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Skiing
Skiing is the broad snow-skiing umbrella: alpine skiing, cross-country, ski jumping, Nordic combined and freestyle have their own rules and entry paths. Snow skiing is an alias here, not a separate sport card.
LevelMain sport
FamilyWinter Sport
CategoryWinter sport
Classification
Category
Winter sport
Family
Winter Sport
Level
Main sport
Weitere Angaben
Aliases
Snow Skiing, Skifahren
Tags
individual, team, skiing, winter-sport, wintersport, skisport, snow-skiing, skifahren
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
By discipline, glide safely and legally on skis, complete courses or meet competition requirements.
Teilnehmer
individuals, teams or relays.
Teamgröße
discipline-dependent.
Spielfeld
snow/ski terrain.
Dauer
Depends on format and event.
Wertung
discipline-dependent.
Gewinnbedingung
Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.
Ausrüstung
- skis
- boots
- helmet
- slope/trail
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- course breach
- safety breach
- equipment breach
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- FIS
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)
- The Organization FIS · official-governance · high
- Skiing Encyclopaedia Britannica · sport-guide · medium
- Types of Skiing REI Co-op · beginner-guide · medium