water skiing
51Pirate Water Punishment — is a form of punishment used for pirates. Method The pirate is tied to a piece of rope dragged along behind a ship. Then they are alowwed back on board. It can be very scary the victim may drown or get eaten by sharks. The victim may also survive …
52Kingsbury Water Park — is a country park in north Warwickshire, England, not far from Birmingham and lying on the River Tame. It is owned and managed by Warwickshire County Council. It has 15 lakes situated in over 600 acres (2.4 km²) of country park. It is renowned… …
53History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… …
54Alpine skiing — Alpine ski slope Highest governing body International Ski Federation Nickname(s) Downhill Sliding First played 1861, Kiandra, Aus …
55Freestyle skiing — began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross country training. Later, non competitive professional skiing exhibitions in the United States featured performances of what would later be called… …
56Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics — Governing body FIS Events 12 (men: 6; women: 6) Games …
57Glade skiing — Glade skiing, or tree skiing, is any form of downhill skiing (alpine skiing, telemark skiing, Alpine Touring) off trails in the woods or in a maintained woods trail. Glade skiing is extremely dangerous and usually for experts only, although some… …
58NCAA Skiing Championships — The NCAA Skiing Championships are held annually to crown the National Collegiate Athletic Association combined men s and women s team skiing champion. Before 1983, the championship was for men s skiing. Past winners The University of Denver… …
59Physics of skiing — The Physics of skiing refers to the analysis of forces applied on a skier using the discipline of physics. A common question any analytical thinker might ask is: Do big people go faster? . The answer is yes, to an extent. This is because heavier… …
60Cross-country skiing at the Asian Winter Games — Cross country skiing has been contested at the Asian Winter Games since the first Winter Games in 1986. Events Event 86 90 96 99 03 07 11 Years 4 x 10 km men • • • • …
