Sled Pronunciation

Sledge is pronounced: xuě qiāo.

Expanded Information:

The sledge is a snow sports equipment that originated in Switzerland and is popular in Europe, North America and Asia. It was originally made of wood, but later appeared to be made of metal.

Sledge, snow sports equipment. Made of wood or metal. There are many types, generally rudderless, rudder, single sled, wide sled, riding, horizontal, even mold, traction, electric, sail and other types. At present, the Winter Olympic Games only use coxless bobsled (also known as "sports bobsled" or "single bobsled") and coxed bobsled for competition.

The coxless bobsled is made of wood, with a metal bottom skid. The width of a pair of parallel skis shall not exceed 45 cm, and the front fins of the skis shall be permitted to retain a certain degree of elasticity, but shall not be fitted with rudders or brakes for maneuvering the skis. Single-seat weight does not exceed 20kg, double-seat weight does not exceed 22kg. ruddered sled made of metal, the front is a pair of live rudder plate, the upper part of which is connected to the steering wheel. And fitted with a fixed streamlined cover.

Tail lower part of the installation of brake brakes. Two-person sled length 270cm, width 67cm, including the weight of the person does not exceed 375kg. four-person sled length 380cm, width 67cm, including the weight of the person does not exceed 630kg. such as the weight is not enough, you can carry other weight to give the complement. Eskimos, the indigenous people of the Arctic region, usually keep dogs to pull the sled.

The competition requires athletes to ride on wooden or metal double sled skis in the special ice and snow line on the high-speed sliding, turning. The athlete sits on the sled and pushes backward with both hands with the help of a starting rail to get the sled started.

During the slide, the athlete lies on his back on the sled, pulling the sled belt with one hand and using the change in body position to maneuver the sled, making it slide down the ice track quickly. To reach the finish line, the athlete must be on the sled, otherwise the results are invalid. As the line is mostly S-shaped curves, coupled with extremely high speed, the sliding process is thrilling and exciting. Similar to the bobsled, there are also snowmobiles.

Currently, the Winter Olympics only use coxless bobsleigh (also known as "sports bobsleigh" or "single bobsleigh") and coxed bobsleigh for competition. The coxless bobsled is made of wood, and the bottom skids are all metal.

A pair of parallel skis should be no more than 45 cm wide, and in the coxed bobsleigh event at the Winter Olympics the bobsleigh should be no longer than 2.7 meters, no wider than 0.67 meters, with a width of 8 millimeters, and should weigh no more than 375 kilograms at the time of the bobsleigh's run.

Among other things, the athletes have to skate four times in a single race, over two days, twice each time, and the order of departure for the first round is determined by drawing lots. After that, the starting order is based on the results of the previous round, with the worst group going first.

After the four rounds are completed, the time taken to reach the finish line in each of the four rounds is accumulated to give the final score, with the lower the number, the higher the ranking. In the event of a tie, the team with the fastest time on any one run will be the winner.