What is Alpine skiing?
{{Infobox sport | name = Alpine skiing | image = Giant Slalom Racer.jpg | imagesize = | caption = A skier in a giant slalom race | union = [[International Ski Federation]] | nickname = | first = 1850 | country/region = Worldwide | registered = Yes | clubs = No | contact = No | team = No | mgender = No | category = Outdoor | equipment = [[ski]]s, [[ski pole|poles]], and [[ski boot|boots]], [[ski helmet|helmet]], [[goggles]] | venue = | obsolete = | olympic = Part of the Olympics programme since [[1936 Winter Olympics]] | paralympic = Part of the Paralympics programme since [[1976 Winter Paralympics]] }} [[File:Base del Cerro Catedral en Bariloche. (Patagonia Argentina) 01.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Alpine Ski [[Bariloche]] ([[Argentina]])]] '''Alpine skiing''' is a [[winter]] [[sport]]. In this sport people try to go down hills which have [[snow]] on them with [[ski]]s. The person who goes down fastest is the winner. There are many different types of races that can be done. This sport started around 1850 in [[Norway]]. Today, many people can try it because there are many [[ski resort]]s around the world to do this. For the best athletes there are many important competitions: the [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup]] is the most known of them. Alpine skiing is played in the [[Olympics]]. Alpine skiing is also sometimes called '''downhill skiing'''. However, under this last name there are many more types of skiing, for example [[Freestyle skiing|freestyle]]. == Types of races == There are four types of races in alpine skiing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/news/descriptionfisdiciplines/alpineskiing.html|title=Alpine skiing - History|publisher=FIS|access-date=30 December 2012|archive-date=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123042714/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/news/descriptionfisdiciplines/alpineskiing.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In all of them, there is a start and finish line and some gates on the slope between these lines. Athletes must go between the gates, otherwise they are disqualified.