downhill skiing
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- downhill skier noun
Example Sentences
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For instance, the men's alpine downhill skiing at the 2026 Games is 2.14 miles long, whereas the 2022 course was just 1.96 miles.
From BBC
American Lindsey Vonn is airlifted off the piste after crashing out of the women's downhill skiing.
From BBC
Lindsey Vonn, attempting to win a gold medal despite sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her final race before the Games, clipped her pole on a gate early in her first Olympic downhill skiing run and crashed Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen wins the first gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics in the men's downhill skiing.
From BBC
Bormio is synonymous with downhill skiing but some athletes will also be attempting to go uphill in the only new sport at these Winter Olympics – ski mountaineering, or skimo for short.
From BBC
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