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Skiing Sports |
Skiing, also known as snow skiing, is the activity of
gliding over snow using skis, with metal edges, strapped to the feet
with ski bindings.
The skies were originally made of wooden planks but now it is made
of fiberglass or its related composites. Snow skiing evolved into a
popular recreational and competitive activity during the 20th
century.
This sport has many variants, each of which fits into one of the
major categories of alpine skiing, nordic skiing, or telemark
skiing.
DO YOU KNOW
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Skiing is a major sport
during the Winter Olympic Games |
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In
the begining of 20th century, Austrian Hannes Schneider
pioneered the idea of rotating the body to help steer the skis.
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The
sport of Biathlon was developed from military skiing patrols.
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HISTORY OF Skiing
- Skiing evolved gradually from snowshoeing.
- Originally skiing was a practical way of getting quickly from
place to place in snowy climates.
- Initial forms of skiing resembled today's Nordic, or
cross-country, style.
- Sondre Norheim is known as the "father of modern skiing".
- Sondre Norheim, in the 19th century, invented bindings that
enabled the skier to do turns while skiing down hills.
- Invention of firmer bindings by Austrian Mathias Zdarsky, to
anchor the skier's feet to the ski, enabled the skier to turn
more effectively and led to the development of Alpine, or
Downhill, skiing.
- In the early 20th century, Austrian Hannes Schneider
pioneered the idea of rotating the body to help steer the skis.
TYPES OF SKIING
- Alpine skiing (also known as Downhill skiing)
- Backcountry skiing (also known as Off Piste skiing)
- Cross-country skiing (also known as Nordic skiing)
- Extreme skiing
- Freeskiing
- Heliskiing
- Newschool skiing
- Telemark skiing
- Speed skiing
- Ski jumping
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski touring
- Snowboarding
- Snowkiting
- Freestyle skiing
- Cat skiing
Skiing