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Alpine Skiing

Also Known As Downhill Skiing
Winter Snow Sports

Alpine skiing, downhill racing on prepared courses through gates, emerged as a distinct competitive discipline from the broader Nordic skiing tradition in the early twentieth century, with an early organized competition at Kitzbuhel, Austria, in 1906 and the timed slalom formalized by Arnold Lunn in 1922. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), governing both Alpine and Nordic disciplines, was founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France, during the first Olympic Winter Games, succeeding the International Skiing Commission established in Oslo in 1910.

Facts
Origin Year
1906 2
Marks an early organized Alpine competition at Kitzbuhel, Austria. The timed slalom format was formalized by Arnold Lunn in 1922, and the FIS, governing both Alpine and Nordic disciplines, was founded in 1924.
Originating Region
The Alps (Austria and Switzerland, for the early twentieth-century emergence of downhill and slalom racing as a distinct discipline). 2
International Governing Body
International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), founded 2 February 1924 in Chamonix, France, governing both the Alpine and Nordic skiing disciplines. 2
Contact Level
Non-Contact 3
Playing Surface
Snow 3
Classification
Olympic Programme Status
Current Olympic Sport 1
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Nordic Skiing, Sports
Source Nordic skiing - Wikipedia

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Source Wikipedia, International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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1. Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics (Wikipedia)
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2. International Ski and Snowboard Federation, Official History
International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)en/inside-fis/about-fis/history/history-of-fisView the Source
3. Wikipedia, Alpine Skiing
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead sentence
    Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings.
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    Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings
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Wikipedia: Olympic sports
Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
Quote, Featured In: Olympic Games, Olympic sports definitions
The sport with the largest number of Olympic disciplines is skiing, with six: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding, freestyle skiing and freeriding.
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Wikipedia: Paralympic Games
Featured In: Paralympic Games, Sports
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For example, alpine skiing has downhill, super combined, super-G, slalom, giant slalom.
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Wikipedia, Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 2010 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held in Canada at Whistler Creekside in Whistler,
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Wikipedia, Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
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Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held in Russia
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Wikipedia, Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
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Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 12 to 24 February at Yongpyong Alpine
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Wikipedia, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2022 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
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Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre in
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Wikipedia, Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2026 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
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Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held between 7 and 18 February 2026
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1936 Winter Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1936 Winter Olympics, Lead section
At the 1936 Winter Olympics at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, alpine skiing was arranged for the first time in the Olympics, a combined event for men and women.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1948 Winter Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1948 Winter Olympics, Lead section
Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1952 Winter Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1952 Winter Olympics, Lead section
At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, the six alpine skiing events were held from Thursday, 14 February, to Wednesday, 20 February.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1956 Winter Olympics, Lead section
Quote, Featured In: 1956 Winter Olympics, Lead section
At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, the six alpine skiing events were held from Friday, 27 January to Friday, 3 February.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1972 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1972 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held February 5-13 near Sapporo, Japan.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1976 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1976 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine Skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1980 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1980 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1984 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1984 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events, held 13-19 February in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1988 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
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Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held February 15-27 at Nakiska on Mount Allan, a new ski area west of Calgary.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1992 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1992 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France, consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held 9-22 February.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1994 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1994 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events, held north of the host city of Lillehammer, Norway.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 1998 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 1998 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of ten alpine skiing events.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 2002 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events held 10-23 February in the United States near Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Featured In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Quote, Featured In: 2006 Winter Olympics, Lead paragraph
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy.
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Nordic skiing - Wikipedia
Associated With: Nordic Skiing, Lead
Quote, Associated With: Nordic Skiing, Lead
unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel
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Marc Girardelli (Wikipedia)
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former alpine ski racer, a five-time World Cup overall champion
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Maria Walliser (Olympedia)
Played By: Maria Walliser, Results, 1984 Winter Olympics
Quote, Played By: Maria Walliser, Results, 1984 Winter Olympics
Alpine Skiing ( Skiing )
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Wikipedia, Norway national alpine ski team
Played By: Norway National Alpine Ski Team, Lead
Quote, Played By: Norway National Alpine Ski Team, Lead
The Norway national alpine ski team represents Norway in International alpine skiing competitions such as Winter Olympic Games, FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
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Laila Schou Nilsen (Olympedia)
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Quote, Played By: Laila Schou Nilsen, Biography
The 16-year old Laila then switched to alpine skiing
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Annelise Coberger (Olympedia)
Played By: Annelise Coberger, Results, discipline
Quote, Played By: Annelise Coberger, Results, discipline
Alpine Skiing ( Skiing )
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Katja Seizinger (Wikipedia)
Played By: Katja Seizinger, Lead, discipline
Quote, Played By: Katja Seizinger, Lead, discipline
born 10 May 1972) is a German former World Cup alpine ski racing champion.
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Matthias Mayer (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Matthias Mayer, Lead, sport
is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion
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Gerd Schönfelder (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Gerd Schönfelder, Lead
is a German para-alpine skier
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Wolfgang Bartels (skier) (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Wolfgang Bartels (skier), Lead
was a German alpine skier who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1964 Winter Olympics
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Marcel Hirscher (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Marcel Hirscher, Lead
Austrian-Dutch World Cup alpine ski racer
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Kjetil Jansrud (Wikipedia)
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Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer
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Henrik Kristoffersen (Wikipedia)
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Norwegian World Cup alpine ski racer
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Petra Vlhová (Wikipedia)
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Slovak World Cup alpine ski racer
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Federica Brignone (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Federica Brignone, Lead
Italian World Cup alpine ski racer
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Sofia Goggia (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Sofia Goggia, Lead
Italian World Cup alpine ski racer
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Tina Maze (Wikipedia)
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retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer
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Picabo Street (Wikipedia)
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American former World Cup alpine ski racer
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Lara Gut-Behrami (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Lara Gut-Behrami, Lead
is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in all disciplines
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Julia Mancuso (Wikipedia)
Played By: Julia Mancuso, Lead
Quote, Played By: Julia Mancuso, Lead
is an American retired World Cup alpine ski racer
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David Zogg (Wikipedia)
Played By: David Zogg, Lead, alpine skiing
Quote, Played By: David Zogg, Lead, alpine skiing
was a Swiss alpine and Nordic combined skier
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Charlotte Evans (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Charlotte Evans, Lead
Charlotte Evans MBE (born 29 March 1991) is a British skier, sighted guide and Paralympian.
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Menna Fitzpatrick (Wikipedia)
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Menna Fitzpatrick MBE (born 5 May 1998) is a British alpine skier.
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Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier) (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kelly Gallagher (alpine skier), Lead
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Kelly Gallagher MBE (born 18 May 1985), is a retired Irish skier and the first athlete from Northern Ireland to compete in the Winter Paralympics.
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Jennifer Kehoe (Wikipedia)
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Major Jennifer "Jen" Kehoe (born 15 November 1983) is an author and former professional skier, formerly competing with visually impaired athlete Menna Fitzpatrick as her sighted guide on
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Neil Simpson (alpine skier) (Wikipedia)
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Neil Douglas Hamilton Simpson (born 8 December 2002) is a British visually impaired Para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.
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Natália Šubrtová (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Natália Šubrtová, Lead
is a retired Slovak alpine skier, sighted guide and eleven-time Paralympic Champion
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Claudia Lösch (Wikipedia)
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Austrian Paralympian and alpine monoskier
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Andrea Rothfuss (Wikipedia)
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is a German para-alpine skier
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Henrieta Farkašová (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Played By: Henrieta Farkašová, Lead
is a retired Slovak alpine skier
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Alana Nichols (Wikipedia)
Played By: Alana Nichols, Lead, alpine skiing
Quote, Played By: Alana Nichols, Lead, alpine skiing
wheelchair basketball player and alpine skier
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Aleksandra Frantseva (Wikipedia)
Played By: Aleksandra Frantseva, Lead
Quote, Played By: Aleksandra Frantseva, Lead
is a Russian Paralympic alpine skier who won two gold, two silver and a bronze medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia
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Dave McCoy (Wikipedia)
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He won state slalom titles in 1937 and 1949
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Kalle Palander (Wikipedia)
Played By: Kalle Palander, Lead
Quote, Played By: Kalle Palander, Lead
is a Finnish retired alpine skier
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Diane Pratte (Olympedia)
Played By: Diane Pratte, Results, discipline
Quote, Played By: Diane Pratte, Results, discipline
Alpine Skiing
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Rosi Mittermaier - Wikipedia
Played By: Rosi Mittermaier, Introduction
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Rosa Anna Katharina Mittermaier-Neureuther (German: [ˈʁozi ˈmɪtɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ] ; née Mittermaier; 5 August 1950 - 4 January 2023) was a German alpine skier.
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Deborah Compagnoni - Wikipedia
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Deborah Compagnoni Golden Collar of Sports Merit (born 4 June 1970) is an Italian former Alpine skier who won three gold medals at the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Wikipedia, Hermann Maier
WikipediaPlayed By: Hermann Maier, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Hermann Maier, Lead sentence
is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist.
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Wikipedia, Annemarie Moser-Proll
WikipediaPlayed By: Annemarie Moser-Proll, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Annemarie Moser-Proll, Lead sentence
is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria.
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Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Killy
WikipediaPlayed By: Jean-Claude Killy, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Jean-Claude Killy, Lead sentence
is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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Wikipedia, Janica Kostelic
WikipediaPlayed By: Janica Kostelic, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Janica Kostelic, Lead sentence
is a Croatian former alpine ski racer.
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Wikipedia, Ester Ledecka
WikipediaPlayed By: Ester Ledecka, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Ester Ledecka, Lead sentence
is a Czech snowboarder and alpine skier.
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Wikipedia, Alberto Tomba
WikipediaPlayed By: Alberto Tomba, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Alberto Tomba, Lead sentence
is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy.
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Wikipedia, Kjetil Andre Aamodt
WikipediaPlayed By: Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Lead sentence
Quote, Played By: Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Lead sentence
is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
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Pirmin Zurbriggen - Wikipedia
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is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland.
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Wikipedia, Aksel Lund Svindal
WikipediaPlayed By: Aksel Lund Svindal, Lead sentence
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is a Norwegian former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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Franz Klammer - Wikipedia
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Quote, Played By: Franz Klammer, Lead sentence
is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
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Toni Sailer (Wikipedia)
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was an Austrian alpine ski racer, considered among the best in the sport.
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Vreni Schneider - Wikipedia
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Verena "Vreni" Schneider (born 26 November 1964) is a retired ski racer from Switzerland.
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Nancy Greene Raine (Wikipedia)
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Nancy Catherine Greene Raine (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine champion voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century.
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Felix Neureuther (Wikipedia)
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retired World Cup alpine ski racer
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Maria Höfl-Riesch (Wikipedia)
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is a German former alpine ski racer
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Jean Vuarnet (Wikipedia)
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was an alpine ski racer from France
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Anja Pärson (Wikipedia)
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Swedish former alpine skier
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