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SKAT TEBOARDINNG<br />
Skate eboarding iss<br />
an xtremee<br />
sport whic ch involves riding and performing p tricks<br />
using g a skateboaard.<br />
Skateboarding<br />
can n also be coonsidered<br />
a recreationa al<br />
activity,<br />
an art foorm,<br />
a job, or a metho od of transportation.<br />
(http p://www.youtube.com/<br />
/watch?v=8 8xiA25krd4UU)<br />
FREE E CLIMBING<br />
Free climbing is a general rock<br />
climbing<br />
term thatt<br />
refers to climbs c in wh hich<br />
climb bers do not employ climmbing<br />
prote ection such as ropes, tri‐cams,<br />
nut ts, and<br />
other<br />
climbing eequipment<br />
tto<br />
aid in asc cending thee<br />
climb, alth hough, such<br />
equip pment may be used to protect aga ainst injury during falls s.<br />
SNOW WBOARDINNG<br />
Snow wboarding iss<br />
a winter sport<br />
that in nvolves desccending<br />
a sl lope that is covered<br />
with snow whilee<br />
standing oon<br />
a board attached a to a rider's feet,<br />
using a special s<br />
boot set onto a mounted binding.<br />
The developmeent<br />
of snow wboarding was w<br />
inspired<br />
by skateeboarding,<br />
sledding, su urfing and sskiing.<br />
It wa as developed<br />
in the<br />
Unite ed States in the 1960s and became<br />
a Winter Olympic Sp port in 1998.<br />
(http p://www.youtube.com/<br />
/watch?v=F Fi3jBX2fIZs)<br />
DOW WNHILL<br />
Downhill<br />
biking (DH) is a timme<br />
trial eve ent held on a steep, rou ugh terrain that<br />
often n features juumps,<br />
rock gardens and<br />
other obsstacles.<br />
Dow wnhill bikes are<br />
heav vy, strong, and<br />
feature front and re ear suspenssion.<br />
If a rid der leaves th he<br />
cours se by crossing<br />
or breakking<br />
the tap pe, he must return to th he course at<br />
the<br />
point t of exit. Ridders<br />
start att<br />
intervals, often o seedeed<br />
from slow west to fast test.<br />
Courses<br />
typicallyy<br />
take two tto<br />
five minu utes to commplete<br />
and winning w margins<br />
are<br />
often n less than a second. Riders<br />
are tim med with eqquipment<br />
similar<br />
to that<br />
used<br />
in Do ownhill skiinng.<br />
(http p://www.youtube.com/<br />
/watch?v=Z ZGoTfx84mQQE)<br />
WING GSUIT FLYINNG<br />
Wing gsuit flying iis<br />
the sport of flying the<br />
human boody<br />
through h the air usi ing a<br />
speci ial jumpsuitt,<br />
called a wwingsuit,<br />
wh hich adds suurface<br />
area to t the human<br />
body<br />
to en nable a significant<br />
increease<br />
in lift. Modern winngsuits,<br />
firs st developed d in the<br />
late 1990s, 1 create<br />
the surfaace<br />
area wit th fabric between<br />
the legs and under<br />
the<br />
arms s. Wingsuitss<br />
are sometiimes<br />
referre ed to as a bbirdman<br />
suit t (after the makers<br />
of the<br />
first commmercially<br />
avvailable<br />
wingsuit),<br />
flyinng<br />
squirrel suit<br />
(due to their<br />
resem mblance to the animal.<br />
BMX X<br />
Bicyc cle motocrooss<br />
or BMX iis<br />
the sport of racing bicycles<br />
in motocross m st tyle on<br />
track ks which usee<br />
an inline sstart<br />
and ha ave obstaclees,<br />
and also refers to th he<br />
bicyc cle itself, whhich<br />
is desiggned<br />
for dirt<br />
and motocross<br />
cyclin ng.<br />
(http p://www.youtube.com/<br />
/watch?v=N NjIK9Qyr4KE)<br />
MOT TOCROSS<br />
Moto ocross is a fform<br />
of mottorcycle<br />
racing<br />
held onn<br />
enclosed off‐road o circ cuits. The<br />
sport t evolved from<br />
motorccycle<br />
trials competition c ns held in th he United Kingdom.<br />
Moto ocross is a pphysically<br />
deemanding<br />
sport s held inn<br />
all‐weathe er condition ns<br />
(http p://www.youtube.com/<br />
/watch?v=R Rq8sYDjE1tMM)<br />
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