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 Alpine Skiing Chloe P.

Many people have, an eager mind set on watching the 2010 Winter Olympics. There are so many sports or activities set for the 2010 Olympics, like hockey, skating, and snowboarding, but the most well know and graceful one of all is Alpine skiing. Alpine skiing was created in the 1840's. There are various combinations of obstacles like snow and ice along with crazy turns and steep mountains. There are three runs and those are scheduled prior to the Olympic slope race each day; Athletes are not allowed to take training runs through those courses . The things you need in Alpine skiing are boots, gloves, goggles, helmet, poles, suit, bindings, and the actual skis. There are some rules in Alpine skiing and those are Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, and Slalom. The way this works is that in Downhill, there is a course and that requires speed up to 90 miles per-hour. The second rule is Super-G and that stands for giant slalom; an event that combines the speed of downhill, with the more precise turns. That means there is one slope with two different courses on it so two skiers shall go down at the same time. Another rule for this sport is slalom and that requires features the shortest course and the quickest turns. This sport Alpine skiing; has been a part of the winter Olympics since 1924 so that is around 21 years. The most prosperity Alpine skiing athlete is Lindsey Vonn she has won and award for her outstanding performance when she won gold medals in both speed events at the 2009 World Championships. People are expecting for her to win the 2010 winter Olympics. So sit down on that nice warm couch of yours, and grab a blanket and watch the 2010 Winter Olympics especially Alpine skiing.