Ski Racing is an umbrella term that can be used to describe any sport or activity where a competitor wears skis to traverse a pre-determined course. The competitor that completes the course in the quickest time is the winner.

Ski racing is an umbrella term used to describe a number of sports or activity where a competitor wears skis to travel through a pre-determined course. Events under the ski racing label include alpine skiing events like Slalom skiing and Downhill skiing, and cross-country-skiing.

The goal of ski racing sports or activities is to travel through a pre-determined course in the shortest amount of time in order to defeat an opponent.

Bindings
Boots
Goggles
Ski Poles
Skis
Winter Gear

Angulation - arcing the body at the hip, knee and ankle joints to achieve a higher degree of ski edge

Christy Turn - a skiing turn with a skidding phase

Diagonal Stride - the equivalent of walking in cross-country skiing

Double Poling - using both poles at the same time to thrust the body forward as opposed to the diagonal stride poling method

Herringbone - moving forward on cross-country skis in a stepping mode with the ski tips further apart than the tails, forming a herringbone pattern in the snow

Inclination - leaning of the body in the direction of the turn to engage ski edges and resist centrifugal forces from the turn

Kick Turn - a way of turning to the opposite direction of travel by kicking one ski to a 180 degree position followed by the other ski

Parallel Skiing - skiing the the skis parallel. Skis can be either together or apart

Sidestep - moving laterally in small steps on cross-country skis

Straight Run - traveling straight down a hill with the skis parallel and the body on the skis in balance

Telemark - a stable position used in turning or on variable terrain; the lead leg is forward of the body while the trailing leg follows in a kneeling configuration

Waxing - applying a coating to the bottom of the skis to reduce friction

Wedge Turn - also called the snowplow turn. Its an elementary turn with the skis in a wedge position where the tips of the skis are closer than the tails

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