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Alpine Skiing Most famous winter sport in Austria Important economical factor Olympic discipline since 1936 Development to popular sport since the 1950´s
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Page 1: Skiing in Austria

Alpine Skiing

Most famous winter sport in Austria

Important economical factor

Olympic discipline since 1936

Development to popular sport since the 1950´s

Page 2: Skiing in Austria

The Austrian teacher Mathias Zdarsky „invented“ the alpine Skiing technique

He organised the first slalom in world´s history

Page 3: Skiing in Austria

Skiing equipment during the times

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Alpine Wettkampfdisziplinen Alpine

Downhill skiing: THE CHAMPIONS League of skiing Highest Speed: 140 km/hMost dangerous and trickiest downhill racing: Streif (Kitzbühel / A)

Slalom: oldest competition

Giant Slalom (GS)

Super-G (Super Giant Slalom): Speedcompetition, second fastest competition

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Austrian ski stars and legends

Herrmann Maier

Marcel Hirscher

Mario Matt

Hannes Reichelt

Michaela KirchgasserAnna Fenninger

Marlies Schild

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Austrian ski stars and legends

Herrmann Maier

Marcel Hirscher

Mario Matt

Hannes Reichelt

Michaela KirchgasserAnna Fenninger

Marlies Schild