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Skiing
Skiing
Water Skiing is a sport where an individual or moore is pulled behind a motor boat or a cable ski installation.
The surface area of the ski keeps the person skimming on the surface of the water allowing the skier to stand upright while holding the tow rope.
List of disciplines
- Alpine Skiing
- Cross Country Skiing
Alpine skiing otherwise known as downhill skiing is where the athlete has a pair of long flat runners of plastic, metal, or wood that curve upward in front and attached to a boot or foot for gliding or travelling over snow.
In competition speed and accuracy are important. Alpine skiing evolved from cross-country skiing after the invention of the ski lift and was first incorporated into the Asian Winter Games in 1986.
Cross-country skiing is a popular winter sport where the athletes race to ski along large areas.
Cross-country skiing is part of the growing skiing sport family, which also includes events such as ski jumping, there are many techniques which can be used but Free-technique cross-country skiing is also the method of locomotion in the combination sport of Biathlon, which adds rifle marksmanship to skiing.
Cross country skiing was incorporated into the Asian Winter Games in 2003.
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Sports Committee
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Sports and Environment Committee
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Sports for All Committee
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Sports Federations
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Asian Federation
Asian Ski Federation
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International Federation
International Ski Federation