Crossword Country Skiing

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  1. 3. Steep part of the ski ramp where skiers gain speed before taking off.
  2. 4. First name of a French Olympic figure skater known for landing a backflip on one blade.
  3. 7. Last name of American short track speed skater; most decorated USA male Winter Olympian; winner of Dancing with the Stars.
  4. 8. French word for sled.
  5. 9. D-men.
  6. 10. Figure skating edge jump named after the 1909 Swedish world champion.
  7. 12. Hockey term for players who score three goals in one game.
  8. 14. Bony Halloween decoration & fast-paced Olympic sport.
  9. 16. Scoring system in speed skating.
Down
  1. 1. First name of Colorado-born American alpine skier; youngest athlete in history to win an Olympic slalom gold medal in Sochi in 2014.
  2. 2. Last name of Minnesota-born American alpine skier; one of two female skiers to have won four World Cup overall championships; 2002 in Salt Lake City was her Olympic debut.
  3. 5. Bump in a ski run.
  4. 6. When a snowboarder inverts themselves sideways at least two distinct times in the air.
  5. 7. Maneuver in which the rider transfers weight from the front to the back foot to snap the snowboard off the ground.
  6. 10. Norwegian for "sloping track".
  7. 11. French term for downhill ski trail.
  8. 13. Frontside rotation on the backside wall of a halfpipe that also happens to be a basketball offensive play.
  9. 15. First name of American long track speed skater; first male athlete to win back to back Gold medals in the 1000m (2006 in Torino, 2010 in Vancouver).