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Alpine Skiing is the sport of sliding down on hills with your ski's. Some of the best Alpine Skiërs are competing against each other in the FIS World Cup.

Match scheduled: Tuesday, December 20

Women Slalom - 1st Run :: Alpine Ski World Cup 2011/2012 :: Flachau, Austria

Following further consultation with expert bodies of the FIS last new specifications for ski alpin racing equipment valid from the season of 2012 / 2013 confirmed Alpine Executive Board now. The additional review was commissioned by the FIS Council to proposals for amendments from the ski industry.

The complete table of specifications is available here.

The new devices specifications apply 2012/2013. riders in all other continental Cup competitions for the World Cup, World Championships and the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup and European Cup during the season and FIS races are entitled, skis, 2012 / 2013 use to new and old specifications during the season. Then from the season of 2013 / 2014, only the new specifications at all levels of the Alpine Ski are valid.

Comprehensive studies of the FIS project team in collaboration with the ski industry in the context of the monitoring system FIS was injury to the new specifications define performed. The project led by the University of Salzburg, together with the Oslo sports trauma research center and other institutions of Lausanne and Davos. FIS research has shown that the new specifications will help, reduce the risk of injuries and improve safety in the driver. You focus on the risk presented by ski equipment (combination of ski, binding, boat and permanent height) in the downhill, Super-G and giant slalom. Further research that identifies projects under way on two of the three most important injury risk factors set speed and snow conditions are, i.e., course.

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