How much do you know about the alpine skiing event in the Winter Olympics?

Alpine skiing, also known as alpine skiing, is a snow sports event that uses skis and ski poles as tools to perform rapid turns and downhill descents on specially designed routes on the slopes. The current minor events include downhill, slalom, giant slalom, super-G and all-around for men and women, including male and female events respectively, with a total of 10 events. The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics also added a team competition. This event combines speed with skill, circling left and right during a fast slide, full of passion without losing control.

The alpine skiing downhill project is one of the fastest and most dangerous projects on the snow field. Alpine skiing originated in Europe, also known as Alpine skiing. Athletes start from the top of the mountain and perform downhill slalom, giant slalom, and super giant slalom, perfectly combining speed and skill, drawing on the essence and charm of skiing. Alpine skiing was first included in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Eleven gold medals will be produced in one session at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The competition is scheduled to be held in the Yanqing competition area. The vertical height difference of the downhill competition venue is usually more than 800 meters for men. Women's 450 meters and above, slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, the height difference of the turning field ranges from 140 meters to 650 meters. During the competition, athletes can use ski poles to increase speed and control balance. The ski poles used in different events are different. Slalom events generally use straight poles to facilitate hitting the flag gate, while downhill events use curved ski poles that are more in line with the curves of the human body. to reduce wind resistance. In alpine skiing competitions, different events have different departure times and need to be determined by on-site conditions. The competition is based on the time to complete the slide to determine the ranking.

Downhill and super-G are speed events, and the competition is determined by one sliding result. Giant slalom and slalom are technical events, and the ranking is calculated based on the total of the two sliding results. The all-around event is based on the addition of the first round of downhill and the second round of slalom. The team competition is a knockout competition. During the competition, athletes must pass through a corresponding number of flag gates. It is not a foul if they touch the flag pole. If they miss a flag gate, it is a foul and the score will not be counted. The Chinese alpine skiing team has currently taken 9 individual spots in the competition, except for the maiden women's super-G. With the advantage of the host country, the Chinese team can send two men and two women to compete, and can also form a team to participate in the mixed team competition.