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How to start skiing? Getting ski era falls in the middle of the XIX century. Near the capital of Norway, in the mountainous province of Telemark, originated and developed techniques such descent from the snowy slopes and ski jumping with a mountain ledge, which left behind an awkward long ride with a long pole, skier, and helped push off, and turning, and braking. Pioneer of new technology descent became Norwegian Sondre Norheym. He suggested Telemark skiers two dynamic style - downhill parallel and alternately pushed forward ski, and has demonstrated exemplary become a turn called "Telemark". Fixing a ski boot heel elastic strap and connecting it with the strap in a sock, Norheym showed in 1850, taking the turning and braking on parallel skiing, later called "Christians." Telemark skiers began at the turn without the aid of a stick deploy skis all over and jump without fear of losing them. And when in 1879 they were summoned for a competition on the descent of the steep slope of the best skiers of Christiania (the former name of Oslo), a triumph in front of a huge number of enthusiastic spectators they enjoy. A few years later there were skiing "Telemark", tapering to the middle, easily foldable when rotating centrifugal force. Thus was born the new sport. The rumor about him swept through Europe, where he quickly found followers in the Alps and got a robust development. Austrian mountaineer and skier Matthias Zdarsky in 1896 for the first time made a nonstop zmeeobrazny, with turns, slopes. He also invented the technique of the plow, or stop, and offered for her more progressive, hard shoes and a stronger attachment. It was the Austrians, and were considered the founder of modern skiing. The first competitions in downhill held in the Swiss Alps near the town of Montana in 1911: Ten skiers race simultaneously raced to the virgin mountain road to a common finish line. This competition was called Cup of Kandahar, a road, "Kandahar" soon appeared in other alpine countries. In 1922, the British skier Arnold Lunn invented slalom, setting on a line of descent gate. But only in 1931, slalom and downhill racing for men and women were included in the ski world championship. The first Olympic Games, which debuted skiers began to Games 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 15.09.2007
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