْبَتْرَاء, Al-Batrāʾ; grc, Πέτρα, "Rock", Nabataean: ), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō, is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. It is adjacent to the mountain of Jabal Al-Madbah, in a basin surrounded by mountains forming the eastern flank of the Arabah valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. The area around Petra has been inhabited from as early as 7000 BC, and the Nabataeans might have settled in what would become the capital city of their kingdom as early as the 4th century BC. Archaeological work has only discovered evidence of Nabataean presence dating back to the second century BC, by which time Petra had become their capital. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the incense trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub. The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue and Petra became the focus of their weal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirka Suutari
Mirka ( ar, مِركة) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located Southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,555 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. History Just southeast of the village (at grid 172/199) is a site where sherds mainly from the Persian era have been found. Pottery sherds from the early and late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and Medieval eras have been found at the village site. Ottoman era Mirka, like all of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517. In the 1596 tax registers, it was part of the ''nahiya'' ("subdistrict") of Jabal ''Sami'', part of the larger Sanjak of Nablus. It had a population of 9 households, all Muslims. The inhabitants paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, a press for olive oil or grape syrup, in addition to occasiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Viatkina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters. The word ''marina'' may also refer to an inland wharf on a river or canal that is used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft such as canal narrowboats. Emplacement Marinas may be located along the banks of rivers connecting to lakes or seas and may be inland. They are also located on coastal harbors (natural or man made) or coastal lagoons, either as stand alone facilities or within a port complex. History In the 19th century, the few existing pleasure craft shared the same facilities as trading and fishing vessels. The marina appeared in the 20th century with the popularization of yachting. Facilities and services A marina may have refuelling, washing and repair facilities, marine and boat chandlers, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misa Tuomala , a media watch-dog organisation across Southern Africa
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MISA may refer to: *Maintenance of Internal Security Act, an act of Parliament in India *Media Institute of Southern Africa Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is a non-governmental organisation with members in 11 of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries. Officially launched in September 1992, MISA focuses primarily on the need to promote fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad". The Universiade is referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students. In July 2020 as part of a new branding system by the FISU, it was stated that the Universiade will be officially branded as the FISU World University Games. The most recent games were held in 2019: the Winter Universiade was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia while the Summer Universiade was held in Naples, Italy. The next Winter World University Games are scheduled to be held in Lake Placid, United States between 11–21 January 2023, after the 2021 edition scheduled to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland was cancelled due the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Summer World University Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislav Kiselev (ski-orienteer)
Vladislav Vladimirovich Kiselyov (russian: Владислав Владимирович Киселёв; born 12 October 1980) is a former Russian professional footballer. Club career He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg in 2005. He then played 3 seasons in the Kazakhstan Premier League The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы, ''Qazaqstan Premer Ligasy''), commonly referred to as Kazakh Premier League or simply Premier League, is the top division of football in Kazakhstan .... References External links * 1980 births Footballers from Saint Petersburg Living people Russian footballers Association football midfielders FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg players FC Lukhovitsy players FC Petrotrest players FC Okzhetpes players FC Aktobe players FC Zhetysu players FC Sever Murmansk players Kazakhstan Premier League players Russian expatriate footballers Expatriate foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
