Why do almost all countries participate in alpine skiing?

In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, * * * 307 athletes participated in alpine skiing and competed for 1 1 gold medal. In this Winter Olympics in Beijing, 83 countries have qualified for alpine skiing, and 16 countries only sent 1 athletes to participate in the Winter Olympics, all of which participated in alpine skiing.

So the curious baby asked why almost all countries will participate in alpine skiing events. Come to think of it, the main reason is ...

It is very important because it has many events, including downhill, giant slalom, super giant slalom, mini slalom, all-around, pentathlon and mixed team events, which are collectively called "alpine skiing".

Downhill: Downhill ratio is speed. This is easy to understand.

Super giant slalom: on the steep slope, more than 30 bends around the 25-meter-wide flag gate slide to the end.

U-turn: Bend and slide to the end around more than 30 flag gates with a width of10m.

Turn: Bend and slide around the flag gate to the end with a relatively small distance of 50-70.

Almighty: one down and one turn.

Alpine ski resorts are not very demanding, generally as long as the mountains are high enough and the temperature is low. It has lower requirements and faster construction speed than an ice sports field. There is no need to build a u-shaped track. The climate and economic conditions in tropical countries limit the training of athletes.

There is also a saying that if skiers from any country can't make it into the top 500 in the world, the Olympic Committee will give you alpine skiing places. This statement is an opportunity for Africa or many countries with a small number of athletes. This statement remains to be verified, but it is very convincing. Because some countries, especially tropical countries, only have 1 athlete)

Alpine skiing has a relatively low threshold in the Winter Olympics, unlike short track, which requires high performance. The most basic action of this event is skiing speed, which is also the most basic skiing method. But many skiers in small countries have lived in Europe and Zhuhai for a long time, so it is relatively easy to train. Especially athletes from Africa and other countries, because they are located in the tropics, it is very difficult to train on the field. In order to allow more countries to participate in the Winter Olympics, the Olympic Committee has reduced the threshold of alpine skiing to a minimum, and the number of athletes participating is second only to that of ice hockey.

Alpine skiing has been an Olympic event since 1936. Alpine skiing is divided into speed events and technical events. At that time, there were only two events: downhill for men and women and slalom. Starting from 1952, there are three fixed items: rotary descent, rotary descent and rapid descent. Slowly developed into the current top ten competitions.