Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut through ice or snow and allow skiers to perform precise turns necessary for a fast run on a race course.

Ski culture has become bigger than the recreational sport itself, as documented in a photography book by a lifelong skier and apparel designer.

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American freeskier Nick Goepper is training in jeans while gearing up for his fourth Olympics and the men’s freeski halfpipe.

Gus Schumacher, left, and Ben Ogden of the United States celebrate after winning the silver medal in the cross-country skiing men's team sprint free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, i

US star Mikaela Shiffrin fittingly brought the curtain down on the alpine skiing programme at the Winter Olympics with a long-awaited gold in the women's slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday.- Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) - Shiffrin went some way to burying the demons of a miserable experience in Beijing four years ago when she won the women's slalom.

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.

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