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September Milwaukee events preview: Night Market, reggae and more

September Milwaukee events preview: Night Market, reggae and more

September 21 will be the final Milwaukee Night Market of 2022.

“We have seen tremendous crowds this summer, estimating 30,000 people attending each night during the 5-hour event,” said Megan Kujaw, Westown Association Marketing & Events Director. 

Kujaw said the goal of the event “is to create a unique, fun and safe place for individuals of all ages and backgrounds to experience Milwaukee, as well as promote and support small businesses and local entrepreneurs.” She added that her favorite part of the event is “the positive energy and diversity of the event. From the vendors and food, to the performances and the attendees, it really is a place for people of all ages, places and backgrounds to come and celebrate our city. I also really love seeing everyone dancing at the main intersection throughout the night. One minute the whole crowd is learning how to do the Cupid Shuffle and the next you have young kids in the middle of a dance circle just having the best time with everyone cheering them on.”

The event, held once a month from June through September, features nearly 100 vendors of food, beverage, apparel, art, jewelry and more, as well as entertainment. The event runs from 5 to 10 pm Wednesday, September 21 on West Wisconsin Avenue between Second Street and Vel R. Phillips Avenue.

The final event of 2022 is also College Night, with special activities for new and prospective students at Milwaukee’s colleges and universities.

The Night Market  was first created in 2014 by NEWaukee, a marketing agency that specializes in community engagement.  The Westown Association took over the event in 2021.

September Milwaukee events

The Great Riverwest Fall Rummage Sale & Flea Market | 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday, September 10 | 722 E. Burleigh St Milwaukee WI 53212

Comedian Coca Brown | Saturday, September 10 |  The Northern Lights Theater- Milwaukee

King Solomon’s Reggae Reunion show at TosaFest | 8:30 pm, Saturday, September 10 |7617 W State Street, Wauwatosa

Milwaukee Night Market | 5-10 pm, Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 275 W. Wisconsin Ave. 

YOGA by a Black man for Black men | 6-7 pm, various dates in August through November | Everyday Studio MKE, 2625 S. Greeley St., Unit 335

 

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PDC to expand Women’s Series to 24 events in 2023; Women’s World Matchplay will be staged again

PDC to expand Women's Series to 24 events in 2023; Women's World Matchplay will be staged again

Prize money of 145,000 on offer during expanded Women’s Series in 2023; Women’s World Matchplay will be staged again next year; inaugural Women’s World Matchplay live on Sky Sports Action from 1pm on Sunday, with Fallon Sherrock and Lisa Ashton among the players involved

Last Updated: 23/07/22 9:12am

Fallon Sherrock is one of the eight players participating in the inaugural Women's World Matchplay in Blackpool on Sunday

Fallon Sherrock is one of the eight players participating in the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay in Blackpool on Sunday

The Professional Darts Corporation has announced that its Women’s Series will expand to 24 events for the 2023 season with £145,000 in prize money to be offered in total.

The eight-player Women’s World Matchplay – which is being staged for the first time this Sunday in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports from 1pm – will return in 2023.

Fallon Sherrock and Lisa Ashton are among the players competing at the first Women’s World Matchplay.

Qualification for that event next year will come from a 12-month Order of Merit commencing from the Women’s Series events in August 2022.

Laura Turner has the lowdown on the players who will be battling it out at the inaugural Women's World Matchplay on Sunday, live on Sky Sports

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Laura Turner has the lowdown on the players who will be battling it out at the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay on Sunday, live on Sky Sports

Laura Turner has the lowdown on the players who will be battling it out at the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay on Sunday, live on Sky Sports

Live Women’s World Matchplay Darts

July 24, 2022, 1:00pm

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The Order of Merit will include eight tournaments across the remaining two Women’s Series weekends of 2022 as well as an expected 12 events in the first half of 2023.

Twenty-four Women’s Series events will be held across six weekends next year. Each tournament is worth £5,000 in prize money.

PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter said: “We’ve been hugely encouraged by the increased interest in the PDC Women’s Series this year, with entries up by 50 percent to 100 on average, and there’s a lot of excitement ahead of the Betfred Women’s World Matchplay on Sunday.

“The Women’s World Matchplay will feature a great mix of experienced players and emerging faces, and it’s going to be fascinating to see them on stage at the Winter Gardens challenging for that title.

“With players also competing in the Cazoo Grand Slam of Darts and Cazoo World Championship, the opportunities for women within the PDC have never been greater and it’s a boost that we can continue to grow this aspect of the sport in 2023.”

Sherrock (left) plays Katie Sheldon in this Sunday's quarter-finals, with Lisa Ashton (right) to open up against Chloe O'Brien

Sherrock (left) plays Katie Sheldon in this Sunday’s quarter-finals, with Lisa Ashton (right) to open up against Chloe O’Brien

The Women’s Series will continue with events 13-16 in Hildesheim, Germany on August 27-28 ahead of the year’s final weekend in Wigan on October 29-30 with events 17-20.

2022 Women’s World Matchplay
Sunday July 24
Draw Bracket

(1) Lisa Ashton v (8) Chloe O’Brien
(4) Aileen de Graaf v (5) Laura Turner
(2) Fallon Sherrock v (7) Katie Sheldon
(3) Lorraine Winstanley v (6) Rhian Griffiths

Format
Quarter-Finals – Best of seven legs
Semi-Finals – Best of nine legs
Final – Best of 11 legs

Prize Money
Winner: £10,000
Runner-Up: £5,000
Semi-Finalists: £2,500
Quarter-Finalists: £1,250
Total: £25,000

Check out daily Darts news on skysports.com/darts, our app for mobile devices and our Twitter account @skysportsdarts. Watch the inaugural Women’s World Matchplay live on Sky Sports Action from 1pm on Sunday.

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Competition Preview | Men’s Swimming – 23 June Medal Events

Competition Preview | Men's Swimming - 23 June Medal Events

Men’s 200m Backstroke

Ryan Murphy (USA)

Ryan Murphy won a gold medal in the men’s 200m backstroke at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Since then, Murphy has claimed silver in this event at the world aquatics championships in 2017 and 2019, and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. All three of those silvers were behind gold medal winner Evgeniy Rylov (RUS/ROC).

Only Markus Rogan (AUT, G0-S2-B1) has claimed more than two medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships without ever winning gold.

Murphy won the men’s 200m backstroke at the US trials in 1:55.01, the fastest time in this event by any swimmer in 2022. It is 1.44 seconds off his personal best.

United States has won 10 gold medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships, two more than all other countries combined (8). The most recent world title in this event by a swimmer representing USA was Ryan Lochte in 2013.

United States can fail to win the men’s 200m backstroke at four consecutive world aquatics championships for the first time. There was also a run of three from 1986 to 1994.

Other contenders

Mitch Larkin (AUS) competes in his sixth world aquatics championships. His tally of three world titles includes gold in the men’s 200m backstroke in 2015.

Luke Greenbank (GBR) took bronze in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships in 2019 and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Only United States (21) and Russia (4) have won as many medals in the men’s 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships as Hungary (4). The most recent of those four Hungarian medals was silver for Sándor Wladár in 1982. Adám Telegdy (HUN) was fifth in this event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Mewen Tomac (FRA) can become the second male swimmer representing France to claim a medal in the 200m backstroke at the world aquatics championships, after Simon Dufour took bronze in 2003.

Men’s 200m Breaststroke

Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)

Zac Stubblety-Cook became the first man to swim the 200m breaststroke within two minutes and six seconds as he set a world record of 2:05.95 during the Australian national championships in May 2022.

At the world aquatics championships in 2019, the men’s 200m breaststroke was one of two men’s events in which the gold medal was claimed in a world record time, alongside the men’s 200m butterfly. At Gwangju 2019, Anton Chupkov (RUS) won the men’s 200m breaststroke in 2:06.12.

Stubblety-Cook can hand Australia its first gold medal in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the world aquatics championships.

Other contenders

Arno Kamminga (NED) can become the first man representing Netherlands to win an individual medal at the world aquatics championships since Pieter van den Hoogenband in 2007 (silver in 200m freestyle).

Kamminga claimed silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke in each of his past four major tournaments: the 2020 European championships long course, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the 2021 European championships short course and the 2021 world championships short course.

Matti Mattsson (FIN) took bronze in this event at the world aquatics championships in 2013. He is one of two Finnish swimmers to claim a medal at the world aquatics championships in this century, alongside Hanna-Maria Seppälä who won the women’s 100m freestyle in 2003.

Mattsson can become the third Finnish swimmer on multiple medals at the world aquatics championships, after Antti Kasvio (G1-S1-B0) and Jani Sievinen (G1-S1-B0).

This century, Japan has collected eight medals in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the world aquatics championships, at least three more than any other country (United States next on 5).

Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Great Britain

Great Britain won the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Great Britain had not won Olympic gold in this event since 1908, when this relay event made its debut on the Olympic programme.

Great Britain’s Thomas Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards and Duncan Scott were over three seconds faster than runner-up ROC in the final (6:58:58 versus 7:01:81).

Great Britain can claim its third victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships, after 2015 and 2017. Only USA (8) and Australia (4) won this event more than twice.

United States

USA grabbed a medal in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at each of the last 10 world aquatics championships (G5-S2-B3), following its fifth-place result in 1998.

USA holds the record for most wins (8) and most medals (15) in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships. Australia is next up in terms of victories and medals (G4-S2-B3).

Ryan Lochte (USA, G5-S1-B0) holds the record for most medals won in this event at the world aquatics championships. Michael Phelps (USA) and Grant Hackett (AUS) follow on five medals.

USA has not won this event at the world aquatics championships since 2013. They finished second, third and third since.

USA (4th) finished outside the medals in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. USA had won an Olympic medal in this specific event in all previous 24 participations (G17-S5-B2).

Other contenders

Australia is the defending champion in this event at the world aquatics championships. Australia won ahead of Russia and United States in 2019.

Australia had won this event three times before at the world aquatics championships (1998, 2001, 2003).

Italy has claimed two medals in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay at the world aquatics championships: bronze at Perth 1991 and silver at Fukuoka 2001.

Brazil could win a medal for the first time in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

 

 

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Weekend preview: Windsor-Essex entertainment May 12-15

Weekend preview: Windsor-Essex entertainment May 12-15


Here’s a look at what’s happening in Windsor-Essex from May 12-15.


THURSDAY, MAY 12, 8 PM TO 10 PM


Multi-platinum artist, and multiple-time Juno Award Winner Avril Lavigne launches her first Canadian tour in over ten years with the “Bite Me Canada 2022” tour featuring special guests, grandson and Mod Sun.


VENUE: THE COLOSSEUM AT CAESARS WINDSOR


THURSDAY, MAY 12 TO SATURDAY, MAY 14


Cost: $16


WIFF is back for round two at the Capitol Theatre from May 12-14. Four great films on tap.


VENUE: THE CAPITOL THEATRE


121 University Ave


Windsor, ON Canada


FRIDAY, MAY 13 TO SATURDAY, MAY 14


The Windsor Classic Chorale will be hosting 3 virtual events from May 13 to May 14 during WCF 2022: a Conductors’ Circle for choral conductors and choir leaders; a vocal technique workshop open to all choral singers; and a streamed virtual concert showcase. All events are open to all, and free of charge.


FRIDAY, MAY 13 TO SUNDAY, MAY 15


Tour Times: Fridays 1pm, 3pm, 5pm


Saturdays & Sundays 12pm, 2pm, 4pm


Experience the story of Canadian whisky – from its vibrant history to the craftsmanship and process behind making it. Sample some of our award-winning whiskies (J.P. Wiser’s Deluxe, Lot No. 40 Rye Whisky, Pike Creek 10 Year | Rum Barrel Finish, J.P. Wiser’s 15 Year Old).


VENUE: J.P. WISER’S DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE


2072 Riverside Drive East, Building 20


FRIDAY, MAY 13 TO SUNDAY, MAY 15


Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is the Tony Award-winning musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music that’s delighting audiences with its surprisingly contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago” in this hilarious and romantic experience for anyone who’s ever had a dream.


To purchase tickets or for more ticket information contact the Chrysler Theatre Box Office 519-252-6579 | Toll Free: 800-387-9181


VENUE: CHRYSLER THEATRE


SUNDAY, MAY 15


May 15 (2pm) live at Hillman Marshes (Essex Region Conservation Authority)


May 15 (7pm) live at Capitol Theatre Windsor


Marsh ticket includes the $6 entrance fee to the park and a donation to ERCA. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.

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Penn Relays 2022: Boys preview, N.J. outlook for all 13 events

Penn Relays 2022: Boys preview, N.J. outlook for all 13 events

The Penn Relays is set to return to Franklin Field in Philadephia on Thursday morning after missing the past two seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The action gets underway at 9 a.m. with New Jersey’s hopefuls looking to make a name for themselves in what hopes to be a monumental day on the track and in the oval.

Many of the state’s top athletes on the boys side have chances to secure wins for various different events, and many are seeking to become the first boys champion for the Garden State since 2018.

With that being said, here are the previews for all 13 of the events.

Track events

Mile run

3,000

4×100

4×400

4×800

DMR

Field events

Shot put

Javelin

Discus

Pole Vault

Long Jump

High Jump

Triple Jump

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Bakari Tice may be reached at btice@njadvancemedia.com.

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Weekend Preview: live events in Windsor-Essex March 10-13

Weekend Preview: live events in Windsor-Essex March 10-13


In-person events are returning full force to Windsor-Essex as COVID-19 restrictions and capacity limits lift in the province.


Here’s a look at what’s happening March 10-13:


Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m.


As part of the SRC’s career services portfolio, this talk will be centered around Arlene being a Dragon, being a female powerhouse in a largely male dominated realm. How she got to where she is and measuring success. She will be discussing career readiness, sharing expert knowledge and empowering students entering the workforce.


Tickets: Adults: $10+taxes & fees, St Clair College Students: $5+fees (Must show student card before entering the theatre).


Venue: Chrysler Theatre, 201 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor


Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.


Venue: WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St., Windsor


Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13


“Bonfires & Beers” takes place every Friday from 3-7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 12-5 p.m., weather permitting. No reservations are required; pits are available first come, first served. Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket and pets on a leash are welcome.


Venue: GL Heritage Brewing Company, 8728 Howard Avenue, Amherstburg


Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.


Cost: $7.95+tax


School of Rock Movie Night. Masks must be worn in all common areas of the Chrysler Theatre, including: the theater lobby, washrooms and inside the theatre.


Venue: Chrysler Theatre, 201 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor


Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13


Cost: $30


Showtimes:


Friday and Saturday – 8 p.m.


Sunday 2 p.m.


Cardinal Music Productions Presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Living under the constant gaze of Archdeacon Frollo, hunchback Quasimodo yearns to leave the confines of his bell tower and join in the annual Feast of Fools. But when Quasimodo encounters the beautiful, free-spirited gypsy Esmeralda, he finds himself faced with danger – and possibility – greater than he could have ever imagined. Faced with the prospect of his world turning upside-down, Quasimodo must decide: is he strong enough to act and save the ones he truly loves?


Venue: Kordazone Theatre, 2520 Seminole St., Windsor


Friday, March 11, 8:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.


Cost: $12


Dueling Pianos is back at The Bull & Barrel. Come and experience the world famous Las Vegas Dueling Pianos Show in downtown Windsor. Reservations are required to attend. Enjoy a fun night out listening to two piano players belt out your favourite songs and requests from the last few decades.


This is a 19+ event. Admission is $12 per person (plus tax) and is added to your Food & Drink bill at the end of the event.


Venue: Bull & Barrel, 670 Ouellette Ave, Windsor, Ont.


Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.


WINPEX is the annual show of the Essex County Stamp Club. The show features 14 dealers selling and buying stamps. A free youth program features a scavenger hunt and free stamps for school aged children. At 2 p.m. there will be a youth presentation ‘How to Discover the World Through Stamp Collecting’. Everyone is welcome. Free admission. Proof of vaccination and masks are required.


Venue: Giovanni Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave, Windsor


Saturday, March 12, 7 p.m.


Cost: see website for ticket purchase


Ball is back. Season ticket packages, six-game flex packs and single game tickets available now.


Venue: WFCU Centre, 8787 McHugh St., Windsor


Saturday, March 12 to Sunday, March 13


Beethoven was considered an innovator of his time and created a total of nine symphonies. Over 200 years ago, in 1803 he premiered Symphony No.3, an unprecedented piece of music that expands the understanding of life and the world around him. This revolutionary symphony leads into a funeral march for a hero, eventually landing in the Fields of Elysium in the Underworld.


This performance can also be viewed virtually. To purchase tickets for the virtual concert click here


Venue: The Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave, Windsor.


Have an event to add? Email Melanie.borrelli@bellmedia.ca.

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Alpine team event preview: Mikaela Shiffrin to race final 2022 Olympic event

Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA reacts at the finish line after her fall on the slope.

As Alpine skiing’s mixed gender team event makes its second Winter Olympics appearance, Mikaela Shiffrin will compete for the sixth and final time at these Games.

The 26-year-old Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, finished ninth in women’s super-G and 18th in the downhill and skied out in the giant slalom, slalom and the slalom portion of the combined at these 2022 Winter Olympics. The disappointing performance has Shiffrin baffled yet demonstrating some weighty perspective while competing in all six Olympic Alpine events.

“Why do I keep coming back? Gosh knows it hurts more than it feels good lately,” Shiffrin tweeted after the combined Thursday, calling out some of the online abuse she has received since her first DNF. “I come back because those first 9 turns today were spectacular, really heaven. That’s where I’m meant to be and I’m stubborn as s—. So let’s go for some team event training tomorrow, and then the final race of this Olympics.”

Shiffrin will team up with Paula Moltzan, Tommy Ford, Luke Winters, A.J. Hurt and River Radamus.

“I’m really excited because it adds a really user-friendly, watchable event, to the Olympics,” Moltzan told On Her Turf. “Ski racing is not the easiest [to follow] whereas the team event is a head-to-head competition where you can see who’s faster.”

This knockout-format team event, one of nine mixed-gender events being staged (four of which are new), debuted at the 2005 world championships in Bormio, Italy, and was added as a regular event in the World Cup Finals beginning in 2006. Switzerland won the inaugural Olympic team event in 2018 with a team that featured slalom silver medalist Wendy Holdener, who followed up with a slalom bronze and a silver in the combined. Austria claimed silver and Norway took bronze to complete an all-European sweep.

How to watch alpine skiing’s mixed team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics:

The mixed team parallel slalom kicks off with the Round of 16 in the U.S. on Friday, Feb. 18, at 10 p.m. ET. The final races of the day are expected to take place at 12:46 p.m. local time (11:46 p.m. ET).

Event Date / Time (U.S. Eastern) Date / Time (Beijing, China) How to Watch
Alpine Skiing – Mixed Team Event 2/18/22 10:00 PM 2/19/22 11:00 AM NBC | Peacock | NBCOlympics.com

What are the U.S. team’s chances in the parallel slalom?

The U.S. faces stiff competition from the usual suspects, with Shiffrin’s 2022 Olympic finale grabbing its share of the spotlight.

While Shiffrin doesn’t regularly participate in the team competition, she hinted ahead oh her first race that she was interested in the event this time.

Moltzan believes the U.S. is a medal contender with Shiffrin in the lineup.

“She’s still the best in the world, and she’s gonna put on a fight,” said Moltzan, who is making her Olympics debut and finished eighth in the slalom and 12th in the giant slalom. “I think any athlete, when you’re paired head-to-head with them, is going to push harder than ever, and I think she will be totally fine with no experience in parallel in a while. … I think it will be no problem for her to step in and (be) the fastest competitor on the hill.”

In 2018, the U.S. team did not have stars like Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn or Ted Ligety in the lineup and lost in the first round to 13th-ranked Great Britain.

What countries will contend in the Olympic Alpine mixed team event?

Switzerland is the defending Olympic champion, and they followed up their 2018 Olympic gold with a win at the 2019 world championships. They currently lead the individual Alpine medal count, with five gold, one silver and three bronze. Among the Swiss medalists are Lara Gut-Behrami (gold in super-G, bronze in GS in 2022), Holdener (bronze in slalom, silver in combined) and Corinne Suter (gold in downhill).

Austria, silver medalist both at the 2018 Olympics and 2019 worlds, are second in the Alpine medal count with six – two gold, three silver and one bronze. They are led by 2021 women’s parallel giant slalom and slalom world champion Katharina Liensberger, who was part of the silver medal team in 2018 and won silver in the women’s slalom.

The Norwegians enter as the reigning world champions, and they were also on the podium four years ago with a bronze in PyeongChang. Sweden has medaled in five of the last six world championships (bronze in 2011, 2015, 2017; silver in 2013, 2021), while Germany won bronze at the 2021 worlds. Italy, bronze medalist at 2019 worlds, fields a strong team including three-time Olympic medalist Federica Brignone and world medalist Marta Bassino.

Why is the Alpine mixed team event special?

The parallel slalom is unique in Alpine in that it offers the intensity of a side-by-side duel with the emotion of a team event. Add in the excitement of it being the final Alpine skiing race of the Games, and it’s a recipe for “must-see” action.

“I think it’s a really fun event,” U.S. skier Megan McJames said in 2018. “We’re still working out the kinks, but both racing someone head-to-head and being able to train and race with the boys is super fun.”

“The course is short, so you have to be more precise than the slalom and GS; it’s a cool event that should be continued,” said Michael Matt, who was part of Austria’s silver in PyeongChang.

How does the Olympic Alpine mixed team parallel competition work?

As in 2018, the team competition will feature the 16 best teams seeded in a single-elimination bracket. The competition kicks off with a round of 16, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.

The knockout format allows teams to include up to six skiers, but just four racers – two women, two men – compete in each round. Like other parallel slalom competitions, two opponents ski at the same time on two identical courses that sit side-by-side on the slope. The course uses GS gates, although they are slightly closer together than a traditional GS course. The country with the most points after the four races wins. If the teams tie at 2-2, the team with the best aggregate time wins. If both skiers fall or miss a gate, the skier who progressed the farthest wins the point.

While the event will be back at the National Alpine Ski Center in Yanqing, athletes will compete on a different track than was used for any of the women’s or men’s previous five events, moving to a slope that features wider terrain with less severe pitches laterally.

“You can’t really ski parallel on a really steep hill, because it’s just really difficult,” explained Moltzan. “So, it’s a pretty moderate hill with some built-in terrain, but it allows the event to be more fair from left to right. This hill is basically as straightforward as you get.”


On Her Turf editor Alex Azzi and NBC Olympics Research contributed to this report. 

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