Alpine Skiing quiz

More questions about Alpine Skiing

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1. 1 Easy

   Which language gave skiing the word slalom?

   Answer: Norwegian

   Why: In the original Norwegian dialect, sla means a gently sloping hillside and låm the track skis leave behind.

2. 2 Medium

   What carries the names of Hahnenkamm race winners?

   Answer: Gondola cabins

   Why: Slalom winners on the Ganslernhang get a cabin too, not only the Streif downhill champions.

3. 3 Hard

   How many first-run racers start the second run in reverse order?

   Answer: 30

   Why: The reverse order used to cover only the top 15; FIS widened it to 30 for the 1995/96 season.

4. 4 Easy

   What animal do winners of Finland's Levi slalom get?

   Answer: Reindeer

   Why: The winner gets to name the reindeer, which then stays on a local reindeer farm in Levi.

5. 5 Medium

   Who won all three alpine golds at the 1968 Grenoble Games?

   Answer: Jean-Claude Killy

   Why: Toni Sailer had swept the same three events 12 years earlier, at the 1956 Games in Cortina.

6. 6 Hard

   What do skiers call knocking slalom poles aside with a shin?

   Answer: Cross-blocking

   Why: The move took off in the early 1980s, when rigid bamboo poles gave way to plastic poles hinged at the base.