She had never thought twice about trying out the latest trick in the freestyle skiing event.

Twelve years later, it hosted exactly the same alpine skiing events.

Jahorina was the site of the women's alpine skiing events.

Alpine skiing events took place for the first time and were held in three different locations.

One bitter dispute concerns the start of the men's downhill skiing event.

He took part in two of the three skiing events at the Games, downhill and slalom.

Four years later he finished 29th in the shorter cross-country skiing event.

For the alpine skiing events, snow making equipment was used.

For further information on all the speed skiing events, see www.xspeedski.net.

He added that any serious participant in a skiing event "can't be a weekend athlete."