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  • downhill races); top speeds approach 160 km/h (100 mph) on its Haneggschuss, the highest speeds on the World Cup circuit. The Lauberhorn downhill run...
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  • Bears Can't Run Downhill is a book by Robert Anwood published in 2006 by Ebury Press. It popularises the idea of pub facts. It is written to investigate...
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    of 4,700 feet (1,400 m). The higher-than-normal altitude required a downhill run of 20 ft (6.1 m) to get airborne. While the R-4 was being used for rescues...
    26 KB (2,726 words) - 17:11, 20 February 2024
  • Downhill Racer is a 1969 American sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman and Camilla Sparv, and was the directorial debut of Michael Ritchie...
    25 KB (2,867 words) - 22:21, 13 December 2023
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    1874: Félix du Temple flew a steam-powered aluminium monoplane off a downhill run. While it did not achieve level flight, it was the first manned heavier-than-air...
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  • Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. The game, named after the level "Downhill Jam" from Tony Hawk's Pro...
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    trams uphill and act as brakes for the downhill run. For safety, the cable tractors are always deployed on the downhill side of the tram vehicle. Similar systems...
    153 KB (16,799 words) - 07:49, 15 May 2024
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    Sapporo, Japan) In alpine skiing, a schuss or schussboom is a straight downhill run at high speed, contrasting with a slalom, mogul, or ski jumping. Gregor...
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    in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman. She also won a record eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline...
    91 KB (7,004 words) - 19:41, 1 May 2024
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    allows for linemen to engage with linebackers in order to support a downhill run. In the National Football League, the use of the RPO is more restricted...
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    Downhill mountain biking (DH) is a style of mountain biking practiced on steep, rough terrain that often features jumps, drops, rock gardens and other...
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  • downhill run, he hits a sharp curve and slides into a snowbank, blocking the road. Another driver in the area pulls him free so he can finish his run...
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    fortunate to start my career with a film like Citizen Kane, it's been a downhill run ever since!" Welles loved Herrmann's score and told director Henry Jaglom...
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    2018 (Men's Super-G in Beaver Creek), five skiers stood on the podium (Downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo). During the season, many skiers who have victories...
    94 KB (1,991 words) - 14:56, 15 May 2024
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    4:07.64. The record for the fastest mile ever run on any terrain is held by Craig Wheeler, who ran a downhill mile in 1993 in a time of 3:24; Wheeler's time...
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    Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition. Whereas the other alpine skiing events (slalom, giant slalom, super giant slalom, and combined) emphasize...
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    true for a hang glider pilot, though they may get assistance from a downhill run. For all these, a low WS is critical, whereas passerines and cliff dwelling...
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    the town from Melbourne was via Anthonys Cutting, a relatively steep downhill run, which is speed limited to 80 km/h. The freeway was realigned under the...
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    year's World Cup event on the same run, his best World Cup finish. Following the Olympics, Mill won the downhill at the 1976 U.S. Alpine Championships...
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  • 11"; his switch frontside flip at the Carlsbad Gap; and a five-trick downhill run that ended in a backside tailslide on a nine-stair handrail. By the end...
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