downhill racing

Ski speed competition

Downhill racing is a form of competitive skiing or cycling where participants race down a steep course against the clock.

In skiing, it's an Alpine discipline featuring the longest courses and highest speeds.

In mountain biking, riders navigate technical terrain at high velocity: She broke her collarbone in a downhill racing accident.

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Categories
Opposites
ski discipline/terrain type

downhill racingcross-country skiing

Self-propelled snow travel sport

Nordic skiing · ski mountaineering · ski touring · endurance racing · hill climbing

direction of travel

downhill racinghill climbing

Walking up elevated terrain

mountain running · hillclimb

skiing discipline type

downhill racingslalom

Ski race through gates

giant slalom · moguls · freestyle skiing · ski jumping · aerials

Family

racing, downhill

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G