2011 Canada Games - Alpine Skiing

Sport - Alpine Skiing

Sport Description

Alpine skiing has been part of the Canada Games since the first Canada Winter Games in 1967 in Quebec City, with the exception of the 1991 Games in PEI.

Alpine competitions will take place at Ski Wentworth during week 2 of the Games featuring Slalom, Giant Slalom and Super Combined, as well as Para-Alpine events.

Fun Facts

The first primitive downhill ski competition was held in Oslo, Norway in the 1850s.

Although skiing was introduced to Austria, Canada and the United States in the mid 1800s, it was 1936 before alpine skiing became an Olympic event.

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