Lima was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru.
Alpine skiing combined. Combined is an event in alpine ski racing. A traditional combined competition consists of one run of downhill and two runs of slalom, each discipline run on separate days. The winner is the skier with the fastest aggregate time. (Until the 1990s, a complicated point system was used to determine placings in the combined event.)
It's the most exciting event in ski racing at the Winter Olympics: the downhill. The U.S. Ski Team will feature some familiar faces in the alpine events with Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn back to compete for the people and Ted Ligety vying for a third gold medal more than a decade after he became the youngest man to finish first in the men's combined -- a event featuring one downhill run and one slalom run.