These Alpine Skiing events are timed. The skiers ski one at a time on the run so that no one skis into another. Times are judged up to one one-hundredth of a second. The skier with the least amount of time wins the individual event.
There are six different types of Alpine skiing in the Winter Olympics including Cross Country Skiing, Slalom Skiing, Ski Jumping, Super G, Giant Slalom, and Combined.
For more information on Alpine Skiing ,The Official 2008-2009 Alpine Skiing Rule Book click here.
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Alpine Skiing Rules
When the skier has a fault, time is added to her score. (A fault is a problem that can occur. An example is not passing the gate on time.) Alpine skiing is judged by the fastest time, so if a skier gets more time added to her original time, her score goes up but her place in the finals goes down.
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