Alpine skiing
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Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing, which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether fo
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Alpine ski slope in the Zillertal valley, Austria
Alpine ski slopes in San Carlos de Bariloche (Argentina)
Four groups of different ski types, from left to right: 1. Non-sidecut: cross-country, telemark and mountaineering 2. Parabolic 3. Twin-tip 4. Powder
Para-alpine skiing
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Para-alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World Wa
Talan Skeels-Piggins from Great Britain in the first run for the men's slalom (sitting) at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada.
Australian Paralympian Michael Milton at the 1988 Innsbruck Winter Games.
A disabled veteran uses a sit ski at Vail, Colorado.
A Norwegian skier in the downhill at the 1988 Winter Paralympics