How far (roughly) do the ski jumpers jump and how fast is the Luge?
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Ski Jumping: The world record for ski jumping is 186m (610ft) and was set by Mike Holland of Norwich, Vermont, United States in Plancia on March 15th 1985.\nLuge: It depends on the type of track and the person luging but the general suggestion is about 100 - 130kph.
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Went to Park City in 2002 to officiate and spectate. A WONDERFULL experience. Went with a group of 15 people. Rented a condo about 1 mile from the site( for Luge). Had to split the cost 8 ways ( couples) only way to afford it. Ticket won't be Available yet but start sniffing for a place to stay. Be ready for sticker shock.\n\n                    Lugeman
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the speed = distance/time
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The angle and speed. Have you watched coll runnings? You should its a g8 bobsleighing movie!
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The Torino 2006 has the rules in brief. For complete rules, go to the Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) site: \n\nhttp://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/wcrules06.pdf\n\nThey are the international governing body for skiing.
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Luge became an Olympic sport in 1964 (if that was your question).
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Born: August 11th 1983\nHeight: 1.77m\nWeight: 74kg\nEvent: Men's Single Luge\nFirst Run: 53.748 secs (+2.030)\nSecond Run: 54.961 secs (+3.547)\nThird Run: 53.528 secs (+2.132)\nFourth Run: 53.344 secs (+1.906)\nFinal Tally: 3 mins 38.386 secs (+12.298)\nRanking: 29th
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You can hit 45MPH on most runs as an average to expert skier. Perfect conditions, no crowds, etc you can of course do more but most skiers do not have the training to maintain control at higher speeds.
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18\nI'm thinking of ski diving it seems it would be really fun
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While what the previous answer said is correct, speed should not be acchieved at the expense of everything else.  While the type of ski depends a lot on the type of skiing you want to do, whether it be powder, off-piste, free-style, racing, or moguls, the length of the ski only differs the most in racing.  I am an avid racer, however enjoy all round skiing very much.  A good rule of thumb for the intermediate skiier around my height as well, would be right around chin tall.  Something in the range of 160 would work the best.  If you have any questions about the type of ski or brand, I would be happy to help you there as well
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The world record for the high jump is 2.45 meters or 8.03 feet.  The highest aided jump, (Pole Vault) is 20.14 feet or 6.14 meters.
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♥Austrian championship Triathlon short distance of masters in Kirchbichl in Tirol: \nGold: Gerda Scheureder (OOe) - masters 40 W♥
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It depends on the position they play.  A goalkeeper runs little.  A midfielder will run about 8 miles, a striker around 4-6 and a defender 2-4 in a typical game.
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Saw a guy on a jump have his (wrongly calibrated) AAD [automatic activation device] go off at about 8000 ft.  Assuming you are not doing an oxygen jump or jumping in Arctic conditions (we were but fortunately in Arctic gear!) you would simply: \n\n1. take a lot longer to get down;\n2. get cold \n3. risk getting blown off DZ (even with a square canopy)\n4. piss off the DZ and local air traffic control (planes are landed between jumps on most DZs ... someone up for the duration mucks everyone about)\n5. Have to buy a lot of beer on the DZ (usual punishment for doing something dim)\n\nHighest I have deployed (during AFF training) was 5000 ft but you do get jumps called HAHO (High Altitude High Opening) which are military jumps from a long way off target allowing the jumper to glide to a target without the aircraft having to be over it ... height = potential to glide.\n\nBasically if you are prepared then there is no drama.  Notwithstanding this, in normal circumstances and assuming non-oxygen jumps max at c15000 ft just take a book - you will be up there for a while :-)\n\nLet me know if you need any more info\n\nBlue skies =8-)
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i got to say figure skating,bobsled,skelaton, luge, curling
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eh, forwards...playing the whole game...about 4 miles?...mids...6-7....defenders (depending on how bad your mids are) about 5....goalies about...50 feet
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Um, 5 feet is not really much at all. You should be able to stomp a five footer on that kinda slope with no problems in any condition. In fact, you could land that kind of air on a completely flat surface no worries, I've done it countless times.\n\nFor dropping cliffs just remember that the bigger you go the steeper the landing and the softer the snow. You say you don't want to land in 6 inches of slush but that is a very good condition for landing drops up to 20 feet (or more depending on the landing). Anything bigger than that and I'd wait for a foot or more of powder.\n\nIf you're talking about hitting jumps and not dropping cliffs. The basic rule of thumb is to make sure that the landing is at least as steep as the jump. After that, the more experience you gain the better you'll be able to judge landings for yourself. Definately start small and work your way up.