Alpine Skiing Schedule
ALPINE SKIING SCHEDULE » Day 2 » Day 5, » Day 8, » Day 10 » Day 15 Saturday, Feb. 13 Tuesday, Feb. 16 Friday, Feb. 19 Sunday, Feb. 21 Friday, Feb. 26 Whistler and Blackcomb Men’s Downhill Men’s Super Combined Men’s Super-G Men’s Giant Slalom Women’s Slalom The alpine venue *11:45-1:30 p.m. 10-11:30 a.m. *11:30-1:30 p.m. 10-11:45 a.m. 10-11:30 a.m. will seat 7,700 *1:30-2:30 p.m. *1:30-3 p.m. *1-2:30 p.m. spectators. » Day 3 » Day 6 » Day 9 » Day 13 » Day 16 Sunday, Feb. 14 Wednesday, Feb. 17 Saturday, Feb. 20 Wednesday, Feb. 24 Saturday, Feb. 27 Women’s Super Women’s Downhill Women’s Super-G Women’s Giant Slalom Men’s Slalom Combined *11-12:45 p.m. *10-11:45 a.m. 10-11:30 a.m. 10-11:45 a.m. 10-11:30 a.m. *1:15-2:30 p.m. *1:45-3:10 p.m. *1-2 p.m. *Indicates medal events DECONSTRUCTING THE GAMES ALPINE SKIING: Fearless daredevils on skis Whether it’s the sharp, quick turns of a slalom course or the high-speed sweeping turns of a 130-km/h downhill run, staying balanced over your skis is critical. Sun writer Gary Kingston explains: THE ATHLETES Check out the legs Leg strength is 1.FOCUSING ON THE COURSE critical in order Before that first push out of the start gate,most skiers will use the last for athletes few minutes of preparation to start going over technical cues.For slalom to overcome specialist Michael Janyk of Whistler “it’s simple stuff,like ‘top of the turn, the enormous skis on the snow,’then trying to run through the course a bit,paying external forces attention to some of the tough sections.Sometimes maybe there’s a placed on thought that ‘whatever you do,don’t straddle the first gate.’” Skiers have knees and an- very high kles,particular- leg strength ly in the high compared speed down- 2.SETTING UP THE TURN with other hill and Super In slalom,the discipline where the gates are closest together athletes.
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